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• site occurs. The zoning ordinance does include Interim Uses, but includes none within the GB (General Business) zoning district. The purpose and intent of the Interim Use Permit is as follows: 1. To allow a use for a brief period of time until a permanent location is obtained or while the permanent location is under construction. 2. To allow a use that is presently judged acceptable by the City Council, but that with anticipated development or redevelopment, will not be acceptable in the future or will be replaced in the future by a permitted or conditional use allowed within the respective district. 3. To allow a use which is reflective of anticipated long range change to an area and which is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan provided that said use maintains harmony and compatibility with surrounding uses and is in keeping with the architectural character and design standards of existing uses and development. Since the surrounding area has been developed with high quality, permanent commercial structures, a temporary/interim use like this would be quite dissimilar and not in keeping with the design standards of the surrounding uses. • In addition to the statements of purpose and intent, the zoning ordinance also includes General Standards for an Interim Use, those standars are as follows: 2. New Uses. a. Meets the standards of a conditional use permit set forth in Section 2, Subd. 2 of this Ordinance. b. Conforms to the applicable performance standards of this Ordinance. c. The use is allowed in an interim use in the respective zoning district. d. The date or event that will terminate the use can be identified with certainty. e. The use will not impose additional costs on the public if it is necessary for the public to take the property in the future. f. The user agrees to any conditions that the City Council deem appropriate for permission of the use.