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October 15, 2024 <br />Page 3 <br />Staff believes that the City’s trend toward more commercial-orientation in the Industrial areas, <br />such as the introduction of Office-Showroom, as well as certain types of brewer-taproom uses, <br />and the dominance of general office uses in the L-I district areas, supports the amendment. <br />While the surrounding community ordinances are mixed in this regard, the introduction of <br />these uses enlarges the marketplace for commercial tenants for building owners, without <br />significant drawbacks to the function of these land uses. As observed in the Roseville example, <br />distinction between the type of industrial district can lead to the compatibility of clinic-style <br />land uses in light industrial areas. The heavy industrial district would raise concerns, but St. <br />Anthony’s industrial area is dominated by lighter uses. <br />SUMMARY AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends approval of the amendment. While there can be concern with mixing <br />commercial and industrial uses, those concerns largely lie in heavy industrial areas. St. <br />Anthony’s district is dominated by lighter industrial activities, only small amounts of <br />warehousing, and other office uses that are already present. As such, staff finds that the <br />proposed amendment can be viewed as allowing an additional compatible use into the L-I <br />District. <br />As noted above, the Planning Commission also recommends approval of the amendment as <br />being consistent with the intent and long-term land uses in the L-I District. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Exhibit A:Draft Ordinance 2024-06