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not about changing entitlement levels or anything like that, but producing a better processing document. Commissioner Nagler commented that it sounds like it is to maintain the status quo but in a way that is usable and understandable. Mr. Dolan said yes. 2. City Zoning Code Update (on page 6 of 13) A few years ago, a Customer Service Review Team was put together as an advisory committee to the City Council on how customer service could be improved for various applicants within the community development services realm, and this ranged from small builders to big time developers, commercial /residential, other people that just use City services. One point of emphasis was that they believed that the Zoning Code was outdated even in the simplest ways, such as the list of allowed uses, where the use of blacksmiths continues to be regulated and is an indication of how outdated the overall document is, but there are uses that did not exist a long time ago when the Zoning Code was originally created, and staff references other related uses, bumping them into a category that is almost the same but not quite. There really is a need to update; there are probably a few opportunities, and this is what the development community and the real estate industries are interested in. There are some uses that staff brings back over and over to the Planning Commission; they require a Use Permit and have the same set of six conditions every time. They are put on the Consent Calendar, but the question is if they really need a Use Permit any more. Staff figured out how these need to be regulated, so they should be put through the regulations and let go. The Zoning Code really needs to be looked through for these uses. Mr. Dolan stated that those are the two items that he would just throw out there for the Commission's consideration. He indicated that the Commission would not need to adopt or recommend both, but he is leaving that for the Commission's discussion. Commissioner O'Connor recalled that that fell under the streamlining of the City's processes about five years back. Mr. Dolan stated that there were about 70 recommendations that came out of that Committee, and staff implemented virtually every single one that they had the ability to do internally just as an administrative change in process. He noted that there were a number that required Council action, and staff had a hard time getting them into the high priority area where staff would have to be assigned. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. There were no speakers. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner O'Connor stated that the Commission had talked about these two items for several years, but they did not quite make it to the short list. He indicated that when PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 11, 2015 Page 11 of 17