Minutes-05/07/1981 (2)

Formanek: Must consider financial situation of city. Hoefer: Could not defend ordinance if water and sewer capacity was the only ground for denying rezoning requests. Spivey: There will be other reasons. Formanek: Water and sewer capacity does need to be discussed at this time. Hoefer: Ordinance does not provide for multi-family dwellings and therefore it can be attacked. It is discriminatory. Must provide for these areas. Spivey: What about the wishes of the surrounding people? Hoefer: Should find area to rezone and it might as well be this one. Spivey: Rezoning this area would create traffic problems. Hoefer: That is a good consideration. But Council must make provisions for certain things. Williams: City does not have any money to spend. Formanek: Community has responsibility to provide for natural growth. Tax base would erode and not keep up with inflation. Could cause a serious problem if city does not expand. Williams: Cities that are expanding are not in too good of shape. Spivey: City could expand its city limits and develop in that way. Potter: Four-plex would use less water than four separate houses. Schneider stated that apartments he currently owns use less than the minimum amount of water each month. Potter: Need revenues for water and sewer funds. Downes stated that apartments he currently owns do not use over the minimum water. Apartments also pay higher taxes than individual houses. Potter: Really only talking about lot no. 3 and 11 which are vacant. Murray stated that is apartments on lot no. 1 and 2 were destroyed by fire, only a single family dwelling could be built on those lots under the current zoning. Formanek: Present owners of lots have cooperated with city more then previous owners. They sealed street extension. They have an honest approach in dealings with city and present apartments. Lot no. 11 was left as a buffer zone between Wayne Stratton and commercial property. Jan Stratton was on Council at time of rezoning and said