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MINUTLS CITY COUNCIL JUNE 25, 1997 rollover provision 1or I3-2 thlt i esulfed in a lot of properties becoming nou-conforming uses. Nlorelan ~oinCed outthatChe Councillaiew this whei~ it did it. Morelln felt~ the Council's intention was to see wl~at development ~roposals came in ~ind ac{dress each on a case-by-case basis. Morelan felt the question was whether or not the Tuffy's Auto CenYer was a good use for the area. Pahey f'elt tl~e discussion of ~u¢o-relaCed ~ises for areas ~dj~ticent to tl~e fi~eeway made sense, but q~iestioned how these uses should extend down Rice Street away from the freeway. Morelln thougl~f the Com~~ Plan says thlt Rice Street so~ith of the middle school was a good area tor auto-rel~ted uses. Scalze asl<ed about the sit~uat~ion where a tleveloper is interested in p~itting a~ito-related uses at the Rice Street/[.ittle C~nad1 Road intersection. Morelan poinCed out that that area is not desi~nated as auto-related commerci~i. Only Che ~rea south oPehe middle school I~as been identified as such. The City Planner indicated thlt this was his recollection of the discussion as well. Sealze expressed concern with t~he Pl~nnin~ Commission's recommendation th1t~ just~ one parcel be rezoned to B-2. Fahey indic~ted l~e agreetl with that reconunendation. If the City rezones the entire area now, it will lose cont~rol over wl~at is developetl. Tl~e City might eud up with three auto service centers in a row. Morelan indicated he would not want to rezone more than just the Tuffy's parcel witliout frst lool<ing at the uses allowed in the B-2 District. It was ~ointed out that Hardees is closed, and Scalze questioned whether allowing auto-rel~teci businesses in this ~irea is the right thing to do. Scalze ~~ointed out tht~t Bally's is not auCO-related and it is succeeding. Fahey asked if the school property is bein~ used as ~i physical barrier to the auto-related businesses. 1"he Pl~nner re~~lied that the Land Use Plar, ~ises this {~ro~eity ~s a physical barrier, ~nd he recom~riended that auto- related uses not extentl north fiom th~t point. Geof'fiey Benedict reported that he is aware of the Abra proposal from two years ago 1nd noted that the Abra business is m~ijor auto repair. Tuffy's is