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. He said the testimony of the opponents smacked of a selfish atti- tude in that good land use should occur in someone else's neighborhood but not theirs. They wanted City services, but did not want the responsibility that went along with those services. He noted covenants do exist; however, he said basic violations already were occurring, and cited examples of an office in a house, people living in a garage while building a house, and a detached residence which were all violations of the covenants. He felt the appellants were choosing to take exception to one which they felt was a violation, noting he felt this was some petty jealousy on their part, as Mr. Clark was dividing for a profit, and he felt some of them would do the same. He noted it was interesting that one opponent was a party who had also attempted a subdivision in the area. He felt sincerity was certainly lacking in the opponent's appeal and urged Council to deny. Dennis Clark, 1014 Lincoln, noted the opponents were speaking in terms of being forced into the City against their will, and yet in fact, the annexation had been forced by the State Health Depart- ment regarding a health hazard. He said their concern with the environment was ironic now in view of the lack of concern of open sewage in the area before it was annexed. Also, he said the group was not forced to annex into the City, noting all but five of the present property owners signed or wanted into the City. He felt the City's growth should go into the marginal hills. He also noted that Mr. Lorenz had also been interested in subdivisions. He felt the issue of e covenants and restrictions on deeds was a court matter. He stated he had complied with the Planning staff's requirements and probably would ask for a pUblic hearing if the street plan were denied. He also noted the misrepresentation of the number of property owners dis- favoring the minor partition, saying he represented over 30 property owners in the area who were in favor of the minor partition. He also did not feel it was his fault that the neighborhood organization had a communications problem. Hillary Dix, 1300 Skyline Park Loop, was in favor of denying the minor partition. She requested a show of hands of those in opposi- tion to the minor partition, with about 30 to 40 people indicating such. Richard Marrocco, 1015 Barber Drive, said one of the underlying philosophies of subdivisions was that more homes were better. He argued in opposition to that philosophy. He felt the present land in the neighborhood offers a benefit to the City in that people look for diversity, wanting perhaps smaller or larger lots when searching for homes. He said the rural nature of the Skyline Park area was attractive to some individuals, and felt because of this unique environment, it is a very valuable asset and should be available to people. He urged Council to uphold the appeal. e 12/12/77 - 5 qO~