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that comes along with that and this is the approach recommended and that was endorsed by the City Council. Chair Allen asked if every residence built in the downtown would have to sign a disclosure at the time of sale. Mr. Beaudin responded that they require this as part of the conditions of approval on residential projects in the downtown. There is a disclosure for for-sale units and provisions contained in lease agreements if units are leased. He noted these provisions would also provide more legality in cases where units surround businesses. Commissioner Ritter expressed that he was in favor of the concept that people need to know what they are agreeing to. Commissioner Brown asked if a right to do business ordinance would also be retroactive to existing residences versus only for new projects. Mr. Beaudin said it could be, depending upon the way it is written and adopted by the City Council. Chair Allen said she was somewhat on the edge because of the downsides. She asked how strongly Planning Commissioners feel about the right to do business ordinance versus what exists today. Commissioner Ritter voiced his support for having such an ordinance in creating vitality in the downtown; otherwise, complaints from residents will be received. Commissioner Brown said one of the objectives of the DSP was to have clearer rules. Chair Allen confirmed Planning Commissioners were in agreement for a right to do business ordinance which would provide "more teeth" than today. Commissioner Brown suggested phrasing it as agreeing with staff's recommendation that the ZA could administer requests for outdoor dining in the MU-T district with a strong recommendation from the Planning Commission that the City Council consider or re-consider a right to do business ordinance. ACTION: There was unanimous consensus to support staff's recommendation that the Zoning Administrator could administer requests for outdoor dining in the Mixed Use- Transitional (MU-T) district with a strong recommendation from the Planning Commission that the City Council consider or re-consider a right to do business ordinance. Residential Visibility: Mr. Beaudin stated this item ties into corner lots, minimizing the visibility of residential uses in the downtown and how the City goes about doing that. The question is whether it is enough to have a general policy or a general policy with more specifics based on the geography of sites. Planning Commission Minutes Page 9 of 27 June 26, 2019 , staff is using the Hospitality Guidelines and conditions of approval on new residential projects that require disclosures. If moving to the downtown, there is noise Planning Commission Minutes Page 8 of 27 June 26, 2019 e Planning Commission could break down the topics at hand and he did not see it quite as dire, stating there are many things they are not debating tonight such as the renderings on what they eventually would like Main Street to look like. He did not disagree, as an example, that making PUDs mandatory for all residential projects that fill all of Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 of 27 June 26, 2019 Laura Olson, Executive Director of PDA, and member of the Downtown Specific Plan Task Force, voiced disappointment with what was being presented, stating the PDA Vitality Committee began meeting and red-lining the 2002 DSP in 2013. They provided it to staff in 2014 and have been awaiting this process. She said although there have been wins, there Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 27 June 26, 2019