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No ex parte contacts or conflicts of interest were declared, other than Council- man Haws declaring the first request was before the Planning Commission at the time he was president of the Active Bethel Citizens neighborhood group, and ABC opposed the request at that time. He said he would not participate in the issue now to give the applicant an opportunity to present his case and to make the hear- ing,as fair as possible. However, assuming the request was denied and comes back to the Council at some future time, he said, he would then participate. e Planning Commission staff notes and minutes of January 6, 1976 were recieved and made a part of the record by reference thereto. Public hearing was opened. Don Frosland, 86389 Sanford Road, owner of the property, said that basically the I-B-l reason for the 1973 denial was that the request was considered premature because of plans for extension of Highway 126 in that area. However, those plans have not materialized and did not appear likely to materialize, hence the resubmittal of the request for light industrial zoning. He said financial backing could not be ob- tained for residential construction in that area and that no new homes had been built there for the past 25 years. Every property owner in the area he had talked with, he said, was not opposed to the M-2 zoning which would be in compliance with the General Plan. He noted the M-2 zone on property to the south and said the owner of the only house on residentially zoned property had not objected to his plans. In fact, he said, that owner had been parking logging trucks adjacent to the subject property. He said he had owned the property for five years, paying taxes and sewer assessments, but found there was no way to make use of the property as now zoned. Also, that many people were looking for M-2 rather than heavy industrial property. He thought the three lots involved would be an ideal location for electrical or ~ plumbing shops, storing materials, etc. .., Frank Bonson, 390 West 23rd Avenue, designer, noted that the proposed extension of Highway l26,had it been constructed, was indicated in the 1990 Plan as the divid- ing line between industrial and residential uses. That route would have been 300 feet north of this property, and anything south of it, according to the Plan, would have been M-2. He said it was not true that there was a large amount of M-2 land available for development in that area, citing the zones applicable to various vacant properties in the immediate vicinity. He noted too that owners of abutting properties were in favor of the light industrial zoning proposed. Existing non- conforming uses in the area, he said, substantiated the need for some zone other than residential. He listed a number of uses he felt would be appropriate for the area. Mr. Bonson continued that the staff in its recommendation in 1973 for approval of M-2 zoning listed findings in support of the change - it conformed to the General Plan, there would be no adverse effect on existing residential uses, no further residential development was expected in the area, it was contiguous to M-2 zoning, etc. He quoted from the 1990 Plan with regard to industrial land use in relation to the economy, stating that economy was one of the criteria for need for the zone change. He added that the Plan also stated that undeveloped lots having services available yet lying dormant place a heavy and unnecessary burden on the taxpayer. Development of this property, he said, would increase tax revenues for $1200. Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony presented. Mr. Saul called attention to the fact that when the zone change was requested previously (1973) the Fasano regulations were not in effect so the staff analysis ~ at that time made no reference to public need, etc. Evaluation at this time, he ~ said, was based on standards required by the Fasano decision, hence the recommenda- tion for denial because of lack of public need and the existence of extensive in- dustrial properties that are vacant. 2/23/76 - 6 AHt :rl '