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• • Public, Educational, and Religious Uses in GB & LB page 11 of 17 The business zoning districts are not huge in Lino Lakes, and many of them stretch along highway corridors. If a church or school locates in an LB or GB zone and the 1000 ft. distance is applied, it would eliminate most of the city's business zones as locations for restaurants or other uses that need a liquor license. This would prohibit many desirable businesses from locating in Lino Lakes. Since the business areas were established as locations for businesses, any church or school that locates in these areas should be expected to be coexist with the business uses. The business uses might include establishments with liquor licenses. Just as the property line setback distances for churches/schools and businesses should be equal, other regulations should be equal. For these reasons, Ordinance 04-09 includes an amendment to the liquor code that removes the distance requirement from schools and churches located in an LB or GB zoning district. PLANNING & ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION The P & Z Board held a public hearing on the application on July 8. The Board unanimously recommended approval of the amendments to the zoning ordinance and the liquor code included in Ordinance No. 04-09. OPTIONS 1. Approve Ordinance No. 04-09 which: a) amends the zoning ordinance to allow public, education, and religious buildings in the LB and GB zones as conditional uses, and b) amends the liquor code so that the 1000 ft. separation of a liquor license from a church or school does not apply if the church or school is in an LB or GB zone. 2. Return to staff with direction. RECOMMENDATION Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 04 -09