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-8- Mr. G. Johnson IIDved and Mrs. Cushing seconded, that the Conmission recoIl1IEl1d approval of Michaels Brothers request for rezoning from R-1 to R-2 and pre- liminary plat at 2416 Iexington Avenue with the condition that an additional 16.5 feet of right-of-way be dedicated for Lexington Avenue and that a 20 foot tlti1i ty easerrent be provided between Lots 2 and 3, Block 1. Mr. Sirrons indicated that he would vote no on the IIDtion. He did not feel that it offered the controls necessary and that a planned unit developrrent would be a better approach. Mr. Rukavina indicated that he favored the IIDtion. He stated he would favor the sale of the individual duplex units. Mr. Rukavina indicated that perhaps the people could explore various a1 ternati ves with the developer. Mr. v. Johnson comre1'1ted that he felt the burden was on the developer and not on the people. Mr. V. Johnson indicated that he felt it was a residential neighbor- hood and that it would be poor planning to place R- 2 into the area. He felt that the residents in the neighborhood have a right to the security of keeping the rezoning as it is. Mr. Rukavdula indicated that all of tiE rrenbers of the Cornnission were concerned about the development and the surrounding neighborhood. He felt that the Corrmission rrenbers differed on their approach to the solution of the problem. Roll Call, Ayes: G. Johnson, Cushing, Mastel and Rukavina. Nays: SiIrons, Dressler and V. Johnson. Planning File 1179 - Zekeriya Yargici request for division of lot at 1219 Oakcrest Presentation Mr. Dahlgren indicated that the applicant proposes to divide his lot into one lot of 8,066 square feet and another lot of 6,619 square feet. He noted that the minimum square footage for an interior lot is 11,OOO square feet. Mr. Yargici indicated that they had purchased the house with the idea of expand- ing, but found that it was too expensive. He stated that they then decided to apply for the division of lot and build a new home and attach it to the existing garage on the lot. The existing hone on the other lot would be rented or sold. He felt that the new house would beautify the area. Discussion Mr. G. Johnson inquired if there was a foundation under the existing garage. Mr. Yargici indicaterl there eas. William Richardson, 1236 Oakcrest, indicated that the garage does not have a foundation and felt thenE!W lot would be very narrew. Dorothy Cook indicated that she was very much opposed to the division. She stated she IIDved to Rosevi11e because of the bigger lots and that this would create two very srra11 lots. Lawrence Nagel, 2560 Femwcx::xi, asked why the City has regulations requiring 11,000 square foot lots if we are going to approve 6,000 square foot lots. He indicated that an atterrpt is being rrade to nake four lots out of what was originally two. He stated he opposed the division.