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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA002 - transcript of portion of September 15, 1981 Council meeting 7Of f-/ 0 A", Verbatim Transcript of a portion of the September 15, 1981 Council Meeting relating to the referral of "down-zoning" request to the Planning and Zoning Commission: Speaker: Comment: Charles Hammer My reason for bringing 8(b) (Petition requesting rezoning from R-2 to R1-6 of block bordered by Hyland Avenue, Iowa Street, Ontario Street, and Ross Road, and properties on south side of Ross Road) aside was from a recognition of reading the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission that there are more than one neighborhood coming in for down-zoning from R-2 to R1-6. It was my impression originally when we adopted the R1-6 zoning regulation that the Planning and Zoning Commission was going to go, as part of their general Land Use Plan, throughout the older neighborhoods and see which neighborhoods were appropriate to rezone from R-2 to R1-6. I hate to see this thing being tackled piece-meal and I would just as soon see the Planning and Zoning Commission take on the broader question, especially with respect to that particular area and that is to look at the entire area and not just the R-2 to Rl-6 for that particular section of the community. Other than that I have no objection to what is being said. John Parks In addition, this states P,-2 to R-1 . Do they mean R1-6 on here? Charles Hammer It says RI-6. John Parks It says R-1 here. Charles Hammer 8(b) says R1-6. John Parks The petition says R-1 . Charles Hammer Well , I'm not certain. For that particular area it could probably go to R-1 as well as R1-6 because there are large lots. I just don't have the detailed information as to which is what. That original area out there was platted for single-family homes. .primarily single-family homes. . and it was R-2 simply because of the lot size requirement. Georgene Shank Charlie, I would support your recommendation to P & Z that they look at all these areas. I think we have to pass this petition on though, because I believe they came in and paid their fee. Charles Hammer Oh, I agree we have to pass it on. I just want it to be passed on with the minutes of this meeting showing that the Council did discuss that and wished they would look at them all . It is the only reason I brought it aside. Mary Atherly I think we are going to see probably a real flood of these Charlie because there was another one turned in today, too, Page.Z. . Transcript of 9-15-81 Council Meeting Atherly (Cont. ) so you are right. . . . . . . . . (unable to hear remainder of Atherly's comments) Charles Hammer Well , they are all coming in at once and there are some areas, for example the area that I live in and those west, that do not have a neighborhood organization and I think that if we are going to be considering those old R-2 areas that are all primarily all . .as a matter of fact many of them are all single-family dwellings. . .if we are going to talk about reconsidering those areas and now utilize R1-6 then we should do all of it and not just one or two at a time. Georgene Shank Yeah. In fact where the land use plan comes in they really should tie the zoning to it. It is silly to have two things floating out there. Larry Curtis It seems to me we went through quite a detailed discussion about this particular thing. . . Charles Hammer At that time[ Lary Curtis zoning discussion re. the new ordinance on zoning and I think it might be appropriate to review what was discussed at that point in time in terms of philosophy that was incorporated in going to the R1-6 zone and if I remember right, we very definitely extablished R1-6 not as something to encourage a change from R-2 to R1-6 but merely as a means in which we saw the future in terms of R-1 zoning being in terms of that size of residential property. I think that whole issue is going to have to be resolved when we have the first one before us in terms of what was the intent of that particular ordinance change. Charles Hammer Well , I move that this be passed on to the Planning and Zoning Commission with the comments that the Council Members have made. Mayor Goodland Second? Georgene Shank Second. Mayor Goodland All in favor say aye. Council Aye. Mayor Goodland Opposed? Council no response Mayor Goodland Carried.