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-2- Fecomrendation Mrs. Dressler rroved and Mr. Rukavina seconded, that the Conmission recomrend approval of William Johnson's request for variance to sign setback at 627 La.rpenteur Avenue. Roll Call, Ayes: Mastel, Sirrons, Dressler, Rukavina, Cushing, G. Johnson arrl V. Johnson. Nays: None. Planning File 1186 - Robert Michels request for rezoning from R-I to R-2 and division of lot at 634 ~.vest County Road C Presentation Mr. Dahlgren indicated that the applicant proposes to divide the lot and rezone a 67 foot wide lot fronting on County Road C from R-l to R-2. The proposed R-2 lot would be 200 feet in depth. Mr 0 Bob Michels indicated that the lot would have over 12,900 square feet which is in excess of the minimum lot size requirerrent of 11,000 square feet. He stated he realized the 67 foot width was narrower than permitted by the ccx1e, but that he felt they had designed a hone which would work very well on the Iota He indicated there would be considerable landscaping done around the house and there would be no existing trees rem::>ved. Mr 0 Michels comrented that there is a great need for this type of housing in the area. He estimated the annual taxes to be approximately $2,400. He stated that the hone would be setback 50 feet from the front yard property line. Mr. Michels presented a petition signed by the adjacent neighbors and other neighbors in the area approving of the division of lot arrl rezoning. He also submitted to the Comnission letters from the two next door neighbors approving the division of lot and rezoning. Discussion Mr. V. Johnson stated that since a double house would fit on the lot, that he presurred a single family house would also fit on the lot. Mr. Michels indicated that because of the financial situation, they were not interested Jhn building a single family hone on the lot. Mr. V. Johnson comrented that this application appeared to be a classic example of spot rezoning and asked what the hardship was in justifying the rezoning. Mr. Michels indicated that County Road C was a very busy street and, therefore, was an appropriate location for a double house. He also stated that other land uses on County Road C, including the legion Club, apart:rrents and townhouses, made it approp- riate for the R-2 zoning. He stated that he did not agree that it would be a classic example of spot zoning. Mr. Sirrons asked if there were examples of similar type of rezonings to R- 2 in the City? Mr. Dahlgren responded that through the years several parcels throughout the City have been rezoned to R-2. He stated that eorre of the considerations in the past have been: 1) the traffic conditions in the area; 2) whether or not a soil problem existed; 3) what type of land use was contiguous to the parcel and 4) the attitude of the neighbors toward the rezoning. He indicated that the City has not regarded a double house in an R-l zone as a spot zoning.