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Minutes - Plan Co~ssion Page 3 April 25, 1990 . building area was located in Clayton. Mayor Majerus indicated that Clayton is interested in attracting high-volume retail uses to its portion of the site, but this is not what Washington University is contemplating. Commission members speculated to which uses Washington University would put the Famous Barr site. Commission members had heard that the University would plan to use the site for overflow parking from the main campus as well as for library storage, computer facilities and potential retail uses on the ground floor of a new or existing building. Concern was raised by Chairperson Kreishman and other members regarding use of the site for parking. The vast amount of surface parking on the site would not increase development potential of the parcel; the "PR-O" zoning designation put forth as a possibility for guiding the desired development in this area allows Public Parking Garages as Permitted Uses. Mr. Goldman suggested that if Commission members were inclined to rezone the properties to "PR-O" that they could condition such rezoning on passage of an ordinance eliminating Public Parking Garages as Permitted Uses in this district. Mr. Safe asked if the parking use could be put in Conditional Uses or whether it should be eliminated. Mr. Goldman suggested either scenario could be appropriate. Mayor Majerus inquired whether the "PR-O" district would be compatible with abutting commercial zoning in the City of Clayton. Sarah Elwood, Zoning Administrator, replied that the "PR-O" district did allow for some commercial uses whereas districts such as the "PA" and "PO" districts did not allow for much more than limited office uses. The Mayor also inquired whether if Commission members were inclined to rezone the May Company properties, were they also inclined to rezone the triangular portion of the Clayton Center Development located in University City? Commission members indicated that they would probably want an opportunity to review development on that site and if rezoning would accomplish this, they would be inclined to rezone the parcel on the south side of Forsyth Boulevard. After further discussion regarding economic factors controlling development in the area, Mr. Safe moved that the Plan Commission recommend amendment of Section 34-34 of the University City Zoning Code by eliminating "Public Parking Garages" as Permitted Uses [34-34.3(5)] and redesignating same as a Conditional Use thus creating as new subsection, 34-34.4(13). The motion was seconded by Mr. Marsh and passed by a vote of 6-0. Mr. Safe then moved that the Plan Commission recommend rezoning certain properties along Forsyth Boulevard at the University City limits from "GC" - General Commercial District to "PR-O" _ Planned Residential-Office District on the condition that the Plan Commission's April 25, 1990, recommendation regarding a text amendment of Section 34-34 be considered and adopted prior to