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PlanningBoard | 2008-01-28 | 13 | Mr. Thomas added that the City did not want a warehouse owner informing the City that a big box use would be moving in, and that the only discretion the City would have would be over the signage. Vice President Kohlstrand agreed with staff's point that a lot of things slip through the cracks, and would like those issues to be dealt with as part of the PD, rather than putting another use permit on top of it. Mr. Thomas noted that would be possible. Vice President Kohlstrand continued to say that the Planning Board was interested not only in the design, but also with operational considerations. Mr. Thomas agreed that was what Mr. Garrison had suggested, Vice President Kohlstrand stated she would like the consolidation scenario to be a trigger for a use permit. Mr. Garrison noted that the Alameda Towne Centre's existing entitlement contained triggers for a Planned Development Amendment, which were not written very clearly and contained some conflicting language. Staff's goal was to clarify those issues, and they planned to go beyond the Zoning Ordinance's PDA triggers with a higher level of specificity. Mr. Thomas noted that there seemed to be consensus that staff should look at tenant space, and that 30,000 square feet would be the trigger. The Board members concurred. Mr. Thomas requested the Board members' thoughts on whether there should be an exemption for historic buildings. Staff's recommendation was that if it were to be done, it should be for designated City monuments. President Cook believed the conditional use permit allowed the City to preserve historical resources while maintaining a practical gbalance with the community. Vice President Kohlstrand noted that her major concern was if an applicant had to get a conditional use permit, that was one thing, but if they had to do a conditional use permit and a PD, that was another scenario. She did not want them to be subjected to both. Mr. Thomas responded that would not occur. In response to an inquiry by President Cook whether a Home Depot would be considered for the Del Monte site, Mr. Thomas replied that they stated it was not in their plans. He added that staff supported retail, and that Del Monte had agreed not to do big box retail. President Cook replied that she would like to see the PD changes before it went to Council. Vice President Kohlstrand did not need to see the changes before it went to Council. In response to an inquiry by Board member Cunningham whether the issue was time sensitive, Mr. Thomas replied that it was not time-sensitive. Page 13 of 15 | PlanningBoard/2008-01-28.pdf |