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duoe 28, 1978 ~helrperson Haake slated that the Planning Canmission is ccncerned with the quallty af the waCer going lnto Rice Creek from Horse and Rider and perhaps the Rice Creek Watershed District shouid make sare iC is adzquate qua N ty of run-off. CODE REVIEW - HEALTH SPA ZONING CLASSIFICATION Officiai Rose reported that Pastor Enterprises of Mounds View Square has inquired as to whether or not a health spa For women could be 1ocaCed in their mati. Offtciai Rose stated that Staff has found no zoniny classification for health spa usages in business districts, An R-0 zoning d9strict does atiow ctu6s or lodges without the serving of food or beverages, but by definition they have to be non- proff t. page 3 Officla7 Rose presented a survey of etght tocat cities, showin9 their ciassifications, and asked that the Piamiing Commission address the. issue. Conunission Member Glazer asked if the health spa would be right in the ma11. Official Fiose rsplied that it would be, in one of the vacant stores. Councilmember eaumgartner suggested that a condltional use permit be required if the spa was approved. OffSciai Rose read a definition he }~aJ p~~epared for a hcalth spa, that it he a prdvate .~-~,or pub7ic 6uiZding or portion thereof, having rooms for a princ+pie use of exercising and a secondary use of suntanning, bathing> steam bathing, and restrooms, which would '~-% not inciude saunas. OFficial Rose added that he wou7d have to hav~ the attorney look at the definttion for his approval. Com~Hssion Member quan stated he ~ou7d like the City Attarney to review the definitioh. Commission Mem6er G7azer stated that since the property does abut R-1 property, he felt it would be more difficu7t to maintain R-i zoning. He stated he felt 8-4 zoning would draw clientel on a region-wide basis, whereas B-3 would be more municipally located and he would prefer B-3. Comnission Member Burmeister patnted out that the shopping cPnter will be B-4 under the zoning reclassification. Commission Mem6er Glazer replied that it the Planning Commissi~n requires the spa to be 8-4, it would percipitate the whole Paster Ente'rprises be changed to e-4., Offictai Rose stated that if Attorney Mayers feels the whole center should become B-4, a pubiic heartng cou]d be he1d. Mr. Doty asked if the Pianning Commission would have to specify if tiiey want B-3 or D-4 now, since it is ,just a pt~oposed devel~p~nent. He sugqested leav9ng the zoning low and making it higher upon request. Chairperson Haake rep7led that they must spec~ify where they wunt the difPerent deveiopment to go lnto the City. Official Rose added that if it is a non-cunformin9 use, there is nothing stopping someone else from 1^equesting 1t, and stateA t6at they must ^>et standards. ~,fhere was consSdera67e dlscuss9on amang the Planning Conmission Members as to which zoning classiPication the health spa sliould go into.