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Planning Commission <br />April 23, 2019 <br />Page 6 <br />Commissioner Larson -Vito indicated there has been expansion of uses in downtown, <br />but her opinion would be they keep downtown commercial and residential only. She <br />said it important to maintain our city's vision to keep a downtown that's open on the <br />weekends. <br />Councilmember Ovall discussed a recent polling he did of downtown businesses <br />with results indicating positive feedback to consider residential facility/housing in <br />the downtown. <br />It was the consensus of the commission to recommend no religious uses in <br />downtown, and allow churches in commercial districts as a secondary use. <br />Mr. Carlton discussed secondary use (SLI) for use by churches in commercial <br />districts, where the primary use is a commercial service or retail opportunity. <br />The consensus of the commission was to support secondary use for a church in <br />commercial districts. <br />Councilmember Ovall requested staff review religious organizations being a <br />protected class, noting a situation in the city of St. Michael for a church attempting <br />to purchase a former movie theater to use as a religious institution. <br />Mr. Carlton stated these definitions will be reviewed by the city attorney. <br />It was the consensus of the commission to keep educational uses in residential areas <br />and not allow in commercial districts. <br />It was the consensus of the commission to have assisted living/nursing homes in <br />high density residential area and separate out their definitions from hospitals. <br />It was the consensus of the commission to allow residential facilities as a permitted <br />use if housing 1-6 beds and conditional use for housing 7-16 beds. <br />It was the consensus of the commission to revise the definition for residential facility <br />and review the definition of medical treatment. The question was does rehabilitation <br />and habilitation fall into the term medical acts. Staff will return with further <br />information. <br />9. Adjournment <br />The meeting was adjourned at 7:16 p.m. <br />Minutes prepared by Jennifer Green. <br />IFIVIRED III <br />h ATURE <br />