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Mike Brock, P.O. Box 941, Eugene, corrected the record, saying that he owned tax e lot 14000, and not tax lot 14100 as earlier stated. He said that his property had appeared in the Whiteaker Refinement Plan in the MU-R zoning during the past several years. He said that it was originally recommended by the Planning Department to the Planning Commission to be zoned MU-R, and that no objection had been raised prior to the day before the May 3, 1983, meeting of the Planning Commission. He said that Ron Saylor had then submitted a letter to the Planning Commission which objected to the inclusion of the property in the MU-R zoning. He said that he had been unaware of the objection due to his being out of town. He said that he and Mr. Saylor had since reached a solar easement agreement which protected Mr. Saylor's property from any solar encroachment. He referred to the letters which stated that Mr. Saylor had withdrawn his objection to tax lot 14000 being included in the MU-R zoned district, submitted to the council. Mr. Brock requested that the property be returned to the MU-R plan. He said that the property had been zoned R-2/16 when he purchased it in 1979 and that it was downzoned in 1980 to R-2/10 without any contact of the property owners in the area. He said that Mr. Croteau had referred to the downzoning as an interim zone, stating that he had also referred to the downgrading as an interim zone at a May 3, 1983, Planning Commission meeting in response to a question by Ms. Mulder as to why the property was again being rezoned. Mr. Brock said the rezoning process was very confusing and that it had been very difficult to keep up with all the meetings and objections. He said he had known of no Objections to his request until the one submitted one day before the Planning Commission meeting on May 3, 1983. Mr. Brock said that his lot would be left in the interim zone if it was not included in the MU-R zone. He said e he was questioning which way the Planning staff would move in regard to the interim zone. Mr. Brock said that the downzoning interfered with development plans that he had for his property. He referred to a letter from the City which had stated that staff would initiate the rezoning of his property. He said he signed the response and returned it by certified mail. He said that in discus- sions with Susan Smernoff and other Planning Department staff, there had been no apparent problems. He said that Ms. Smernoff had mistakenly assured Mr. Saylor that solar access would be included in the MU-R zoning. He said that the Planning Department was trying to stop the interface of industrial and residen- tial zoning. He said he supported Ms. Davis's request to have her property included in the MU-R zoning, stating that such action softened the interface between the two zonings. He said he and other property owners had written letters on the MU-R zoning and the previous downzoning. He said that he had never received an adequate response to these questions. Nettie Schoolcraft, 86956 Bailey Hill Road, Eugene, submitted a letter which was read to the council by Mr. Brock. He said that Ms. Schoolcraft owned five tax lots to the northwest of tax lot 14000. The letter stated that Ms. Schoolcraft was supporting Mr. Brock's request to have his property, tax lot 14000, returned to MU-R zoning. There being no further testimony, public hearing was closed. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 26, 1983 Page 10