[Vision2020] "Conditional Use" or "Special Privilege"

[Kit Craine]

Three thoughts:

1) How often are CUPs rejected in Moscow? How often are they actually 
enforced? Isn’t this just another way to grant a permanent use that 
will have the same effect as one by-right—which is not currently 
allowed?

2) Once we start down this road, will CUPs be used to excuse all the 
illegal duplexes, businesses (e.g. tow trucks, construction, plumbers) 
in residential zones, etc.?

3) Wouldn’t it be better to enforce the existing codes rather than 
changing them every time the City gets caught?

Kit Craine


On Jun 28, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:

> Greetings Visionaires -
>
> Rules and laws are established to level the playing field for 
> everybody.
>
> I seriously do not believe that granting a "Conditional Use" permit to 
> New
> Saint Andrews College serves the best interest of the city of Moscow.  
> It
> simply establishes a bad precedent.  If the "Conditional Use" permit 
> were
> granted to NSA, what would prevent more and more schools from 
> expanding onto
> Main Street and chasing away tax-paying retail outlets.
>
> Saying "We will issue this permit to NSA, but just this once," doesn't 
> cut
> muster.  Next year, there will likely be more schools opening within 
> the
> central business district, boosting the ever-increasing property tax 
> burden
> of honest retail outlets.
>
> Please, Moscow, show us the backbone we know you have.  Draw a line in 
> the
> sand and ENFORCE IT.
>
> Until then . . .
>
> Take care, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen, who is thinking of starting a Church of St. Budweiser on 
> Main
> Street and teaching classes concerning responsible drinking habits.  
> All of
> this to be tax-exempt and smack in the middle of town, because . . . 
> after
> all . . . you let NSA do it.
>
> "Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a
> garage makes you a mechanic."
>
>
>
> _____________________________________________________
>  List services made available by First Step Internet,
>  serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
>                http://www.fsr.net
>           mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
> ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
>