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Mayor Anderson, in order to avoid duplication, pointed out that testimony had also been received at the January 27, 1975 meeting. Mr. Haase felt there was no need for more commercial zoning in the area and said there was no assurance traffic would not increase on Holly Street and Green- acres Road. He felt the proposed density for the residential zoning was entirely too high. H~ asked rejection of the rezoning, to avoid more commercial or industrial uses in the are~. If it was approved he wanted assurance in writing that access to the commercial development would be along Belt Line rather than from Holly Street and that there would pe a reduction in the housing density. Mr. Hale felt aesthetics of the proppsal was the lowest priority. He preferred to see the properties under consideration remain as open undeveloped land and no necessarily as planned park areas. He was also disturbed that the wishes of a single deve:loper could take precedence over an entire neighborhood. Trygve Vik, 1675 Firland Boulevard, referred to the question of development timing and said there was no way to determine when and which development would occur until the rezoning was acted upon. Considering current economic conditions, he said, it could be a while before any development occurred. He pointed out the existing high density housing adjacent to Belt Line and noted that although there had been no study with regard to' truck traffic there serving industries to the west, it was relatively heavy compared to that occurring, generated by the gravel company trucky, on Delta Highway. He said it had been a long, hard process trying to get these properties to a point where some comprehensive could be accomplished. He felt the proposal a good one and definitely in line with the 199~ Plan. With r~gard to leaving it as open space, Mr. Vik said that would promote scatteration. And the General Plan advocated prevention of that by filling in and developing open spaces within the urban service area. Mike Safley, Route 5, Box 1421, developer of abour 43 acres of the area under consideration, noted that services were available for the property and develop- ment as proposed would be in line with the 1990 Plan concept of containing growth within the urban service boundary. He said there would be no problem so far as traffic was concerned, either at the Belt Line interchange or on Greenacres Road, because the number of trips per day at this time were far from the designed capacity. The area would serve medium density housing, he said, without routing traffic through residential streets. It was close to employment centers, and mass ~ransit was available. He pointed out that the noise control recommended from a study conducted by a private consulting firm had been confirmed by the Department of Environmental Quality. With regard to public need, Mr. Safley said petitions had been submitted signed by employes in Valley River Center stating their need for low-cost housing near their work. He said One of the stated primary community goals .encouraged development of low- and medium- income housing and this area was very suitable for that type. Also, present economic trends tend to escalate adversity for low- and medium-income people, thereby presenting further need for this type housing. And it seemed to him that this area because of its location, topography, available transportation was without question the best suited for the particular type of housing most needed. Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony. Manager read a letter dated February 3, 1975, received from John Alltucker, Owner of EugeRe Sand & Gravel, concerned with residential development near that operation. He favored the proposed commercial uses as outlined. Manager also read a petition submitted by residents of the area living both inside and outside ~4- 2/10/75 - ? (0319 ) e :(0367) ! (0405) e ,( 0465 ) 1(0569) .