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-4- Mr. Print operation on Long Lake Road for the purpose of allowing the storage and maintenance of school buses at that location. This permit had been approved for one year and the following year had again been approved for a one year period. This time period had now expired and Mr. Regan had purchased a parcel of land on Partridge Road with the intent of relocating the bus storage operation to that site. Since this site is zoned 1-2 and no provision is made for the storage and maintenance of school buses, he is requesting that this be added to the zoning ordinance. Discussion Mr. John Sands, representing Mr. Regan, indicated his presence at the meeting and made himself available for questions from the Commission. In response to various questions from the Commission, Mr. Dahlgren indicated that the site currently was unoccupied and bordered by various truck tenminal type operations in the area. He explained to the Commission the general desire on the part of the City to intensify the use of industrial land and also indicated his concern over the visibility of this particular parcel from the freeway. Mr. Rukavina indicated his opposition to the proposed ordinance change explaining that he did not feel it was the obligation of the City to continue similar uses in industrial property if not physically mentioned in the City Code. It was his feeling, further, that if the City intended to go with more intensive uses that this amendment could be a step in the wrong direction. Mrs. Cushing indicated that she did not feel this was any particular problem in this area and would not prove to be deleterious in any particular way to the site. Mr. Simons, referring to Mr. Dahlgren's Planning Report, inquired as to the wording which indicated "customer sales and servicing for vehicles". Mr. Simons asked whether the applicant intended to sell buses at this site and whether or not this was, indeed, a second use. Mr. Dahlgren indicated that the sale and service of buses could be a second amendment, in fact, to the code. Recommendation Cushing moved and Simons seconded, that the Commission recommend approval of the St. Paul and Suburban Bus Company's request to amend the zoning ordinance by adding the storage and maintenance of school and charter buses as a special use in the 1-2 (General Industrial) zoning district. Roll Call, Ayes: Simons, Cushing, George Johnson. Nays: Rukavina, Dressler. Cushing moved and Simons seconded, that the Commission recommend approval of the St. Paul and Suburban Bus Company request to amend the zoning ordinance by adding the sales and service of school and charter buses as a special use in the 1-2 (General Industrial) zoning district. Roll Call, Ayes: Simons, Cushing, Johnson. Nays: Rukavina, Dressler.