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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes October 19, 1999 Page 9 1 2 Ms. Moore-Sykes responded that she had spoken with Chief Johnson, who is in charge of Condi- 3 tional Use Permit violations. Chief Johnson had discovered through talking with the person who 4 runs Exhaust Pros, that residents seems to be utilizing the open space by the business as a used 5 car lot. .Admittedly, some of the cars on the lot were accounted for by Exhaust Pros, but the 6 majority of the cars parked on the lot were unknown. 7 Hanson mentioned that he had noticed in the City Council meeting minutes that it was suggested 8 that the Planning Commission tour the City to review existing Conditional Use Permits (CUP). 9 Bergstrom mentioned he would be agreeable to reviewing CUPs, but particularly as a group. 10 Bergstrom suggested the tour be taken after Chief Johnson's Code Enforcement Report is 11 received. The report is scheduled for the next Planning Commission meeting on November 16, 12 1999. 13 Horst remarked he would disagree with efforts to establish the Commission as an enforcer of 14 Conditional Use Permits. Bergstrom responded that he believed the intent was simply to 15 establish an opportunity to review existing CUPS and to determine if there were common themes 0of noncompliance that could be addressed. 17 Bergstrom stated that violations should be routed to City Staff. Horst stated he was amendable to 18 approaching violations in respectful manner, such as reporting violations as they are noticed or 19 complained about, as opposed to directly searching for violations within individual businesses. 20 Ms. Moore-Sykes clarified that, in her discussions with Chief Johnson, it was discovered that he 21 had not been supplied with copies of Conditional Use Permit violations and was occasionally not 22 aware of existing problems. Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that City Staff and Chief Johnson would be 23 working more closely together in staying updated on Conditional Use Permit violations. 24 Bergstrom mirrored Horst's comments and cautioned the Commission to refrain from targeting 25 specific properties for Conditional Use Permit violations,but rather to route any complaints or 26 issues through City Staff. 27 Tillman thought that taking a group tour of the City would be beneficial simply to view the busi- 28 ness that have Conditional Use Permits, and not necessarily to target businesses that are in viola- 29 tion of the permits. 30 Bergstrom polled the Commissioners about possible days of the week to arrange for a tour of the 31 City. It was determined that a Saturday morning would be an optimal time; however, Bergstrom agreed to continue work on a date and time conducive to all parties.