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. 26 O , � � trict, He a.Iso svas of the opinion_that it vras necessary to make some � - ° � cha.nges in zoning� a_s the c3ty greva or it wouZd prevent the cit,y�Q pro�ress. � Mr. John Nordstr�.nd, member of the Planning Commission, was in the audience and the Council asked him to e�;press his oninion. He said +he � Pla.nnir.� Commission had been faced �rrith severa.l problems of rezonin�; and , he believed that tYrere uras a great need of a master nlan for the community. He said the P12nnin� Commi•ssion had triec? to use its best ,ju@�,ment in the aatter of rezoning the property for thelnuridrR,� due to the fact th�.t it was a a service industry and that the o�mer carried on a semi-business in the front of the build_ing. He said the Plz,nning Conmission felt thev �vere pro- tecting the bueiness area, of the cit;� by inaistin� on a 20 foot area for business and the remainder for light industxy. It vaas ;the genera,l consenaus of the Covncil that while they vrere not opposed to the laundry they were opt�osed to spot zonin� and_ i� the t�rhole O area were rezoned for li�ht industry they �ould be incline,d to favor the application. Councilman Armstrong moved, seconded by Councilman PdcP�TUlty, that the matter be c arried on the a�enda. for further consideration. The motion pasaed unanimously. Cduncilman Grar.ger moved that the portion of the minutes in rega.rd to this matter be referred to the Pla.nnin� Commission so that they mi�ht be informed of the Council's opinion. There �a�a.s some discussion as to � what disposition the Pl�.nning Commission should make of this information a.nd Covncilman Armstron�; stated that personally he vaould. like to e4nress to the Plar.nin� Commission that 11.Qht industry be confined to an in- dnstriaZ area, ivhile Councilman Gr�n�;er believed the Plar.nin�; Commission should work out some plan by which the Council could be guided in all cases of re2onin�. Pdr. Alspau�,h addressed the Council statin� that he did. not ha,ve time � to request rezonin�t of the land before purchasinE, the property and. that he vras overero��rded in his preser_t location v;hich is in a business 8lstrict. t,�r. L. A. Heiner, real estate aAent, s�poke in belialf of the rezoning, expressinQ the opinion tna.t there w�,s a need for a district in which light induQtries could loc�te 2nd asked vahere concerne �;ishing to locate � in RPdrvood City could settle. He said the nronerty in question wae neither strictly residential or business and he could. see no ob,jection. to granting the requeat for rezoning. � City Attorney P,�cCarthy expressed the opinion tha.t there was so much � vacant property there that there was very little likelihood of a pure busi- ness concern being interested in locatin�? there unless there vr2.s eome in- centive for them to do so, which the Planning CoM*�iesion believed could be accomplished by approving this application. The motion before the Councilr.:passed unaninousl�. �