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o o o Planning Commission Minutes Ap~il 26, 1983 Page Two Chairman Tracy opened the floor to the public. Tom Johnson, who lives across from the Piwowar property, stated that he thought the neighbors should be notified. He also said that when something like this ~omes up, he feels that a public hearing should be held at the Planning Commission level. Mr. Johnson also said he was not in favor of changing the present R-lc zone to an R-3 zone and that he was not in favor of apartment buildingg going up in the area. Ralph Garner of 577 Tipton, said he agreed with Mr. Johnson. May Beck, also a resident of the area, said she felt that apartment buildings would not fit in or will not blend in with the area. Rudy Benson, a resident of the area, stated that she was against the apartment building going in that area. LeAnn Palmer of 520 Upland stated she was against apartment buildings in that area, due to the fact that many people in the area are retired people and want a quiet place to live. James Stevenson of 441 Upland said he was against the apartment buildings. Mr. McGibbon stated he was also against the apartment buildings. Ray Zackman of 511 Tipton explained that before he bought his house, he was told the area was a single family residence area. He said he moved in one year ago and that he is retiring and wants a quiet neighborhood. Mr. Piwowar explained that he has a piece of land and wants to develop it. The first step is to rezone. He has no actual plans. He said there is no sense in drawing up plans, if he doesn't first get a zone change. He stated there are a lot of provi- sions the City Council can put in such as privacy hedges. Mr. Piwowar also stated that there is a great need for apartment buildings and that he wouldn't be doing this if he thought the apartment building would be sitting vacant. Evelyn McGibbon was concerned about the area being surveyd and also about the need for parking spaces. Owen Beck of 420 Upland stated that if apartment buildings were put in, the existing sewer would not be adequate. Commissioner Pearce asked Zack Johnson what his recommendation for the area was. Zack Johnson stated that from a zoning standpoint, R-3 would be consistant with the land use plan. He also stated that the City should restrict the request to whether or not the land would be consistant to the zoning allowed. The City should not request anything beyond the maximum the zoning classifications would allow.