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Council and staff discuss Innovative Dance Company business‑license denial and possible text amendment to industrial zone rules
Summary
Staff confirmed the business license for Innovative Dance Company was denied after review found the use exceeded a 40% footprint limit in the M‑2 industrial zone. Staff and council discussed options including a property combination or a text amendment to the land‑use table to accommodate dance studios on arterial industrial locations.
City planning staff summarized the background and administrative process that led to denial of a business license for Innovative Dance Company, which applied to operate in an M‑2 (industrial) zone. Staff said the 2020 code limits certain retail/service uses (dance studios, gyms) to 40% of a project building footprint to preserve industrial capacity and because such uses often require more parking.
The owner requested a business license hearing; the hearing officer denied the license under the existing code. Planning staff told the council they have discussed options with the applicant and property owner, including property consolidation and the prospect of a text amendment to the city's land‑use table to allow specific exceptions along arterial corridors. Council members asked staff to explore whether the 40% limit was driven primarily by parking concerns and whether different allowances could be created on arterial roadways.
Staff said they will research the code history and bring options back to the council if the city wants a broader policy review rather than a change targeted to a single applicant.
