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-2- None of the dozen or so presons present sepoke either- for or against the ordinance addition and .the Chairman closed the -hearing at 7 :47 P.M. • At .first, Mr. Jones questioned whether . the first sentence of the amendment conveyed a negative rather than a positive direction regard- ing massageparlors and. suggested. dropping.'."do not" and changing "opposite" to "same" . However, he agreed with Mr. Peterson it might be more. appropriate. to. raise the .question. with the City Attorney as to whether or not the language should .be clarified. Motion by Mr. Sopcinski and seconded. by- Mr. Bowerman .to recommend Council adoption of the massage parlor amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance, as .presented, unless- a clarification of wording as suggested is considered feasible by. the City Attorney, noting there .was no opposition to the amendment expressed at the hearing; the addition of massage parlors as permitted uses under specified conditions appears to-conform to practices of sister cities in the metropolitan area and the ordinance addition has received .full consideration with public input by the City staff and Council. Before voting on the motion, an amendment. was moved by Mrs. Makowske and seconded by Mr. Jones that the distance restriction of 500 feet be raised to. 600 feet to eliminate the possibilitythat massage parlors will be requested anywhere within the Kenzie- Terrace area which is currently under redevelopment consideration. Mr. Berg said he thought the City Attorney had considered the distance restriction. and had used the 500 feet as the maximum reasonable distance and that to use more would in effect prohibit: massage , parlors , which is legally questionable. Motion to amend -carried unanimously. Voting on the amended motion: Aye: Sopcinski, Bowerman, Peterson, Jones , Bjorklund and Enrooth. Abstention: Makowske. Motion carried. At 8 :07 P.M. , the Chairman opened-..the public hearing on the platting of the Christen Addition. He read the no'tice of the hearing which, in accordance with ordinance regulations , .-had been- mailed .to 31 neighboring property owners and published in the St. Anthony Bulletin. No one present reported failure to receive the notice or objected to its content. Jim Fornell, City Manager, arrived at 8 : 15 P.M. Appearing to speak in favor of. the platting of the lots at 3501 and 3505 Silver Lake Road, in order that the interior boundaries may be redefined, were Robert Christen, who owns the single family dwelling at 3501 Silver Lake Road and the .building on Lot 2 , in which he • stores vehicles and equipment .for his garbage hauling business, and his attorney, Ed Hance, 2401 Lowry Avenue N.E. Mr. Hance told the Commission Mr. Christen's mother will retain all of Lot 1 and will