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November 3, 2025 — Meeting Minutes

This document is the minutes of the City Plan Commission/Architectural Review Board meeting held November 3, 2025. It records attendance, approval of the October 20, 2025 minutes, and discussion and votes on agenda items including Conditional Use Permits for a restaurant at 16 N. Central Avenue (recommended for approval) and for parking at 905 St. Rita Avenue (recommended for approval with a condition; vote to recommend approval carried unanimously), approval of vinyl fencing at 114 Lancaster Drive (approved with five votes in favor and one opposed), approval of a sign modification at 300 Hunter Avenue (approved unanimously), and continuance of a site plan review for a new single‑family house at 436 Oakley Drive. The minutes also record unanimous recommendations to the Board of Aldermen for text amendments to sign regulations and for retail smoking establishment standards, and a motion to continue a proposed Unified Development Code text amendment to the November 17, 2025 meeting.
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3. Text Amendment – Commercial Zoning Regulations

A Rezoning and Text Amendment for revisions to the City’s Zoning Map and Land Use Code, Chapter 405, Articles XIX, XX, XXI, and XXII (Commercial and Service Zoning Districts) and Chapter 410, Articles V, XII-A, and XII-B (Overlay and Urban Design Districts), to consider adopting a Unified Development Code allowing mixed-use zoning, to establish definitions, regulations, and the boundary of the districts.

Anna Krane and Ryan Helle provided a presentation discussing a draft text amendment of commercial zoning regulations and recommended that the PC-ARB recommend approval of the text amendment to the BOA as submitted. PC-ARB discussed the text amendment. Public comments were heard. Helen DiFate made a motion to continue the text amendment to the next meeting on November 17th, 2025, Susan Buse seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

A Text Amendment for revisions to Chapter 425 “Sign Regulations” of the City’s Land Use Regulations (Title IV), Sections 425.040.A.2 and 425.040.A.3, to revise the permitted size of blade signs, and allow administrative review of construction materials for ground signs.

Ryan Helle provided a summary of the proposed text amendment with a recommendation that the PC-ARB recommend approval of the text amendment to the BOA as submitted. PC-ARB discussed the text amendment. Helen DiFate made a motion to recommend approval of the text amendment to

the BOA as submitted as submitted. Susan Buse seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

A Text Amendment for revisions to the City’s Land Use Code, Chapter 405 (Zoning Regulations), Section 405.380, Section 405.390, Section 405.3120, and Section 405.3290, to consider adopting performance standards and regulations relating to retail smoking establishments, to establish its definition, and to add it as a permitted use in the “C-2” Commercial District and “HDC” District.

Anna Krane provided a summary of the proposed text amendment with a recommendation that the PC-ARB recommend approval of the text amendment to the BOA as submitted. PC-ARB discussed the text amendment. Helen DiFate made a motion to recommend approval of the text amendment to the BOA as submitted as submitted. Susan Buse seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

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