Memorandum 10-48 Amendment to GC1 Zoning District

MEMORANDUM 10-48

TO: Mayor Hornaday and Homer City Council
THRU: Walt Wrede, City Manager
FROM: Rick Abboud City Planner
DATE: March 10, 2010
SUBJ: Ordinance 10-10 amending HCC 21.24.030, General Commercial One District

Introduction
This ordinance will allow public, private, trade, skilled or industrial schools as a conditional use in the GC1 District. As noted in my staff report to the Planning Commission, trade, skilled or industrial schools are currently allowed without a conditional use permit. The real change is the allowance of private and public schools as a conditional use. The Planning Commission adopted several findings that oppose the addition of private and public schools in the district and did not make any recommendation to change the provisions for trade, skilled or industrial schools.

The Homer Advisory Planning Commission rejected adoption of the ordinance at their March 3rd, 2010 meeting.

Recommendation: Fail Ordinance 10-10 amending HCC 21.24.030, General Commercial One District