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t. -1..; <br />master plan to Council this year which Council is empowered to accept. The <br />Council people were not pleading with Planning ConIInission, they were expressing <br />their concerns and hoping that these concerns will be addressed in a document <br />which must be updated every four to five years. Mrs. Grant, a resident of Stearns <br />Road, questioned what was going to be done for the people who live on Stearns <br />Road. Mr. Ehrhart, another resident of Stearns Road, questioned wha.t could be <br />done for the residents who live on Stearns, could he get a mound in his front <br />yard. He maintained tha.t the County has advised him that they could not put <br />restrictions on this road, and questioned if the City could restrict truck <br />traffic since it is restricted on Stearns Road now. He was also told that the <br />noise levels would not be such to require noise barriers, and wondered how the <br />county could project what was going to happen on Stearns Road later. Councilwoman <br />Bahas stated that she had initiated the legislation to put the issue of Stearns <br />Road to a vote, and over 70 percent of the residents voted for it. She understood <br />that the homes on Stearns Road which were too close to the road would be either <br />moved back or sold. She wondered if the residents of Stearns would want mounding <br />in the front yards, and svggested that the residents meet together and present <br />their needs to the city. At this point, Mr. Gorris asked Mr. Schultz to present <br />CPC's recommendations for the existing Stearns Road. Since these residents ha.ve <br />not stated their concerns to the CPC, Mr. Schultz advised that they studied it <br />from what was thought to be their concerns. A 35 m.p.h. speed limit wotild be in <br />effect for the entire road; these properties will be severely impacted. He <br />presented table 1 which delineated each lot south of Lorain road on Stearns and <br />table 2 showing the existing setbacks of as well as the setback after the road is <br />widened and pointed out that most front setbacks would be 40 to 49 foot category, <br />7 would have less than 40 feet; and 3 would have less than 30 feet; over 800 of <br />the properties Will have less than 50 foot frontage on this four lane highway <br />that is ,within a few hundred feet of the interchange. The city must look at how <br />the area could be re-developed in the future, and it was their suggestion that <br />the city set up meetings with the home owners south of Lorain Road to determine <br />what they want as well as to explore other types of either a transitional type <br />zoning which would allow the existing homes to be converted for professional <br />office or for an entirely new zoning classification: office, cluster homes, <br />multifamily, or even retail since this road will be linking I-480 to Lorain Road. <br />He also mentioned that if the home owners preferred, the city should look into <br />moving the homes back, however the county would not pay for this, it would ha.ve <br />to be funded in other ways or privately. There is a bike path to Stearns Road <br />now, but they are not suggesting that it be extended now, if the property is <br />re-developed a bike path could go behind the lots. He did not believe that <br />mounding would be helpful in this area, and there could be a problem with sight <br />distance in pulling out of driveways. Mr. Thomas concluded that the entire <br />neighborhood would be destroyed by the road, and believed that various zoning <br />classifications should be explored so that at least residents would be guaranteed <br />the property owners a return on their investment. He asked how long it would take <br />for these property values to drop, how long the city would have to reevaluate <br />zoning for this property. Mr. Schulz speculated that this could happen within a <br />year after the project is completed. He suggested that the property owners join <br />together to deal with the city to decide on rezoning the area. The residents <br />objected that they had voted the road down previously, and tha,t property was not <br />being taken fairlye Mr. Tallon clarified that the Commission was studying the <br />master plan, not plar,,,;ng the road, and is trying to include what is best for the <br />residents on the south end of Stearns Road so that they can get their money out <br />out of their property. After the ma.ster plan is adopted, the city will present <br />the issues to the County and to the Statea One neighbor objected that the city