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COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 24, 2003 APROVED I1 he thinks it would be appropriate to discuss then. He added that what is appropriate for this 2 discussion is what is allowed in a Neighborhood Business district. 3 4 Councilmember O'Donnell agreed, and stated he gets concerned when the Council gets granular with 5 an ordinance, because although an ordinance can be changed, it is a time consuming process. He 6 agrees to remove gas stations from the Neighborhood Business district, but not the specific sites. 7 8 Councilmember Reinert agreed, stating the ordinance should set up paramenters as to how the 9 Council will do the zoning, but not zone. He indicated if they were to do this, where do they stop. 10 11 Councilmember Carlson stated she respectfully disagrees, knowing the Council could legally do what 12 was recommended by the Planning and Zoning Board, and believing they will not have another 13 opportunity. She stated if future areas come up they could be zoned Neighborhood Business, adding 14 one site could be the site by the Athletic Complex, where they could again have two gas stations at 15 the same intersection. She stated the proper suggestion that puts into effect what the Planning and 16 Zoning Board recommended is that areas not already commercial be Neighborhood Business districts. 17 She stated the question is if the Council is not going to achieve this, how are they going to implement. 18 19 Mayor Bergeson stated they would implement when owners of property come with a proposal. He 20 indicated he is quite uncomfortable incorporating within an ordinance the rezoning of a property 21 without any input from the owners. He believes the City would be on slippery legal ground, and it is 22 inappropriate to roll into the ordinance. He stated that what goes into the Neighborhood Business $ 23 district can make that decision. 24 25 Councilmember Carlson indicated they have three business districts, one limited and the rest general. 26 She stated there was no Neighborhood Business districts now and no areas asking for Neighborhood 27 Business designations. She suggests there will not be any Neighborhood Business districts in the city. 28 She stated General Business would suffice for any area if not excluding businesses such as stations. 29 30 Councilmember Reinert stated he feels it is not proper procedure, and the Council would be over - 31 reaching their authority. He indicated if they were going down the road of rezoning in an ordinance 32 then they should table this and hold a series of meetings on what to rezone. He thinks it is out of line 33 to do so. 34 35 Councilmember Dahl asked for clarification from Councilmember Reinert, on what he agrees with 36 and what he does not. 37 38 Councilmember Reinert stated he is looking for a tool to limit gas stations. He indicated the process 39 Planning and Zoning went through would limit them by removing them as a use in the Neighborhood 40 Business district, so he is in favor of this, but he does not feel we should take it further and rezone 41 specific properties tonight. 42 43 Councilmember Dahl asked if Councilmember Carlson would separate the two issues and clarify if 44 she agrees with Councilmember Reinert. 45 24