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Mounds View Planning Commission November 19, 2014 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Associate Heller recommended the Planning Commission discuss adding additional uses to the <br />industrial district zoning code to accommodate uses that are currently existing in industrial zoned <br />properties, such as medical supply and pharmaceutical companies. The property at 8400 Coral <br />Sea Street is zoned industrial but the building is an “office park” type building and as such, is not <br />being used by industrial type businesses. There are also many conditional uses in the industrial <br />zoning district, and possibly some could be changed to an allowed use. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson explained that industrial uses typically have limited visitor parking available so <br />that should be a consideration when adding more allowed uses. <br /> <br />Associate Heller commented that parking for this business was not an issue, and typically isn’t <br />an issue for industrial uses due to the large size of the properties. <br /> <br />Commissioner Carvelli-Yu asked if the medical/pharmacy use could be grandfathered in. She <br />wanted to see the City support its local businesses. <br /> <br />Associate Heller said this was not possible. The additional uses either need to be added to the <br />zoning code or the business would be informed it was not in compliance. <br /> <br />Commissioner Carvelli-Yu recommended the City be accommodating to this business as it had <br />been in the community for the past 20 years. She did not believe that additional retail would <br />move into this area of the city given its location. She explained that the City’s vision was to be a <br />medical industry hub and this business aligned with this vision. <br /> <br />Commissioner Birken suggested the current businesses be made permitted uses within the I-1 <br />Zoning District. <br /> <br />Associate Heller reviewed a list of suggested permitted uses in the I-1 Industrial Zoning District. <br /> <br />Associate Heller indicated she would add language to the code that would allow for medical <br />supply, a stand-alone pharmacy and office as allowed uses. She then discussed the timeline for <br />approving for a Zoning Code Amendment. She anticipated the Commission could review the <br />code amendment at their December 3rd meeting. <br /> <br />Commissioner Love discussed a reference to the City Forester in Chapter 1114.04 Subd. l and <br />recommended this language be revised since the city no longer has a forester. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />7. Next Planning Commission Meeting: <br /> <br />A. December 3, 2014 <br />B. December 17, 2014 <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />