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MINUTES PUBLIC HEARING MAY 26, 1982 PAGE 3 meetings and urges that this request be turned down. ~9. Gus Hard, 1937 Autumn, raised the question of what is American Shelter GUS HARD trying to sell? People have called 488-5797 and the phone has been 1937 AUTUMN answered American Shelter Corporation and when interest is expressed in their townhouses, they have been told that by the end of June, the details and changes necessary will be in place so that American Shelter can move ahead with townhouses. He also objects to the advertising sign placed on the Prior Avenue extension stating that townhouses and condos will be built there. He feels this is erroneous advertising not only physically but also during the telephone conversations. This is highly irritating and exemplary of the kind of wishy-washy organization that American Shelter has been displaying. He makes reference to the Ordinance that the maximum variance that the Council can grant is 33-1/3 or it cannot exceed 66-2/3rds percent, which means that the existing property is zoned at 10,000 square feet, the lots, if a variance is requested, must exceed 6,666 square feet per lot. He feels it would be appropriate for the meeting to recess and adjourn to take time to read the ordinance and the limitations that the Council has in their power to grant in terms of a variance. He also points out that he does not feel American Shelter has displayed any hardship when requesting these variances. He wants a guarantee that Autumn will not be designated a thoroughfare without any further increase in the traffic patte m or flow. If a variance is granted, he wants assurance that Prior Avenue will not be activated and that Cleveland Avenue access be assured. He also wants a definition of the drainage--which way will the water flow and that no water would go into Summer Street or Autumn Street. He questions the Ordinance concerning lot sizes to the contiguous or related district and the variation that might take place would be excessive in cutting back nearly 50 percent of the lot size from 10,000 to 5,000 square feet. This is excessive as it relates to the compatibility of the rest of the district. Attorney Swanson advised that Section 7.2 of the Platting Ordinance ATTORNEY (Ordinance 69) authorizes the platting as proposed in Additions Nos. SWANSON 2 and 3 as it pertains to large scale neighborhood development, which exists in this case. It permits the Council to vary the regulations to accommodate such development and that provision would supersede the regulations for lot size of the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance 64). Mark Ascerno, 1871 Tatum, asks a question regarding the reduction in the area between Tatum Street and the new development on the west side and in view of the 16 percent reduction in the land area and since this is an area denoted as drainage and percolation will it affect the ability of this area to hold the water from the minimum 100 year storm or the probability of two 100 year storms in succession. Discussion ensued regarding the fact that the area would have under- ground piping instead of percolation and Engineer Lemberg advised that a hydrologist is working on drainage and percolation basins and a complete storm sewer system. This has not yet been completed and these details will have to be worked out after the plat is approved. MARK ASCERNO 1871 TATUM