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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 23,2015 Page 21 viewed and revised, especially in the specific CMU zoned area along Cleveland Avenue, based on what went well and what didn't in the recent past as that devel- oped. Mr. Bilotta opined that a review of and reinstatement of the PUD process to provide for more defined uses was long overdue and needed to be reinstated. From his personal perspective, Mayor Roe stated that CMU zoning could specify that, in certain areas, certain uses are not permitted but could be considered as part of PUD process, providing the City Council to participate in the approval process to condition certain uses. Councilmember McGehee strongly seconded the remarks of Councilmember Willmus about the PUD process, and expressed her comfort with some uses only permitted by a PUD, allowing the City Council to respond to meet the expecta- tions and desires of their constituency, while still providing more flexibility for land owners. Mayor Roe opined that the key was to let developers know the base for acceptable or non-acceptable uses and the process for any deviations to include the City Council. Mayor Roe noted the difference between a PUD and Conditional Uses, with PUD's allowing more discretion, a positive that was coming out of this dis- cussion. However, Mayor Roe opined that a discussion was still needed on pre- ferred uses from the neighborhood and whether or not they matched current zon- ing designations and how the process moved forward after that community input to the Planning Commission for their recommendation on zoning to the City Council. City Manager Trudgeon recognized this clear feedback from the City Council di- recting staff on PUD's. However, Mr. Trudgeon cautioned cognizance and care of what is or is not permitted with the expectation that every use will be talked about at length. Mr. Trudgeon clarified that this meant if a particular use met the stand- ards and applied for a permit, they were ready to go. If it was the City Council's intent that all uses be permitted, Mr. Trudgeon cautioned that this could set the City up for uses it may actually not prefer. While listing uses may seem to be the shortest approach, Mr. Trudgeon suggested more discussion was needed on whether or not a use is permitted or only with a PUD, with uses receiving some hard thought as to which side they fell into. Mayor Roe concurred, opining that was the key component and anticipated it would be a difficult discussion and may not receive unanimous agreement, with some 3/2 votes often. Based on tonight's and future discussions, Mayor Roe stat- ed that it made sense to set some groundwork on permitted uses, acknowledging that it may be a short list, or may include some uses with a PUD and others with a Conditional Use,but the conversation needed to occur.