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must submit an amendment of the plan to the Metropolitan. The Planning Commission would vote on a resolution to go to the City Council. No member of the public wished to speak at this hearing. CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT In response to a question from Commissioner Lukermann on zoning changes, Ms. Worthington said that the zoning will change from the present B-3 to a Planned Unit Development with mixed use, commercial and residential. The plan will be shared with the public at a community meeting on February 20. Commissioner Harris moved, Tracy seconded, that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the resolution to the City Council. There being no discussion, the vote was taken and the motion carried unanimously. HEARING ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CODE PROVIDING FOR AN INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR A FARMER'S MARKET AT TWIN CITIES CO-OP Ms. Worthington came forward again to present the background of this issue. In late 2002, the city was approached by Twin Cities Co-op with the idea of holding a farmer's market, under the sponsorship of the St. Paul Farmer's Markets, in its north parking lot. There was overwhelmingly positive response at a community meeting for nearby residents on November 26, 2002, also on the city-wide survey. There are three steps to the code amendment: (1) the addition of a definition of a farmer's market, (2) the general provision for an Interim Use Permit, which is • similar to a Conditional User Permit but more flexible, allowing reconsideration of a permit, (3) the addition of a farmer's market as a legal interim use in the B-2 zone of the city. Copies of the amendment had been sent to nearby residents with notice of this hearing. Staff Liaison Jones reviewed several minor changes that had been made to the proposed amendment since the copies were mailed out. Richard Rajec of Maple Court expressed concern about the "money trail" of the farmer's market and wanted to know who benefits from it. Ms. Worthington replied that the benefit is to the community as an added amenity. No fee is being charged by TCC or by the City. She clarified that the Horticultural Society was only involved in the November 26 meeting as a potential vendor. Mr. Rajec said that obviously the Farmer's Market is benefiting. In his opinion the produce at the Har Mar market was inferior, and he did not understand how the expected customers would get in and out of the site without problems. If there is no benefit to the City, there is no reason to have the market here. The next speaker, Mr. Choong-Sihn Youn of Tatum Streets introduced himself as an architect who deals with traffic studies. He presented to the Commission his study of traffic on Tatum and his evaluation of traffic pressure and parking needs for the proposed market. He feels that the impact of traffic on Tatum will be greater than expected and that the available parking at the site will be inadequate. Mr. Youn felt that the market is not a good fit for the neighborhood and that the Co- op gets the business benefit of all the traffic without doing any advertising. He proposed a one year moratorium. The Commissioners asked several questions about the information and assumptions upon which Mr. Youn based his evaluation. Commissioner Maher asked for clarification on the revocation of the permit. Mr. Knutson said that, unlike a conditional use permit, an interim use permit requires an endpoint, either an end date or an event. In response to a question from Commissioner Tracy, 03_0204.doc Falcon Heights Planning Commission, February 4, 2003 Page 2 of 6