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Item No. 7A Staff Report No. Meeting Date: Type of Business: WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing and Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 617, an Ordinance Amending Title 1100, Chapters 1114 and 1115 of the Municipal Zoning Code Relating to Permitted Uses within the B-3, Business Commercial, and B-4, Regional Business Zoning Districts. Date of Report: May 22, 1998 Background: The Mounds View Community Center and the Mermaid Entertainment Complex are both located in B-3, Highway Business zoning districts. At present, community centers and bowling alleys are not listed as permitted or conditional uses in this district. The Planning Commission, at their meeting on May 6, 1998, voted to recommend approval of a code amendment that would allow both the Community Center and the Mermaid as permitted uses within the B-3 district. The City Council, on May 11, 1998, approved Resolution 5236 which approved a development review for the Mermaid to expand their bowling operation with the stipulation that the zoning inconsistency be resolved. The City Attorney has drafted an ordinance to resolve both inconsistencies. Discussion: With regard to the Community Center, a code amendment is required prior to the issuance of any occupancy permits for the building under construction/renovation on the site of the former Bel Rae Ballroom. Because this type of use is not listed as a use in any district, a rezoning of the property to a different zoning designation would not resolve the inconsistency. Therefore, amending the code by adding"Community Centers" as an allowed use within the B-3 zoning district would seem to be the most logical course of action. Related to the Mermaid, the zoning inconsistency came to light in conjunction with their request to expand the bowling operation. The zoning for the site is B-3, Business Commercial, which does not allow a bowling alley as a permitted or conditional use. It is not until the B-4, Regional Business district, that bowling alleys become an allowed use. Based upon other allowed uses within this district, such as amusement centers, hotels, restaurants and bars, and commercial recreation uses, all of which describe(or potentially describe)the Mermaid facility, staff and the Planning Commission contend that a B-3 designation would be appropriate.