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Background: ADOPT ORDINANCE TO AMEND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN THE E -1 AND E -2 EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS; CASE OF CITY OF RAMSEY By: Sylvia Frolik, Asst. Community Development Director CASE # 5 For more than 2 decades, City Code has required that outdoor storage, sales, service, display and rental areas are required to be surfaced with bituminous or concrete. Prior to the early 1990's, the City Code required that these areas be "surfaced to control dust ". Over the years, City Staff has attempted to replace all references to `surfaced to control dust' with `surfaced with bituminous or concrete'. Observations: Recently, it came to City Staff's attention that the E -1 Employment District regulations still contain a couple of references to `surfaced to control dust' for outdoor storage areas, even though the requirement for bituminous and concrete was adopted in 1993. In addition, both the E -1 and E -2 Employment District regulations do not specify the requirement for curbing around the perimeter of all paved surfaces. As a housekeeping item, City Staff is proposing an ordinance amendment to bring consistency and clarification to the performance standards in the employment districts. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing regarding the proposed ordinance on October 2, 2008. There were no verbal or written comments received regarding the proposed ordinance. City Council introduced the ordinance on October 28, 2008. Notification: In accordance with State Statute and City Code, the public hearing notice for the proposed ordinance was advertised in the City's official newspaper. Attachments: 1. Edited version of Section 9.20.24 (E -1 Employment District) 2. Edited version of Section 9.20.23 (E -2 Employment District) 3. Proposed ordinance Funding: The processing of this ordinance amendment is considered part of City Staff's regular duties. Recommendation: The Planning Commission and City Staff recommend adoption of the ordinance. —235—