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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL J'ULY 13, 1994 amendment, and felt the expansion should be allowed as the City indicated in 1988. Morelan asked what the property had been zoned previously, and the reasoning for the rezoninq in 1988. The City Planner replied that the property had been zoned I-1. The property was rezoned because of its visibility from the freeway and the City's desire to encourage the highest quality building and use of that corner due to this visibility. Scalze asked if 0'Connell was willing to make changes in the building that would bring it more into conformance with the standards of the I-P District. O~Connell described his plans to reconstruct the front 25 feet of the building, lowering the roof line in the front, and improving the building with a stucco front and new windows. O~Connell pointed out that he has improved the building substantially from when he first purchased it, and he would like to do further improvements. 0'Connell stated that he likes his location and would like to keep his business in the City. O'Connell acknowledged that his building is a pole building, but indicated that he cannot afford to replace it. Scalze asked if 0'Connell would still improve the front of the building if the Zoning text amendment were not approved, and the City allowed a 25% expansion of the building. 0'Connell replied that he would probably make the improvements. Scalze stated that she would like to see 0'Connell improve his building, and felt that the City should allow the expansion up to 25% as was discussed in 1988. Scalze stated that the City should refund the fees paid by O'Connell for processing a Zoning text amendment and CUP. Morelan asked if 0'Connell planned to stucco more than just the front of the building. 0'Connell replied that the Planning Commission recommended that he stucco the north side of his 15