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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 20, 2003 Page 3 1 8.2 Amend the Zoning Code to Allow Adult Day Care Centers as Conditional Uses in 2 Commercial Districts. 3 Acting Chair Stille opened the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. 4 Ms. Hall reported for the last couple of months,the Planning Commissioners have been discussing 5 the adult day care use request. She noted that last month,the Commissioners agreed to recommend 6 the use as a conditional use permit in the Commercial zoning district. Ms. Hall stated the Planning 7 Commission would hold a public hearing amending Section 1635.03 of the zoning code to allow 8 adult day care centers as conditional uses in the Commercial zoning district. 9 10 Ms.Hall noted the City Attorney's office has reviewed the statutes and state rule regulating adult day 11 care centers and stated the Minnesota Department of Human Services licenses such centers. She 12 indicated the State rules establish a number of regulations governing adult day care centers to protect 13 the safety and welfare of program participants. In addition,it was not necessary for the City to pass 14 an ordinance regulating adult day care centers as state law sufficiently covers the area. Thus,in the 15 proposed ordinance, adult day care centers are limited to those centers that are licensed under state 16 laws and rules. 17 18 Ms. Hall explained that staff recommends the Planning Commission take public comment on the 19 zoning amendment and then refer it onto the City Council as recommended action. She indicated 20 the recommendation will be considered by the City Council on May 28, 2003. 21 22 Commissioner Tillman stated concern on the additional time it would take to go through the 23 conditional use permit process for this type of use. She questioned if this lengthy process would 24 hinder this type of use within the City. Randall Strand, 3055 Old Highway 8, noted this would be 25 taken into consideration when starting an adult day care within the City and stated he did not see 26 it as a problem. 27 28 Hearing no further comments, Acting Chair Stille closed the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. 29 30 Commissioner Hanson asked why this was only considered for the commercial zoning district. 31 Acting Chair Stille stated this was the consensus as the most appropriate district for this type of 32 use. 33 34 Motion by Commissioner Stromgren, second by Commissioner Steeves, to amend Ordinance 35 Section 1635.03 of the Zoning Code to Allow Adult Day Care Centers as Conditional Uses in 36 Commercial Districts. 37 38 Motion carried unanimously. 39 40 Ms. Hall indicated this would go to Council on May 28, 2003 for a first reading. 41 42 IX. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION. 43 Ms. Hall reviewed several items that would be coming up in the next few meetings. She noted 44 the Council approved $5.5 million in lease revenue bonds for a new fire station and to remodel