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'7ity of <br /> <br />Item # 6.13. <br /> <br />iver <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> Mayor & City Council <br /> <br /> Michele McPherson,~irector of Planning <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />June 6,2000 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Case Number: OA 00-6 <br />Request by Ron Wald to Amend the <br />Business Park Requirements to Allow <br />Limited Retail as an Accessory Use; Public <br />Hearing <br /> <br />Request <br /> <br />The applicant requests that the City amend the Business Park district requirements to <br />allow retail sales in a limited capacity provided that it meets a number of requirements. <br />This request is prompted by the potential relocation of the Post Office to the Mulvaney <br />Point Business Park. The Post Office now includes a "Postal Store" within its facilities <br />for the sale of stamps, boxes, collectibles, etc. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />· Proposed Text Amendment (applicant's version) <br />· Proposed Test Amendment (staff's amended version) <br />· Ordinance No. 00- <br /> <br />Analysis <br /> <br />The Business Park zoning allows, when the underlying land use is Highway Business, <br />limited retail opportunities as conditional uses: <br /> <br />ao <br /> <br />freestanding retail shops and stores that compliment the other uses within <br />the park not exceeding 20,000 square feet <br />retail/wholesale sales incidental to products manufactured, assembled or <br />warehoused, provided no more than 10% of the building is used for <br />retail/warehouse sales <br /> <br />There is no allowance for retail sales when the underlying land use is light industrial. <br />"Hybrid" uses, such as manufacturing or mail order uses that have a limited showroom <br />area for the public to complete retail transactions would not be permitted. The Post <br />Office, with its Postal Store, is a good example of such a hybrid use. The primary <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />