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- Council Minutes of 9/2/193 ,~* Miscellaneous Business (continued) agree that i the ow it, Council would like to change the zoning. Mrs. Saringer stated that she wanted Mr. Limpert to understand why this legislation would not be forthcoming. Mr. Gateau compared this situation with the problems involved in the rezc3ning of the Wolstein property. At the time this was being debated, we faced the prospect of going to court ~1.thout expert testimony as to the appropriateness of the desires zoning. Mar. Leonard ask~i the Law Director if Westlake he~dn't recently came in after the t sod reaor~ed property. Mr. Gateau replied that they had not rezoned but had put restrictions on where super stores could be built. Also, there is a lawsuit pending in the Supreme Court on that legislation. Mrs. Babas asked. what the procedure would be to get expert opinion on this issue. Mr. Gateau replied that Cocil could ask the city Planning Commission and the Cuyahoga County Pla~saing Cotmdsson to provide information and documentation on how they concluded mat would be an appropriate zoning for that parcel. Mayor Boyle cammexited that if retail and office use were both considered appropriate far this property, it could not be rezo~d to eliminate retail. Mrs. Babas and Mr. Gateau discusae~d the feet that a property owner could be put at a financial disadvantage if hi-s/her property were to be rezoned. Mr. Burns com~ented that Council should keep in mind that office projects can create a greater traffic problem than a retail store becaur~e traffic is concentrated at certain hours of the day rather than throughout the day. Mrs. Saringer scheduled a Building, Zoning. & Development Committee meeting for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29. With the agenda being completed and there being no further business to came before Council, President Boehmer adjourned the meeting at 8:53 p.m. ~~ aJZ/~~ a~ ~.~ times D. Boehmer, eai ent of Council 7 ,: ,, ..,_ .,,~ 4