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22 <br /> DRAFT <br /> 440 <br /> 441 Lamar Proctor: Permitted, subject to use standards. <br /> 442 <br /> 443 Charity Kirk: Yes, so that we're giving a little bit more freedom,just a little bit. <br /> 444 <br /> 445 Lamar Proctor: Is that a fair assessment of what— <br /> 446 <br /> 447 Cy Stober: Yeah, and like I said, it matches the original drafted amendment, and after some <br /> 448 discussion we minimized it to just the Conditional District. So it's consistent with what the Attorney's Office and <br /> 449 the Planning staff have already discussed, so you're in line with prior discussions. I'm happy to share that. <br /> 450 <br /> 451 Adam Beeman: I guess the big question is, is there a majority of us that feel like Lamar's motion is worth <br /> 452 discussing any further or approving. <br /> 453 <br /> 454 Marilyn Carter: I'd like to hear it articulated. <br /> 455 <br /> 456 Chairty Kirk: He's not saying to make the motion, Marilyn asked him to make the motion. <br /> 457 <br /> 458 Adam Beeman: So, Lamar's idea, how's that? Is everyone on track with that or— <br /> 459 <br /> 460 Chairty Kirk: I think it's my idea. <br /> 461 <br /> 462 Lamar Proctor: It's her idea. <br /> 463 <br /> 464 Chairty Kirk: My idea. I don't think he's for it, I'm getting that sense. <br /> 465 <br /> 466 Lamar Proctor: I'm actually... I see the issue. This discussion has helped me clarify the issue. This is a <br /> 467 use that is, once again, it sells mood altering substances in a lot of ways, it's an attractive use, especially to <br /> 468 young people, the way it's marketed, the products it sells. I know from personal experience working in law <br /> 469 enforcement that these places tend to not bring in the best elements, so I do think that they are far more akin <br /> 470 to sexually-oriented business than they are to just like a standard commercial establishment. I think I would be <br /> 471 fine either way with it being 12, 13 as a subject use standards or just as Conditional Zoning. I guess part of what <br /> 472 we've discussed is the people who really want these businesses would have to go through a lot of steps for <br /> 473 Conditional Zoning that they wouldn't have to go through if it was 12, 13, subject to use standards. <br /> 474 <br /> 475 Cy Stober: That's correct. The Zoning Compliance Permit and staff review does determine if it's <br /> 476 compliant with these standards. <br /> 477 <br /> 478 Lamar Proctor: And these places already exist primarily in strip malls in municipal areas and if we made a <br /> 479 more restrictive, Conditional Zoning only, then that would essentially limit it's spread, and then it would be up to <br /> 480 municipalities on how to deal with them. There's kind of a background issue of the legalization of marijuana, <br /> 481 but that's a different issue, but I could see these establishments, if it became a permitted legal retail sale of <br /> 482 marijuana allowed in North Carolina, which I don't think is going to happen immediately, but I could see these <br /> 483 places converting into that, but that's further down the road. <br /> 484 <br /> 485 Marilyn Carter: So, I'll just weigh in, because I did not understand that and that is why I wanted to make <br /> 486 sure I heard it articulated at length. That Charity's recommendation, which I understand the intention, I think it's <br /> 487 a good one, but it would also weaken the requirement that's been presented to us, so because it will weaken <br /> 488 the requirement, I personally will vote against moving in that direction now that I understand it it. <br />