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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,March 25,2013 Page 8 Councilmember Willmus advised that his concern was to find a solution to retain the retail focus at Rosedale and the shopping center to the north as Regional Busi- ness by not allowing limited production there; while still considering that permit- ted use west of Fairview Avenue to Cleveland Avenue and the frontage road. Councilmember Willmus stated that he could consider a zoning change for lim- ited production in that portion of the RBD. With concurrence by Mr. Paschke, Councilmember McGehee stated the three (3) options available: to leave permitted uses as current; to permit limited produc- tion/processing in RBD; or allow the use as a Conditional Use throughout the RBD. Mr. Paschke displayed a map of potential boundaries if using Councilmember Willmus' suggestion to create another zoning district. Mr. Paschke advised that staff could review that in more detail to rezone some areas and return with that additional information for Council consideration. Mr. Paschke advised that this would also open up other areas in the community as well (e.g. RB on west side of I-35W near auto dealerships, currently in a more industrial area), noting that this would provide them with additional options for future redevelopment. Councilmember McGehee spoke in opposition to the Conditional Use option as it could set the stage for substantial changes in any RBD; as well as the Conditional Use running with the land in perpetuity. Councilmember McGehee opined that her personal preference was to move toward Councilmember Willmus' suggestion for another zoning district or leave it as is. If owners of buildings didn't want to renovate or sell those buildings, Councilmember McGehee stated that develop- ment would then remain consistent with the Comprehensive Plan guidance. Councilmember McGehee further opined that she was not enthusiastic about addi- tional or different types of traffic in areas with a retail synergy. Councilmember Laliberte reiterated her concern from the previous meeting relat- ed to this proposed use adjacent to residential areas (e.g. Target and Har Mar Mall area in the RBD); and spoke in support of Councilmember Willmus' suggestion for an additional zoning district as one she could support. Mayor Roe clarified that RBD didn't include only retail and that there were other uses already in the Rosedale and Target neighborhoods; with a potential redevel- opment as an office use also meeting current RBD requirements. Mayor Roe questioned if limited production was that much different than office use, noting that it still had to be compatible with RBD. Mayor Roe opined that developers seeking limited production space would probably not want to develop in existing retail areas to a great extent as those costs would be higher. Mayor Roe spoke in support of staff's recommendation to provide more flexibility for those properties with minimal impact and within compliance standards for RBD, and those design standards if and when renovating or retrofitting a building.