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. -3- . Plan Commission Minutes February 27, 1985 It was explained by Mr. Goldman that the City Council had several options before it, when the Plan Commission made a recommendation. If the Commissioner dealt with the entire tract in their recommendation there no matter how the City Council acted, the, record would show that the Commission considered the whole tract. Then a rezoning request for another part of the tract, would ever be made, it would not have to come before the Plan Commission again. This would streamline the process for future applicants interested in the tract. David Douglass asked Mr. Jammer if he had spoken to anyone in the archdioceses about rezoning the property. He had not, Mr. Jammer said, but the archdioceses understood the tract needed rezoning. Mr. Jammer was then asked by Mr. Douglass if he was under any time limits in his contact. Mr. Jammer replied that he was, but he had plenty of time left. Pat McCauley noted there were few uses the archdioceses could expect to go into that tract with its current "PA" designation. He felt that "P-RO" was a good designation. He felt "GC" was the wrong category for the tract as there was a considerable amount of general commercial uses along Olive which should not go into a side street such as Pennsylvania. He then moved that the Plan Commission recommend rezoning the entire tract of Mercy High School and convent not including the Fire Department nor the houses on Vernon to "P-RO" and that the archdioceses be given a chance to react to that recommendation. Chairman Hamilton asked if there was a second for that motion. City Manager Frank Ollendorff asked if he would say a few words. He wanted to include the fire house in the rezoning recommendation. Under the "P-RO" zone, the City could continue to use the fire house property indefinitely as a nonconforming use. He noted that currently it is used as a storage facility, not an active fire station. As long as a change was being recommended, Mr. Ollendorff said the fire station property should be included in case the City ever wanted to sell the property. Chairman Hamilton asked if anyone wanted to second Pat McCauley's original motion. Michael Kennedy seconded the motion. Then Chairman Hamilton asked members of the Commission if anyone wanted to amend Pat McCauley's motion. Tim Rice proposed to amend Pat McCauley's motion to include rezoning of the fire house. Mary Schuman seconded the motion. During discussion on the amendment, David Douglass asked who owned the fire- house. Mr. Ollendorff replied that City did. Pat McCauley wondered if the fire house building could be considered historic. Chairman Hamilton stated that to his knowledge there were no historic features with the building. Mr. Ollendorff said Council action would still be required for any use going into the fire house property. A vote was then taken on the amendment which passed 6-1. Another vote was needed on the full amended motion which was to recommend rezoning of the tract including the fire house, Mercy Convent and Mercy High School to "P-RO" and also that the archdioceses be advised of the proposed change prior to consideration by the Council.