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272 TUESDAY, FEBRARY 27, 1990 Plans Video. A Permit will probably be issued for this business shortly. Before the first Building Permits were issued, a tho- rough review was made of the building plans to insure conformity with the Statewide Building Code. The site plans were carefully reviewed with respect to drainage, utilities, parking, access from Liberty Street and Commonwealth Boulevard. A large amount of research, review and consultations were held by all concerned to insure that all applicable codes were addressed before issu- ing a Building Permit. Since this land area is not a subdivi- sion and no request was ever made to subdivide this land, there was no reason for the City Administration to consider any of the provisions of the Subdivision Ordinance related to the issuance of Building Permits. The application and enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance, Building and related Codes was the primary concern with respect to the proposed Mall development. Under Section XII Enforcement of the City's Zoning Ordinance, the Building Official is authorized and has the duty of enforcing the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Baker reviewed the Zoning Ordinance with respect to whether the lahd on which the Mall was proposed to be constructed was in the proper zone. was noted that the property was zoned M-1 Industrial and R-6 Residential. It was felt that this property should be rezoned to C-3 Commercial, therefore, following usual and legal pro- cedures (including a review by the Planning Commission) this property was rezoned to C-3 Commercial on December 9, 1987. have been submitted for the construction of Block Buster Permits were issued based on the definition of a lot as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance, recognizing that the land in question included three land tracts described by metes and bounds (not by map) as previously described. The Zoning Ordinance "lot" definition is as follows: Lot. For zoning purposes as covered by this ordinance, a lot is a parcel of land of at least sufficient size to meet minimum zoning requirements for use, coverage and area and to provide such yards and other open spaces as are herein required. A lot may consist of: A. A single lot of record B. A portion of a lot of record; or C. A combination of complete lots of record, of complete lots of records and portions of lots of records. As can be readily seen from this definition, the area on which the Mall was'constructed conformed to the definition of a lot under the Zoning Ordinance. Therefore, the fact that the Mall building extends across the old tract lines (not subdivision lines) does not violate the Zoning Ordinance nor Subdivision Ordinance. 3