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2 749 Attorney Seed stated regarding boundary lines of zoning area, there is an allowance of fifty feet into another zoning district. MMr. Sullivants objections to petition appear to be invalid. John Bureau stated that as to the need for this type of operation, he doesn~t think the question of needing this type of business should enter into opposition. As far as he's concerned, the income level of the community and the surrounding area can handle something better than 15¢ hamburgers. the otherrestaurants in the area are doing very well and this one will, too. He believes most people in Falcon Heights would be glad to have this type of establishment. Brooks Church, Jr. 1865 Larpenteur Avenue brought up two points of concern: (1) precedence set by rezoning this spot with reference to other spots on Larpenteur and what could come as result of .this precedences and (2) as far as traffic - perhaps engineer would have opinion on whether or not a Mr. Steak Restaurant is going to bring about an undesirable U turn situation - a traffic pattern in and out which would lead to congestion. If U turn this would conflict with the rest of the system that was recently set up in Falcon Heights. Lemberg said that if apartment were built there, the same problem would be created. The county can always limit no turning if it so warrants. County is not going to give curb cut along median for every apartment - or restaurant or whatever - it is his opinion that there wontt be too much difference as far as traffic. Mrs. Lloyd Svendsbye, 1905 Fairview Avenue, stated she and her husband bought property two years ago in the good faith that it vrould remain a good residential area. They would very much like to see it remain zoned for residential. Rezoning is the beginning of deterioration - zoning to retail affects property values. There are other areas in the village. They request that this be denied. Black informed her it was not zoned residential and there are other possible alternatives as far as business establishments on that property. A restaurant is not permitted under conditional use in B1 A area but could be permitted if rezoned to B-2. Dale Bergstedt, 1b15 Maple Knoll Drive, followed up on Mr. Church's points - if county denied U tu'^n to the people on Fry Street because of the heavy traffic, that same traff~:c~'~density is going to exit down the road, or make a U turn down the road. Also to compare restaurant activity to apartment activity is not a good comparison. Suppertime movement at this parti- cular corner is going to be subject to lim~tion.