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Christie Coffin, Architect, 1362 West 10th Avenue, said that she and Mike Pease have been studying the Blair neighborhood and the problems facing the inner-city area where single-family dwellings are expensive and most present multi-family e developments are unsatisfactory. She urged Council to study alternatives for multi-family housing and for different ways of raising density. She gave Councilors an analysis of housing problems in the Blair neighborhood. Martha Filer, 235 East 3rd Avenue, said that the Whiteaker Neighborhood Land Use Committee was in favor of the recommendation. Speaking against rezoning: Cecil Strange, 335 North Grand, owner of Westside Foreign Auto, asked the Council if they could find a way to solve his problem. He said he owns Tax Lot 1000 and has a home and business on that property. The neighbors had complained that his customers left cars parked on the street, so he made arrangements to use the north end of the adjacent lot (Tax Lot 1100) for parking. There is a chance that he will be able to purchase the property. If it is rezoned, how- ever, he will not be able to use it as a parking lot. Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony. Mr. Delay asked how the decision was made on the various lots.- Ms. Smernoff replied that Tax Lot 1000 was not included in the rezoning because of its combined residential and service use. The use of Tax Lot 1100 was considered residential since the parking lot was not developed. Mr. Farah added that the Council can exclude this lot from R-2 zoning if it wishes. Mr. Lieuallen asked Mr. Strange why he could not use the lot to the west. Mr. e Strange replied that this was not feasible. His building focuses the operation to the east, and the lot to the west is already rented to Clarence Vos Plumbing for use as a parking lot. Mr. Delay asked if the lots north of the alley were zoned M-2 and was told that they were. He also asked if the owner of Tax Lot 1100 had appeared at any other hearing and was told he had not. Ms. Miller called the Councilors' attention to the minutes of the Planning Commission dealing with this matter. The discussion seems to indicate that Commissioners intended to exclude Tax Lot 1100. Mr. Pearson had said to exclude it, but for some reason Ms. Lannom started with it in her motion. Ms. Schue commented that this seemed to be another instance of a business needing room to expand. She favored excluding the lot from rezoning. CB 2040--authorizing rezoning from M-2 Light Industrial District to R-2/SR Limited Multiple Family Residential District With Site Review Procedures and a change of sign district from Highway-Oriented and Industrial Districts to Residential District for property located between Van Buren and Monroe streets, south of 2nd Avenue and north of 4th Avenue. e 12/10/79--6 b5Z