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M M M Commissioner Bowman asked why this is not being considered as a Special Exception. Planner Nearing advised that was discussed when the PRO District was being adopted, but staff felt medical offices were not a compatible use to the PRO District and feared that if they were permitted, they would also have to be permitted in other less intense districts such as neighborhood commercial districts, -- etc. Chairman Scurlock expressed his concern that things start out small and then grow, i.e., The Doctor's Clinic which hag expanded greatly from the original building. Commissioner Wheeler was concerned that opening this up to a more intense usage could lead to other more intense businesses feeling they should be allowed also, and this would just be expanding the whole district. Commissioner Bird asked if there is a reasonable way to limit the amount of medical offices that could be allowed in a particular PRO building, perhaps by setting a certain percentage of the building space where that particular use would be allowed, but Commissioner Eggert believed Commissioner Wheeler concern was about another type business coming in and saying they were no more intense than a medical office and should be allowed in a PRO District, and then we would have a domino effect. Commissioner Wheeler wondered how many businesses would be of similar intensity, possibly hairdressers, and Planner Nearing stated they did not have an actual list, but referred to the Parking Ordinance which has information based on number of trips generated and attracted by specific uses. Another way would be to look at the amount of parking required - a restaurant, for example, requires 1-1/2 spaces per 100 sq. ft. floor area while a medical office requires 1-3/4 spaces per 200+ sq. ft. Commissioner Wheeler asked how many other businesses fall in the category of 1-3/4 spaces per 200 sq. ft., and Planner Nearing advised that is the only one he is fully aware of at this time. 4 BooP4�q.35