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Mounds View Planning Commission I'age 2 February 2�, 1997 The question was asked whether Yhere should be a distance requirement between day �� centers and group nurseri�s and businesses serving liquor, liquor stiores a.nd adult establishmen�s. City Councii suggested that the Planning Commission discuss these issues further and provide recommendations, if you so desire. Fumes: Fumes are re�ated io traffic volurries on adjacent streets. The current Griteria for day care centers and graup nurseries state ihat these sites shall be served by arterial or collector streeis. These ar� the streets ca.irying ihe higher traffc valumes. So a balancin� act is required between kee�ing da.� care centers on higher volume streets so they do not add traffic to neighborhoods, and protect�� the chiIdren from iumes. StaflFdoes not have e�ertise in ttus area., but we would guess that the only wa� to protect an outdoor play a.rea firom futnes is distance. Staff feels the most pracicica! way to address this issue is to direct attention to Highway 10, �vhich carries a very hi�h volur�a� c�� traffic and is uruque in ihe community, and decide whether or not a distance requirement from Highw�y 10 is needed. If arterial and callector streets are included in general, e�sting etement� schools and day aare centers will become non-conforniing {examples: Pix�ewood Elementary, Sunnyside Christian I]ay Care). Even if our atiention is confineci to Highway 10, any distance requirement wiih make Kinder Care a non-cor�forming use. As a starting point for discussion, staffwouId suggest a distance requiremeni of 250 feet. Sta� has called the Minnesota Department of Human Services to learn whether air pollution teveis are considered in issuing licenses for day care centers, and they responded that this item is not regulated. We are checking with thE Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Dis#ance Requirement from Certain Businesses: The City Code requires that premises holding a intoxicating liquor license be 500 feet from any schaol or church except th�t the 500 foot requiremeni shati not apply to �ny premise that receiv�s afi least sixty perceni of its annual gross sales revenue form the sale of food (Section 502.05, Subd. 2}. Day care centers are noi mentioned as one of the uses triggering the 500 %ot distance requirement. Iiit is the City's desire to have new day care centers located at Ieast 500 fee� from liquor establishments, then a cri#erion to this e�ect needs to be added to the conditional use pe�nit requirements for d�y care ceniers. Adding tfus criterion will not prevent new liquor establishmer�ts fro� locatin� within 500 f�et of an existirag day care center. The liquor cod� would need to be amended to a,ddress this issue.