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Minu.tes of Ju1y 27, 1965 -3- `I'here are 'CL+70 groups of North 0lmsted residents that would be aifected by a change in zoning or land use of any particular area of the City, '_T'he first grot:p is the property owners clirect- ly or immediately affected. The second group is the rest of the property owners in the City who would be indirectly affected. It is quite obvious that the Planning Commission should repre- sent both groups. I`urther, i-L should be apparent at this time that in order for the North 01ms-Led Planning Cornmission to be of a pro(iressive nature, it must be an active Flanning Commission where- by land use and changes wi11 be initiated and recommended by same. This is believed necessary to provide ior orderly development of N.orth 0lmsted for the benefit of every one, keepinb in tnind incl_i- vidual property rights. With regards to the f irst group mentioned; that is, the property owners having a direct interest, or more succinctly stated, those having a pecuniary interest, it is believed that a survey of tle aff ected Lorain Road property owners is not necessary as, by vir- tue of the many telephone calls and number of indivicluals P:'esent at our last meeting, we and Council can make a valid presumption that a great majority of the Lorain L.oad property oT,rtiers do not favor a change in the present commercial zoning. We must remem- ber that a change in zoning will be against their interests and this is a valid consideration. With regards to the second group; that is, the remainder of the City prapei ty oE,mers and residents, we do not have the manpower or money to malce a survey. Assuming a total City population of 25,000 and 300 along Lorain Road, this means an indirect interest of 24,700 residents and about the same percentage in terms oi home- owmers. Their interest stems rrom such items as their use of Lorain Road, their children using the siclewalks a1ong Lorain Road, anci the aestlLetic appearance created by zonin(T arzd land use in the community of North Olmsted as a whole as having an effect on the vaZuation of their homes. rurther, we have the question of what eifect I-80 wi11 have on Lorain Road and the possible trar_sfer of commercia7_ land use need from along Lora.in Road to that area near I-80. Accordingly, it is suggested that the City imnediately con- tract wit'n Regional or a priva-te planner such as Carrol Hi1.1 and Assoc'tates to 1, obt'ain survey info-rmation relative ro the second group and whe-ther or not thei-r interest outcveidhs the first grouP and 2. to conduct a planned study of what we need in terms of commercial land use in North Olmsted in general and along Lorain Road speci£ically in vietia of the aforementioned. In this way, if they cannot p-rovide us with survey inf_orma.tion, we could have the benef its of their thinking and recommendations regarding commercial land use in North 0lmsted. Tde do not feel that the City should waiz until a Niaster Plan is provicled as this is at lcast tti,70 years in the future. Further, the above is not to be taken as negating the viewpoint that we should have a N:as-ter P1an as soon as possible nor is it to be considered as talLing the place of a Alaster P1an, but rather it is to be considered as supplemc-.nting the Master Plan. Upon this regort NIr. Prolcasy reauested that petitions be presented by those in attendance.