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, ' e Mr. Obie said that both denial and approval of the rezoning request would be in variance with the Planning Commission and asked for a clarification. Mr. Long responded that the legal effects of the Planning Commission's tie vote is denial and the legal effect of council and Miller's motion is denial. Those actions are consistent. Mr. Gleason advised that if the motion passed a formal order would be drawn up. Roll call vote. The motion passed unanimously. C. Appeal of a zone change request denied by the Planning Commission for property located at the southeast corner of Beltline Road and Coburg Road from R-l Low-Density~esidential District to C-l Neighborhood Commercial District including a sign district boundary change from Residential District to Outlying Commercial District. (Suzanne Reese) (Z 80-32) (map distributed). Mr. Gleason introduced the appeal. e Jerry Jacobson, Planning Department, said the property involved consists of approximately 1-1/3 acres which is presently occupied by a large single-family residence. The property was zoned R-l in 1979 when it was annexed to the city as part of the Willakenzie annexation. Access to the property is from Coburg Road, a major arterial. Property to the north consists of Beltline Road; to the east and southeast are lots zoned RA and partially developed with single-family and duplex dwellings; directly south are KEZI on property zoned RA which was developed by special permit in 1960; property to the west k Commission on December 2, 1980, and was denied by a 4 to 0 vote with 2 abstentions. Denial was based on the findings that: zoning would conflict with the Metro Area General Plan Diagram; with the discouragement of strip commercial development along major arterials, and there is commercial area available to serve the neighborhood. No ex parte contacts or conflicts of interest were noted. Staff notes and minutes were entered into the records. The public hearing was opened. Suzanne Reese, 2265 Coburg Road, owner of the property in question, advised that the house was surrounded by freeways, had become a hazard because of transient traffic, and no longer was a suitable family home. Guard dogs were necessary and she was being forced to move. Several commercial agencies have offered to occupy the house which would be the best use of the land. Max Liebreich, 2483 Mission, said the property was unique in its lack of access. One of the suggestions was to use the property for high-density use, but children would not be safe because of the traffic problem. Access should have been given to the property. Mr. Maxwell suggested a mini-refinement plan for this tax lot as well as the KEZI property, with a possibility for a fire station at the end of the street. Rezoninq to commercial use would eliminate problems in the area rather than using renters as a buffer in the situation. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 9, 1981 Page 18