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39 as the lead agency for the purposes of participating in the Regional Competitiveness Program. RESOLUTION: APPROVING SPECIAL PERMIT FOR AMUSEMENT ARCADE FOR ICE PARK Mr. Ron Higgins, Planner in the Department of Community Development, explained that the Council recently amended the zoning ordinance to allow amusement arcade under certain conditions on the downtown mall, and the Planning Commission has recommended approval of the arcade for the Ice Park for the following reasons: 1) It is in harmony with the Land Use Plan of the Comprehensive Plan; and 2) The proposed use will not have a significant adverse impact on the surrounding areas if conditions are met. Ms. Richards asked what is meant by "incident experience," and Mr. Higgins replied that the Planning Commission had wanted the language so that the owner would provide a report on the arcade. Ms. Richards said that she is concerned about the monitoring and unanticipated consequences as a result of the amusement arcade, but thinks the condition is poorly defined. Mr. Gouldman agreed with Ms. Richards, saying that the condition is unclear and implies that the City can do something as a result. Mr. Cox said he feels some mechanism is needed to assure that the arcade is not having a negative impact, and asked what the City can do if it is found to have a negative impact. Mr. Gouldman said that a clear violation needs to be identified in order for the City to take action. Ms. Daugherty said she thinks the amusement arcade will add to recreation downtown, and noted that it will be monitored by the Ice Park. Ms. Richards made a motion to approve the resolution granting a special permit for an amusement arcade at the Ice Park, striking condition #6, eliminating the provision that children under 18 not be permitted during school hours, and deleting the word "visually" from condition #3. Mr. Toscano seconded the motion and the resolution was unanimously approved by Council. WHEREAS, Charlottesville 2000, L.C., owner of the property known as the Charlottesville Ice Park at the western end of the downtown mall, has requested a special use permit to use a portion of the Ice Park buildings for an amusement arcade, being further idenitified as Parcel 1 on City Real Property Tax Map #28, having collectively 336 feet of frontage on West Main Street, 154 feet of frontage on Water Street and containing collectively 40,794 square feet of land, or .94 acres; WHEREAS, following a joint public hearing before this Council and the Planning Commission, duly advertised and held on June 10, 1997, this Council finds that such use will conform to the criteria applicable to special permits generally under Chapter 34 of the City Code; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that a special use permit is hereby approved and granted to Charlottesville 2000, L.C. to use a portion of the Charlottesville Ice Park buildings for an amusement arcade. This approval is conditioned upon the following: 1. That the amusement arcade be located in the area shown on the approved site plan, consisting of approximately 1,000 square feet of floor area at the rear of 218 West Main Street and accessed through the Ice Park lobby only.