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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 9, 2013 Page 28 and removal of ambiguities and the exact definitions for the three business types: Regional, Community and Neighborhood. Councilmember McGehee opined that, at this time,there is little difference among them, creating one of the biggest prob- lems when the Wal-Mart development came in. Councilmember McGehee fur- ther opined that the entire area needed revisited in particular for a Master Plan or Planned Unit Development (PUD), opining that a PUD was consistent with the CMU and with the housing desired for this area. Since this requires a bigger fix, Councilmember McGehee opined that staff was really saying that the Zoning Code did not match the Comprehensive Plan, but with the Comprehensive Plan the guiding document for Zoning to comply with, the Zoning Code had been cre- ated that couldn't fulfill that Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember McGehee ex- pressed her preference for this discussion at a subsequent meeting and not at this later hour. Mayor Roe, from his perspective, saw no immediate problem with staff's pro- posed language revision (lines 41 — 55, page 2) of the RCA. However, Mayor Roe noted one area where institutional language had been provided to ensure those types of opportunities and uses, beyond civic; and while that sentence could be removed as proposed by staff, he wasn't sure if"civic" was broad enough to cover that whole area; and he would be concerned about removing something added for a specific purpose. Also, Mayor Roe expressed concerns that the pro- posed language may not sufficiently address ambiguities; and discussion of dif- ferent definitions may better address that in the future. Interim City Manager Trudgeon addressed both points, noting that this was part of a package deal, and looking at the Zoning Code, Zoning Districts and Compre- hensive Plan, staff was attempting to tee that up for discussion. While not at- tempting to say the proposed language revisions were the complete solution, Mr. Trudgeon noted that changes were indicated and quite dramatic affecting the en- tire community and specifically the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area. While the proposed language may not be perfect, Mr. Trudgeon advised that it was intended to introduce the subject tonight; and asked that the City Council provide at least minimal direction to staff on how to move forward in formally considering some options. Councilmember Willmus opined that this was a very important discussion; and while appreciating staff's attempt to bring it forward, he echoed Councilmember McGehee's comments that it couldn't be done justice this evening. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Paschke addressed different business classifica- tions, and land use definitions intentionally not specific or detailed by nature in a Comprehensive Plan, especially in the area of uses; but typically broad and non- descript, providing guidance for the desired future rather than specifically dictat- ing issues.