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districts and being overly cautious by requiring all commercial uses to obtain a conditional use permit.The proposed concept is as follows: 1. Identify a list of uses that should simply be prohibited in the LI and DMU districts and identify these specifically on the land use matrix. 2. Identify a list of"performance standards"that should apply generally to proposed commercial uses in the LI and DMU districts. These would be a list of requirements that help to protect against the most common nuisances that a business might create— noise,glare,litter,traffic congestion,etc... 3. If a proposed business can demonstrate that it will meet all of the proposed standards,it would be allowed by an administrative permit("over-the-counter"). 4. If a proposed business could not meet all of the standards, or needed to go beyond some of the standards to be successful, it could still be located in the area, but would require a conditional use permit and the associated public hearing. The following is a preliminary listing of the performance standards that could be required of commercial uses if they want an administrative("over-the-counter")permit: Add-Section 17-7.15 COMMERCIAL USES i. Hours of Operation: 6:oo am — 8:oo pm for restaurants, coffee shops, cafes and other retail-based food/drink service businesses. For all other businesses, 7:ooam— 6:oo pm. 2. Outdoor Display/Seating/Waste Disposal/Parking Areas: For businesses that will be adjacent to residential zoning districts, outdoor display, seating and waste disposal areas shall be sufficiently screened so as to minimize any visual or noise nuisances that may occur. 3. Nuisances: The business shall not create a nuisance of any kind, as defined by Section 17-7.2 of the Zoning Ordinance. 4. Parking/Traffic Management: Parking areas shall not be accessible from an alley or street which also abuts a residential district, unless such lot contains six (6)or fewer parking spaces. In the existing zoning matrix,the following changes are recommended: 1. Delete-"Commercial Use(Other,Not Classified)" 2. Add—"Commercial Use(Other,Not Classified—Compliant with Section 17-7.15) a. Change from "Conditional Use" to "Permitted" in the Downtown Mixed Use and Light Industrial districts 3. Add — "Commercial Use (Other, Not Classified —Non-compliant with Section 17- 7.15) Retain"Conditional Use"in Downtown Mixed Use and Light Industrial districts. Business Input: We are also seeking input from business operators and property owners in the Downtown Mixed Use District to identify and uses that should be specifically excluded from the DMU. We are inviting all owners to come to the July meeting and provide input on what those uses might be. Pequot Lakes Staff Report 3(a)-2 September 18,2oo8