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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE 06 - n!L <br />CITY OF ELK RIVER <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AMENDING <br />SECTION 30-1294 "BP BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT" <br />OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES <br /> <br />Case No. OA 06-01 <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: <br /> <br />Section 1. Section 30-1294 titled BP Business Park District of the City of Elk River Code of <br />Ordinances shall be amended by amending the following: <br /> <br />(a) Purpose. <br />(1) The business park district is established to encourage a planned, integrated environment <br />for certain industrial, office, and commercial uses, which are compatible with and <br />complement each other as well as the surrounding land uses. The underlying land use <br />designation within the district may vary and may be either light industrial or highway <br />business, Development within the business park district will correspond with the land use <br />designation, Industrial and office uses are allowed where the land use designation is light <br />industrial, and commercial uses are allowed where the land use designation is highway <br />business, <br />(2) It is the intent of this section that development reflect common themes using <br />compatible architectural design and consistency in signage, landscaping, and lighting. It is <br />also the intent to encourage businesses, which generate a high number of jobs per square <br />foot rather than predominantly warehouse type uses. <br />(b) Permitted uses. Permitted uses in the BP district are as follows: <br />(1) Permitted uses allowed are as follows: <br />a. Light manufacturing. <br />b, Research and development laboratories. <br />c, Business and professional offices, <br />d, Mail order operations, <br />e, Telecommunication operations, <br />f, Sherburne County fair. <br />g. Warehouse space not exceeding 50 percent of the entire building, <br />h. Showroom space. <br />1, Repair and maintenance, excluding auto repair. <br />(c) Accessory uses. Accessory uses in the BP district are as follows: <br />(1) Off-street parking lots or facilities, <br />(2) Private recreational facilities. <br />(3) Public shelters and essential services. <br />(4) Retail sales, provided the following conditions are met: <br />a. The retail sales activity shall not be located in an administrative office facility, but shall be <br />located within a business, the principal use of which is not commercial sales. <br />b, The retail sales activity shall not occupy more than 15 percent of the gross floor area, or <br />a maximum of 5,000 square feet of the occupied quarters, whichever is less, <br />c. The retail sales activity shall be related and subordinate to the principal use. <br />d, No sign identifying or promoting that retail sales occur within the building shall be <br />visible from outside the building. <br /> <br />Ob-oY <br />