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Minutes - Plan commis~ Page 7 May 27, 1987 . Ms. Schuman expressed her concern over recent City Council decisions to approve non-retail uses along Delmar Boulevard in the Loop. She stated that in light of the recently adopted 1986 Comprehensive Plan as well as the intent and purpose of the "RC" district regulations of the Zoning Code, the Plan Commission should support continued use of the ground floor spaces along Delmar Boulevard for retail establishments. She suggested that the Plan Commission adopt a resolution evidencing this view. After further discussion Ms. Schuman moved that the Plan Commission adopt the following resolution: A RESOLUTION OF PLAN COMMISSION SUPPORT FOR RETAIL USE OF GROUND FLOOR SPACES WHICH HAVE FRONTAGE FACING A STREET IN UNIVERSITY CITY'S "RC"-RETAIL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WHEREAS, the 1986 Comprehensive Plan for the City of University City was adopted by the City Plan Commission on November 12, 1986, to serve as a guide for public and private actions involving the future growth and development of the City; and WHEREAS, Chapter 15 of said Comprehensive Plan cites the goal of maintenance and improvement of the special character of the University City Loop to be achieved through the strategy of continuing current policies and zoning controls particularly with respect to street-level uses along Delmar Boulevard; and WHEREAS, Section 34-4 of the University City Zoning Code originally adopted by the City Council of University City on October 19, 1970, dictates the locations and boundaries of zoning districts established on the Zoning Map and Section 34-36 of said Zoning Code originally established the "RC"-Retail Commercial District and located its boundaries on said Map on October 25, 1976; and WHEREAS, Section 34-36.1 states the intent and purpose of the Retail Commercial District as a district intended to accommodate a wide variety of retail commercial uses, including both convenience retail and those which attract shoppers from a larger market area, with ground floor spaces which have frontage faCing a street to be limited to retail use with site plan approval required for non-retail use; and WHEREAS, Section 34-69.3 requires that the City Council shall not approve a site plan application unless it finds that satisfactory provision and arrangement has been made regarding specific review criteria; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY PLAN eOMMISSION OF THE eITY OF UNIVERSITY eITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the Plan Commission supports retail use of ground floor spaces with frontage faCing a street in University eity's "RC"-Retail Commercial District in accordance with the 1986 Comprehensive Plan and the University City Zoning Code.