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Sec. 30-1026. - DD downtown district. (a) Purpose. As downtown Elk River changes, future preservation as well as any new construction should reinforce the general character and quality of the existing downtown. The design of new construction should take into consideration the location of the proposed building(s) as well as incorporate traditional design elements and techniques that are currently represented in existing structures. The intent of the downtown district is to preserve this distinctive character with the appearance that there are multiple buildings that are distinctly different from one another yet will allow a uniform mass of building with the appearance of vertical separation. These standards shall be the framework for any new development and designs shall strive for creative traditional architectural character, while clearly being an expression of the architecture of its own time. (b) Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted uses in the downtown district, subject to the design standards set forth in subsections (e) and (f) and the site plan review process set forth in subsection (g) of this section: (1) Brewer taprooms (producing less than 10,000 barrels of malt liquor annually). (2) Brewpubs. (3) Business offices. (4) Commercial recreational facilities. (5) Day cares. (6) Dry cleaning establishments. (7) Financial institutions. (8) Hotels. (9) Nonprofit clubs, lodges or halls. (10) Outpatient health care facilities. (11) Personal service establishments. (12) Physical recreation and training. (13) Public parks. (14) Residential, multiple -family (provided that business/commercial uses at street level occupy the floor). (15) Restaurants, class I. (16) Retail sales. (c) Accessory uses. Accessory uses in the downtown district are as follows: (1) Firearms, sale of. (2) Parking lots. (3) Private recreational facilities. (4) Signs (as permitted in section 30-851 et seq.). (d) Conditional uses. The following uses shall be conditional uses in the downtown district, subject to the design standards set forth in subsections (e) and (f) and the procedures and standards for the approval of conditional use permits set forth in sections 30-651 through 30-659 of this chapter: (1) Brewer taprooms, (producing 10,000 or more barrels of malt liquor annually). (2) Funeral homes. (3) Governmental facilities. (4) Institutional uses (worship facilities only). (5) Liquor establishments, on -sale.