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Planning & Zoning Board January 8, 2003 Page 10 APPROVED MINUTES Flanagan then split the property to make money off the back half. Mr. Johnson noted that Mr. Pfingsten said that traffic would be limited to early morning and late at night. He stated there are children on the street who like to play in the morning and night and the street is not equipped for this type of equipment to turn onto the street. He stated this building is not large enough to store a motor home or other things. Mr. Johnson stated he has spent 27 years in this neighborhood and this building has not been anything but problems. He stated he does not want this to be approved. Mr. Rafferty asked Mr. Johnson what type of problems he experienced. Mr. Johnson stated it was a test driving area for cars and the problems included unsafe acceleration, swearing, speeding, pot smoking, etc. He stated that business has been moved for about six months. Jeff Joyer, realtor representing Bill Flanagan, stated it is true that there have been problems and he empathizes with the residents that the previous use caused some problems since it was leased out for an auto body shop. He stated he would like to confirm the fact that if Mr. Pfingsten cannot buy the property, their only alternative is to specifically advertise for another auto body shop since it is permitted for that use, been used for that purpose for about 20 years, and only recently through the remapping of the City become Low Density Residential for the long term. He stated if the Flanagans cannot find a buyer with a different use permitted by the City, the alternative is to revert back to the previous situation. He stated they are sensitive that this may not be the best thing for the community. Mr. Joyer agreed that this building would provide a buffer between the residential neighborhood and the other commercial building. He stated it may be better for the City to look at this entire area as a future node for redevelopment. He stated it was strip zoned on Lake Drive and then there was a concept to pull it into nodes which was the intent for the buildings that currently exist. Mr. Joyer stated the Flanagans felt there were a lot of lines drawn and that just by chance the intent may not have been to pull their property out of General Business zoning. He stated he believes a case can be made that in the future a larger piece along Lake Drive would be more easily redevelopable than just the smaller piece adjoining County Road 23. He stated he thinks there is an opportunity for a win/win situation since the concerns raised by the residents can be addressed by Mr. Pfingsten and his use which is a much lower impact. Chair Schaps asked if this is the first exchange between the residents and applicant. Mr. Joyer stated the residents called the City about the past tenant that just moved out but that was a long-term tenant (about 12 years) so Mr. Flanagan couldn’t do much with upkeep. Eilene Couture, 6973 Lakeview Drive, asked if employee cars will be parking in the street or the applicant will be idling diesel trucks. Mr. Pfingsten stated they would not. Mr. Hedger stated that when Mr. Pfingsten moves on in several years the zoning would stay in place so there is a concern about future uses.