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6.2 OPTION #2: Allow for All Religious and Non - Religious Assemblies in Light <br />Industrial and Commercial Zoning Districts but Limit the Size or Scope of the Use <br />Option #2 suggests allowing all types of assembly use <br />within light industrial and commercial zoning <br />districts while simultaneously amending the Zoning <br />Code to clarify the associated definitions or terms. <br />This option additionally would establish limitations <br />on assembly use related to the size or scope of the <br />use. This option would help maintain the economic <br />and development goals associated with the light <br />industrial and commercial zoning districts but allow <br />for a compromise for religious and secular <br />assemblies interested in locating within these areas <br />of the City. <br />Option #2 is to allow for all types of "assembly" in the City's light industrial and <br />commercial zoning districts but to limit the size or the scope of the use. This would likely <br />require amending the Zoning Code to determine an appropriate definition or term for "assembly" <br />as discussed under Option #l. Two possibilities are to include a definition of "place of worship" <br />within a general term (e.g., membership institution) or merely group chosen religious and non- <br />religious terms together (e.g., places of worship, meeting lodges, or convention halls). The City <br />should strive for clarity and consistency on top of merely allowing places of worship to obtain <br />uses within its non - residential zoning districts. <br />Limiting the size or scope of the use of "assemblies" within the non - residential districts <br />would accommodate religious and non - religious assembly uses by offering them more <br />opportunities for spaces to occupy within the City. Limiting the size or scope would also support <br />the City's efforts at ensuring that its commercial and light industrial districts continue to foster <br />opportunities for economic growth for the City. Of course, allowing assemblies to exist within <br />either the light industrial or commercial zoning districts may be counterproductive to the City's <br />economic development and planning goals (see Section 6.3). Overall, however, Option #2 <br />works to establish a potential compromise among all stakeholders. <br />One particular challenge in carrying out Option #2 with respect to considering the <br />planning goals of the City and the use of assemblies is determining the specific limitation. It is <br />possible for the City Council to reasonably conclude that an appropriate size limitation would <br />balance competing interests. If the City Council chooses to impose such a limitation, the City <br />Council should develop an appropriate rationale for what the particular limitation would be. For <br />-20- <br />STUDY OF ASSEMBLIES, MEETING LODGES, AND CONVENTION HALLS <br />CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE <br />