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1 *perceived most of that approval was based on Dr. Osterbauer's 2 operation continuing and she thought if the business were to change, 3 they would all be voicing the same kind of concerns some of the o 4 Commissioners had related to the type of business which was going in 5 their neighborhood; 6 *continued to think that even though the Ordinance might somewhat 7 restrict the type of business which could operate from that location, 8 she still perceived there was a chance of the "whole texture of .the 9 business changing drastically" ; 10 *wondered if the next business owner who might not be a resident, as it Dr. Osterbauer is, would be as interested in maintaining a "residential 12 look for the building" ; 13 *didn't think the Ordinance provided any guarantees or safeguards for 14 the neighbors who had recently moved into that residential neighborhood 15 that the area would retain a residential character; 16 *thought it was the responsibility of the Commission to provide those 17 safeguards. 18 London 19 *at first had said he was really "straddling the fence" on the issue 20 and indicated he basically agreed with Commissioners Madden and Wagner 21 that the "B" zoning is such that it only allowed businesses like 22 engineering, legal , etc. services which are the types of services which o 23 require only one or two people to run the office; 24 *perceived the types of services which would be allowed were not the 25 types of businesses with large volumes of people or traffic; 26 *said -he wouldn't expect to see a large increase in traffic from any 27 type of business which went in there after Dr. Osterbauer and perceived 28 any of those services would fit in well , - with the rest of the 29 neighborhood. 30 Franzese 31 *perceived the Commission wanted to accommodate Dr. Osterbauer who 32 had been "a good businessman and resident of St. Anthony" for so many 33 years, but questioned whether the City had the same obligation to the 34 next businessmen whether they're attorneys, realtors, or accountants, 35 who want to open an office in that neighborhood when there are plenty 36 of other office spaces available in other St. Anthony locations. 37 Childs said he had forgotten to tell the Commissioners that should Dr. 38 Osterbauer leave that location, its non-conforming status could always 39 be transferred to another dental office because the use does go with the 40 land and not the owner. However, if the building is destroyed, the 8 0