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1 Draft Excerpt from Plannin1! Commission Meetin1! of AU1!ust 8. 2001: 2 3 (a) Plannin1! File 3329: A request by Kathleen Agness for a Comprehensive Plan 4 Amendment and Rezoning (from R-l to B-1) to change the fonner Rymer Academy 5 (allowed through a special use pennit) to an office use. The property is located at 6 2256 Lexington Avenue. 7 8 Chair Rhody opened the hearing and requested Dennis Welsch to provide a verbal 9 summary of the project report dated August 8, 2001. 10 11 Dennis explained that staff and applicant had agreed on August 8, 200 I to request a 12 continuance of this application to the September 12th Planning Commission meeting to 13 allow for correction in the staff report. Welsch apologized for the minimal detail and 14 inconsistencies in the report requiring the continuance. 15 16 Roger Dunnette, 1085 W. Sherren, whose property directly abuts south of the Rymer 17 property line, provided a letter dated August 8, 2001 (attached) and verbal report. Mr. 18 Dunnette recommended denial because rezoning to business (B-1) zoning opens the door 19 for other uses which are not compatible with R-l zone. He expressed concern with 20 property values, which he felt would decline. 21 22 Mr. Dunnette said he, his wife, and Mrs. Goodroad, 1075 W. Sherren, did not support the 23 rezoning, but would support a special use penn it for the realtor office. 24 25 Mr. Dunnette said he was concerned about the exterior use or change of the site based on 26 possible paving of the front yard. 27 28 Sally Goodroad, 1075 W. Sherren, directly east of the Rymer building has submitted two 29 letters concerning the use, the last dated August 8. She said the fonner owner, Mr. 30 Rymer, said the Special Use Pennit was to revert to residential uses if the use closed or 31 Mr. Rymer died. Having a rezoning to B-1 would have an effect on her property value 32 and she expressed concern about uses and nuisances. She recommended a residential 33 use. 34 35 Terry Gardner, 2261 Lexington Avenue North, concurred with Mr. Dunnette. He said he 36 was concerned with the lighted sign in a residential property and changes in the 37 landscaping for visibility. He did not attend the neighborhood meeting. 38 39 Janet Olson asked if the signs were illuminated (Yes). 40 41 Cindy Gardner, 2261 Lexington Avenue North, explained the Rymer building had to be a 42 residential use and someone who would have to live in the building. She expressed 43 concern regarding the rezoning because it allowed other uses. 44 45 Member Mulder asked how Ms. Gardner knew about the pennit for Rymer (realtor and 46 neighbors had told them). 47 48 Kathy Mueller, 2255 Lexington Avenue North, was opposed to rezoning, did not like the 49 business within a house. Lexington A venue now has new park and neighborhood is 50 being updated; does not want the street to look like Rice Street. She explained past 51 attempt to change the use in the house adjacent to her house. The Rymer site now needs