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- Ed Hostick, 660 Hughes Street, Chairman, ABC, expressed concern with the present panhandle lot policy in terms of traffic and screening of lots. He said the present policy has serious defects and panhandling was creating discontent throughout the city. Richard Dvorak, Sr., 2156 Ohio, said there had been seven panhandle lots developed on his street. He noted that because of the depth of the panhandle lot, most people were parking on the streets. With the increase in traffic, he cited a hazard to the children in the neighborhood. Donald Hatfield, 2189 Dewey Street, said he lived on a street where there were many nice homes. However, panhandle lots had been deve- loped on the street behind his property, and he noted the invasion of privacy with homes so close to his backyard. Also, he felt the greatest majority of those developing panhandle lots were doing so for rental properties, which downgraded the other properties in the area. He noted also some larger houses were removing garages in order to establish panhandle lots. He thought there were panhandle lots being developed in some large subdivisions and questioned whether this was legal. Elaine Roccio, 2483 Blackburn, represented the Churchill Neighborhood Association. The group had voted that the panhandle concept can serve as a beneficial housing need, but the present policy in effect should be studied further and revised. e Ann Ramp, 918 Lorane Highway, spoke as co-chairman of the Crest Drive Citizens Association. Their concern was that panhandling of lots has not worked out as it had been hoped and they favored a moratorium to reassess the entire problem. Gary Spivak, 1350 Bailey Avenue, spoke as Vice President of the Whiteaker Community Council. His group appreciated the need for the city to become more dense. However, they realized that the City must protect the distinctive qualities in the neighborhoods. They felt there was need for a study of the effect of the use of panhandle lots on various neighborhoods. M. Hite, 1361 Bond Lane, represented the Willakenzie Neighborhood Association, which had voted in favor of the moratorium. Those speaking against the panhandle lots were as follows: Betty Niven, Chairman of the Joint Housing Committee, listed some implications of a moratorium on panhandle lot policies. She noted most of the lots are, in general, 14-26,000 square feet, with most being 18-20,000 square feet. She said the density ranged from 1.7 to three units per acre, with the current single-family density in the Bethel area being 4.33 and in the Willakenzie area being 4.08. She said the City is rapidly using its supply of land available for housing and a moratorium would increase pressure on an already tight - 3/27/78--2 l~