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4 Mr. Fornell advised the Board that a florist shop was not one of the permitted uses specified for granting a conditional use permit under the present City ordinance and an amendment would have to be made to the ordinance or the property rezoned to commercial to grant the Louiselle request. Mr. Louiselle said he did not feel his business differed radically from some of the permitted uses, i .e. , libraries and medical centers, which probably generate much more traffic. Motion by Mr. Rymarchick, seconded by Mr. Cowan to recommend to the Council approval of amending the zoning ordinance Conditional Use section, to include a florist and gift shop as a permitted use. Voting on the motion: Aye: None Nay: Hiebel , Marks, Bowerman, Rymarchick, Cowan Motion not carried. The Board based its opposition to the proposal on their belief that allowing the retail business in a R-2 zoned area was spot zoning and would set a precedent for establishing other commercial businesses in other undeveloped lots along Silver Lake Road, thereby voiding the planned development of that tract under the new zoning ordinance. They also noted that adding a retail business to the permitted uses for granting conditional use permits would be applicable to any R-1 or R-2 zoned area in the City. Mr. Louiselle was advised of his right to present his request for the consdieration of the Council . Mr. Fornell reviewed the discussion of what the Board had considered improper notification of residents regarding the hearing on the Ernst proposal drawing their attention to Appendix I , Section 300. 11 , Subd. 2 of the city ordinance, last sentence. (Note: The reference should have been to Appendix I , Section 300. 10, Subd. 9 last sentence, as the request was for rezoning; the provisionsare identical) . The provisions contained therein are for "bona fide" attempts to comply with proper notification procedures for public hearings. / The Board then reconsidered the request from Mr. Clarence Gould for a building permit to erect a steel warehouse and organ repair shop on Foss Road. He presented the site plans and landscaping proposals re- quested by the Board at their September 16th meeting. Although a majority of the Board expressed some misgivings with the type of building Mr. Gould said was economically feasible for his business and were concerned that permitting this type of business in that location would put in jeopardy the Board's new zoning plans for that area; they felt the proposal had to be considered under the existing zoning ordinance which zoned the property Light Industrial .