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City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-8 COMMERCIAL The commercial guide designations have been streamlined. The previous 2030 Update included four commercial designations and one commercial planned unit development (PUD) designation. This 2040 Update includes two commercial designations and one office designation. Neighborhood Commercial is intended for those commercial uses which are compatible within a residential neighborhood. Historically, retail businesses in these locations have struggled, and many of them sit vacant or have uses such as offices, which are not location dependent. General Commercial is intended for retail and service businesses, often which are auto dependent. Examples may include retail, restaurants, entertainment, and gas stations. This category is a consolidation of the 2030 Plan’s Community Commercial, Regional Commercial PUD, and Highway Commercial. Office is intended for offices and ancillary uses. An example is the Medtronic complex, consisting of offices, laboratories, daycares, and other services intended for those office employees. The Corner Store As neighborhoods grew, retail grocery and convenience stores have come and gone: •Simon’s Market (1946 – mid 1970’s) •B & R Groceries (1958 – 1972) •Fedor’s (1961 – 1974) •Unknown name (? – 1965) •Tom Thumb / Sam’s Food Market / Snap Market (1973 – 2016) •Penny’s Market / Country Club (1974 – 1992) •7 Eleven / Super America (1973 ~ 1992) •Walgreens (2001 – present) •Snyder’s (2005 – 2010) •CVS (2004 – present) •Aldi (2007 – present) Competition with gas station convenience stores and supermarkets in neighboring cities such as Festival Foods, Cub, and HyVee have contributed to local store closures. Today, many of these former stores have been repurposed for meat processing, liquor sales, offices, and warehouses. Zoning setbacks for off- sale liquor and tobacco sales from parks, schools, and places of worship have created barriers to reuse. Property owners and city staff have struggled to identify compatible reuses. The map below shows former convenience and grocery stores in red and current stores in green.