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{.. PUBLIC HEARINGS ~ ~ UP-93-63. Best of Seconds Application for a conditional use pennit to operate a secondhand store within an existing building located at 234 Main Street. Zoning for the proberty is C-C (Central Commercial) Core Area Overlay, Civic Overlay, and DowntownrRevitalization District. Mr. Swift presented the staff report recommending approval of Casq UP-93-63, subject to the conditions of approval in Exhibit "B." Mr. Swift advised the P~ing Commission that the applicant feels the store should be considered a retail store and i , therefore, already in compliance with the Code. Staff has determined this store to be a ondhand store, although outwardly it looks like a retail store and would be a benefi to the downtown area. Staff raised the issue of whether or not the Planning Commission w~shed to initiate a Code change to establish a new consignment store category. Mr. Swift also advised that the Downtown Owners Association had fontacted the City recommending approval of this application. i In response to Chairman McGuirk's question of whether the Plannif. Commission should view the application as a secondhand store or as a retail store, Mr. wift stated that staff had determined it was a secondhand store. However, the Planning Com ission could make a determination that the applicant is not a secondhand store; therefore the Planning Commission would take no action on the use permit. : Mr. Swift explained that the difference between the Best of Secondsi and a donation store (such as Hope Hospice) is their method of sale. They sell secondh~d items on consignment and split the proceeds with the previous owner. They also differ in Ithat the Best of Seconds accepts clothing only at scheduled appointments whereas a donation istore accepts items/donations of all kinds at any time they are open. A discussion ensued between Mr. Swift and Commissioners Mahern and Wright about the differences of a secondhand store, a consignment store and an antiq1!Ie store. Staff reiterated that the Planning Commission could make changes to the Code by aUding new categories of approved stores. PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. The applicant was not present, and no one chose to speak for or ag~nst this application. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CWSED. Commissioner Finch does not feel the applicant should be classified I as a retail store and does not want to add new categories to the Code. He prefers to maintairl as is the special conditional use permit process. Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 October 13, 1993 .. -