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7A Page 71 Commissioner Bondonno noted the way it was written, occupants would have to propose parking plans especially since there was no market rate parking in place in the downtown area. Ms. Ekas noted parking was referred to generally. An actual parking plan is not a large document, but a few sentences about what might be anticipated with employees and other factors which affect parking. The Zoning Administrator looks into these issues, typically. Commissioner Bondonno asked how the amendment, as written, is affected when and if they institute a market rate parking plan for the downtown area. Ms. Ekas stated there was some flexibility to allow the Zoning Administrator's discretion on how to monitor this. If complaints came in, they would be required to receive updates after six months. However, they do not specify exactly what needs to be in the plan or demand that there are parking passes, or a particular ration of parking per employee. It was difficult to make such concise demands on parking that might work in one point in time but not apply in the future. Commissioner Bandanna wished to make quite sure that the requirement for producing a parking plan did not automatically go away just because no market rate parking plan existed as yet. Ms. Ekas stated the amendment, as written, did not suggest this. Chair Radcliffe asked for clarification on what was allowed under the current amendment that was not allowed in the present code. She specifically gave the Canada College ROP program as an example for this question. Ms. Ekas stated such a use was permitted as a quasi-public use which was something still within the code. In the Downtown Precise Plan they needed to look at what was said with regard to quasi-public uses, and Staff could look into this upon the Commission's further directive. Adjustments can be made. Chair Radcliffe stated it was important to be mindful that a use that worked now mayor may not work as well in the future for the downtown area. Ms. Ekas agreed that was the challenge. She stated if they had an interim ordinance they would know that it was a temporary code. She stated Staff had presented them with the permanent language. She stated this may mean Staff would have to amend the code to make and adjustment in order to be current with the community's needs. Chair Radcliffe noted as well that when the downtown area becomes more populated with retail stores, this would be the market-driven force for what is established in the area on the ground floor. Ms. Ekas agreed it was important to understand the ramifications of any offices going in on the ground floor. In some cases, new offices may go into these spaces and those buildings may have offices in them for decades to come, but not every case will occur like that. There will be businesses that will grow and may grow out of their space and need to move on, and if Downtown is in a different market climate, it's not precluded Page 20 of 24