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Page 6 March 24, 1997 Mounds View City Council Council member Koopmeiners aye Council member Quick aye Motion Carried (5 - 0) C. Introduction for first reading of Ordinance No. 595, An Ordinance adding day care centers and group nurseries as a Conditional Use in the B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 and I-1 Zoning Districts. MOTION/SECOND: Trade/Quick to remove this item from the Table for discussion. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Ms. Sheldon noted this ordinance would add day care centers and group nurseries as a Conditional Use in the B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 and I-1 Zoning Districts. At the present time, the City Ordinance allows for day care centers and group nurseries in the residential district. This would add them to the business and industrial district. She noted that two issues of concern addressed at the February 24th Public Hearing were the higher level of exhaust fumes for children of day care centers located in areas of higher traffic volumes, and whether or not a distance requirement should be established between day care centers/group nurseries and businesses serving liquor, liquor stores and adult establishments. • With respect to vehicle fumes, Ms. Sheldon noted that the City's ordinance does require that day Gaze centers/group nurseries be located on arterial or collector streets rather than local streets (she believes this was to try to keep heavier traffic out of the residential neighborhoods). In talking with the Air Pollution Control District, it was their estimate that with a 200 foot distance between the play area and the traffic/intersection, sufficient disbursal of the fumes would eliminate the hazard. Therefore, it would be Ms. Sheldon's recommendation that a criteria be added to require that the play area be at least 200 feet from the right of way of Highway 10. In regard to distance requirements, criteria could be added to state that a 500 foot distance is needed between any day Gaze center/group nursery from establishments have either a liquor license or licenses for adult businesses. Ms. Sheldon noted that the distance requirements could be adopted for just the business and industrial district, or could also be added to the residential districts, with a provision that existing day care centers will not be made non-conforming. She noted that the criteria proposed would not apply to home day care. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Koopmeiners to Approve the Introduction of Ordinance No. 595, An Ordinance adding day care centers and group nurseries as a conditional uses in the B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 and I-1 zoning districts, Option #2, and to waive the reading. ROLL CALL VOTE: Mayor McCarty aye Council member Koopmeiners aye Council member Quick aye Council member Trade aye Council member Stigney aye • Motion Carried (5 - 0)