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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 03,2013 Page 19 Development Department. Regardless of the decision made, Mr. Bartholdi re- minded everyone that there are remedies for developers to contest those decisions, and with the one being referenced, the findings stood. Mayor Roe clarified that the letter was dated December 2010 or 2011 regarding the Wal-Mart development regarding Community Business and Regional Busi- ness Zoning Districts; and from his recollection, Mr. Bartholdi had stated that, "to the extent of any inconsistency" rather than as recalled by Councilmember McGehee. Based on his review of the letter, Mayor Roe opined that he had not interpreted Mr. Bartholdi's comments to indicate that there was any consistency needing to be fixed; and recognized that different people could interpret the letter differently. Mayor Roe suggested that he and City Attorney Bartholdi review the letter off-line, since it was correspondence between the two of them. Councilmember McGehee agreed to discuss the letter further off-line. Councilmember Etten opined that part of this involved the City Council's policy role; and that it was only common sense to open things up for community dia- logue before being put under the gun. Councilmember Etten advised that his con- cern was to get the City's staff and developers involved in the process, opining that the City Council did not have a role in those minute details, and should be careful of not doing so. Councilmember Etten opined that if it was the desire to reach in and get to the dangerous point of defining specific aspects of any devel- opment, it was not prudent for the City Council to be involved in that detail. Councilmember McGehee stated that she absolutely agreed with Councilmember Etten; and that comment went directly to the garage placement and standards de- sign included in current code, with which she did not agree. Councilmember McGehee opined that current code was too narrow and restrictive in many ways,but in some ways too ambiguous. Councilmember McGehee noted that, when the Zoning Code had first come forward, there were definitions for each Zoning District that included square footages; however, those had been re- moved, even though many objected to that removal including her, and therefore become ambiguous. An example used by Councilmember McGehee was the pro- posed asphalt plant. Regarding the Twin Lakes regulating map, Councilmember McGehee opined that it was like a corset; and she didn't think it was her job to tell people where they should place their buildings, and what color brick, etc. should be used. Regarding removal of the square footage designations form various Zoning Code definitions, Mayor Roe clarified that those had been recommended for exclusion by the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee majority, and subsequently con- firmed at the Planning Commission and City Council by majority vote. Mayor