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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 16, 2013 Page 19 area other than the Master Plan as a guiding document for the Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember McGehee noted that some businesses operating on the other side of Fairview Avenue south of this area had just been rezoned to Regional Busi- ness-2 (RB-2), while she considered some of those businesses Light Industrial. Since some of those provided good wage jobs, Councilmember McGehee sug- gested that that factor should be considered as part of the equation as well. Mr. Paschke agreed that their use was limited light industrial or processing. Mayor Roe opined that they could be considered CMU or RB-2. Councilmember Willmus concurred, noting that there was little delineation be- tween the two; but cautioned if either were further expanded at Fairview Avenue and County Road C, serious discussion was needed about the implications of that, particularly with traffic situations. Councilmember McGehee stated that she didn't want to consider RB-2 as an op- tion, but liked Light Industrial, opining that the current Industrial zoning designa- tion was very broad. Mr. Paschke noted that Office/Warehouse was already part of the zoning. Mayor Roe questioned if it made sense to further define CMU-1 and CMU-2 to focus on specific uses, allowing residential or more intense uses, but still provid- ing some flexibility. Councilmember Willmus stated that he didn't want zoning that was overly restric- tive or focusing toward one specific use. Interim City Manager Trudgeon suggested working within the CMU framework, with distinctions for limited production east of Fairview versus the west side. However, Mr. Trudgeon cautioned by not being too specific to allow flexibility, if developers were given full reign to let the market determine what they think is best, the City would not be able to dictate or control that development if the use fell within that broad parameter. If the City wished to retain more discretion, and avoid the potential for a housing development directly behind Byerly's or a big box retailer, Mr. Trudgeon noted the need to be aware of potential consequences. Mayor Roe suggested that the CMU be more defined by which uses the City didn't want. In referencing the current live/work/play model, Councilmember McGehee opined that the CMU is too narrowly defined right now, limiting work that con-