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C i ty P l ann e r B i l l S e a r l e s s a id th e P l ann ing Comm i s - s ion w i l l h av e on e mo r e wo rk s e s s ion in M a r ch b e - fo r e condu c t ing a pub l i c h e a r ing on th e p ropo s ed ch ang e s in Ap r i l . H e s a id th e comm i s s ion w i l l th en fo rw a rd th e r e comm end a - t ion s to th e C i ty Coun c i l fo r app rov a l . T o comp l e t e th e p ro c e s s , S e a r l e s s a id , th e comm i s - s ion mu s t d e t e rm in e wh a t s i z e r e s t r i c t ion s , c e r t a in typ e s o f u s e s mu s t m e e t in th e mo r e r e s t r i c t iv e zon e s , su ch a s n e ighbo rhood o r down town comm e r c i a l . H e s a id th e g roup a l so b eg an r ev i ew ing how th e fou r cu r r en t comm e r c i a l zon ing d e s ign a t ion s w e r e app l i ed in d i f f e r en t a r e a s o f th e c i ty a t i t s l a s t m e e t ing T u e sd ay . Um a t i l l a cu r r en t ly h a s fou r comm e r c i a l zon e s — n e ighbo rhood comm e r c i a l , down town comm e r c i a l , down town t r an s i t ion a l and g en e r a l comm e r c i a l — and th e p ropo s ed ch ang e s comm e r c i a l . S e a r l e s s a id th e comm i s s ion w i l l r e c - omm end ch ang ing som e o f th e a r e a s cu r r en t ly zon ed g en e r a l comm e r c i a l to h ighw ay comm e r c i a l and r e zon ing o th e r a r e a s mo r e app rop r i a t e ly . “Th e r e w e r e a f ew a r - e a s th e P l ann ing Comm i s - to s e e ch ang ed a s p a r t o f th i s p ro c e s s , ” S e a r l e s s a id . t “Th e r e a r e som e a r e a s a th e w e s t end a c ro s s th e b r idg e th a t ’ s g en e r a l com - m e r c i a l now th a t th ey th ink SEE ZONES/A18