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No less than ten days prior to the date on which the decision will be made on the application, the city shall give notice of the proposed minor conditional use permit to all property owners and occupants shown on the last equalized assessment roll as owning real property within 300 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property on which the minor conditional use permit is proposed If within ten days of mailing such notice, the zoning administrator receives a request for a hearing, the zoning administrator shall schedule an administrative hearing when practically feasible Either administratively, if no hearing is requested, or after conducting the administrative hearing, the zoning administrator shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the a pp lication For a minor conditional use permit that is either appealed by the applicant or by any other person as prescribed in Section 18 144 020 of this title, or elected for review by planning commission and/or city council as identified in Section 18 124 250 of this chapter, the city shall give notice of the proposed minor conditional use permit to all property owners and occupants shown on the last equalized assessment roll as owning real property within 1,000 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property on which the minor conditional use 1 permit is proposed 4 Modify the threshold for a CUP for retail uses outside the Downtown Specific Plan area to be 55,000 square feet instead of 60,000 square feet Planning Commission modified the square footage threshold for retail uses that require a CUP from 60,000 square feet to 55,000 square feet, and this draft of the code reflects this change The Planning Commission's intent is to have more regulatory control over larger footprint stores that could result in additional impacts (e g , traffic) 5 Add a footnote to Table 18 44 080 to require a CUP for retail uses where (1) the subject tenant space is located within the Downtown Specific Plan area, and (2) the tenant space exceeds 7,500 gross square feet Since the threshold for CUP review for retail uses is 55,000 square feet, the Planning Commission expressed concern about the possibility of a larger-scale retail establishment locating Downtown and its new construction only being subject to Design Review by the Planning Commission Thus, the Planning Commission directed staff to add a footnote that required retail uses where the tenant space is greater than 7,500 gross square feet to be subject to review by the Planning Commission via a CUP For context, Table 1 provides estimated square footage for various venues within the Downtown (note Table 1 includes retail, office, financial institution, and restaurant spaces to provide a more robust list of examples, whereas the 7,500 square foot threshold requirement for CUP applies only to retail uses as currently drafted) Page 5 of 9