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September 12, 2017 — Meeting Minutes
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dated September 5, 2017.
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The loading and dumpster area shall be located as shown on the site plan dated September 5,
and maintained by the Permittee whenever the University facility is in use. Shuttle traffic shall not be permitted north of Maryland Avenue.
be located as shown on the site plan dated September 5, 2017.
received for land uses and how it relates to the applicant’s request for a Conditional Use Permit. She had provided the Board with a summary memo (attached) prior to the meeting. Susan Istenes explained that staff makes determinations regarding use and one tool that they use is the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) which lists every possible use and categorizes them. In this such case, it is compatible (Sector 61-Educational Services) to a university. She compared other corporate businesses that hold employee training within their offices. She said that they look for operational aspects and if they are highly characteristic of land use that is listed as permitted; impacts/activities associated with the proposed use and how do they fit into the neighborhood given the context of the surrounding neighborhood (i.e. single-family). She noted that with interpretations and codes there can be a lot of opinions, but it is important to remember that they (Plan commission and staff) were asked if the proposed use as described by the applicant was allowable in the R2 Zoning District; the answer was yes. Regarding whether a for-profit school is allowable Susan explained the process of the interactions with the applicants. She said that where there is a feature or a use that doesn’t fit neatly into any of the categories they ask for explanations in writing to help them better determine the fit.
Regarding whether a for-profit school is allowable Susan explained the process of the interactions with the applicants. She said that where there is a feature or a use that doesn’t fit neatly into any of the categories they ask for explanations in writing to help them better determine the fit. Regarding the use for educational purposes and how to enforce that use, Susan explained that everything the applicant has submitted and proposed are all part of the record including site plans, architectural review, and conditional use permit and are all part of the record - all a part of determining what is going on at the property. If there were to be any deviations from that in the future, generally it is brought to the City’s attention voluntarily by the applicant requesting a change(s), or it may be brought to the City’s attention through a complaint. There are different “routes” to take to investigate and bring them into compliance. Regarding the parking, Susan explained that normally they require a parking study to be used as the basis and usually applicants do not want to meet the minimum required code parking. In this case the proposed reduction of parking was so small, and the conditions of the operational aspects of the business are so few they felt comfortable in saying that 90 parking spaces maximum would be okay without a conditional use permit. As mentioned in the staff report it is notated that any further reduction would require a parking study.