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24-hour cooling-off period for over-the-counter approvals, particularly when they involve children. Commissioner Fox noted that things are sometimes streamlined so quickly that it appears applications are being rubber-stamped. He stated that whenever these things occur, they have involved the inability to immediately access a record or condition that should be on a computer system somewhere. He added that the Commission has seen numerous walls that have been constructed that do not comply with the egress requirements as well as issues regarding athree- to four-story senior care facility which seem to go back to what types of Planning records are available to both the public and the Planners on duty. She noted that there have been a number of mistaken approvals lately and that the focus on streamlining should consider slowing down the pace to avoid mistakes. Commissioner Narum agreed that there should be safeguards put in place so these kinds of errors no longer happen. Commissioner Fox noted that the Commission's approval of tutoring and other schools to be a permitted use has resulted in ramifications that might make the Commission wish to re-think its decision and make it a conditional use again. She added that the Commission also needs to look at the context of some of the zoning decisions it has made for permitted uses that do not require a conditional use permit, such that applicants are coming in as tutoring facilities when they are actually day care facilities. She indicated that the Commission needs to re-evaluate and determine whether or not the Commission made the right decision, re-visit them, and revert them to conditional uses. Chair Blank noted that this is a completely different issue than permits at the counter and suggested separating the issues. Commissioner Fox stated that she felt they were related because some of these permitted uses are getting grubber-stamp at the counter. Chair Blank noted that these are not errors made by staff and they are following exactly what the Commission has asked them to do. Commissioner Pearce stated that the Commissioners agree that this needs to be discussed. She added that she thinks the Commission is talking about which process is most important. She asked Mr. Dolan what his recommendation is with respect to streamlining. Mr. Dolan acknowledged that there have been mistakes and that staff is not happy with them either. He added that staff wants to do whatever it can to eliminate mistakes. He indicated that he likes Chair Blank's approach that he suggest some ideas on how staff can address this issue. He noted that some of them relate to a technology question, which cannot be fixed overnight, and others have to do with PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 10, 2008 Page 31 of 33