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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Page 20 Mr. Paschke advised that the public could advocate for text line items identifying 957 that would prohibit specific uses if they felt they were needed, at which time they 958 could be defined and added to the chart as permitted or prohibited uses. 959 Ms. Ternes asked that current standards not be relaxed, but kept tight; opining 960 that the Comprehensive Plan was about moving forward and making the City 961 better for all residents, and the applicable standards should ensure that; and that 962 environmental goals and priorities concerning industry would improve, not 963 diminish. 964 Mr. Paschke concurred with that intent, noting that it was hoped that the new 965 code and Chart of Uses would simplify understanding of those standards and 966 allowed uses. 967 Member Gottfried reviewed the process for staff recommendations coming before 968 the Planning Commission, with the Commission adopting or amending those 969 recommendations to be forwarded to the City Council. Member Gottfried asked 970 that the public thought staff had left something out that they thought was 971 important, this was their opportunity to make that known to the Planning 972 Commission to consider in their amendments to staff recommendations. 973 Member Gottfried, however, pointed out that the process had not evolved to the 974 point where those design standards were finalized, but should come forward this 975 fall, at which time the Commission and the public would have an opportunity to 976 review those details. 977 Mr. Paschke asked that the public provide broader constructive comment on the 978 proposed code at this point, rather than the finer points that would be addressed 979 later as the design standards were developed. 980 Megan Dushin 981 Ms. Dushin began by asking a number of questions regarding the current 982 Industrial Zoning Districts and the proposed single district. 983 Ms. Dushin further opined that the Land Use and Environmental sections of the 984 Comprehensive Plan document needed to be incorporated fully in the proposed 985 zoning code. 986 Mr. Paschke advised that this was staff’s intent; however, if citizens thought they 987 were not achieving those goals, to alert staff by e-mail and address those 988 components, remembering that they were not fully crafted yet. Mr. Paschke 989 noted that, if there were specific items in the Comprehensive Plan that needed 990 more detailed regulations than those recommended by staff, that staff be alerted 991 to those items. 992 Further discussion included whether production of insecticides was a permitted 993 use in the proposed code, with staff noting it was addressed in the Table of Uses, 994 with limited production and processing, with “limited” needing further definition to 995 determine what it comprised; ; 996 Member Gottfried thanked the speaker for her attention to detail, and asked that, 997 as the standards are developed more fully, to alert staff and Commissioners of 998 any omissions she thought needed addressed. 999 Member Wozniak noted that some of those concerns raised were already 1000 addressed in “Control Measures,” Section E (page 7), while allowing some 1001 flexibility. 1002 Further discussion included development of stringent standards for all zoning 1003 districts in the new code; consolidation of districts and land use designations for 1004 residential and commercial districts; goal of protecting the public, while allowing 1005 enforcement of code provisions; the broad goals of the Comprehensive Plan that 1006