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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes November 14t", 2019 Page 5 of 6 the parts of the building that commercial businesses would not want to use. They were familiar with what the citizens of Louisville were asking for — restaurants, public gathering spaces — and this was exactly what they were looking for in the planning process right now. They wanted to support the small-town value and wanted to bring tax dollars in for the City. He noted that they were in talks with a developer and the GDP Amendment gave them extra tools to make these things happen. Brauneis asked about outlots. Candy replied that they would look at outlots but would need to consider parking as they combined different elements. Zuccaro shared the definition of commercial amusement from the Code: "Commerial amusement means an enterprise whose main purpose is to provide the general public with an amusing or entertaining activity, where tickets are sold or fees collected at the activity. Commercial amusements include miniature golf courses, arcades, ferris wheels, children's rides, roller coasters, skating rinks, ice rinks, bowling alleys, pool parlors, and similar activities." Zuccaro noted that entertainment was not defined. Entertainment was a more common term now for the same concept as commercial amusement. Brauneis asked for public comment. Seeing none, he asked for closing statements. Seeing none, he requested commissioner comments. Rice stated that he did not see any downsides. If it gave the property owners more tools to fill the space, that was a good thing. In regards to the fiscal impact studies, the sad truth was that today the impact was a net zero. He was glad to see that the residential component had been removed. Williams agreed with Commissioner Rice. More uses gave more opportunities to find something to fill the space. She wanted to maximize the area and to come a little closer to the fiscal impact of the past. She also found that it met the Comprehensive Plan. Brauneis noted that the Small Area Plan wanted to move away from the superblock layouts like this development and he did not know if this amendment would do that. Williams responded that she did not think this presented enough information to apply the Small Area Plan. Hoefner noted that this was a step toward more flexibility and a greater diversity in uses. He suggested that the applicants should come back to the Commission if the parking requirements became an issue. Moline shared Chair Brauneis's concern that this plan would not further the goals of the Small Area Plan. He was in support of the resolution, because it seemed like a reasonable step to take to try to preserve the infrastructure that was there now and try