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effect. The current property owner is working on exterior upgrades including making it ADA accessible, painting, and adding a roof screen on the parking lot side. Chair Ritter inquired about the Permit Center's current operations under the County's shelter- in-place order and Ms. Denis stated operations are improving; the Planning Division has been keeping up with the number of applications received, however, due to the sheer volume of applications received by the Building Division, it has created a backlog in the review and issuance of building permits. To help alleviate this issue, the Building Division will be opening for appointment-only over-the-counter permits, as staff has observed it is not as time-effective for the issuance of permits for smaller projects when they've been submitted electronically. Chair Ritter further inquired if the Zoning Code update had made things smoother and Ms. Denis confirmed it had, but stated the current delays are strictly due to the operations under the shelter-in-place order and not our previous process. Commissioner Balch inquired about the progress of the Open Counter zoning portal and whether an applicant could now obtain zoning information by entering an address; Ms. Denis responded the software still does not offer that functionality and she would inquire further to determine what might be required to incorporate that function into the software. Commissioner Brown provided feedback, having used the system recently, stating any invalid fields should be hidden to help prevent confusion. He also mentioned when calling the Building Division to schedule an inspection through the phone tree, it puts the caller in a loop which eventually requires the caller to choose the option to speak with staff, in order to get out of it. ADJOURNMENT Chair Ritter adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ejtb(Ukt9,_- Stefanie Ananthan Recording Secretary Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 of 4 October 14, 2020 around parking in the downtown area and Chair Ritter stated the BPTC previously had an opportunity to review and comment on the project. Ms. Denis named the staff members working on the project and informed the Commissioners the building assessment and parking options were taken before the Parks and Recreation Commission and had been commented on by the surrounding neighbors. Interior floor plan options were also brought before the Parks and Recreation Commission and next steps include compiling all the information and working through any outstanding items. Ms. Denis also stated if any residents have questions, comments, or concerns, they could reach out to her, directly. Commissioner Allen posed a rhetorical question as to what the City would do with historical signs downtown when buildings change ownership. She then asked if there were any updates regarding who would be moving into the vacant site previously occupied by Dean's Diner. Ms. Denis responded tenant improvement (TI) plans had been submitted to the Building Division for this location, but they were withdrawn after the County's shelter-in-place order went into Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 4 October 14, 2020 en brick or another material. He discussed the need to utilize the corporate colors and reminded the Commission of the massive improvement from the existing condition. Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 of 7 October 28, 2020