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Commissioner Blank believed that streamlining this process was a great idea anti recalled a situation where the conditional use permit was written so poorly that it created a difficult situation for the owner of the Union Jack. He noted that conditional use permits allowed the use to be brought back to the Planning Commission fin- a public hcariug. f Ie also wanted to ensure that there was a mechanism in place to handle complaints. It would allow for a hearing if a business were out of compliance. Ms. Decker noted that the City often responded to complaints from neighboring businesses or homes. She noted that the over-the-counter process was meant to handle relatively benign issues and was a different category li•om the conditional use permit process. in response to an inquiry by Conunissioner Blank regarding whether the City had the authority to tell a busiucss it was out of compliance and to stop operations, Ms. Decker contirmcd that it did have that right and was part oCthe Code Enforcement process. Commissioner O'Connor noted that significant problems with enforcement were not the norm and he did not want to hold up progress in the City based on the few businesses that cause problems. Chairperson Pox noted that there were many times when the Commission was told that the Code only applied to Downtown. She noted that while she was comfortable with many changes for Downtown, she was concerned that the Commission had not heard from ,Tames Paxson regarding how some of the otticc uses in the Hacienda Business Parl: may be impacted. She noted that some businesses near tutoring businesses may have toxic materials nearby, such as dentist offices. Shc inquired whether there may be certain automatic approval in the Downtown district and whether other items for Hacienda Business Park may he tabled until James Paxson has weighed in. Ms. Ifariyman noted that much of the City is covered by a PUD and that this ordinance did not apply to PUDs; that was the reason James Paxson did not speak. She noted that this applied to straight-zoned properties. The only way it would apply to a PUD was iC the PUD and the PUD plan referred back to the zoning. Commissioner Blank moved to recommend approval of PRZ-37 to the City Council, with the following modifications that: 1. this item be publicly noticed at least hvo weeks prior to the City Council meeting at which it will be presented; 2. the number of students that the ordinance applied to he reduced from 25 to 20 students or less; 3. Section G of the Application for Zoning Approval form be modified to say, "All applicable Federal, State, and local regulations;" and ~t. this Code be amended to say "The standard City noise regulations would apply » Commissioner Olson seconded the motion. PLANNING COMMISSION MINU"1'ES March 14, ?007 Page 6 of 7