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ORONO PLANNT^G COMMISSION MINUTES FOR MAY 24, 1995 CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF ZONING CODE TO ALLOW DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTER AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN THE R-IA OR B-4 ZONING DISTRICTS After all public comments had been heard, further discussion ensued regarding whether the shelter use should be opened to other than domestic abuse shelters, and whether the residential zone or commercial zone should be amended to allow such use. Schroeder and others indicated that thev have serious reservations about opening it up to other shelter uses, and would prefer it limited to domestic abuse shelters only. Peterson asked whether members of the public present had a strong preference for whether the shelter is allow’ed in a residential zone or in the commercial B-4 zone. Although concern was expressed that if zoned B-4 the shelter site coula reven to one of the allowed B-4 uses and the owner enjoy a substantial financial windfall in the conversion, it was acknowledged that the B-4 amendment would limit the shelter use to a verj’ small area of the City. Planmng Commission member acknowledged that the City Council had suggested the B-4 amendment although Planning Commission’s earlier recommendation was for a residential amendment to eliminate the possibility of commercial expansion. Planning Commission members indicated they felt the controls and limitations placed in the residential version are very limiting but not as limiting as a B-4 amendment. Gaffron reiterated that as a R-IA CUP. upon suitable findings a Council could grant variances to the limiting standards and allow a shelter in a much broader area of the City. Under the B-4 CUP, only areas zoned B-4 were eligible for the use. Peterson moved, Lindquist seconded to recommend to the City Council that they adopt the residential (R-IA) version of the revised draft amendment dated 5/23/95 with the following further revisions: 1. Place the term "domestic abuse shelter" back in in the title, heading, and other locations where it had previously been removed. 2. That the requirement for resumes of the Board of Directors be reinstated, staff to draft the appropriate wording. Ayes 6, nays 0. The motion was carried, Peterson noted for the public that this item would be presented to the Council on June 12. Gaffron noted that if Council took final action to adopt a CU? amendment, Westonka Intervention would be filing either a CUP application or a rezoning and CUP application, for which there would be additional public hearings and the public would again be notified. Peterson noted that staff would make minutes of past meetings available to the those members of the public requesting them.