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Minutes from the City Council meeting on September 4, 1990
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Appeal Hearing
An Appeal Hearing was held at 6:45 p.m. of the MAPC for rezoning property R -1 to R -2 located on W sided of Holmes Rd. by Mona Kay. Attorney Skip Mooney, Sr. stated the MAPC split 2-2 when considering the rezoning request, noting 5 votes are necessary for the commission to recommend rezoning to the Council and only 5 members of the committee were present for the meeting. He added a large number of structures in the subdivision and multi-family and the property under consideration was grandfathered in as R -1 when the area was annexed to the city. He further stated the highest and best use for the lots is multi-family, noting duplex units have been constructed on both the N and S of said property. Mr. Mooney stated the property was virtually worthless without rezoning and would be a financial hardship to Ms. Kay.
Four property owners voiced objection stating that additional duplex and apartment construction in the area will force property value down of single-family dwellings; continued development of multi-family units will compound existing traffic and sewage problems exist in the area.
Vice Mayor Jerry Mays asked the Clerk to read a written statement from the MAPC liason, Brian Wadley concerning the property as follows: Most objections in this area relate to the sewer problems that date back some fifteen or more years. A court order was issues a few months ago to the property owner(s) in this area giving them a specified amount of time to have sewer installed. More than ninety days have passed since that order and there is no working plan as yet. There are still some signatures needed that have not signed for the sewer, easements are lacking and no money has been paid as of today (9-4-90). After talking with CWL, it appears that the extension of sewer onto Holmes Rd. and the remainder of the subdivision is a long way away from becoming a reality. If approval of this rezoni...
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