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REDA Meeting Minutes—Tuesday,July 18,2017 Page 6 and titles didn't reflect that and therefore, needed to be retitled to address mixed uses and future land use discussions. Ms. Purdu advised that the Planning Commission had also looked in-depth at some Regional and Neighborhood Business mixed uses and indications were that there would be room for some residential in that mix; restated as allowing for residential use but not requiring it. Ms. Purdu opined that this served to increase the possibilities and make administration of those various designations clearer on the spectrum that will assist staff in rewriting and interpreting zoning districts. Member McGehee asked then if the problem was apparently with a lack of clarity between Regional and Community Business designations, and that this proposed restructure served to clarify it. Ms. Purdu noted that first, language was removed that talked about where customers came from as a basis in trying to distinguish businesses in those categories. Ms. Purdu stated that some small unique businesses may have a regional draw, but would not require parking and other infrastructure needs such as would be found at Rosedale Center. Therefore, Ms. Purdu noted that the list of uses in each district were flexible, but meant to show up on the spectrum without too much specificity to allow staff to write corresponding zoning requirements (e.g. parking, height restrictions, etc.) and leave those specifics up to the zoning code, since the comprehensive plan is intended to look at a broader range. Comparing the 2030 and 2040 future land use maps, Member Etten noted that the intersection of County Road C and Snelling Avenue the 2040 map moved all parcels along that interior service road to the MU-2 designation while properties to the north and east remained MU-3 designation. Also, Member Etten asked for the rationale in the Har Mar Mall area and why it didn't move to MU-3, since based on his review of descriptions, it appeared to fit that designation as well. President Roe noted that the upcoming discussion included the land use map and suggested retaining that question for that discussion. Specific to designations, President Roe noted several districts had mandatory residential components. President Roe noted current Neighborhood Business nodes that usually had 1-2 properties in from intersections, and with a mandatory 40% to 75% mandatory residential use on those sites, it didn't leave much if any capacity for a commercial aspect (e.g. small hardware store). Therefore, President Roe asked if the city would be putting itself in a corner that doesn't work practically based on how those nodes are currently positioned in the city. President Roe also expressed concerns about those mandatory in the former CMU, now MU-2 designated areas.