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HOUSEL: Are you saying that the recommendation is to deny establishing a retail <br />space? I want to be -. <br />COTTLE: Correct. <br />HOUSEL: Okay, okay. <br />WATANABE: Okay, Mr. Domingo. <br />DOMINGO: Could I ask what are the reasons for denial of the expansion of the farm, <br />supply store and establish retail space, professional offices? I know it has to do with the <br />provisions of a special permit, but could I have a specific answer to it. <br />COTTLE: Yes. We have two main reasons. One is that the requests are not <br />consistent with the General Plan. The General Plan for that area is Low Density Urban which <br />allows for convenience or neighborhood type of commercial uses; and we don’t consider these <br />requested uses -- the retail space, professional offices, and certified kitchen -- as a convenience <br />or neighborhood type of commercial use. It’s more of a regional commercial use. <br />DOMINGO: Where, we’re weighing that which is to be considered under a special <br />permit. And now are we also weighing this against a rezoning of a property and its uses? <br />COTTLE: Yes. The other reason, besides it not being consistent with the General <br />Plan or the CDP, is that these uses are usually considered -- especially the retail space, is very <br />general in nature, it’s not well defined -- and usually we only issue special permits for a specific <br />use, which is why we feel these three requested uses are better suited for a commercially zoned <br />area. <br />DOMINGO: In the past we’ve entertained certain applications, I think, with regards to <br />the bottling company that they would provide the, I think it was under a special permit, and that <br />their intention was to further provide spaces for other commercial uses which was not <br />specifically described. <br />COTTLE: Actually the Commission did approve one special permit for a bottling <br />company and then they also considered a change of zone request for a different bottling company <br />that also included industrial uses that weren’t specified. So that was a change of zone, the one <br />you were thinking about. <br />WATANABE: Any other questions of staff? Mr. Alameda? <br />ALAMEDA: I’m just making sure my good neighbor down there is pau. <br />WATANABE: I didn’t cut you off, huh, Mr. Domingo? <br />DOMINGO: No, no, no. <br />2 <br />EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />