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Mark Rancone, Case No. 2G(E Page 5 3. CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDA~ION Ther8 are three outstand.ir ~ issues related to cO!:lplianC"~ wi<:h the o=iginaJ approval: 1) Consistent exterior finish. 2) Additional parking on the north side of the builcing. 3) EnclQsure of trash dumpsters. The applicant t,as discussed thE first t...-o issues in his variance request, but not tne third. It is clear fro!:! the discussions prior t.o the 1950 rezoning, the conditions attached to the Special Use Fe~it, and the wording of the Zoning Code, that the City expec~ed a hi~her ~lality standard of development in the B-4 District than for typical warehouse uses. We believe the conditions attached to the Special Use F~rmit f:J=- the conversion of this warehouse to a retail us~ were clear, unarnbi~Jous, and reasonable. It is also ~ell established from planning case law that economic considerations alone d~ not constitute a hardship for thg qnsntinq of a variance. We stronqly reco:ru::end denial of the va.riance request for the first issue, related to the consistent eA-terior finish, and urge the Planning COiU."1\issian to r~cor.lIx:end to the City Council that the applicant be required to be~in the work immediately on ~oth the north an~ west sides of the building or forfeit the bond amount. In the originai approval, the requirement to complete this work. on th~ north sidE, was not co"nec~ed to the need for future parking, and we do not belie"e it needs to be connected now On the issue of parking, our discussion~; with the n:.presentsti..oe of REI and our visits to the site indicate tJ;ere :, not no~ a parking problem, and so the City does not need to require the new parKing lot tc be built at this time. We *i11 continue to monitor the situation and report back to the Planning CQmmission if a problem develops. Trash handling ~as required tQ be handled within t:he building and this is not now being done. If the ccndi~ion continues the Cit~ can issu~ a citatiQn to the o~~er fer the violatiQn.