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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes July 16, 1996 • Page 4 1 Council. This process to amend the City's Plan can take up to six weeks to complete. This is the 2 minimum amount of time required by the Metropolitan staff when evaluating a proposal for minor 3 amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. 4 Several neighbors have also called City Hall to voice their concern for the neighborhood should this 5 rezoning request be allowed. They feel there will be an increase in traffic causing the area to lose 6 its quiet,residential nature. An R-2 Zoning District currently exists to the north of the neighborhood 7 and the feelings expressed indicate that multi-family dwellings should remain in those areas 8 specifically zoned for them. 9 RECOMMENDATION: 10 Staff recommends denial of the application. 11 Mr. Krueger stated he is currently renting two rooms to tenants and there would be no increase in 12 traffic or any other aspect other than the addition of a kitchen in the lower level. 13 Alice Beerman, 3632 Coolidge Street N.E., stated that in 1984 Mr. Krueger stated the rooms would 14 not be used for rental units, only as a mother-in-law type apartment. She stated Mr. Krueger does 15 not keep his landscaping in good order, and recommends denial of the application. Mr.John Goering,3615 Harding Street N.E.,stated the zoning will live beyond the property and will 17 affect the City after Mr. Krueger is no longer living there. He stated Mr. Krueger has recently had 18 the property offered for sale,and believes the rezoning request is to help in the sale of the property. 19 Mr. Rick Werenicz, 3606 Harding Street N.E., stated Mr. Krueger requested rezoning in 1984 for 20 financial reasons. He stated the neighborhood helped defeat that request for spot rezoning,but have 21 still seen an increase in traffic in the neighborhood due to people renting at the Kruegers' property. 22 He stated Mr. Krueger did not live at the-address for.a period of time, and-rented rooms to four to- 23 six adults with six cars,motorcycles, and a boat. He stated the three-car garage on the property was 24 not available to the individuals renting at the Kruegers', so the vehicles and other items had to be 25 parked outside. 26 Doris Mancino, 3626 Harding Street N.E., stated she was presenting a petition to the Planning 27 Commission with signatures from the neighborhood opposing this rezoning request. 28 Commissioner Makowske stated the current land use is R-1 with R-2 as a broader buffer area, and 29 that changing a portion would be spot zoning. He stated there are no other plans for the area in the 30 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, and that R-1 is the highest and best use for the property area and 31 should remain R-1 in light of this and neighborhood opposition. Vice Chair Thompson closed the public hearing at 7:25 p.m.