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Item No: 6 Meeting Date: February 4, 2004 Type of Business: Commission Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Kristin Prososki, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Possible Revisions to the Zoning Code Pertaining to Temporary Outdoor Sales; Special Planning Case SP-113-02 Introduction: As discussed at the previous Planning Commission meeting, there is a conflict regarding temporary outdoor sales in the Municipal Code. Chapter 504 of the Municipal Code requires that peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants obtain a permit before conducting sales. The Zoning Code (Chapter 1100), however, requires a conditional use permit for outdoor sales in a B-3, Highway Business District, and B-4, Regional Business District. Discussion: Based on discussion from the last meeting, Staff has drafted an ordinance to correct the inconsistency in the Code. (See attachment.) The draft ordinance would allow temporary outdoor sales to occur for up to ten (10) days in any commercial district. The temporary sale could occur up to three (3) times per year and each permit period must be separated by a minimum of thirty (30) days. Applicants would be required to obtain a permit from the City and meet the following conditions: the sales area must be grassed or surfaced to control dust, the sale cannot take up parking space and lighting must be hooded and directed away from the public right of way and neighboring residences. The draft ordinance would also allow temporary outdoor sales for more than ten (10) days as a conditional use in B-3, Highway Business and B-4, Regional Business Districts. There are existing criteria for the conditional use permit. Recommendation: Review the draft ordinance and if it is found to be satisfactory, adopt Resolution 751-04, a resolution recommending adoption of the ordinance. Respectfully submitted, Kristin Prososki Planning Associate