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• • STAFF ORIGINATOR: P & Z MEETING DATE: TOPIC: ACTION REQUIRED: BACKGROUND AGENDA ITEM 5A Tanda Gretz February 12, 2003 Zoning Ordinance Amendment & Conditional Use Permit to Allow a Tree Service Business to Operate in a Rural Zone, at 908 -1/2 Maple Street Charles Pfingsten ( "Charlie's Tree Service ") 3/5 vote This application was heard at the January 8th meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board. Background, history and analysis was given at that time (see report dated January 8, 2003). At the January 8th meeting a number of residents of the Maple Street neighborhood spoke about their concerns for the proposed use. The residents voiced a number of concerns about past practices on the site, including noise, excess traffic, late /irregular hours, and parking issues. Residents stated they didn't want such conditions to reoccur. Board members stated that they would not support a rezoning of the property to any kind of a commercial or industrial use, but felt that the applicant and residents might be able to come to some agreement/acceptance of use for the site if they could sit down and discuss the issue with one another. Board members stated that since the site had a conditional use permit for an auto body shop, another such shop could potentially move into the site in the future. Board members advised residents that the applicant's proposed use was lower in intensity than that of another auto body shop, and so it might be in the best interest of the neighborhood to support such a proposed use.