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Planning & Zoning Board <br />October 13, 2010 <br />Page 2 <br />V. ACTION ITEMS <br />• <br />A. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING to consider amending the Zoning <br />Ordinance to add requirements for Temporary Outdoor Sales Lots, Farmer's <br />Markets, and Community Gardens <br />City Planner, Jeff Smyser, presented the staff report. <br />COMMUNITY GARDENS <br />Board Members were overall supportive of allowing community gardens in the city. <br />They acknowledged that community gardens are successful in other cities, and may be a <br />benefit to the community and an opportunity for residents to meet each other. Board <br />members suggested that the city could start with a temporary location and if successful, <br />consider a permanent location for the future. <br />Some concerns included: <br />• Neighboring commercial businesses may consider a community garden as blight <br />on a commercial lot. The City should protect existing businesses and consider <br />allowing neighboring businesses the ability to petition against the use. <br />• Once a use has been allowed on a property, it is often hard to remove the use. <br />• Parking and traffic flow. <br />• What is City's liability? What city services will be needed and costs associated? <br />• Who will provide and pay for water service? <br />• Who would administer the garden? City staff or a volunteer organization? How <br />much staff involvement? <br />Could it hinder future development of the property? City would need to make it <br />clear that the garden is a temporary use, possibly by use of signage on the <br />property. <br />Residents who participate in the garden would need to be aware that the property <br />may be developed at some time at which time the garden will be removed. <br />Staff agreed to draft policy language for community gardens that address the concerns of <br />the board to bring back to the next meeting for review. <br />Chair Tralle reopened the Public Hearing at 6:54 p.m. <br />FARMER'S MARKETS <br />Staff explained that a Farmer's Market could be allowed with a Special Event Permit that <br />the city currently issues. Specific zoning districts could be defined for this use. <br />DRAFT MINUTES <br />