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122I~ tried to be fair. Shavor said if an office building did go in there, you would probably have more trouble with traffic. Cars would be coming and going all day long and they are going to park as close to the front door as possible. P]hat about set-backs? An office building would probably ccver a lot more of the land than the apartments would. What about height? An Office Build- ing would probably be higher and leave less side yard. Kors+„ad said they could probably having parking :~t the rear. Shavor said a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. You have the choice of taking these apartments or something that will give less set-back and more traffic. Schultz asked if it wasn't possible that it would be quiet Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays if there was an office building there. Kulkay said Loeck's report stated we should develop a wait-and- see policy subject to the development of the surrounding community. Their proposal was to hire a planner and set up ordinances so the Council would have control of what would go on a particular piece of property. Shavor said Dahlgren checked Loeck's map. The broperty in ques- tion was zoned business on Loeck's map, and Dahlgren didn't see any reason for rezoning it. Kulkay said Council could specify exactly what type of business could go where. Shavor said the Council can't control what comes into the Village. Kulkay said 675 people signed a petition asking for an over-all plan for the Village. Nilsen said such a complete study would cost X2,500.00 and there was a -uestion about available funds. Y1e would have to wait six months or a year before Federal funds would become available. Nilsen said he is prepared to go ahead with this planning, but that after we have worked it up, we will run into the same kind of problem we have before us tonight. Back in January he asked the public not to be emotional, but to be objective. Somebody is bound to get hurt. The Council's business is to protect the Public Interest. Y,(e have no desire to inflict upon ar;y citizen anything objectionable as far as we can control it. Mrs, Kittleson said 675 people asked that this property be rezoned and she didn't see how they can refuse to rezone it. ~Plarkentien said he had been asked by many people what the petition was about -- they didn't understand it. Korstad called the Council's attention to the petition by Carlton D, Kittleson, Jr. and others requesting that the property described as: The westerly 285' of lot 8 Annie L. Hendrickson's Acre Lots, Ramsey County, Village of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, excepting from said tract the following described parts: (1) The Nor th 850 feet of said tract (2) The ti'lest 60 feet of the south 195 feet of said tract; and (3) The South 179 feet of said tract lying Easterly of the Westerly 60 feet of said tract be rezoned from Business District classification to a Residence r'$" classification, subject to the present non-conforming use.