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Planning Commission Page 2 <br /> January 28,2020 <br /> Chair Johnson indicated the public hearing was still open. There was no one present • <br /> to speak. Chair Johnson closed the public hearing. <br /> Commissioner Rydberg asked if the neighborhood had contacted city staff regarding <br /> this request. <br /> Mr. Leeseberg indicated he had not received any comments or input from the <br /> neighborhood. <br /> Commissioner Feinstein asked about the discussion at last month's Planning <br /> Commission meeting with the possibility of a Conditional Use Permit for this <br /> request and asked if that route had been discussed with the applicant. <br /> Mr. Leeseberg stated he thought an Interim Use Permit (IUP) was briefly discussed <br /> at last month's meeting and stated the feeling he got was the Planning Commission <br /> had a preference that they would support two units instead of three or more units in <br /> this neighborhood;therefore, the applicant changed his request for rezoning to R2a <br /> for only two units. He stated staff did discuss the route of an IUP with the applicant. <br /> Chair Johnson stated he felt like the IUP was briefly discussed at the end of their <br /> discussion. <br /> Mr. Leeseberg stated staff did discuss the rezoning for two units but would not be in • <br /> support of it for many of the same reasons as presented. <br /> Chair Johnson asked if going through the Interim Use Permit process was the best <br /> route for the property to allow the property to continue being used as a rental <br /> property. <br /> Mr. Leeseberg stated he didn't believe so as he felt the applicant was ok with having <br /> two rental units on this property,which is why he chose R2a. He stated the initial <br /> request for an R3 zone change had significant design standards and requirements <br /> with that zoning district that the applicant didn't foresee. <br /> Councilmember Ovall stated he was confused about the Planning Commission <br /> denying the request for a zone change and asked what the applicant was receiving as <br /> a solution. <br /> Mr.Leeseberg stated it wasn't staffs responsibility to give solutions but to base their <br /> recommendation on the Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan,which when <br /> applied didn't guide this property as a rental property. <br /> Commissioner Larson-Vito asked if the applicant could have an opportunity to apply <br /> for an IUP. <br /> Mr. Leeseberg stated the applicant would have to wait for six months to reapply. • <br /> PBFSEREI BY <br /> [NATURE <br />