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appearance. He did not receive any negative comments. Howard commended Sam's Club for making their facility open and welcome and asked to personally thank them for coming to Louisville. Mayer agreed with Lathrop. He suggested asking for assistance from Louisville's elected representatives to contact the USPS with our citizens concerns. Mayer stated that he also attended the grand opening of Sam's Club and expressed concern for the number of trees that appear to be in poor condition and need of replacement. Davidson suggested contacting Senator Nighthorse Campbell for his assistance regarding the Post Office. REGULAR BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 1292, SERIES 1999 - AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE SUBMITTAL AND PROCESSING OF COMMERCIAL PUD APPLICATIONS IN DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE - PUBLIC HEARING (advertised Louisville Times, 1/27/99; Daily Camera 1/27/99) Davidson called for City Attorney introduction. Sam Light, City Attorney, read by title only, Ordinance No. 1292, Series 1999 - An Ordinance of the City of Louisville, Colorado, Declaring an Emergency; Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the Processing of Applications for Approval of Preliminary PUD Development Plans, Final PUD Development Plans, and Special Review Uses for Properties Located Within "Downtown Louisville," as Defined Herein: and Creating Certain Exemptions from the Moratorium. Davidson called for staff presentation. Paul Wood, Planning Director, stated that Ordinance No. 1292, Series 1999, proposes the establishment of a temporary moratorium on the processing of preliminary and final PUD development plan applications, as well as Special Review Use applications within Downtown Louisville. The scope of Downtown Louisville includes property zoned Commercial Community (CC), and Commercial Business (CB) as reflected on Exhibit B, a map attached to the Ordinance. As the Ordinance will have the effect of suspending some of the City' s zoning ordinances, it has been drafted as an amendment to the zoning code, which is enacted by ordinance rather than by motion or resolution. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on February 9, 1999, and by a vote of 2:3 failed to support the ordinance amendment. The Commissioners as a whole were in strong support of adopting the Downtown Framework Plan and the Design Guidelines. However, there was concern with the message that might be sent by the adoption of a moratorium, and there was also concern with the fairness of the moratorium on currently pending PUD applications, specifically in reference to 841 and 901 Front Street.