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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes April 15, 2003 Page 2 • 1 appropriate. In this case, the City is holding a public hearing as a courtesy. 2 3 Ms. Hall noted that a public hearing will be necessary next month at the Planning Commission 4 level to amend the City's Zoning Code to allow for pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers to 5 operate as a conditional use in commercial districts within the City. It is necessary because, for 6 example, the City would not pass an ordinance allowing pawnbrokers as a conditional use 7 without guidelines in place in Section 566 to regulate pawnbrokers. 8 9 Ms. Hall advised that staff recommends two actions: (1) The Planning Commission should take 10 public comment on the subject ordinances and then refer them onto the City Council as 11 recommended adoption; and (2) The Planning Commission should call for a public hearing on 12 May 20, to amend the City's Zoning Code to allow for pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers to 13 operate as a conditional use in commercial districts. The recommended ordinances and Zoning 14 Code amendment will be considered by the City Council on May 27, 2003. 15 16 Chair Melsha stated that he would like to incorporate the information from the March 18, 2003 17 Planning Commission Meeting, particularly Item 8.1, including Captain John Ohl's comments 18 and recommendations. 19 20 Chair Melsha asked for any further comment for the public hearing. Hearing none, he closed the 21 public hearing at 7:05 p.m. 6 Chair Melsha mentioned that the City Attorney recommended keeping the licensing fees and 24 investigation fees in a separate statute and that issue will be discussed in May. 25 26 Motion by Chair Melsha, seconded by Vice Chair Stille, to recommend adoption of what is 27 going to be the new Chapter 565 regarding secondhand dealers based on the findings that are set 28 forth in the draft ordinance at section 565.01, to call for a public hearing on May 20, 2003 to 29 amend the City's Zoning Code to allow for secondhand dealers to operate as a conditional use in 30 commercial districts. 31 32 Motion carried unanimously. 33 34 Motion by Chair Melsha, seconded by Vice Chair Stille, to recommend Chapter 566, the 35 pawnbroker ordinance, based on the findings found at 566.01, to call for a public hearing on 36 May 20, 2003 to amend the City's Zoning Code to allow for pawnbrokers to operate as a 37 conditional use in commercial districts. 38 39 Motion carried unanimouslv. 40 41 It was noted that the recommended ordinances and Zoning Code amendment would be 42 considered by the City Council on May 27, 2003. 43 4 IX. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION. 9.1 Discuss Potential Adult Day Care Amendment to Zoning Ordinance. Ms. Hall explained that with three Planning Commissioners absent at the March meeting, the 47 Chair decided to defer this issue one more month to get input from all Commissioners. She