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existing developments until such time that the AUAR is completed and the official map for Highway 10 can be implemented. Associate Planner Wald explained that Staff anticipates the City Council will adopt the final AUAR document in January of 2004. The process to officially map the Highway 10 area is anticipated to be completed in March or April of 2004. She indicated the first six month term of the moratorium is set to expire on February 25, 2004. Since the properties are in a state of transition and the development moratorium is set to expire soon, it would seem appropriate to create a zoning district that addresses these properties specifically. Associate Plarmer Wald indicated the subject area is currently zoned B-2 Highway Business. Staff is proposing m create a new zoning district, H-1 Highway 10 Business District for the properties currently within the moratorium. Chairperson Nixt noted for the record the letter from Carlson, Lundquist & Company, Ltd, signed by James R. Korin, in addition to the letter from Furniture and Things. Commissioner Johnson joined the meeting. Chairperson Nixt asked what will happen February 25, 2004. Associate Planner Wald indicated the City Council can extend the moratorium for a total of 30 months. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon noted there was a lot of concern from businesses at the time the moratorium was placed. He indicated the City Council committed to only a six month time frame, and he does not think they will extend it. Chairperson Nixt commented they should not push through an ordinance because of poor planning. He indicated the moratorium limits owners on what they can do on their land, and he does not know if that is just. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon indicated the question becomes to what extent they allow expansion, which drives up the cost of a Highway 10 project and makes the project that much more unlikely. He indicated they need to balance the rights of the owners with the costs and necessity of the project. Associate Planner Wald advised that what Staff did was take the B-2 ordinance and adjust it so any expansion has to go through an approval process to see if it fits with what the City sees happening in that area. She noted the second change was a reduction in the area a building could cover, from 35% to 25%. She added the new uses take out motels and hotels, since Staff felt they may not be appropriate in this corridor. She indicated another change is that if a location wanted to make a major change of use, they would have to go through a SUP process, and minor use changes would need Staff review. Planning Commission/December 4, 2003 Page 12of 20