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`t.(IAIU'fl; i C'i_ty Council. Oct. 7.3, ]987_ IQ-oiss Pl.aC P~[r. i'orsbc.ro sGated that thc Counci.l. do~s not: have a l.oC oi: s~y (C:ont.) in t.'.~e w~~y Peo~,~le develop the~i~- propertry coh~n Chcy are inecti_n, t:he ord~inances. S4r. S~nliey r.epl.:i.ed ~hat ~al~ie^ tl~ie ~zre~1 i> a1reacly elev~l.oued the Counc~i.l has a loC of r:i.ghe, i4r. Pal~iEy commented th~t aC a previ.ous Counc:i.l mecting fhe Ci.[y Attorney ind~icaCed tkt~t Che ordinance states ttiaC ariy p1aC has to show due re,ard for the n2itural. [eatures of: t7ie arca, the topography and the plat sl~ould rel.~te wel.1. Co the ex:i.st~i.ng n~~it;hl~orhood. N[r. P'eiliey eilso :i.ndi.cated th<at Che~ Coi.inci_]. previot.~sly apk~rove;d che lli_anne~ Lane plat onl~ af:ter tl~e 1ot s~izE; ~aere increased. idr. 1'ahcy staCed t1~at ei Chreat: of a lawsuit. is noC good reason Eor noC <lo~i.ng what. i_s ri.~;ht ior t'tr., ci.ci.zen,. ;1r, fahey also sta.ted thraC the possi,bi_].~i_r,y of. sel.l.i_n,o, the loC w~ith the home ~is no yuarantee. P4r;;. ical~e comment.ecl that sl~e cannot im~;;ine ,~]-~tta_n~ o,Cf. LoC 2. because of the w~i1.7. and the ex~isc~ino home o^ the property. Mrs. Scalze f:ett that thi., proposal. was ii~con iste.nC xvit;h what the ori.gi.n~l. developcr 1,zad i.n m~i.rid for th~ proper.ty. t1r. Fm}iey staCed that: tl'ie val.ue of the wa7.1 raas +~pr,o~;i.~nate9_y $50,900 alnd ~o;~s ~i natural. Eeature of t:he land. 1'ahe~ ,Caleri th;.it_ the C ity has t.tic r~i.Pht Co proCec[ the c•rall. i4rs. Sc~il_~e sCa[ed that the Counc:i.l. Cr.i.e, Co do ~mhat. ~i.~; best f.or Che C~.ity and everytirae :i.t does th:i.s, someone Chr.eaCens t.o sue. Sir. Hansc~n as?ced if. i_C would be proper. to receive comrnents ('ro~ri Che aud~i.ence. The Attorney repl.i.ecl Ch1t i.C wa>. Mr> Porsberg po:i.nCed Chat these ~re valuable ',I.oCS and ev,nensl.ve homes wi.ll be bi.iilt on thern. T'or.sberg indicaCed Chzit Chi.s a~i_11 be bri.n;;i.rig ~iri Cas dol.lacs for [l~ie C~tt.y. Pahey ,taCea Chat Che Ci.Cy is noC s~aying ?~tr. lCroi_ss cannot have l.ots Cherc. 'Che Ci_t:y ind~i_cated t1aaL ~it wou',ld be receptive to Chr_ee iots rather than four. Pahcy commenCPd that S?ro~i.ss has met tne 7icexal. Cerm, of Ci~~e ord-i.nance, t~ut not al.l. the ordi_nance, i~lr. .John Dobney, attorney for i-ir. Kro:(ss, app~aced beLore tl~e Counctl., 1)obiiey con~m<~nted ~hat :if a contract i.s c7.e~r and conc~[sr, ther-p ~i.> no room for di.screei.on. ,'(r. Dobney stated that. there shoi.~ld nol: oe speci.aJ. di,cret:ion used for someone. Mr. Dobney al.so ~inEorrned the Council. Chat there *.aais no CPireat of a l.aw,u~it. Nir. Dobney -indicaCed thai~.i~ir. I<ro:i.ss is :a land deve7.oper I>y trade„ Mr. K,roi_,& also plan, Co mal<e l~~i.s home on L.itis prope~rCy anr.l has a'lx.-~~dy inade subst:.anC:ial i.mproveia~enE:s Co the ex:i.st:i.nn home. Dohneq indic~t:ed tl~izzt I:he homes Kroi.>s ~i.s p7.anning to bui.ld *,vi.7.7. l~~e iri Che ;52~0,000 pri.ce r~n~;e. Pa~;e -4-