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DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENTS Industrial Districts Commercial Recreation and Entertainment Activities will be removed from the IL., IG and IP Industrial Districts, as Conditionally Permitted Uses. Zoning Use Regulations will be created for the IL (AU), IG (AU), and IP (AU) Zoning Districts and Commercial Recreation and Entertainment Activities will be listed as Conditionally Permitted Uses in the IL, (AU), IG (AU) and IP (AU) Zoning Districts. This proposed amendment will continue to preserve the integrity of the City's industrial areas for purely industrial uses while conditionally permitting those commercial recreation and entertainment activities in the AU Zoning Districts that are appropriate and compatible. DISCUSSION Following the December 15, 2011 Planning Commission meeting, staff has carefully considered the comments of the Planning Commission. And, in response, staff proposes to add sections 2- 710, 2 -712 and 2 -714 to explicitly state the Permitted and Conditionally Permitted uses, Uses Requiring Administrative Review and Temporary Uses Requiring Administrative Review for I (AU) districts. The uses would be the same as those uses currently found in the IL,, IG and IP zones. In addition, Commercial Recreation and Entertainment Activities would be added as Conditionally Permitted Uses in the IL (AU), IG (AU) and IP (AU) Districts. There are 70 properties designated IL, (AU) representing 23.55 acres; 17 properties designated IG (AU) representing 84.31 acres; and 28 properties designated IP (AU) representing 21.27 acres. This is a total of 115 properties representing 129.13 acres. Because these changes are less restrictive than what staff had originally recommended, this issue has been agendized for the Planning Commission meeting without the need for additional public notice. As the City Council hearing for this item is set for February 21, 2012, staff has the opportunity to present this nuanced approach to the Planning Commission prior to the City Council meeting and will forward its comments. SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES The proposed ordinance would amend the following Articles of the Zoning Code: Article 7 Industrial Districts, Section 2 -704 (IL, District Use Regulations), Section 2 -706 (IG District Use Regulations), and Section 2 -708 (IP District Use Regulations) • Delete Commercial Recreation and Entertainment Activities from IL, IG and IP Zoning Districts. Article 7 Industrial Districts, Section 2 -710 (I�AU) District Use Regulations), Section 2 -712 (IG (AU) District Use Regulations), and Section 2 -714 (IP (AU) District Use Regulationsh Planning Commission Staff Report January 26, 2012 Proposed Zoning Code Changes Page 2 of 4