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7. PCMemoVillageDistrictsRevised 1 7 16Memorandum To: Scandia Planning Commission Copies To: Neil Soltis, City Administrator Brenda Eklund, City Clerk Reference: Village Districts Uses Project No.: 15745.000 From: Sherri Buss, RLA AICP, Routing: Planner Date: November 23. 2015 The City recently adopted changes to its Development Code to reduce the number of uses in the Industrial Park (IP) District that require a Conditional Use Permit. When that ordinance amendment was adopted, the City Council requested that the Planning Commission review the uses that require a Conditional Use Permit in the Village Districts as well, to consider whether CUP's should continue to be required for the large number of uses that currently require these permits. The districts include the Village Mixed Use A (VMU A), Village Mixed Use B (VMU B), and Village Neighborhood (VN) Districts. This memo focuses primarily on the VMU A and B districts, which include a larger number of businesses uses. The VN District has a stronger focus on residential uses and uses compatible with residential use. The City received a recent inquiry from a potential hotel/motel developer for a property in the VMU A District. Hotels and motels are currently permitted with a CUP in the VMU B District in Scandia, but not in the VMU A District. The Planner included information about the permits required for this use in the table below. The Planner reviewed zoning ordinances for downtown/central business district areas in White Bear Lake, Stillwater, Osceola, Wisconsin, Chisago City and Hugo to compare the types of uses that require CUP's in those communities to the same in Scandia. Many of the uses that require a Conditional Use Permit in Scandia's Village Districts do not require CUP's in other communities. The table below compares the permitted and conditional uses in Scandia to the communities surveyed. An employee owned company promoting affirmative action and equal opportunity 444 Cedar Street, Suite 1500 Saint Poul, MN 55101 651.292.4400 tkda.cam TKDA Memorandum To: Scandia Planning Commission Copies To: Neil Soltis, City Administrator Brenda Eklund, City Clerk Reference: Village Districts Uses Project No.: 15745.000 From: Sherri Buss, RLA AICP, Routing: Planner Date: November 23. 2015 The City recently adopted changes to its Development Code to reduce the number of uses in the Industrial Park (IP) District that require a Conditional Use Permit. When that ordinance amendment was adopted, the City Council requested that the Planning Commission review the uses that require a Conditional Use Permit in the Village Districts as well, to consider whether CUP's should continue to be required for the large number of uses that currently require these permits. The districts include the Village Mixed Use A (VMU A), Village Mixed Use B (VMU B), and Village Neighborhood (VN) Districts. This memo focuses primarily on the VMU A and B districts, which include a larger number of businesses uses. The VN District has a stronger focus on residential uses and uses compatible with residential use. The City received a recent inquiry from a potential hotel/motel developer for a property in the VMU A District. Hotels and motels are currently permitted with a CUP in the VMU B District in Scandia, but not in the VMU A District. The Planner included information about the permits required for this use in the table below. The Planner reviewed zoning ordinances for downtown/central business district areas in White Bear Lake, Stillwater, Osceola, Wisconsin, Chisago City and Hugo to compare the types of uses that require CUP's in those communities to the same in Scandia. Many of the uses that require a Conditional Use Permit in Scandia's Village Districts do not require CUP's in other communities. The table below compares the permitted and conditional uses in Scandia to the communities surveyed. An employee owned company promoting affirmative action and equal opportunity Village District Uses Page 2 Scandia Planning Commission Abbreviations used on the table below include: January 5, 2015 CUP=requires CUP (in Stillwater the equivalent is the Special Use Permit, SUP); P=Permitted; AP=administrative or similar permit; Blank=Not permitted in the district MI Village District Uses Page 3 Scandia Planning Commission January 5, 2015 Scandia Current Requirements Scandia PC Proposed 1.5.16 WBLake - CBD Stillwater - CBD Osceola — B-1 Chisago City -CB Hugo CBD VMUA&B— CUP Required for Use Accessory Apt (to commercial or residential use CUP CUP SUP CUP CUP Bakery P P P P P P Banks, no drive up P P P P P P Bars/Taverns CUP CUP SUP P P P Beauty salons, barbers, day spas P P P P P P Bed & Breakfast P P CUP Catering services P P Cemeteries CUP Clubs/lodges P P P CUP Commercial day care P P P P CUP Community residence (7-16) CUP CUP SUP CUP CUP Conference facility (food and liquor served CUP Copy/printing P P SUP P P P -copy services Essential Services- Transmission & Utility P P P P Exterior Storage CUP SUP CUP Feed and Seed sales P P P General Store P P P P P P Gov't Bldgs/Uses P P P Grocery Store P P P P P P Liquor, off -sale CUP CUP SUP P CUP P - in General