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Plan Commission M~tes August 22, 1990 Page 5 . shall be housed on the premises at anyone time on an overnight basis. 7. No signs of any type shall be displayed on the premises with the exception of a single sign, 24" x 42", permanently attached to the front building wall at the first floor level. The sign may be illuminated by a single ground mounted light in a fully shielded fixture so that no part of the bulb is visible from adjoining property. 8. No person on the premises shall be permitted by Y.E.S. to use, possess, distribute or transfer any drug which is designated by the Division of Health of the state of Missouri, under the provisions of Section 195.230 R.S.Mo., to be a barbituate, stimulant or hallucinogenic drug; nor possess, use or distribute or transfer any narcotic. Mr. Kendall seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 4-0. PUBLIC HEARING - APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #46. TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT 6808 WASHINGTON AVENUE Before calling on the applicant to present the Church's proposal to the Commission, Chairperson Kreishman stated that she would abstain from the vote on this application due to a potential conflict of interest. Mr. John Roman, 7215 Shaftesbury, stated that he represented the Church in its application to permit use of the building at 6808 Washington Avenue for church-related uses, office uses and remaining residential uses. He explained that the church has owned this building for over 30 years. They hope to maintain use of the first floor units for church counseling services and a child care service for church activities. The church proposes to lease one of the second floor units to Youth Emergency Service, Inc. (see discussion of Conditional Use Permit #137A above), and retain the remaining three units for residential uses. Mr. Roman stated that the church had received the Planning Department staff report on the application and concurred in the recommendations as well as the proposed rezoning of the property from "HR" - High Density Residential to "PA" - Public Activity District. Chairperson Kreishman called on Ms. Elwood to present the staff report on the application. Ms. Elwood reiterated that the evolution of uses on this block frontage has taken on a predominantly institutional and office character. In order to consolidate the zoning on this block, Planning Staff proposed that this property be rezoned from "HR" to "PA". This proposed rezoning, along with that of 6816 Washington, accomplishes the goal of making the zoning consistent with other office and institutional uses in the immediate area and also allows a combination of church and office uses as Conditional Uses. Office uses, in and of themselves, are not permitted in the "HR" district in which this property is currently located. The zoning change would unify the