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Regular City Council Minutes - 10/21/02 Page 9 include directing staff to notify the Chamber of Commerce in downtown St. Paul of any meetings on this issue; and staff was further directed to encourage local newspapers to publish any hearing or meeting information regarding this Issue. Ayes: Nays: Roll Call Kough, Schroeder and Kysylyczyn. Klausing and Maschka. Councilmember Schroeder stated he was encouraged by the revisions broadening the review of the Planning Commission, as presented in the changes to the original motion; as agreed to by the motion's originators, Councilmembers Maschka and Kough. Mayor Kysylyczyn called the vote for the original, revised motion worded as follows: Maschka moved, Kough seconded, further study by the Planning Commission of the six recommended improvements to eliminate confusion of the existing code requirements and make the development process on shopping center parcels more straight forward, as follows: · Change the "building coverage" ratio of the developable land area within the shopping center master plan as of January 1,2000; · Define "developable lot area" as land upon which construction of structures or paving may occur consistent with the approved existing master plan and excepting all public road, transit and pedestrian easements, but respecting all required setbacks; · F or the purposes of the Shopping Center District (Section 1006), define "building" as gross occupiable commercial retail and/or service, office, and/or multi - family residential area wi thin a building, but specifically excluding parking ramps and decks; · Allow the height of a shopping center or outlot buildings to vary based on Floor to Area (FAR) and its horizontal separation from residential districts,