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City of Mounds View Staff Report July 6, 1997 Page 2 • Suggested approach: Staff would recommend the creation of a temporary event license to handle events in an organization's own parking lot. The license review would address logistics like parking,noise, music, sanitary facilities, and site clean-up, and preventing significant, adverse impacts on the adjacent neighborhood. The license would be issued by the City Administrator's office. The Zoning Code would be amended to clarify that such events are allowed in all districts and are exempt from the conditional use permit requirement. If the event is to be held in a parking lot not owned by the organization, they would need to go through the conditional use permit process. • Does the City want to allow for businesses to hold charitable events in their parking lots? What constitutes a charitable event? Should these types of events have a simpler review process or should the City continue the requirement for a conditional use permit for all outdoor services and sales. Suggested Approach: Staff would recommend that these types of events, even if for charitable purposes, continue to fall under the requirement for a conditional use permit for outdoor services and sales because there is potential blending of business and charitable purposes, and a higher likelihood of noise, music and crowds. • Should rides, circuses and carnivals be required to obtain both a license and a conditional use permit? At present, the Zoning Code does not mention where such activities are permitted other than the allowance for outdoor services and sales in B-3 and B-4 districts. It would be • helpful if the Code were clarified, and the I-1 and PUD districts added. The license required could substitute for the conditional use permit; both are not needed. The significance of requiring a conditional use permit is that it requires public hearings and the process is longer. Staff is seeking direction whether this type of review process is desired. Suggested Approach: Determine whether a license procedure or conditional use permit procedure should be used for these types of events. Determine what zoning districts should allow rides, circuses and carnivals. Staff would recommend a conditional use permit process for parking lots or sites within 500 feet of residential districts, and a administrative approval for parking lots or sites more than 500 feet from residential districts. Recommendation: Direct staff to prepare a policy for adoption at the July 14, 1997 meeting based on the discussion at the worksession, which would provide direction to staff on an interim basis. Direct staff to also prepare the necessary ordinance amendments to implement the policy. Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director N:\DATA\US ERS\PAMS\SHARE\CITYCOUN\CC-REP\TEMPE VET.REP 110