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. . Minutes - Plan Commission Page 9 May 22, 1991 Ms. Ratner indicated her opposition to the staff recommendation and explained that she was concerned about the effect of late night traffic from nursing home employees and ambulances; indicating that it was her recollection that the exclusion of skilled nursing from the PR -0 District was intentional. Ms. Ratner responded to several questions by other members of the Plan Commission. After a brief discussion Mr. Safe moved approval of the staff recommendation to include nursing homes with convalescent homes as a conditional use in the PR-O District under Section 34-34.4 (No.3). Mr. Foxworth seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 4-1, with Mr. Marsh abstaining. PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO SECTION 34-100 - REGARDING "SOLD" SIGNS Chairperson Kreishman called on Mr. Goldman to provide staff comments on the agenda item. Mr. Goldman indicated that a draft ordinance was prepared by City Attorney Dennis Kay which provides an exemption from the sign ordinance for real estate "sold" signs for a period of seven working days following closure on property, consistent with a request from the St. Louis Association of Realtors. During the discussion it was agreed that "sold" signs are generally put in place at the time a sales contract is accepted or if the contract contains contingencies after the contingencies are satisfied. This raised the possibility that "sold" signs could be in place for several weeks before the actual closing of the sale. There was also a discussion on the term "working days" and it was felt "calendar days" was the appropriate measure of time. Ms. Ratner made a motion to recommend approval of a text amendment to Section 34-1oo.8(j) of the University City Zoning Code to read ""sold" signs, except sold signs shall be allowed for seven days" with the new provision limited to a six month trial period. The motion was seconded by Mr. Marsh and passed by a vote of 6-0. REVIEW OF PROPOSED STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR CONDITIONAL USES AND SITE PLAN REVIEWS Ms. Ratner noted that the proposed conditions attached to the May 13 memo from Zoning Administrator Sally Elwood did not contain the following changes that were agreed upon at the April 24 Plan Commission meeting: CHILD DAY CARE. NURSERY SCHOOL OR DAY NURSERY, change the second sentence in the second paragraph to read "Proposed Day Care Centers in the "P A"- Public Activity District are uses which require the approval, prior to the application for business occupancy, of a Conditional Use Permit by the City Council after review by the Plan Commission. "