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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION May 3, 1990 Costa pointed out that Rice Street was a high traffic area. Townsley agreed with DeLonais that the City should retain control over the property. Drabik asked if the City could rezone the property but still maintain some control. The City Planner replied that this is why he recommended B -1 zoning so that the City has conditional use control. Under B -3 zoning any commercial use allowed in the City would be a permitted use. B -1 zoning limits the property to neighborhood business uses, and the Planner went on to read those uses from the ordinance. Mrs. Haram asked what is allowed with B -1 zoning that is not allowed now. The City Planner pointed out that under the R -1 zoning, if the structure burned down, the building could not be re- established as a business without coming back to the City Council for approval. Under B -1 the business could be re- established if it was done within a certain amount of time. Mr. Haram reported that the warranty deeds for the Iona Lane properties state that these properties are to be protected for 20 years, and that 20 years expired in 1985. DeLonais asked Haram if he could obtain a copy of that covenant. Costa pointed out that there are uses on Iona Lane that should not be there such as a dump truck at one of the homes and an upholstery business in the basement of another. Tim Townsley stated that he is not conducting an upholstery business from his home. He reported that he has an upholstery repair service and he goes out and makes repairs in other people's homes. Townsley also pointed that he maintains his property, and indicated some complaints he had about the Haram property. Mr. Haram stated that he knows for a fact that Townsley has done reupholstery work in his basement. Page 8