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Session 1319, Minutes Page 4 November 22, 1982 Mr. Levy also felt it was unreasonable to limit occupancy to architectural and ad- vertising firms. He asked Mr. Obrock what type of offices he visualized in that space. Mr. Obrock said he had an inquiry from someone interested in establishing a voice recording studio, and that several -mall architectural firms had asked about space. He pointed out that tenants had not been openly solicited because his firm wished to be certain the project was feasible and would be approved. He said he realized there had to be some restrictions, but if they were too strict, his firm ,might not be able to get the financing it needed. Mr. Levy said that although he understood Mr. Ollendcrff's concern about certain uses being incompatible, he thought the additional condition would be impossible to deal with. He thought the Council might be able to define some of the types of uses which should not be allowed in that building. The Mayor concurred that the four conditions recommended by the Plan Commission were broad enough to address any problem which might arise. Mrs. Metcalfe agreed with Mr, Levy and Mrs. Thompson on this matter, but said the key issue was that of trying to protect property values in the adjacent residential area. She said the neighborhood's chief concerns were parking and the appearance of the building. She pointed out that a valid concern with the Plan Commission's recommendations was that the building owner might, in the future, rent to someone who needed additional parking, When the prospective tenant applied for an occupan- cy permit at City Hall, the issuer of the permit would have to judge whether or not it should be issued. Although she was confident of a competent staff, she pointed out that a great deal of care must be exercised in deciding if the proposed use was compatible. Mrs. Metcalfe said she would feel more comfortable if there were a short delay and some kind of requirement for notification of the neighborhood asso- ciation before an occupancy permit was issued. She asked if it would be too late to do anything about excessive traffic once the occupancy permit was issued. Mr. Ollendorff said the permit could be voided if it was issued illegally. He pointed out that the Council must decide what it wishes to do, and then leave it to the staff to administer. Mrs. Metcalfe was still concerned about the problems that might be encountered in removal of a tenant who was generating much more traffic than expected. Mr. Lieber- man said he felt those were administrative decisions, and it was the Council's job to approve or disapprove the conditional use. He thought the conditions recommend- ed by the Plan Commission covered all aspects with which the Council was concerned. He was not in favor of the condition added by the City Manager. Dr. Gerold Borodach, 6947 Washington Avenue, asked to address the Council. He said most residents of the neighborhood felt the proposal to be very desirable. However, his primary concern was a distrust of the City's ability to enforce the restrictions placed on the project. He said he felt very strongly about this, based on an un- pleasant experience he had relating to traffic near his home, where the large vol- ume of cars parked on the streets near his home because of an event at CASA caused a very difficult situation for him. Mr. Schoomer asked about the usable square footage in the building, and how large an area was to be leased. Mr. Obrock said there was about 10,000 square feet of usable space, and his group would be using the mezzanine and entire upper room. The rest