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8.B. - Page 207 <br /> ❑ Achieves goal of lowering vacancy rates in a manageable way. <br /> ❑ Must get a Use Permit for 5 years max. <br /> ❑ 1-year extensions are available only if they can continue to demonstrate 40,000 <br /> square feet of vacant space. <br /> ❑ Must be accessed through a storefront to keep retail feel of these areas. <br /> Increased Flexibility <br /> ❑ Allow conditional uses (massage, tanning, bail bonds) in the Entertainment <br /> District typical areas (Not Broadway, but the side street areas in blue on the map) <br /> ❑ Allow Live/Work in the Entertainment District typical areas. <br /> ❑ Allow Banks and Financial Institutions in the Entertainment District typical areas. <br /> ❑ Allow Corner Store Retail (convenience stores, cafes, Laundromats, etc) to be <br /> located in mid-block spaces in the Entertainment District and Downtown Core <br /> zones. <br /> ❑ Allow Bars in the Downtown Core zone. <br /> ❑ Allow beverage vendors (coffee, smoothies, etc) in the Downtown General zone. <br /> ❑ Allow Workshops in the Downtown General zone. <br /> ❑ Change the Maximum Establishment Length rule from a Standard to a Guideline <br /> ❑ Change the limit on inactive frontages from a standard to a guideline <br /> ❑ Add flexibility for the depth of storefront pilasters. <br /> ❑ Specify that required ground-floor retail only needs to be 30 feet deep. <br /> Reduce Confusion <br /> ❑ Make DTPP appeal process consistent with other zoning districts <br /> ❑ Clarify language telling developers how to widen their sidewalks <br /> ❑ Call out sign permits as a separate permit type. <br /> ❑ Change name of "Conditional Uses" to "Restricted Uses." <br /> ❑ Define Cafe. <br /> ❑ Explain that existing retail spaces can remain in retail use. <br /> ❑ Reflect the new name of the Architectural Advisory Committee <br /> ❑ Remove references to the PHED Director. <br /> ❑ Clarify that (with the exception of Building ID signs) no signs are allowed above <br /> the ground floor. <br /> ❑ Reformat General Private Frontage regulations. <br /> ❑ Clarify that Common Entry frontage can be used for upper floor and ground floor <br /> uses. <br /> Discussion/Questions <br /> Commissioner Radcliffe asking about pulling the rules from the introduction and if that <br /> would come back. <br /> Mr. Zack stated it is listed in the ordinance. He stated toward the end of the ordinance <br /> the introduction is struck and there is a new form of the information inserted in its place. <br /> Commissioner Radcliffe stated she has a problem changing the retail definition. <br /> Chair Borgens asked if Commissioners should ask questions and make comments now <br /> or after the public hearing. <br /> Ms. Ramirez stated the Commission can do either. <br /> Page 3 of 16 <br />