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~ Rosalie Vaughn, 5700 Stoneridge Mall Road, suite 280, said she is e Property Manager for that location, and was very opposed to a condition requiring a side alk installation by the tenant or owner. She noted this is a multi-million dollar property p chased in Oct. 1989 and said no conditions were noted at the time of purchase regardin any sidewalks. She felt to impose a condition that would require the owner to dedicate land for a sidewalk at this point, plus the cost of installing a sidewalk, was unfair. She furthe thought it was not good planning at this point on the City's part to now expect a sidewalk be installed. She noted the Western College of Travel Careers has been a tenant since 199 and the applicant has stated they are opposed to having to pay for a sidewalk. Lease Wong, 5700 Stoneridge Mall Road, represented the applicati n. She stated she has been at this location for over two years. When applying for a licen in 1990, she said they were not told that a sidewalk was part of the Conditions of Approv . She said it is upsetting to be told now the permit is contingent upon the installation of a si ewalk. She noted they were instructed by the City to write a letter to the owner of the pro rty and demand that a sidewalk be installed. She felt that type of letter would put them i a very awkward position. She further thought the sidewalk was not really necessary in that area, and the majority of people in that area use their cars to go to the mall, exc t at Christmas time when people park anywhere they can find a spot. She suggested w en a person first goes in for a use permit that the City provide a list of things they must co ply with, not after-the- fact. She stated there was quite a bit of work involved now, for he self and the property owner to come up with past documents. Commissioner Mahern asked Ms. Wong if they had to make any in tial improvements to the site when they moved in. Ms. Wong replied there was no need for improvements at that time. Commissioner Mahern discussed with Mr. Swift the process that es place with the renewal of a business license. He noted that there are cases where a simple zoning certificate versus a conditional use permit is required. In this particular case, he sai he could not say how this was issued three years ago. However, at the present time ther is a person in the business license department who works closely with the planning d artment, and at the time of renewal they try to catch things that might have been missed in e past. Ms. Wong reiterated she felt there may have been some miscommu ication in the past. Commissioner McGuirk asked Mr. Swift what the City would do i the conditions cannot be met in regard to a sidewalk. Mr. Swift indicated in cases where c pliance would create a great hardship on the applicant, the City might try to install the sid walk. At the present time the City is trying to get all the property owners in the mall ar to install sidewalks. He noted several owners in the area have agreed to install sidewal for the safety of pedestrians, citing Kaiser and another owner located on Deodar W ,-. Planning Commission Minutes July 8, 1992 Page 11