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Commissioner Van Scoy questioned what portion of the building Hope Fellowship occupied. He <br />did not feel it was necessary to have this restriction. <br />Senior Planner Gladhill was not certain of the exact percentage, but knew it was less than 50%. <br />He indicated the new standards would assist in reducing the need for conditional uses. He noted <br />there were less concerns in Commercial Districts than Business Districts for places of assembly <br />given the fact there were residential businesses. <br />Chairperson Levine asked how the Commission would like to proceed on this item. <br />Commissioner Brauer did not see a need for this restriction. <br />Planning Consultant Goodroad explained churches were moving from Residential zoning <br />districts to Business or Commercial districts. For this reason, the City needed to revise its code. <br />The percentage provision assured that multi -tenant buildings would not be overtaken by places of <br />assemblies. <br />Senior Planner Gladhill noted places of assemblies were not allowed in Commercial Districts. <br />The City was now allowing this use in Business Districts to meet the needs of the City, while <br />holding up to 20% of a multi -tenant building. <br />Further discussion ensured regarding the limitation within multi -tenant buildings. <br />Motion by Commissioner Bauer, seconded by Commissioner Van Scoy, to amend the City Code <br />draft for Section 117-144a removing the 20% restriction for places of assembly in the B-1, B-2 <br />and B-3 zoning districts. <br />Further discussion <br />Commissioner Brauer asked if the City would be moving toward point space zoning or away <br />from this theory. He did not want to see the City becoming overly restrictive. He encouraged the <br />City to be flexible and allow for innovations. <br />Senior Planner Gladhill indicated the City has been making efforts to create a more user friendly <br />Ordinance. He commented he would need additional training with regard to the points based <br />zoning system. He understood this offered additional flexibility, but would need time and <br />training in order to properly implement the new system. <br />Commissioner Brauer suggested the Council make the final decision on this issue as he was not <br />criticizing Staff in any way. <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Levine, Commissioners Bauer, Van Scoy, Brauer, <br />Field, Perez, and Schiller. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br />Planning Commission/September 6, 2012 <br />Page 13 of 18 <br />