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• <br />• <br />Planning & Zoning Board <br />December 14, 2011 <br />Page 3 <br />• The City is already considered to be unfriendly to businesses and this could make <br />the City seem even more unfriendly to new business. <br />• Requiring a Certificate of Occupancy for all new businesses could be a positive <br />consideration, especially to ensure health & safety standards. It would also <br />provide an opportunity for the city to check out a new business. <br />• Licensing all types of business seems too intense, as the City has a hard enough <br />time enforcing signage and other ordinances. <br />• A Certificate of Occupancy is issued with a remodel and most new businesses <br />include a remodel. <br />• Requiring a Certificate of Occupancy wo i 'befar less intrusive for a business <br />than issuance of a license. How would a business know that a license is required <br />and why should a business have to pay a fee to locate in the city'? l usiness <br />owners are aware of a Certificate of Occupancy, <br />✓op "` <br />• Could the city consider requiring that a business1be registered with the city rather <br />than issued a license? This would be one way for 'e city to maintain a list of <br />active businesses without charging a fee. <br />• Overall, not interested in implementing another license that would be hard to <br />control and etifilrce There would need to be sufficient staff to make enforcement <br />possible. <br />B. 2012 Meeting Dates <br />Mr. Bengtson confirmed the Planning Zoning Board meeting dates for the 2012 calendar <br />year. <br />VII: ° ADJOURNMENT <br />Mr. Hyden made a MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 p.m. Motion was supported <br />by Mr. Laden. Motion carried 5 - 0. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Dawn Bugge <br />Community Development Assistant <br />DRAFT MINUTES <br />