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Staff notes and minutes were entererl into the record. - Public hearing was opened. Huibert Paul, 4390 Pearl, spoke against the partition. He felt it was a traffic hazard and gave supporting information. He said the proposed development would bring a garage to within three and one-half feet of his property line, and felt it should be five feet. He said if the new dwelling occupants had children, it would be dangerous for them to cross Willamette. He said the dwelling would also have visual access to his back yard. Fred Reica, 4295 Oak Street, owns the adjoining property to the north. He said the lot was small and can only be used as a rental. He felt the access to Willamette was unsafe. He also objected to having his view lot blocked. D.J. Paculdo, 4410 Pearl, applicant, was in favor of the minor parti- tion. He reviewed what he felt to be important points in the mate- rials presented by staff; that the proposal would not in any way impede the future use of the property or adversely affect the safe or healthful development of land. It said both proposed parcels met or exceeded all requirements in terms of lot area, etc. He introduced some pictures of the lot and reviewed his intentions for Council. He said after the partition he would still have 11,000 square feet on each remaining lot. The house would be approximately 11 feet from Mr. Paul's fence. The distance from Mr. Reica's property would be 37 e feet. He felt the street access was safe enough. He also noted there was ample parking space available. He noted when his family was grow- ing up, there were four cars being used and access to the street was no problem. He noted a count of over 40 houses in the area whose only access was Willamette. He said this would not be so with his proposed development. He felt there would be no more traffic congestion added with this development, that it was a safe street, wide, with a bike lane and wide sidewalks, and well-posted speed limits. He felt the proposal was in line with the plan of the city, the county, and the state. In'response to a question from Mr. Delay, Mr. Saul said that building a residence will increase the frequency of access. It was noted that there were several people who are using access to the back yard presently. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Bradley, to deny the appeal and adopt findings of fact. Motion carried with all Councilors present voting aye, except Williams and Smith voting no. A short recess was taken. e 10/23/78--7 'h