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<br />6. Less Planning Commission and Council involvement in site plan review <br />Is the Council accepting of the idea that certain site development applications will be reviewed <br />and approved by City staff without going through the Planning Commission and City Council? <br /> <br />Under the new code, the only site plans that would be reviewed by those two bodies would be <br />those involving some judgment, namely Conditional Uses, variances, rezonings or plats. If <br />there is no discretion involved, the site plan would be reviewed only by staff. This would save <br />some applicants seven or eight weeks of time. Public notice and comment would still be <br />allowed. <br />7. Changes to the commercial zoning districts <br />Does the Council accept the proposal to consolidate several commercial districts and create a <br />new district for use along Rice Street and portions of Little Canada Road? <br />Current Commercial <br />Zoning Districts <br />Proposed Commercial <br />Zoning Districts <br />B-2, Automotive Business <br />C-1, General Commercial B-3, General Business <br />B-4, Comprehensive Business <br />R-B, Residential / Business C-2, Residential / Business <br />-- Corridor Mixed <br />8. Changes to the industrial zoning districts <br />Does the Council accept the idea of consolidating the industrial districts? <br />Current Industrial <br />Zoning Districts <br />Proposed Industrial <br />Zoning Districts <br />I-1, Light Industry <br />I-1, Limited Industrial B-I, Business / Industrial <br />B-W, Business / Warehouse <br />I-2, General Industrial <br />I-P, Industrial Park I-2, Industrial-Office Park <br />9. No minimum parking ratios for the commercial or industrial districts <br />Is the Council willing to trust the commercial and industrial development markets to provide <br />sufficient off-street parking for their own needs? <br />As an alternative, we could either leave the parking ratios as they are or trim them somewhat. <br />We will report to you the Planning Commission consensus on this and all other zoning matters. <br /> <br />