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-8=-• because they are places where people congregate . When the Mayor :- commented ..that he couldn' t recall when all the parking places in either shopping center had been fully utilized, and said he presumed the city engineers had taken into. consideration the impact the traffic might have on adjoining residences when the centers were developed, Mrs . Makowske to.ld .h.im she was only. reading the reasons the Commission had found for changing the existing ordinance to make restaurants and- other recreational facilities conditional uses . Councilman Ranallo pointed out that the City actually has more than two shopping areas-,. with a third being the little triangular area where the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant is located near residences . '."He reported that. .just the previous evening -at around 10 : 30 P .M. , he had received two calls from homeowners in- that area reporting a distur- bance at th.at .particular restaurant, and said it is his opinion that it is just these types of occurrences- which the Council needs to be cognizant of- when developing an ordinance. The City official believes each type of business has its own peculiarities and with the conditional use permit, the City should -be better able to control the kinds of businesses which come in.to. the community. He agrees the City has no problem .with Apache as to egress or ingress , but nevertheless , wants the City to 'have some input from the Planning Commission before a restaurant- goes- into any of the centers , because he perceives there may be "outsiders who desire' to establish this type of business in our community who have- no .concerns about the welfare of the residents because they personally don't live here" . He would therefore not support deleting restaurants, cafeterias, or delicatessens from the • ordinance. Mayor Sundland said he could see making such businesses conditional uses could be a problem as to time for the center management because it sometimes takes .from 60 to 90 days for a proposal to go through the conditional use. process , but he could accept the ordinance either way it is written. Councilman Enrooth noted the ordinance would require an unanimous vote of those. Council persons present and suggested the vote be tabled --to the next .meeting when Councilman -Marks , who had participated in the previous discussions of the -ordinance , would be present. Councilman. Ranallo objected to .this suggestion, saying he wanted the ordinance passed that evening. He commented that .ordinances had been passed in his absence in the- past and he believes the Council has to consider more than Apache. in the ordinance , citing as an example the vacant gas station property at 33rd and Stinson where there could be numerous problems if a recreational use were put in with no controls imposed by the City. Mayor- Sundland observed this would probably not happen because there would no doubt be a problem. with parking on that limited space which. would require a variance to be addressed by the Planning Commission. Mr. Soth. recalled there had been some discussion that it might be • possible for .the City to- make a distinction between restaurants in general and restaurants- which ar.e located near residential areas , with- out redoing the whole::zoning ordinance . Councilman Enrooth indicated he would like to table the vote on the ordinance in order that this alternative might be explored more thoroughly.