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NOV-19-1999 11:15 NRC 612 595 9837 P.03/86 properties - the anginal reason for redesignating the area for low density residential land use. Finally, the setback section was written to restrict additional industrial building encroachment toward the residential areas. On the assumption that additional industrial building development would make future conversion less likely, the setback provision was written to discourage additional new building construction. Upon meeting with the McCumbers to discuss these concerns, staff has written a second draft of the proposed ordinance. This draft creates a new district, the "B -I ", Business - Industrial District. It is essentially similar to the PUD district originally proposed, with two changes. First, the reference to future residential use has been removed, replaced by a Purpose section which discusses the location of the district. Second, the setback provision has been rewritten to reflect the required setbacks of the 1 -1 District, and not restrict additional building consistent with those setback regulations. These changes would likely necessitate a change to the Comprehensive Plan to reflect a longer term business/ industrial land use on the subject site. The industrial uses are kept as conditional uses in this draft. The McCumbers have expressed their concern with this approach. It is their belief that the requirement for CUP approval for every industrial tenant will be overly burdensome, resulting in difficulty in renting their building. Staff believes that this clause is appropriate for the setting. Without It, any Industrial use could locate on the site, leading to future conflicts between this property and the adjoining residential neighborhood, even where the industrial user may be in compliance with all industrial district standards. The CUP process allows the City to review industrial tenants, and to ensure that such tenants will not negatively impact the area. To date, the site has had only minimal issues related to industrial users, but the long -term likelihood is that future conflicts will arise, due simply to the nature of the land uses. Finally, it should be noted that "Contractor's shops ", an allowable 1 -1 use, is also allowed in this proposed Business - Industrial District A definition of such uses is proposed in this ordinance which attempts to distinguish between the type of fabrication or manufacturing done by contractors (permitted uses) and other industrial firms (conditional uses). Staff will be prepared to discuss this proposal with the City Council at the upcoming meeting. cc: Kathy Glanzer Joel Hanson Charles Bartholdi Page 48