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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-variant:small-caps">City of Moscow
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<p class="MsoNormal">206 E Third Street<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Moscow, ID 83843<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact: Gary J. Riedner, City Supervisor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">p | 208-883-7006<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">e | <a href="mailto:griedner@ci.moscow.id.us">griedner@ci.moscow.id.us</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">w | <a href="http://www.ci.moscow.id.us">www.ci.moscow.id.us</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:28.0pt">PRESS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">City of Moscow Planning and Zoning Commission to Review Proposed Amendments to the Large Retail Establishment Ordinance and Design Manual<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>July 25, 2011 (Moscow, Idaho) –</b>The City of Moscow Planning and Zoning Commission will continue to review the City’s current Large Retail Establishment (LRE) Ordinance and Design Manual which applies to
retail establishments that are larger than 40,000 square feet in size. The Commission will review a draft ordinance that would establish a scaled application of development standards for LREs at their upcoming meeting on July 27, 2011, at 7:30 PM in City
Council Chambers located on the second floor of City Hall at 206 E. Third Street.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Currently, retail establishments that are larger than 40,000 square feet are required to obtain a conditional use permit and follow the Design Manual, while those over 65,000 square feet are also required to conduct
additional economic impact and other related studies as part of the Conditional Use Permit application. The Moscow City Council has recently requested that the Planning and Zoning Commission prepare an ordinance to remove the conditional use permit and economic
impact study requirements for Large Retail Establishments within Moscow. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The draft ordinance can be viewed on the City’s website here:
<a href="http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/storage/public_records/Council_Packets/PZ%20Packet%207-27-11.pdf">
http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/storage/public_records/Council_Packets/PZ%20Packet%207-27-11.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The current LRE Ordinance requirements can be viewed on the City’s website here under Section 4-12-3:
<a href="http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/storage/public_records/CityCode/title04/chapter12.pdf">
www.ci.moscow.id.us/storage/public_records/CityCode/title04/chapter12.pdf</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Design Manual can be viewed here: <a href="http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/comm_dev/documents/LRE_Design_manual.pdf">
www.ci.moscow.id.us/comm_dev/documents/LRE_Design_manual.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All interested parties are invited to attend.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Story Contact:</b> Bill Belknap, Community Development Director<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Phone:</b> 208-883-7011<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Email:</b> <a href="mailto:bbelknap@ci.moscow.id.us">bbelknap@ci.moscow.id.us</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>The City of Moscow delivers quality municipal services while ensuring responsible use of resources. We anticipate and meet the needs of our diverse population in order to build public trust and
enhance a sense of community.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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