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CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE 80-73 AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 301.070 D. 15. 'BUSINESS PARK" TO THE 1979 LAKE ELMO MUNICIPAL CODE The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo ordains: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT: Section 301.070 D. 15. 'Business Park" of the 1979 Municipal Code of the City of Lake Elmo is hereby adopted: to wit: 301.070 D. 15. BP - BUSINESS PARK 301.070 D. 15. A. PURPOSE: The purpose of the Business Park District is to establish a comprehensive planned framework for development along I-94. The City has determined that it is in the best interest of the City and the region to responsibly manage growth in this district. It is the intent of this district to promote a high quality of business design and development that produces a positive visual image and minimizes adverse impacts from traffic congestion, noise, odor, glare, and similar problems. Specific development goals within the district include the following: 1) To protect the natural environment, in accordance with City Ordinances. 2) To provide adequate space for off-street parking of automobiles and, where appropriate, off-street loading of trucks. 3) To allow development that is consistent with the capacity of regional and local road systems. 4) To stimulate local economic development within the Business Park district area, while minimizing the demands of additional City Services. 5) To permit occupancies of a more intense use than are possible outside the MUSA. 6) To provide users with an attractive working environment that is unique in the eastern Metropolitan Area with immediate access to I-94. 301.070 D. 15. B. PERMITTED USES: 1) Offices for administrative, executive, professional, and management functions. 2) Clinics, medical offices. 3) Financial institutions such as banks 4) Business and professional schools, private trade schools.