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City of Centerville Planning and Zoning Commission December 03, 2024 Public Comments Lucas Wiborg provided the following comments via email: ÐGeneral Comments: The Table of Allowed Uses should include terms already defined in the code whenever possible for simplicity's sake. o For example, Light Manufacturing is already defined in the code, so it would be consistent to use the Light Manufacturing definition in the table instead of "light assembly." Similarly, Contractor's Yard is already defined in the code and should be used instead of "construction trade offices and yards" and potentially "real estate-related businesses." Any use not defined in the code should be added to the code's definitions (Sec. 156.006) for clarity. o For example, "real estate-related businesses" is vague, and it is not defined in the code. What does it mean? My hunch is that most of the "real estate related" uses are either office, contractors, and/or service-based businesses that would meet the existing Contractor's Yard definition or Business and Professional Offices. (Note that Business and Professional Offices is listed on the Table of Allowed Uses but is not defined in Sec.156.006) Comments on the Addition of "Construction Trade Offices and Yards (within building only)": I oppose adding "Construction trade offices and yards (within building only)" to the Table of Allowed Uses as a Permitted Use. Contractors should have reasonable access to an exterior yard. Contractors of all types and sizes need exterior space to store equipment and materials that are impractical to keep inside a building due to clearance, weight, size, restricted maneuverability, and/or economics. Instead, I support adding "Construction trade offices and yards" as a Conditional Use to B-1 with reasonable performance standards. Additionally, I ask the council to modify the language "Construction trade offices and yards" to Contractor's Yard, which is already defined in the code (Sec. 156.006). Listing a use twice to clarify "indoor only" is confusing and unnecessary. Business and Professional Offices is already a Permitted Use in B-1, B-2, and I-1 districts. Most office uses (e.g. contractor's office, manufacturing office, or real-estate office) should fall under this office use for the "indoor only" portion and the office component of these businesses is likely accessory to an already permitted use on the property. If there is confusion on whether or not a "contractor's office" falls under Business and Professional Offices, the council should add a definition for Business and Professional Offices to Sec. 156.006. Further, the council may consider renaming this use to "General Office" to better reflect the intent of the use. Other indoor-uses (e.g. manufacturing, assembly, sales, services, retail, repair, warehousing, etc.) should be governed per the Table of Allowed Uses if they are the principal use. To summarize: Uses already defined in the code (Sec. 156.006) should be used on the Table of Allowed Uses to avoid confusion. Page 2 of 4