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had needed a wedding dress and had traveled to Sacramento to purchase her dress. She - noted that she needed a wedding dress with sleeves, which was very difficult to find; before she had gone to Sacramento, they had considered flying to Utah, which had many dresses with sleeves. She noted that they anticipated a small amount of business because they planned to specialize in wedding dresses with sleeves and that they would not sell the other dress designs. She noted that they were working with two dress lines so far and did not anticipate having more than four or five dress lines. She noted that they would not undercut other bridal shops and that their prices would be comparable to their prices. Patricia Keeney spoke in support of this project and noted that she lived next door to the applicant and enjoyed having them as neighbors. She recalled that when the applicant's mother ran the sewing business, they did not notice any additional traffic or adverse impacts on the neighborhood. She believed this business, Damsel in a Dress, would be operated in a considerate manner towards the neighbors. She hoped that the applicant would have the opportunity to develop the business and understood that any problems that might arise could be dealt with at that time. Candy Phillips spoke in support of this project and noted that she ran a large daycaze from her home which was across the street from the applicant's home. She had some opposition in 1994 from a neighbor who was concerned about declining property values; ultimately, the neighbor sold her house for more than the asking price. She did not believe there would be any decline in property values on the street. She did not notice any additional traffic from Ms. Thomas's previous business. She was pleased that the applicant and her mother were _ both able to raise their children without daycare and did not believe they would be any competition for the Downtown shops. She believed that Ms. Andrus was trying to make some extra money while she stayed home with her children. She believed that the neighbors were generally supportive of this proposed use. Corinne Thomas noted that she was the sister who would be coming to the house to help Ms. Andrus. She noted that FedEx or UPS, and not a large semi-truck, would provide the deliveries. She noted that they would market their services to people with very short engagements and generally had to make their decisions about a dress fairly quickly. They intended to inform them of the pazking situation and emphasize that they must comply with the restrictions. She believed the people in their mazket would understand. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Pearce regarding the short engagements, Ms. Thomas replied that they were Mormons and that she and her sister had engagements of three or four months. Ms. Thomas noted that within their market, the Latter Day Saints had very specific requirements for wedding dresses; they must have high neckline and backlines and sleeves that are not sheer; this narrows the focus of their dress lines considerably from mainstream wedding dresses. She noted only about three dress lines would be shipped to their home. She noted that they would not sell the dresses online but would be able to display them online. She emphasized that they were not selling to the masses and that their business focused on a very select market. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES October 24, 2007 Page 20 of 40