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Plan Commission M~tes August 22, 1990 Page 3 . motion which passed by a vote of 4-0. PUBLIC HEARING - APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #137. YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICE. INC.. 6816 WASHINGTON AVENUE Chairperson Kreishman recognized Mr. Lee Onkeles, Executive Director of Youth Emergency Service, Inc. (Y.E.S.) who presented his organization's request for an amendment of its Conditional Use Permit, #137. Y.E.S. proposed various interior and exterior renovations to their building on Washington Avenue to provide additional office and counseling areas as well as a remodeled living area for resident clients. Mr. Onkeles indicated that he had received the Planning Staff report on the application and concurred with the recommendations contained in the report, including the recommendation to rezone the property from "HR" - High Density Residential to "PA" - Public Activity District. He did state that Y.E.S. had requested that up to eight boys and eight girls be permitted on the premises on an overnight basis, but understood the Planning Department's recommended limit of seven boys and seven girls based on the floor area of the sleeping rooms. Chairperson Kreishman requested that Ms. Elwood review the staff report on the application. Ms. Elwood explained that the evolution of uses on this block of Washington Avenue has taken on a predominantly institutional and office character. In order to consolidate the zoning along this block frontage, Planning Staff recommends that the Plan Commission initiate rezoning the property at 6816 Washington Avenue from "HR" to "PA." Another proposed rezoning on this block would be considered as the subject of the next application on the agenda. The proposed rezonings would accomplish the combined goals of making the zoning consistent with other office and institutional uses in the immediate area and also allow the combination of uses in both buildings by either Site Plan Review or Conditional Use Permit. In the present case, the institutional office and shelter use could remain a Conditional Use within the "PA" zoning district. with Y.E.S. 's proposed floor plan, the building would take on a predominantly office character. Y.E.S. requested several changes in the conditions of its previous Use Permit. Planning Staff recommended that the requirement regarding City review of any structural changes or remodeling of the interior or exterior of the building remain as a condition due to the fact that the use would remain a Conditional Use in the "PA" district and could be approved only upon a showing that the use of the building would continue to be compatible with surrounding uses and would not have an adverse impact on the surrounding area. Also, the recommended limitation of seven boys and seven girls permitted as overnight residents was based on an allotment of fifty square feet per person in the sleeping rooms. This proposed requirement reflects the guidelines of the University City Existing Structures Code. Planning Staff therefore recommended approval of the application to amend Conditional Use Permit #137 subject to first rezoning the property from "HR" to "PA."