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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 14, 2014 Page 30 Mayor Roe advised that the City Council could take action on these proposed changes tonight, or table those changes for the broader discussion. Councilmember McGehee expressed further questions related to multi-family dwellings in upper stories of mixed-use buildings (pages 2 and 3 of the RCA) and rationale for them going from not permitted to permitted uses. Councilmember McGehee stated that she had a problem visualizing where RB-2 areas were locat- ed in the City, since CMU was previously defined with retail below and housing above, based on how the buildings were laid out and parking lot structure. Coun- cilmember McGehee suggested further discussion as part of the broader discus- sion on those aspects as well. Mayor Roe opined that it would be appropriate to have those discussions yet to- night. Councilmember McGehee stated that for most of the Table, she had no issues, other than housing, and whether individual or dorms in RB-2 and RB-2 Districts. Mayor Roe pointed out that CMU Districts did not specify housing above retail or office,but simply stated mixed uses, and then not necessarily stacked units. Mr. Paschke noted that the Comprehensive Plan directed more mixed use pro- jects, which were currently only supported in CMU Districts, while other corri- dors in CB, RB-1 or RB-2 may be much more better situated to support them and provide an allowance for mixed use, whether such a development would ever oc- cur or not in those districts. Mayor Roe noted that the definitions in the Comprehensive Plan didn't preclude housing from NB, CB or RB Districts, with housing listed in all to his recollec- tion. Mr. Paschke opined that if found appropriate in CMU Districts, staff thought they were reasonable in RB Districts as well. In his effort to surmise Councilmember McGehee's concerns in RB Districts, Councilmember Willmus questioned whether multi-family housing on top of Rosedale—as an example—was a good idea. Councilmember Willmus expressed his interest in looking more closely at it as well. Mayor Roe opined that the point is that current uses get redeveloped, and while not necessarily Rosedale, could be other entities in RB Districts; with staffs ob- jective to allow mixed uses on those sites, and recognizing challenges adjacent to other uses.