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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes May 21, 2018 Page 4 1 Possible Actions to be taken are: 2 3 1. Motion to adopt a resolution denying the zoning text amendment and conditional use permit, 4 for the property at 3029 Wilson St NE. 5 2. Motion to approve the zoning text amendment and conditional use permit as requested, based 6 on the stated findings and direct staff to develop a resolution approving the application 7 3. Request Additional Information and Table the Application. The applicant appears to have not 8 provided enough information for the City Council to approve or deny the request. 9 10 Also provided for Commission consideration were Exhibit A – Applicant Letter, Exhibit B – 11 Public Comments and Exhibit C – Draft Resolution. 12 13 A letter stating opposition to the request was received from Lou Ann and Nancy Schmidt dated 14 May 11, 2018. 15 16 A letter stating opposition to the daycare business form Lou Ann and Nancy Schmidt dated 17 October 29, 2010. 18 19 A letter from Kim Moore-Sykes to Lou Ann and Nancy Schmidt dated November 4, 2010. 20 21 This matter will come before the Council on June 12, 2018 and Commissioner Larson will 22 represent the Planning Commission at the meeting. 23 24 Commissioner Larson asked if Ms. Rothstein if she is aware of any other municipality raising the 25 limit from 14-17 and Ms. Rothstein stated it is your City and you can write the policy for the 26 City. It is a challenging issue when someone purchases a single-family home and runs a business 27 out of it. 28 29 Chair Papatola asked if the Commission recommends approval of the zoning change requirement 30 this would apply to the entire R-1 area. Ms. Rothstein responded the code text amendment would 31 apply to all property; however, the Conditional Use Permit would be required for the specific 32 property. The Conditional Use Permit goes with the property rather than the applicant. 33 34 Chair Papatola asked if this is essentially a commercial type day care facility that the City has 35 been treating as a residential based facility. Ms. Rothstein stated that is true and copies of the 36 letters from the previous planner are provided for Commission review. 37 38 Commissioner Westrick asked if this is a difference of interpretation and Ms. Rothstein agreed. 39 40 Ms. Jen Johnson and Tammy Hodgkins appeared before the Commission. Ms. Johnson is the 41 owner and Ms. Hodgkins is a teacher. The house was purchased in March of 2010. She was 42 working with the previous City Planner Kim Moore Sykes who was very excited about Ms. 43 Johnson’s plan for the preschool. It is important that they live well with their neighbors. Ms. 44 Sykes had stated Ms. Johnson would have the full support of the City and they still have the 45 vision to live well with the neighbors. They are asking for 3 additional children and when 46