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Regular City Council Meeting AND Board of Adjustments and Appeals Monday,July 16, 2012 Page 43 Therefore, Member McGehee opined that this had created the situation the City now found it- self in. Beyond that, Member McGehee stated that she had followed the Har Mar Mall issue closely; and concurred with SWARN's interpretation of how that compromise came about. As she has often mentioned to staff and residents, she was pleased in attending the first Steering Commit- tee meeting to find assigned square footages for each business designation to allow people to grasp each potential development. While some had argued aggressively, including herself that those square footages should remain to avoid any ambiguity, Member McGehee noted that by not doing to, the City no longer had a ledge to stand on in their decision-making. Member McGehee suggested that staff's determination appeared to be an attempt to remove any remain- ing ledges. Member McGehee noted that she did not imply that the Twin Lakes Master Plan was a control- ling document that provided legal ramifications. Member McGehee reiterated her ongoing support for B-6 Zoning in this area and her support of the use of Planned Unit Developments (PUD's), since the entire Twin Lakes planning and zoning was based on that designation. Using that designation in Section 1105.05 of the Zoning Code, Member McGehee noted that retail was not then a permitted use, and not even listed in the two-(2) page listing of permitted uses in a B-6 Zone. Member McGehee opined that she had been led to believe by staff that the entire B-6 Zoning had been carried forward into the Zoning Code update; however, she had since found this not to be accurate. Member McGehee opined that the flexible zoning tool allowed through use of PUD's was now gone; and further opined that the Regulating Map did not replace it sufficiently. Chair Roe asked staff to respond to Member McGee's comments about the former B-6 Zoning and use of PUD's. Mr. Trudgeon stated that he never said the B-6 Zoning and PUD applications were included in the new Comprehensive Plan or Zoning Code, with no direct reference between the old and new Codes. Member McGehee questioned the purpose of calling the Twin Lakes Master Plan a controlling document. Mr. Trudgeon clarified that, "no," every word of the former document was not contained in the updated documents; and the specific standards and zoning code had been adopted by the ma- jority of the City's policy makers. Chair Roe directed Members to several administrative matters for Board consideration before moving forward. Chair Roe noted that a bench handout had been provided by SWARN as a completion of their appeal document, with their suggestion to the Board allowing it into the record. Chair Roe noted that his review of the document did not change the substance of their appeal.