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MIN UTES PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 16, 2004 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PERMIT — 2866 MIDDLE STREET — JAKE FUHRMAN AND JANEL RUSSELL Jake Fuhrman and Janel Russell appeared before the Commission relative to their request for a Planned Unit Development Permit to allow a non - traditional retail business at 2866 Middle Street in the Market Square Town Offices. Russell indicated that they have received the recommendations of the City Planner and are in agreement with them. She asked about the recommendation that the City reserve the right to review the permit to ensure that the use has not overburdened the site with parking demand due to a higher- than - expected level of customer traffic. Russell asked what the review would consist of as well as how long the PUD Permit would run. The City Planner indicated that the PUD Permit would run with the land and as long as a business operates under the conditions of the permit, it would remain in effect. This means that the business could be sold to a similar business and the PUD Permit would remain in effect. Russell explained the nature of the business which involves the design and licensing of various product categories such as children's clothing, stationary, timepieces, picture frames, Christmas ornaments, and jewelry. These designs are licensed to high volume sales channels. Russell explained that they do sell jewelry at retail, but by appointment only. Russell presented the Commission with a floor plan for their space which she pointed out consists primarily of office space with no designated retail space. There will be a small display area in the conference room. Keis asked how the business is advertised. Russell replied that they do no advertising and customers come to them by word -of- mouth. Russell again stated that they were fine with the recommendations of the City Planner, they just wanted additional information on permit review. Keis indicated that the purpose of any future permit review would be to ensure that the business is not causing any parking problems. The City Planner indicated that if there are complaints about parking or there is on- street parking from the townoffice complex, the City would review the permit. Knudsen indicated that there would be a validation of which business is causing the parking problem. Knudsen indicated that the City must make sure that each business is getting the amount of parking that they bargained for. The City Planner explained that the parking requirements for office space are less than for retail space. This project was designed with a certain number of parking spaces for office, and retail use would overburden the parking supply. If there was a complaint, the City would identify which business is overburdening the parking and would try to work with the business to resolve the issue.