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Currently, outdoor storage businesses are not allowed in the GB zone. Some outdoor <br />storage is allowed in the GB zone as accessory to allowed businesses. For example, bags <br />of water softener salt or bottles of antifreeze may be displayed for sale outside a gas <br />station. However, many uses in the GB zone specifically prohibit outdoor storage. Auto <br />repair businesses may store vehicles waiting for repair outdoors, but all other outdoor <br />storage is specifically prohibited. Contractor shops must store all equipment and <br />materials indoors: again, outdoor storage is specifically prohibited. Outdoor sales lots, <br />such as auto sales lots, are specifically differentiated from outdoor storage. (See attached <br />excerpts from the GB zoning district.) <br />Industrial zoning districts have the same restrictions on those businesses. Only in <br />industrial zoning districts is outdoor storage allowed and only within clear parameters. <br />Storage as an accessory use can occur with a conditional use permit. The only time it is <br />allowed as a principal use is with an interim use permit, which was designed in the 1990s <br />for the concrete plant area. (See attached excerpts from the industrial zoning districts.) <br />Requested Council Direction <br />Staff requests direction on whether or not the City Council supports amending the zoning <br />ordinance to allow outdoor storage businesses as a principal use in General Business <br />zoning districts. <br />Attachment <br />Excerpts from Lino Lakes zoning ordinance regarding outdoor storage: <br />Definitions <br />General Business zoning district <br />Light Industrial zoning district <br />General Industrial zoning district <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />