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V 1 operated a dental office in it for the last 30 years . His application 2 only proposed removal of the non-conforming status which was established 3 for the property when the City Zoning Ordinances were rewritten in 1976 . • 4 Staff Report: 5 *Childs' reiteration of information in his September 16th memorandum 6 to the Commissioners in the agenda packet , including his recommendation 7 for approval because changing the classification would bring the 8 property into conformance with the City's 1981 Comprehensive Plan, which 9 shows the location* as "service/office" and limits its use to those 10 permitted and conditionally permitted under a B ( service/office limited 11 business) classification which wouldn't allow retail like gas stations , 12 restaurants , etc. 13 *read aloud the listing of uses which could be made of the property 14 under that zoning classification which included those conditionally 15 permitted uses requiring City review and approval before going in at 16 that location; 17 *reiterated that he anticipated those restrictions to provide 18 safeguards against too many problems for the residents of the 19 neighborhood; 20 *indicated he perceived the applicant's request had resulted from 21 questions raised at the time Dr. Osterbauer renewed his property 22 insurance following the 1984 tornado when his building was damaged 23 somewhat but not to the extent the two florists operations across the 24 street were which required their properties to return to their 25 residential zoning classification. 26 The City Manager reported staff had received only one call about the 27 zoning classification change and that had been from Pat Peterson, 3313 28 Edward Street N.E. whose message to him had indicated the caller was 29 not dissatisfied with the current occupant at that location but had the 30 following concerns about the change: 31 *traffic which could be generated in the neighborhood should the 32 existing business change and some other use be established under the 33 new classification; 34 *the reason the applicant had not applied for the change before this 35 time; 36 *that property values in the neighborhood might go down as a result 37 of the type of business which might go into that location in the future. 38 Mr. Childs told Commissioner Franzese there were other instances where 39 the City's Comprehensive Plan anticipated changes in zoning 40 classification citing the Walbon property, which has now gone to the 41 multi-family residential the Plan anticipated, and the non-developed 2 •