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Commissioners sort which commercial and industrial services should be permitted or require review
Summary
The commission debated permitting for uses such as distilleries, mortuaries, truck storage, towing yards, welding/machine shops and mini-storage, generally favoring heavier/odorous activities in industrial zones and permitting lighter retail/manufacturing in commercial.
Commission members questioned why services like automobile service stations or department stores would require use permits in the draft table and argued many should be allowed by right in commercial areas. One commissioner asked rhetorically about siting a mortuary next to a shopping center: "Do we really want that next to Walmart or where, you know, the next great restaurant's going or whatever?" (S1).
The group largely agreed heavier uses—crematoriums, large truck terminals, large recycling plants, and asphalt/concrete processing—belong in industrial zones or require a use permit. Lighter manufacturing tied to retail (cabinet shops, retail woodworking, food processing at small scale) were discussed as permitted uses in commercial where they serve storefront or retail functions. Commissioners asked staff to make use-permit/AUP treatment consistent across similar activities.
