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Mr. Beaudin said some places are clearer than others about what story poles should look like. It is not up to the applicant to design their story pole program but instead in a way that the City sets out. Chair Allen said to the degree story poles or visuals are used she believes there is some merit to having a standard. They had this as a potential for their priority list to the City Council, but it never met the test. If they use story poles it should be done in a way where people know what they expect. Commissioner Brown said he thinks story poles and visuals should be considered a part of the PUD process and that standards should be developed, but he suggested this be brought back at a different time and meeting. Commissioner Ritter agreed. ACTION: There was unanimous consensus that a discussion of standards for story poles and visuals should be brought back at a future meeting. Ground Floor Residential Uses on Corner Lots: Commissioner Ritter said he was not in favor of doing anything to add to the existing permitting process in place which would create more regulation and burden. In the permit process, those questions are going to be asked and answered. Commissioner Brown inquired whether Commissioner Ritter was in favor of the February 26 Task Force recommendation or the April 16 and May 7 City Council direction, or neither. Commissioner Ritter said he was in favor of the February 26 Task Force recommendation. Chair Allen said she was in favor of the City Council direction which, as she perceived, it was that both sides of a lot would be commercial. She referenced the Salt Craft project located at 377 St. Mary's Street and said if a project like that came forward, instead of having townhouses the goal would be to have the Peters Avenue side be commercial. Her reasoning is that if they want to get the side streets activated to be more commercial, they need to be made commercial. She said a lot of the long, narrower lots are along the east side of Peters Avenue and one of the goals of the Task Force was to begin to move more commercial and retail to side streets. If they allow what could be three-quarters of a long lot and have a small building similar to that where Salt Craft is located, and then the rest be townhouses, this would move residential and would give up the east side of Peters Avenue as a street that could be used in the future for commercial. With that said, if commercial was impractical, she would be open to a PUD on a very, very narrow lot of 50 feet, but not 75 feet. Also, some of the corner lots are about 65 feet deep and in researching coffee shops and salons, the average salon is 1,250 square feet for six to eight people. The average coffee shop is about 1,500 square feet. So, there could easily be a 50- or 60-foot storefront but just not as deep, similar to Town Hall Books reversed which is about 30 feet of storefront and 70 feet deep. Planning Commission Minutes Page 12 of 27 June 26, 2019 does not want to over-regulate and recommended breaking down the topics more. Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 of 27 June 26, 2019 ntial does not already exist since two properties side by side could have very different requirements. He also asked that outdoor seating be a Zoning Administrator (ZA) decision and not a Planning Commission decision. Lastly, requiring commercial to wrap around the corner seems like overkill where this is an issue that can be resolved by the ZA. Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 27 June 26, 2019 ne 26, 2019