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. . Minutes - Plan Commission Page 4 October 28, 1987 Mr. Wagner stated that a portion of the parking lot belonged to the school property and the remainder serviced the City Park. He stated that USArt's use of the building would not restrict the residents' access to the Park. Councilmember Betty Thompson of 8315 Seville expressed her concern for the safety of neighbor- hood children due to increased traffic along Fullerton and asked about the status of the neighborhood proposal for the building to be used for a community center. Chairman McCauley replied that he was not aware of any formal proposal for use of the building as a community center. Councilmember Byron Price of 1520 78th Street asked if USArt proposed installing a security system in the building. Mr. Wagner said that a highly sophisticated security system had been designed for USArt by Westinghouse and included burglary, fire and smoke alarms. Mr. Price also asked if USArt had any Affirmative Action employment guidelines. Mr. Rand stated that he could advertise locally for jobs; however, 95 percent of the employees USArt would recruit would be required to have completed a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering. He stated that USArt would require very little administrative staff. Ms. Loretta Smith of 8348 Fullerton Avenue reiterated neighbors' concerns about traffic because Fullerton is a very narrow street. She stated that when the property was being used as a school, there was very little traffic because most of the children enrolled in the school came from the immediate neighborhood. Commission members asked additional questions of those representing USArt. Mr. McCauley asked if the proposed 38 parking spaces would be adequate for the building size and use. Mr. Goldman stated that if the number of employees were limited by the Conditional Use Permit, the proposed amount of parking would be ample. Additionally, incentives existed to reduce the parking area in order to decrease storm water drainage onto neighboring property. Mr. Kendall asked about the possibility of erecting some type of physical separation between the Park and USArt's property. Mr. Rand stated that it would be possible to fence the USArt property from the Park or plant a landscape border along the property line, although USArt had not planned a physical barrier there as it would hinder access to the Park and neighboring property. Mr. Adams proposed the possibility of some planting along the building or property line. Mr. Wagner and Mr. Rand agreed to these possibilities. After further discussion, Mr. Marsh moved that the City Plan Commission recommend approval of USArt's application for a Conditional Use Permit subject to the following conditions: 1. The permit is granted to the individual applicant and that if the applicant discontinues as the principal operator or user of the Conditional Use, the permit will become null and void. 2. Any change or expansion of the use which requires significantly more than 15 deliveries or pickups daily or more than 30 employees on the premises at any one time, must be approved by the Plan Commission before the change or expansion takes place.