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June Fe rre r i 6 3 3 O Laura Lane ~ P 1 ea canton ~ ha s vo 1 untee red for the last three years for fund raising committee s and oche r th i ngs re t a t ive to the American Cance r S oc i ety _ The D i s c ovary S hop w i 1 1 be a bens f i t to the community She urged approva 1 t o a l l ow the Cancer • s S oc i sty • s s econd -hand • store t o be in th e C -N Z on i ng District _ The pub l i c hear i ng wa s c l o s ed _ Commissioner Horan d i s cu s s ed w i th Ms _ Noe 1 the proce s s for receiving me rchand i s e _ Comm i s s i one r Hov i ngh i n 1 oolc i ng at the photographs presented £e 1 t that the shop p ropo s ed i s s im i 1 a r t o shop s 1 ocated i n Mendocino _ He wou 1 d 1 i ]ce to s e e store 5 1 i ]ce th i s i n the downtown a re a where there i s a fu 1 1 y e stab 1 i shed t rade _ Comm i s s i one r Hov i ngh f e l t that i t wou 1 d be d i f f i cu 1 t to endo rs e one s econd -hand store and not another • therefore • wou 1 d b e inc 1 i ned t o d eny th i s request _ Comm i s s i one r Berger fe 1 t the America n Cance r S oc i sty • s store wou 1 d be an exce 1 1 ent one • however • d i d not want to change a 1 1 o f the C -N a rea s to a l l ow for s e coed -hand s a 1 e s_ Commissioner Hoyt stated he had a rea 1 prob 1 em w i th the fact that Ama d or Sriopp i ng Cents r i s i n a C-N D i st r i ct _ He d idn • t obj ect to the p ropo s ed shop a t th i s pa rt i cu t a r center • and f e l t pe rhap s C- C (centra 1 Comme rc i a 1) z on i ng d i st r i ct wou 1 d be appropriate f o r th i s S 1 tE _ Commissioner Mahern stated that this kind Of use can be compared to othe r comme rc i a 1 u s e s i n other C-N centers _ S he fe 1 t p e rhap s the verbiage cou 1 d b e t ightened up _ She fe 1 t th i s u s e wou i d f i t i n we 1 1 j u st a s the othe r u s e s do i n the shopping center _ Commissioner Horan s ays he ha s 1 oo3ced at d i f ferent k i nd s o f use s allowed in the C-N _ Stamp and coin stores handle second-hand me rchand i c e a s doe s shoe repa i t stores • costume s t o re s, b o olc stores etc _ He would 1 ilce to work on tightening up the •• S e condria nd and Pawn S hop •• cat ego ry _ Chairman Michelotti agreed with Commis Toner Hov ingh that this type o f u s e wou i d be appropriate i n downtown _ S he wou 1 d 1 i ]ce t o s e e the s t a f f t i ght en up the 1 anguage governing th i s u s e_ Discussion then ensued b etween sta f f and the Commission concerning qua 1 i tat ive merchandising _ Comm i s s i one r Mahe rn stated that a coed i t i ona 1 u s e perm i t goe s with the 1 and and it wou 1 d be very hard to to 1 1 anothe r s ec and-hand s tore they c an • t 1 o c ate a t the same s i t e a fta r approving the D i s cove ry S hop _ A motion wa s made by Comm i s s i one r Berger • s ec onded by Comm i s s i one r Hov i ngri t o deny Ca s e RZ - 8 9- 4_ - 1 1 - _. __.... _. _. _. _.T. ._.. _._