Business Meat processing, accessory to P P- meat market, I Village District Uses Page 4 Scandia Planninq Commission January 5, 2015 Scandia Current Requirements Scandia PC Proposed 1.5.16 WBI-ake - CBD Stillwater - CBD Osceola — B-1 Chisago City -CB Hugo CBD a grocery store no processing Medical/dental offices & clinics P P P P P P Motor vehicle repair CUP P - minor CUP CUP P – in General Bus. Multi -family Residence CUP CUP SUP CUP CUP Museums P P Pet grooming P P P P P P in General Business Place of worship CUP CUP CUP PUD—take off list as permit is duplicative requirement Plant Nursery P N P CUP Recreation (indoor comm.) P-4,000 square feet or less; CUP if >4,000 square feet P SUP P – less than 4,000 sq ft P Residential facility, state- licensed CUP CUP SUP CUP CUP Restaurants P P SUP P P P, excluding drive- thru Schools P P P CUP Shopping Center P P Sporting oods/rec equip. P P P P P Theaters, indoor P P P Veterinary Clinic (small animal) P P P P – no overnight P – in General Bus. Wireless Antennas/Towers CUP CUP SUP CUP CUP CUP I Village District Uses Page 5 Scandia Planninq Commission January 5, 2015 Scandia Current Requirements Scandia PC Proposed 1.5.16 WBLake - CBD Stillwater - CBD Osceola — B-1 Chisago City -CB Hugo CBD Scandia VMU B only— currently require a CUP WBL Stillwater — CBD & VC Osceola -C- 2 Chisago City- HC Hugo — CDB or C-2 Building Supply Stores (outdoor display, sales CUP CUP SUP P CUP Crematoriums CUP Department, discount stores P P P P P P Drive-through services CUP CUP SUP CUP Food/bev. processing CUP SUP Funeral Homes CUP SUP Garden supply P P P P CUP Hotel CUP P SUP P P P Laundromat P P P P P P Motel CUP P SUP P P P— C-2 Vehicles sales CUP P P CUP CUP Vehicle service stations CUP CUP SUP P CUP CUP Nursing homes CUP CUP SUP Residence, assisted living CUP CUP SUP Restaurant, drive-in CUP CUP SUP CUP Sports/fitness clubs P-4,000 square feet or less; CUP if >4,000 square feet P SUP CUP P Vet clinics, large animal CUP SUP P CUP Wind Energy Systems CUP CUP SUP CUP Interim Uses — VMU A and B Commercial Kennel IUP Private Kennel IUP I Village District Uses Page 6 January 5, 2015 Scandia Planning Commission Discussion VMU A - Some uses that require CUP's in Scandia's Village Districts that typically do not require these permits in other communities include: bakeries, banks, beauty salons & barber shops, copying services, general stores/department stores, grocery stores, medical and dental offices and clinics, pet grooming, restaurants (especially those that do not serve alcoholic beverages), sporting goods stores, and small animal veterinary clinics. Residential uses require CUP's in most village/downtown districts that were reviewed Uses that serve or sell alcohol usually require CUP's Exterior storage usually requires a permit or is not permitted to allow site-specific conditions related to where storage may occur, screening, etc. Motor vehicle repair and sales businesses usually require CUPs to manage noise, hazardous materials, parking, and other impacts to neighbors. VMU B - Uses that require a CUP in Scandia's VMU B District that frequently do not in other communities include: department and discount stores, garden supply businesses, hotels, Laundromats, and motels. Residential uses, drive-through businesses, vehicle -related businesses, and fitness clubs often require CUP's Conditional Uses—General Guidance A conditional use is a land use that is allowed in a zoning district as long as certain standards are met. Zoning ordinances typically include both general standards that apply to all uses such as the Environmental Regulations included in Chapter 2, Section 3.3 of the Zoning Ordinance), and specific standards that apply to all conditional uses and/or particular conditional use in a given zoning district. A use is typically classified as a Conditional use rather than a Permitted use because of hazards inherent in the use, impacts it may have to other uses, or because of special problems that its location may present. The conditional use permit includes conditions to regulate those hazards, impacts, or potential problems. The requirements for CUP's for a particular use may vary by zoning district—a use that is surrounded by other industrial or business uses may not have the same potential for impacts that it could have if surrounded by residential uses. I Village District Uses Page 7 January 5, 2015 Scandia Planning Commission As Planning Commissioners review the draft amendment attached, think about the uses that require CUP's in Scandia's village districts, but often do not in other communities in similar districts. Are there some potential hazards or impacts to surrounding uses that are a rationale to require CUP's for those uses? Commission Discussion The Council requests that the Planning Commission review Chapter 2, Section 2.8 and 2.9 of the Development Code, and consider whether the list of permitted uses can be expanded to include uses that are similar to those permitted in the village areas or historic central business districts of other communities. The Commission should discuss whether hotel and motel uses should be permitted in the VMU A District as well as the VMU B District. MI