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� .. . Planning Commission recommendatfon No. 2:. . Disapproved rezaning of Middlefield �� � Road Yrom.Bradford to Bayshore Highway. City Attorney McGarthy advised this ,- petition had been preaented by Mr. J. A, Banta and aigned by fourteen out of fifteen property ownere in that area to provide for rezoning from eecond reaidential dlstrict to businese dietriot. He atated that both eides of the petition bad been.heard and that the Planning Commission had voted to reoom- ' mend against any chan�e in zoning, Councilman Armetrong atated he had been present at the meeting oY the Planning Commiseion at whioh time this matter had been presented and that it wae his underetanding that the Planning Oom- mieaion wa,s reluctant to make any change in zoning at thie time when was ' Yelt tha.t when the master plan was adopted it would be rezoned from business to industrisl if the petition was favorably acted upon at tnia time. Mr. Larroury, aitorney 4or Mr. Banta,.appeared in hie beha.lf so that Mr, Ba.nta would be allovred to continue to operate hie upholetery.businesa which he wae now conducting in niolation of the zoning ordinance. Councilman Andereon believed the Banta abatement proceedings,ahould be oarrled on the a,�enda � until euch time ae a final determination ie made ae to the zone thie property is to be in. Councilman Fletoher moved,'seconded by Councilman Andereon, that the Hanta abatement proceedings be carried on the agenda until the firat meeting in June, Oouncilman Armstrong advised he wae going to oote ia the negative due to the fact that he dieapproned oY knowingly permitting a will- ful violation of the ordinance and at the same time engage a maeter planner ' to plan the city. He said the very exietence of a zoning ordinance required that .the Counail observe it and tha.t it was fundamental to a zoning ordinance that it would hurt aomeone, As a matter of principle, he vcas going to note againet continuing the abatement proceedings. The motion passed vrith Qounoil- man Armatrong voting in the negative. Councilman Fletcher moved that the abatement proceedinge againet the Rice property on Edgewood Road be continued to the first meeting in June due to the ecar- city oY homes, The motion.wae seconded by Councilman MeNulty, Counoilman • Armstrong again etated he was going to.vote in the negative for the eame reason as he advanced in the Banta abatement proceedinge. The motion paeeed with Councilman Axmstrong voting in.the negative, Planning Qommieeion recommendation No. 3: Recanmended denial of petition of L. 9Y, Trambley to raise chlckene commercially on a portion of Lot-6 in Hlock D oY ' Woodelde Acres No. 1(1442 Gordon Street). Councilman Axmstrong moved, seoond- ed by Councilman Britseh�i, that�the recommendation of the Planning Commiss•ion be accepted. Under the question, Councilman Granger asked if this was not the Sentfield area-and wae under the impreeeion that the Counoil had some years ' ago voted to a,llow commercial ohiCken raieing in this area even though it wae in the second residential district. Oity Attorney McCarthy advised that a enort t ago another application had been received by the Planning Commis- sion to raiae chickena commercially in tnis district and tnat proteste had been received by residents, Due to the'proteste, tne first application had been denied and, by the same token, thia application had received like action. • Motion passed unanimously. • � .