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Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Levine, Commissioners Bauer, Schiller, Brauer, <br />Field, and Perez. Voting No: Van Scoy. Absent: None. <br />Planning Consultant Goodroad reviewed the proposed changes to Section 117 -116a with the <br />Commission regarding special requirements and performance standards in all employment and <br />office park districts. <br />Chairperson Levine questioned how this code would be expanded through the revisions. <br />Planning Consultant Goodroad reviewed the design elements that would be changed noting <br />accents would be spelled out to future architects. An advantage to adding clarity to the code was <br />that expectations were very clear to all applicants. <br />Development Services Manager Gladhill noted there would be a menu of design options to assist <br />future developers while allowing for creativity without becoming too restrictive. <br />Planning Consultant Goodroad discussed the proposed changes to Section 117 -116 regarding E -2 <br />Employment District and E -1 Employment District. Minor revisions were made to add places of <br />public assembly as an interim use. <br />Chairperson Levine suggested the Interim Use for public assembly be made a Conditional Use. <br />Commissioner Brauer excused himself from the meeting at 8:27 p.m. <br />Development Services Manager Gladhill reviewed the differences between interim use and <br />conditional use based on zoning district. He commented the Planning Commission could make a <br />change specific to the E -1 and E -2 zoning districts. <br />Motion by Commissioner Bauer, seconded by Commissioner Schiller, to amend the City Code <br />draft for Section 117 -116 allowing public assembly as a conditional use in the E -1 and E -2 <br />zoning districts. <br />Further discussion <br />Commissioner Schiller supported this recommendation as the conditional use would allow for <br />conditions for approval to be placed on the use. <br />Commissioner Bauer agreed. <br />Commissioner Field stated the interim use permit addressed more short-term needs, while the <br />conditional use permit addressed long -term needs. <br />Development Services Manager Gladhill discussed the purpose and intent of the interim use <br />permit. He noted it was a short-term solution for a site. He noted places of assembly did have <br />Planning Commission /September 6, 2012 <br />Page 11 of 18 <br />