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Planning & Zoning rejects ordinance to require conditional use permits for downtown restaurants
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted 8-0 to reject a proposed text amendment that would have required conditional use permits for restaurants in the C1 downtown and C2 arterial commercial districts; staff warned CUPs could hinder downtown revitalization and affect parking exemptions.
The City of Pacific Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously to reject a proposed ordinance that would have required conditional use permits for restaurants in the C1 (downtown commercial) and C2 (arterial commercial) districts.
At a public hearing, a planning staff member summarized the proposal and its background, saying the C1 downtown zoning historically allowed restaurants as-of-right and that the C2 district was amended last year to allow restaurants without a CUP. The staff report warned that reintroducing CUPs could hinder development downtown and might affect an existing off-street parking…
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