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"retail," what that would include, and whether that would include a bank or a mortgage company or a beauty salon. Mr. Weinstein replied that there is actually no definition of "retail" in the Municipal Code, so in this case, staff will interpret projects that are going to be using this tenant space and decide whether the use is retail or not. He indicated that, generally speaking, the use is going to have to be substantially selling products as a primary function; so, a salon that happens to sell hairspray would not be considered retail; nor would a bank or anything else that does not devote the vast majority of that retail space to actually selling things. He clarified that if the primary use is a service use, then it would not be something that would be allowed in a retail space. Chair Allen inquired if staff included a condition that defined retail and specifically what the uses would be. Mr. Luchini: replied that there are no defined uses. He stated that anything allowed by the current C -C zoning could potentially go in there, and there are no proposed changes at this time. He noted that as earlier mentioned by Mr. Weinstein, staff will evaluate the uses on a case -by -case basis. He added that if the Commission felt inclined, it could add a condition that would restrict those uses. Chair Allen noted that at the Work Session, the Commission indicated that retail was important and distinguished it from office and a bank and a mortgage company. She questioned if there was the capability to manage that and if, in fact, should the Commission decide to approve this project, the Commission could be sure that the space really would be retail in the way the Commission talked about it. Mr. Beaudin stated that staff understands the intent, that it is pedestrian- oriented, active, and commercial goods exchanged. He added that there were some concepts brought up tonight that staff could certainly turn into a condition if the Commission so desired. Commissioner Balch inquired if "commercial" is defined in the Municipal Code. Mr. Weinstein said no. He explained that typically through the planning realm, "commercial" is used in a slightly different way than a lot of other people in the world; is used to indicate non - retail which also is not defined. Chair Allen commented that it sounds like there are no definitions in the Municipal Code for any of the things being talked about. Mr. Beaudin stated that staff is looking right now at an administrative draft that would comprehensively update the use tables and definitions for the Zoning Code. He added that the Downtown Specific Plan will also be updated in the spring to try and bring some clarity to some of these finer points. Commissioner O'Connor commented that "retail" would be those that include sales tax dollars. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 9, 2015 Page 13 of 40