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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 2 APRIL 20 , 1993 3 PAGE 8 4 5 6 Chair Faust requested members of the Commission to state their 7 position regarding this concept review. 8 9 Commissioner Madden is opposed as he feels it will merely be 10 creating a large fun center . He noted that with the bowling 11 operation gone the site could be developed and be more 12 attractive. 13 14 Commissioner Werenicz has mixed feelings regarding _the 15 proposals . He noted the building is shoddy in appearance and 16 feels the bowling business may be too difficult to be made a 17 viable enterprise in that location . 18 19 Chair Faust is concerned about problems which could come from 20 this type of business , especially with the mix of senior and 21 young adult populations . He did not see it as his place to 22 dictate the economic viability of a building nor interfere 23 with this new concept . 24 25 Commissioner Gondorchin again stated he feels the location can be better served with another development and the building 0 clearly is in poor condition . He also noted, based on some 28 testimonials from patrons of the Fun Center and presented by 29 Mr. Logan, it would be a very poor environment for troubled 30 youth. 31 32 Commissioner Franzese felt the proximity to the senior citizen 33 retirement homes is not desirable . 34 35 Commissioner Thompson did not state his position as he was 36 still formulating it . 37 38 Chair Faust summed up the consensus of the Planning Commission 39 as not being supportive of this operation nor of granting a 40 conditional use permit . He advised Mr. Logan he can still make 41 a formal application to the City Council . 42 43 D. Informational Signs 44 45 The Planning Commission had requested a definition of 46 informational signs . 47 48 Urbia advised that the term informational signs was created by 49 staff to attempt to sum up the types of undefined signage that 50 is already in place in the community.