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Sandy Pitler, 1480 West 11th Avenue, who identified himself as a worker for the Whiteaker Community Council, stated that at the ~ Planning Commission meeting there were five homeowners present in ~ favor of the down-zoning and they had produced a petition which had been widespread throughout the neighborhood. He further noted that this area is mostly single-family and that the neighborhood has been upgraded and is being much better maintained than previously. He stated the purpose of the down-zoning is to preserve one part of the Whiteaker area as a single-family area and that this is in accordance with the Whiteaker Refinement Plan, which was adopted by the City. Sharon Johnson, 1190 West 5th Avenue, stated she wants to see the character of this neighborhood preserved. She further stated that she wants to see this area kept a single-family neighborhood and would like to see the City Council implement the Whiteaker Refinement Plan. Speaking against the rezoning: Sue Miller, 1733 Riverview, owns a house on 4th Avenue which is now rented. She stated they have applied for a permit to add a solar- heated, barrier-free access on the rear of their lot. She added that this is primarily an owner-occupied area. She further stated that if Eugene wishes to go away from urban sprawl and into higher-density housing, they will need to consider multiple-family residences. Also, smaller lots and smaller houses will be necessary. She further stated that she feels this is one of the best areas in the city to have this kind of housing. She questioned why the government needs to be involved since this seems to be working well at the moment, and the Scabert's high-rise proposals could not occur under the current zoning ~ laws. ~ Dale Scobert, 202 Dondea, Sprinlfield. identified himself as the property owner of 440 Blair Sou evard, and requested that Tax Lots 10400, 10500, and 10600 be exempted from this down-zoning. He stated they have been embroiled in condemnation with the City for the past three years. He also stated that the above-mentioned lots would pertain to CB 2084. He further stated it has been hard enough that the City has taken their land from them against their will and this down-zoning would decrease the value of their land even more; he further stated it was difficult for him to imagine what else the City could do to them. He then requested that they be exempted from the down-zoning, to continue with the condemnation, and to let them continue with their high-rise proposal. Thomas Martin, 3620 Emerald, stated that the City is deriving its authority from ORS 227.215, which is a development ordinance, and everything looked in order until he got to the point of City Code 9.668-9.684, which provides only five ways to develop an ordinance or 3/10/80--2 ~