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<br /> At 'th~"coifclusion of other business, .Councilwoman Campbell "expressed some concern"abo'ut i
<br /> :scheduling the hearing on the requested zone change for the November 12 meeting. She f Comm
<br /> ,wondered if that would give time for the neighborhood council now organizing in that 11/6/74
<br /> area opportunity to express opinions~ She said some of the people involved in the ,
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<br /> ,; Covenant Park PUll issue had complained about not having suffici,ent notice in that in-
<br /> :stance and that some of the same people were interested in this rezoning. Manager said
<br /> ,that the normal procedure for scheduling rezoning issues was followed, and that a month
<br /> :had elapsed since the Planning Commission hearing. He said there was nothing to prevent
<br /> :people from being heard, however there definitely would be no opportunity for the neigh-
<br /> 'borhood group to be formed and recognized as such before the hearing. John Porter, plan-
<br /> :ning director, upon request from Councilwoman Campbell for his opinion, said that interested
<br /> :people were well informed on the issue and that two hours had been spent in discussion of
<br /> !the request before the Planning Commission. Mrs. Campbell commented that if the record
<br /> ,showed that they were informed and that sufficient time had been given she was willing to
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<br /> No,ex parte contacts or other reason for abstention from discussion or voting on this i
<br /> rezoning issue were stated by Council members. Mrs. Campbell referred to her comments
<br /> ,at committee meeting with regard to contacts from people in the neighborhood about having
<br /> ;sufficient noti~e of the hearing. She said the issue itself was not discussed and that
<br /> :she felt she would not have to abstain. The Chair ruled she did not have to abstain.
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<br /> 'Copies of Planning Commission October 8) 1974 staff notes and minutes were previously
<br />- idistributed to Council members and are made a part of this record by reference thereto.
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<br /> iManager reviewed application submitted by James Sletten for rezoning the property.
<br /> : Planning Commission on October 8, 1974 recommended approval qf RP zoning with site review
<br /> to take into consideration the development's compatibility with surroundings, particularly
<br /> , residential; design, size, and shape to be in scale and harmony with intended uses;
<br /> sign and illumination to be in scale and harmony with the site and area; and safe and I
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<br /> efficient ingress, egress, arid on-site traffic circulation to be provided. Letters were
<br /> ; received and made a part of the record opposing the rezoning from Doris E. Patton,
<br /> ~ 3875 Patterson Court; Alice Dugan, 600 East 39th Place, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gastman,
<br /> 630 Spencer Court; J. Keith and Margaret Byrne, 552 East 39th Place; George M. and
<br /> i Lorraine E. Hodge, 557 East 39th Place; George and Frances Will, 537 East 39th Place;
<br /> , Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Shorey, 3965 Donald Street; Ronald J. Chase, 5325 Saratoga Street;
<br /> : Mrs. Richard A. Bennison, 155 East 49th Avenue; Alice Olmstead, 3950 Donald Street;
<br /> Nan M. Rendall, 3955 Donald Street.
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<br /> Jim Saul, planner, noted that copies of the petition initially submitted by the applicant
<br /> ;had been sent to Council members along with a summary, correspondence, and minutes
<br /> of Planning Commission previously distributed.
<br />(1936) I Public hearing was opened.
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<br />'e ,Mark Sletten, co-owner of the property, reviewed briefly the presentation made to the
<br /> ; Planning Commission (recorded in Commission minutes of October 8, 197.4).
<br /> Donald Driscoll, architect for the project, also, summarized~' the presentation, saying
<br /> the applicants thought they had presented overwhelming evidence to demonstrate the pro-
<br /> : posal conformed with the General Plan and intent of the zoning ordinance as well as need
<br /> for professional services and transitional buffer zone in the area~ He noted copies of
<br /> petition from citizens and professional people in the area supporting the rezoning, which
<br /> were a part of the Planning Commission record. Also, the support of the neighborhood
<br /> : organization in its formative stages. Mr. Driscoll said the applicant was willing to
<br /> take the final design for the proposed medical/dental center back to the neighborhood I
<br /> group for approval. Also, that the applicant was willing to stipulate that the zone
<br /> : revert to single-family residential if the project was not constructed. I
<br />(1961) i Pat Simpson, 3990 Donald Street; Phyllis Earley, 3945 Mill Street; Mrs. Ricahrd Bennison,
<br /> : 155 East 49th Avenue (South Eugene Residents League); Barbara Newton, 515 East 40th Avenue;
<br /> : Ken and Jean Poull, 675 East 40th Avenue spoke in opposition to the zone change.
<br /> Ms. Simpson was concerned about decrease in property values, increased traffic; further
<br /> commercial zoning along 40th, and no guarantee that the medical/dental center would be
<br /> 'built if the zone was changed to commercial. Mrs. Earley felt the petition circulated
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<br />.83) I for the medical/dental center had not been presented in the proper light, that rezoning
<br /> . was not mentioned when residents were asked whether they favored having the center in
<br />(2040) : the area. Mrs. Bennison objected to statements in the Planning Commission's minutes I
<br /> attributed to a member of the South Eugene Resident's League, saying there was no one
<br /> 'authorized to speak for that group, that the group was just now in the formative stages.
<br /> She thought if statements so made had any persuasion in recommending the rezoning they
<br /> ,should not be considered by the Council. Ms. Newton presented letters opposing the
<br /> ,rezoning. and said it would r~sult..}n,_a.,.g~9.:~~~Le:r:?-sl:!?g~J2,Lt.J2'~,""f~_~~A~~!i9) ~har(lc.t~r___~,;___,______,_
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