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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on October 8, 2002.
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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Minutes, October 08, 2002
MEMBERS PRESENT: Beadles, Damron, Gott, Johnson, Krennerich
MEMBERS ABSENT: Vance, Street, Farmer, Shaw
OTHERS PRESENT: Glenn Batten, City Planner; Claude Martin, City Engineer, Teddy Hooton, City Engineer; Phillip Crego, City Attorney; Brian Wadley, Planning Coordinator
The minutes of the September 10, 2002 meeting were approved as prepared on a motion by Mr. Krennerich, second by Mr. Gott and unanimous vote.
#1 RZ02-32 Bill Cope requested approval of rezoning from the Residential R-1, Single-Family Low Density District to the Commercial C-3, General Commercial District for Lot 29 of Wheeler Heights Subdivision and a part of the NW 1/4, NE 1/4 of Section 11, T14N, R4E containing in the whole 2.73 acres. The address of the property is 5205 E. Johnson Avenue, and the general location of the property is on the south side of Johnson Avenue, east of Oriole Drive.
Marty Lilly, Attorney representing Mr. Cope, informed the commissioners that the home and shop on this property belongs to his client and both are currently vacant at this time. No one has been interested in the property for residential purposes on the five lane highway. Mr. Lilly stated that after reviewing the criteria specified in the zoning ordinance that his client’s request for rezoning did meet that test and was consistent with what has been taking place up and down Johnson Avenue. The way to protect a neighborhood is through stipulations regarding development of the site as the MAPC has done in the past. They are not seeking any type of development approval, just a rezoning, and therefore the commission has the power to control and manage any development that may occur later.
Four area property owners, some representing several in their neighborhoods, spoke in opposition to this request. One owner stated that everything around the property on all sides is R-1. Whi...
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