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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,May 4, 2015 Page 18 However, in general, Councilmember Laliberte stated she was not wild about hav- ing fast food uses allowed in the area. Councilmember Etten agreed that drive-thru's were appropriate uses in Subareas B and C. Councilmember McGehee stated she'd support that use in Subarea B, but not Subarea C. As in other commercial districts, Mayor Roe noted their use would need CU ap- proval, and therefore would be determined on a case by case basis in those zoning designations. Therefore, Mayor Roe noted the consensus was to allow drive- thru's in Subarea B with a CU. Regarding permitting them in Subarea C, Councilmember Willmus opined that it appeared uses were being overly restricted in some areas. While understanding the need to protect residential areas and the area around Langton Lake by only al- lowing drive-thru's in certain areas of Subarea B and not in Subarea A, Coun- cilmember Willmus noted that the body was literally talking about one side of Prior Avenue or another, making much less sense. Mayor Roe asked Councilmember Willmus if the CU could address that issue for him. Councilmember Willmus responded that it could; however, he recognized incred- ibly complex land use scenarios that could come forward; and expressed his con- cern with development applications and implications moving forward. While try- ing to keep an open mind for this discussion, Councilmember Willmus stated that it might behoove the City Council to work out definitions of uses before specifi- cally discussion Subareas A, B, and C on the map. Mayor Roe suggested those definitions may be identified as uses were reviewed, such as differences for fast food drive-thru's versus other uses. Councilmember McGehee provided clarification from her perspective that this was only a first pass and would be deferred for further refinement based on this discussion and public comment, and would not be the final word. Mayor Roe confirmed that this was not intended as the final discussion. In conclusion for this specific use, Mayor Roe, with no objection from the body, concluded that Accessory Use: drive-thru's were Permitted Use with a CU for Subarea B and potentially Subarea C as well, subject to further public input for more public areas.