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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 16, 1994 Page 10 1 economic necessity the City needs to develop this site. Commissioner Franzese stated 2 she has heard comments that residential will not provide an adequate tax base, but she 3 would like to see the actual figures. 4 Commissioner Faust suggested the Commission look at the merits of this request and 5 make a recommendation one way or the other. He did not favor tabling. 6 Motion by Makowske, second by Franzese to recommend Council approval of an 7 amendment to the City's current ordinance, Section 1635.03,permitted uses, to allow a 8 lumber yard business in conjunction with a.hardwarelbuilding supply store to apply for a 9 conditional use permit in the Commercial District subject to proper screening to assure it 10 is compatible with the neighborhood. 11 Commissioner Makowske stated the real question is whether this is a good use for St. 12 Anthony. 63 Commissioner Bergstrom stated that in looking at a hardware and building supply 4 business with a lumber yard,the business could range from something quite small to 15 something very large. He felt a smaller sized business of this type, properly designed, 16 may be a compatible use. 17 Chair Gondorchin agreed the concern is whether making an amendment results in loss of 18 control over those important issues. 19 Commissioner Bergstrom questioned whether it was possible to draft language that would 20 make this type of use more restrictive. City Manager Morrison explained the City 21 Attorney felt the language could be more restrictive or it could be drafted to allow the 22 Planning Commission and Council to place restrictive conditions when considering the 23 conditional use permit. 24 Commissioner Makowske questioned whether the size of the lumber yard could be tied 25 into the size of the hardware/building store with a"not to exceed" square footage. He 26 commented that he feels details for a lumber yard, connected with a hardwarelbuilding 27 supply store, could be worked out. 28 Commissioner Franzese stated she seconded the motion so the matter could be discussed. 29 She indicated she may be able to support a building supply lumber yard if a lot of �0 quantifiers(screening, size, etc.) are established so the use fits into the neighborhood.