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• Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 16, 1994 Page 8 1 Commissioner Faust wanted to know if this applicant's expectations were dependent or 2 independent of CUB's intentions. City Manager Mornson replied that at this point the 3 company was thinking independently of CUB. 4 A discussion ensued regarding what types of ventures would be acceptable under the 5 current ordinance and that a lumber yard would need a conditional use permit. 6 Commissioner Faust stated he had received calls from Jim Higgins and Doug Jones who 7 were very concerned about being locked into this type of operation.and not being open to 8 other possible developers. They were concerned about the changes of use in the area a 9 lumber operation would bring in. They were concerned about the aesthetics of the 10 operation. Generally, lumber yards are dirty and there is an increase in truck noise. 11 Commissioner Faust expressed concern about the apartment dwellers on the north side of 12 the site. He stated there was a very probable potential for negative impact on the 13 apartment dwellers. Commissioner Faust was also concerned about possible negative 14 environmental impact and water drainage. He also mentioned the need to be careful Wwhen dealing with large companies as there could be legal setbacks. 16 Commissioner Makowske stated he had also received calls from Jim Higgins and Doug 17 Jones. He stated that Mr. Higgins was also concerned about the increase in traffic. Mr. 18 Higgins was on the Economic Redevelopment Task Force and was interested in seeing 19 the area being used as residential. Six or seven different uses had been proposed for the 20 Apache site by the Redevelopment Task Force, with residential use being one of them. 21 A discussion was held by the Commissioners regarding the economic factors and tax 22 impact between a residential usage versus commercial usage. 23 Commissioner Horst requested that it be noted in the minutes he would be abstaining 24 from any discussion or votes regarding the proposed venture due to a possible conflict of 25 business interest. 26 City Manager Momson said one way to regulate the type of use of the site would be to tie 27 the conditional use permit to the size and type of structure allowed so that a lumber yard 28 by itself would not be allowed as a usage. - 29 Chair Gondorchin expressed concerns about this type of operation's impact on residents 30 in the area, the height of the proposed structure and if multiple level storage would be allowed.