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i COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 24, 2003 APROVED 1 Councilmember Carlson stated she agrees with Councilmember Reinert that stations should not be in 2 the Neighborhood Business district, but she disagrees with point two, because if it is legal to say areas 3 not zoned business should be zoned Neighborhood Business when they are changed, we should do 4 that. 5 6 Community Development Director Grochala indicated that Planning and Zoning recommended to 7 eliminate gas stations from the Neighborhood Business district, and identify areas where 8 Neighborhood Buriness would be an appropriate use. He stated he would be concerned about all 9 areas not zoned business becoming Neighborhood Business districts. He indicated this would put 10 some of the prime space around the City as Neighborhood Business, which was not the intent of the 11 Planning and Zoning Board. 12 13 Councilmember Dahl asked about Birch Street and Hodgson Road, wondering if it could be general 14 business that could facilitate gas stations, or would it only be able to be Neighborhood Business. She 15 indicated that if they remove the second part of the recommendation from Planning and Zoning, she 16 does not want it to come back and bite them later by finding out the business can get around it. 17 18 City Planner Smyser stated that under the Comprehensive Plan, it says Commercial Use, not what 19 district it should be zoned. To say that Neighborhood Business does not include gas stations as a use 20 does not provide for a specific zone on a specific property. 21 I22 Councilmember O'Donnell stated he still thinks zoning is a separate action. He indicated the Council 23 could at any time pass a resolution to zone an area as Neighborhood Business, they do not have to 24 wait for a developer to come in. City Planner Smyser stated this was correct. 25 26 Councilmember Carlson asked what would be the legal basis for that decision. City Planner Smyser 27 indicated the Comprehensive Plan shows it as Commercial Use, it is up to the Council to decide what 28 kind of commercial. 29 30 Councilmember Carlson stated City Planner Smyser went through the sites verbally and indicated 31 they were General Business. City Planner Smyser stated those were two different maps. He indicated 32 that when rezoning, they look at the Comprehensive Plan, both the map and the specific instructions 33 for a particular site. He stated they would then determine which zoning districts would be allowable 34 for that parcel. 35 36 Councilmember Carlson asked what the Comprehensive Plan says about these two specific sites. City 37 Planner Smyser indicated it does not say a specific district that would be appropriate. 38 Councilmember Carlson asked which district it supports. City Planner Smyser stated the City 39 Council would need to decide that, and read the wording from the Comprehensive Plan for those two 40 sites. He indicated that in his opinion it could be any of the three. 41 42 Councilmember Carlson stated the question here is we have two specific sites. She indicated there is it43 enough information on one, but not on the other, however Staff does know what the commercial plans 44 are. She asked based on that, what Staff's recommendation would be. City Planner Smyser indicated 45 Staff has not made a recommendation. 25