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commercial or not, if commercial is a permitted use in downtown then it's going to happen or not through that. Commissioner Allen: We all know that we look at these documents too. We look and we pick words that are written here as what the purpose of something is and that's why I think it's important we treat it as an important statement. So anyway, let me ask my peers. My alternative proposal would be to have Section A focus on what is in the DSP specifically about retail use being highly desirable because it promotes pedestrian activities, supports and complements other downtown businesses and draws people. The purpose of our commercial district is predominantly retail and that's because of that, and I would propose that that be Section A, and Section B be related to residential. The other purpose is to have a vibrant residential community that can be multi -use as well and something along that line. I would propose that commercial be in Section A and residential be B as opposed to melding them, but I will look to my peers here, because I think that's why when people talk about downtown they talk about a vibrant business district and that's what Scott Raty came to talk about — business thrives vitality. Chair Ritter: What other areas are the Central Commercial districts? This isn't just downtown in 18.44.030. is it? Bonn: It's predominantly downtown. There's straight zoning that has the C -C designation like Rosewood Commons as Gerry mentioned earlier, and there probably are a handful of PUDs that refer back to the C -C district. So half of Rosewood Commons is PUD -C and it refers back to the C -C district with some exceptions. The other half of Rosewood Commons is straight zoned C -C and there are probably a couple of other examples as well. Commissioner Brown: I'm not sure Rosewood Commons would fit into this definition, right, if you're targeting it towards the downtown? Beaudin: Right, we really need our DSP update to take the lead on these and so that's part of what we'll be trying to accomplish. The C -C district, because it does apply elsewhere in the City, the idea of pedestrian scale, the idea of encouraging mixed use — those are somewhat similar planning directions that we've been giving folks for our downtown based on the existing DSP and in Rosewood Commons where they're contemplating the residential projects that were contemplated during the Housing Element process. So, whether its horizontal mixed use or vertical mixed use, it becomes more of the conversation. This doesn't tie you're hands one way or the other. Commissioner Balch: Well, the pedestrian element across anything in the City in my opinion should be supported. I mean, we've got to get out of our cars, right? So I don't have a problem with that. I'm hearing everything everyone is saying. I do support the idea of adding the commercial. I think that might be our little compromise here. The intensive development language from my point, I think I'm going to punt. I could go either way. I understand what staff is saying that basically it's been there and it's kind of the grandfathered language they have inherited to edit, so I'm not really sure now would be the time in my opinion to alter it. I apologize Nancy, I didn't get your A versus B and I PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 14, 2016 Page 24 of 49