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Session 171 I, Minutes November 24, 1997 her understanding that the City did not permit packaged liquor stores. Mayor Adams replied that it was a conditional use, but it did not mean that they would ever exist. Mrs. Glickert asked why it should even be in the code at all. Mr. Goldman replied that it would allow regulation of these types of stores, if and when Council decides they would ever accept them in the future. Mayor Adams said that pawn shops were in the code too, but that does not mean they will exist. Future Council groups may decide to allow these types of businesses in the future and having them in the code, now, would allow the City to regulate them. Mrs. Glickert could still not see the purpose of even putting these in the code when it is a well known fact that we do not want them. Mr. Schoomer said that if we have a conditional use, then we can review any application for such an establishment. If we do not have a conditional use, then such an establishment might be brought before Council disguised as something the Council does permit and then we would not be able to regulate it. Mr. Goldman gave Ms. Glickert an example: A liquor store is a retail sales establishment, unless there is a specific provision in the code that prohibits packaged liquor stores, someone could simply say they are applying for a retail store. They still would need a license and they could be stopped at that point, but as far as zoning, they would be permitted. By having it as a conditional use, they come before the Council, very specifically, under a conditional use provision, if they are indeed granted a liquor license by the City. Responding to Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Goldman explained the new parking requirements in an attempt to clarify why Mr. Deutsch's plan would still not have enough parking. He explained that one requirement dealt with additional visitor parking, 6 spaces for the first thirty units and an additional space for each twenty units additional. There is an exception for elderly housing, that would allow, under conditional users, the ratio to be dropped to three quarters of a space per unit, provided there is space on the site for the full complement of parking should the project ever be converted from housing for the elderly to conventional apartments. Mr. Deutsch would need somewhere in the neighborhood of one hundred thirteen spaces. Mayor Adams declared the public hearing closed. AGENDA NO. 3 - PUBLIC HEARING - SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE: Mayor Adams declared the Public Hearing open. Being that there was no requests to speak, Mayor Adams declared the Public Hearing closed.