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Council Minutes of 2/7/2007 that this has taken more than enough time. He hopes in the future that developers can get it done right the first time. • Ord. 2006-122, an ordinance amending Section 1139.01 of the Zoning Code in order to eliminate the locational and density requirements for pet stores and animal hospitals in General Retail Business Districts as amended. This is a revisit to the "dog day care ordinance" that was rejected 4-3 at the last Council meeting and referred back to committee that same night on a motion to reconsider. Councilman Gazeau started the committee meeting by expressing his support for the ordinance from the standpoint that the city should be flexible in its code, within reason. Reasonable extensions of current business models, in his opinion, should be permitted in order to attract business and keep businesses in the community, given the competition in the retail sector with our neighbors to the north and south. The ordinance creates conditional use permits for indoor boarding facilities. They would be regulated under the modified conditional use standazd which was adopted several months back. That ordinance changed the hearing procedure for notice for conditional use permits; enhanced criteria and standards for conditional use permits. It set special conditions and standards for particulaz conditional uses, and even established a revocation procedure of the conditional use permit, after notice and hearing before Council, if someone was to make a representation about their use and then that was found to be false. Attorney Tom Lee spoke to the issue and advised that his client, PetSmart, is seeking to make an investment in the community and stands to sign a 25 year lease. The facilities typically have 126 divided rooms (4x4; 4x6; and 5x7). The rooms are stainless steel with a waste management trench system to rear of the room. The space is divided from the general retail establishment. The ventilation system is "hospital grade" filtration on rooftop with additional filters behind the supply air vents to control germs with u.v. treatments to remove germs for return air; 90 % of the air is turned over with 10% new air. The roof top units (exhaust fans) also have filtration. The air is cleaned because of the inefficiency of heating and cooling air with a large turn over. Odor and noise studies were undertaken by PetSmart and are available to Council. All activities take place within the building. There is an atrium. Sixty percent of the space is dedicated to non- boarding space (office, exercise). A four foot track is included in the facility for exercise. There is free play for dogs in the facility, and the facility does allow cats. Quarantine procedures are in effect for sickness. Mr. Orlowski advised he disagreed this was a new business and provided additional examples of other facilities that provide a similar business model. He also advised the committee as to the standards of the American Kennel Association and governing bodies (size, odor, feeding, vaccinations, veterinarian on call, exercise requirements). His opinion was that this business should be located in the industrial park. Mr. Dubelko advised that retail uses aze not permitted in industrial zones. Mr. Miller advised that he did not believe that this was a reinvention of the kennel process. He felt that there is a place for this in the industrial sector of the community. He also expressed his desire to see PetSmazt stay. Mr. Tallon questioned whether federal, state or local rules govern. PetSmart advised that they comply with humane standards for the treatment of animals. Any licensing required is 6