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Mounds View Planning Commission April 21, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 3 store in a property zoned B-1. Since then, the individual has submitted an application to the City for a B-1 zoning text amendment that the Commission will consider at their next meeting. The B-1 zoning has limitations because of the small lot size and space restrictions. She indicated there were several examples of zoning codes from other cities for the planning commission to review. She stated the commission can either address the applicant's request to add a thrift store to the B-1 District tonight or discuss adding more uses into the B-1 zoning district and amending the zoning code all at once. She also suggested adding some of these possible uses as conditional uses would give the city leverage when considering various uses as the planning commission would need to review the requests. Chair Stevenson stated in the example of B-1 zoning from New Brighton he liked the language that gave the City Council options to use their discretion and felt Mounds View could add some language similar to this to the City Code. Community Development Director Roberts stated with this language it gives the City Council some discretion. By adding this language it would assist with business changing within that zoning district. Chair Stevenson asked if there has been an issue with parking at site. Planning Associate Heller stated she has never seen a parking issue. She added the building is a neighborhood building and many people walk to the businesses.. Community Development Director Roberts stated with the text amendment being presented at the next meeting, staff also would propose amendments to address this issue the one time. Commissioner Cramblit stated he would like the City to add other uses as conditional uses. Community Development Director Roberts asked if there were uses that the commission felt strongly on leaving out of the permitted uses. Planning Associate Heller stated the example from the City of Fridley has some excluded uses such as pawn shops and second hand stores. With a thrift store possibly going in there, staff will have to watch the site carefully. Chair Stevenson suggested having the second hand store use be permitted by a conditional use. This gives the city more control of how it is handled. Planning Associate Heller stated that staff would draft an amended B-1 zoning district and bring the proposed changes before the commission at their next meeting.