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<br />City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />DRAFT April 17May 8, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-8 <br /> <br />COMMERCIAL <br />The commercial guide designations have been streamlined. The previous <br />2030 Update included four commercial designations and one commercial <br />planned unit development (PUD) designation. This 2040 Update includes two <br />commercial designations and one commercial PUDoffice designation. <br />Neighborhood Commercial is intended for those commercial uses which are <br />compatible within a residential neighborhood. Historically, retail businesses in <br />these locations have struggled, and many of them sit vacant or have uses such <br />as offices, which are not location dependent. <br />General Commercial is intended for retail and service businesses, often which <br />are auto dependent. Examples may include retail, restaurants, entertainment, <br />and gas stations. This category is a consolidation of the 2030 Plan’s <br />Community Commercial, Regional Commercial PUD, and Highway <br />Commercial. <br />Office is intended for offices and ancillary uses. An example is the Medtronic <br />complex, consisting of offices, laboratories, daycares, and other services <br />intended for those office employees <br /> <br /> <br />The Corner Store <br /> <br />As neighborhoods grew, retail grocery <br />and convenience stores came and <br />went, including: <br /> <br />Simon’s Market (1946 – mid 1970’s) <br />B & R Groceries (1958 – 1972) <br />Fedor’s (1961 – 1974) <br />(name unknown) (? – 1965) <br />Tom Thumb / Sam’s Food Market / <br />Snap Market (1973 – 2016) <br />Penny’s Market / Country Club <br />(1974 – 1992) <br />7 Eleven / Super America <br /> (1973 – 1992?) <br />Walgreens (2001 – present) <br />Snyder’s (2005 – 2010) <br />CVS (2004 – present) <br />Aldi (2007 – present) <br /> <br />Contributing to the closing of corner <br />stores was competition with gas <br />stations selling convenience items and <br />groceries, and large grocery stores <br />constructed in neighboring cities, such <br />as Festival Foods, Cub, and HyVee. <br /> <br />Today, many of these former <br />businesses are vacant buildings, or <br />have found other uses such as custom <br />meat processoingr, liquor stores, <br />offices, and warehouse space. <br />Complicating the return of the Corner <br />Store are Zoning setbacks for off-sale <br />liquor and tobacco sales from parks, <br />schools, and places of worship. Ideally, <br />these buildings will find uses that serve <br />the neighborhood, but their owners and <br />the City have struggled to find <br />compatible uses.