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A <br />WSB <br />&Associates, Inc. Infrastructure ■ Engineering ■ Planning ■ Construction 701 Xenia Avenue South <br />Suite 300 <br />Minneapolis, MN 55416 <br />Tel: 763-541-4800 <br />Fax: 763-541-1700 <br />CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE MEMORANDUM <br />To: St. Anthony Village City Council <br />From: Jacqueline Corkle, PTP, AICP Interim City Planner <br />Date: June 5, 2012 <br />City Council Regular Meeting for June 12, 2012 <br />WSB Project No. 01626-630 <br />Regarding: The regulation of Assemblies, Meeting Lodges and Convention Halls <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Based on the information provided in the study regarding the regulation of assemblies, meeting lodges <br />and convention halls, staff recommends that the St. Anthony Village City Council accept the Endings of <br />the study and adopt Option #3 as outlined in Exhibit B. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The St. Anthony Village City Council directed staff to prepare a study regarding the regulation of <br />assemblies, meeting lodges and convention halls as conditional uses in the Light Industrial and <br />Commercial Districts. In addition, the City Council has passed a moratorium on the issuance of <br />Conditional Use Permits for Assemblies, Meeting Lodges or Convention Halls within Commercial and <br />Light Industrial Zoning Districts in order to allow the study to be completed and to allow for any potential <br />changes to the city's Zoning Code.. <br />The study on the regulation of assemblies, meeting lodges and convention halls as conditional uses in the <br />Light Industrial land Commercial Districts has recently been distributed to both the Planning Commission <br />and the City Council and has been provided for public review, The Planning Commission unanimously <br />recommended accepting the study findings and adopting Option #3. <br />STUDY OVERVIEW <br />A. Study Purpose. The purpose of the study was six -fold: <br />1. Determine the meaning of `assembly' as used within the existing Zoning Code. <br />2. Determine whether the city intended religious assemblies to exist as conditional uses in <br />commercial (C) and light industrial (LI) zoning districts. <br />3. Ensure that any amendment to the Zoning. Code does not conflict with the city's intent in <br />planning for property in the C and LI districts <br />4. Ensure that, if amended, the Zoning Code is improved in regard to consistency and clarity with <br />respect to the use of `assemblies'. <br />5, Ensure that the Zoning Code is consistent with federal law. <br />6. Respect any applicants currently having a pending application. <br />23 <br />