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MINUTES City Council April 27, 1983 North Mrs. Scalze pointed out that in today's marlcet apartments are not paying SuUurban Corp. for themselves and are being sold. Nardini stated that the Ci.ty would (Cont.) get owner occupi.ed housi.ng sooner wi.th townhouses and quads. Mr. Dobney expl.aine<1 that the quads and townhouses would be managed by a homeowners associ.ation. Mr. Pierce asiced how much the use of the present R-1 property would be increased by the proposed zoni.ng change. Scalze replied that the number of units would be increased from 29 to 76. Mr. I'ahey pointed out T.hat this is trigLe the use than allowed under the present zoni.ng. Mr. ]?ahey again stated that he did not see the benefi.t of. the proposal. to the Ci.ty. There are the added concerns that Mr. PratCalone wi.ll want the same treatment in the f.uture and the people on Iona Lane will be mor.e impacted. Mr. Ilerp,strom pointed out that he too has been paying taxes on his property for a long period of ti.me. Mr. Schultz, a resident of the area~ asked how l.onp, the cu1-cle-sac would be. Mr. Schri.er replied that one eaoulc! be 1,200 f.eet ].ong and the other about 1,000 feet long. Mr. Licht pointed out that the 1.,000 foot ].ong cul-de-sac would be a private street. Mr. Schultz stated that he was against such a lonp, cul-de-sac and pointed out that the Ci.ty would not allow Chi.s situation on Park Street in the past. The Planner stated that he did not recommend that such a long cul.-de-sac be alLowed. Mr. Schrier sT.aCed that there was a problem wi.th talci.ng traffi.c out to the west on the rai.lroad property. Mr, Schri.er also stated Chat even ].on,n,er cul-de-sacs t:han what i.s bei.ng proposed are al.l.owed in other ci.ties. Mr. Schrier pointed ouC that the I?I.anning Commission felt that the cul-de-sacs should be 1i.nlced together for emergency purposes. Mr. Schrier stated that it o~as not good planni.ng to mix the two traffic areas and could present a problem for Mr. L'rattalone's access to County Road C. Y4r. Schultz statecl that by linlcing the two cul-de-sacs i.t woulct make Lor. bi.gger Lots and rec(uce the number. of people. Mr. Dobney disagreed. Mrs. Scalze stated that part of the concern on Park Street was the commerci.al proper.Cy and the probl.ems of: having commerc~ial traffic on a cul-de-sac. Mr. PorsUerg stated that he di.d not want to see a L50 unit apartment bui.lcl~ing ~.i.n the City. Page -6-