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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 19, 2017 Page 9 ther detail creating more doors to open than necessary. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Gaughan stated his agreement with that definition in the ordinance. Page 1, line 30 Councilmember McGehee questioned the use of"natural person." City Attorney Gaughan stated that, while this term is seen in numerous docu- ments, it was no legal obligation to use that term. Councilmember Willmus recalled that previous discussions were to strike "natu- ral" go with "person." Without objection, staff was directed to use proceed ac- cordingly by striking"natural." Page 2, lines 52 and 53 Without objection, language was revised in line 52 as "Acceptance of Roadways" rather than "streets;" and in line 53 to strike "land" from "Required Improve- ments," since that section included infrastructure and grading improvements as well. Page 6, Line 222 A typographical correction was noted to strike the hyphen between ""final" and "approval." Page 7 line 254 (specific grounds for variances) Mr. Lloyd noted other areas of code that cover specific grounds for variances ne- gating a prior City Council suggestion for more language in that section. Councilmember McGehee questioned the vagueness of"essential character" and "unusual hardship," and if they were sufficient to invoke if needed. Mayor Roe noted, with confirmation by City Attorney Gaughan, that the city re- tained the latitude to invoke them as they came forward, with the city defining those specific grounds as pointedly or vaguely as it chose to do so. Mayor Roe expressed his preference for having more vague language allowing the City Council to exercise more flexibility depending on the specific case and situation. Page 7 lines 261 —268 and Page 12, line 457 Mr. Lloyd noted language variables bouncing from "streets" to "roadways" in the document, and in an effort to be consistent and eliminate any sense of redundan- cy, sought the City Council's preference to use "roadway" in place of"streets." Without objection, staff was directed to do so if interchangeable in definitions. Page 9, line 356 Item C (Bond), language was revised to strike "or owner" and change it to "or ap- plicant."