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City Council Regular Meeting - 02/27/06 Minutes - Page 18 property, as well as that of other neighbors; a petition signed by 27 neighbors originally disapproving of the requested variance/subdivision; and his interpretations of City Code 1004.016. Mr. LeTendre's letter noted his representation as Counsel for himself as an affected property owner, as well as other affected property owners. Mr. LeTendre opined that the Council's approval of the request would, based on staff s interpretation, prove to be an arbitrary decision and end up producing absurd results that would not be favored by the law; and would not follow the intent of City code. John Kysylyczyn, 3083 N Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn noted that, while he did not reside in the neighborhood, he was speaking from a general public policy issue standpoint; opining that staff s interpretation of City code may not represent the original legislative intent, specific to Parcel C, and further opined that State Statute addressed local legislation that shouldn't be interpreted to be unreasonable or absurd. Mr. Kysylyczyn concluded by questioning whether the requested action represented an unreasonable or absurd outcome and didn't meet the legislative intent of previous City Councils. Joel Cheney, 2172 Acorn Road Mr. Cheney, while recognizing the applicant's property rights, spoke in opposition to the request as an affected property owner and neighbor and implications; opining that, as Mr. Forman had now left the neighborhood and left the project to a developer, Mr. Forman would not be impacted by future development and subdivisions. Mayor Klausing sought City Attorney Anderson's opinion and comments related statutory interpretation and legislative intent. City Attorney Anderson provided his opinion on State Statute 645 and general rules of statutory construction; existing case law; the plain and ordinary meaning of words and their applications for interpretation of intent; potential ambiguities and results; and interpretation within the entire context and framework of the ordinance. City Attorney Anderson clarified lot lines as defined in ordinance and actual definitions of a rear lot line.