Here was my response earlier today re a teen/youth drop in center at asbury and oakton. I am completely opposed to this use at that location.

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This is a shame - the property is not for sale - it is a retail location - a drop in center will be a special use and I oppose it completely.
 
I have heard nothing from residents wanting a community youth drop in center. Where does the money come from to renovate, and do you plan to have this applicant remove it from the tax rolls? Will teens be asked to pay to drop in? Will it only be open nights and week ends.
 
My opinion? This is being handled badly from the git go. The flurry of emails is ridiculous. Who is entity applicant and why have we handed it like this? This is a location for economic development. I cannot think of a worse idea.

A B2 District is as follows:

A)The B2 business district is designed to accommodate and encourage the continued viable use of older, pedestrian oriented shopping areas found throughout the city primarily at arterial roadway intersections and, in some cases, near mass transit facilities. This zoning district encompasses the city's oldest shopping areas whose pedestrian orientation and character it wishes to preserve.
(B)These shopping and business areas are primarily neighborhood oriented, however, they can also accommodate specialty stores and service facilities that service a larger market area. The established physical pattern of the district is typically buildings built to the front lot line and continuous bands of storefronts. The provisions of this district are intended to maintain pedestrian character.
(C)Uses in the B2 district may include businesses catering to the daily shopping needs of neighborhood residents, specialty stores that provide retail opportunities that have broader market appeal, retail service uses and professional service uses, offices and financial institutions without drive-up facilities. No individual use in this district should exceed twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in size. (Ord. 43-0-93)