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* , . ' MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE COUNCIL TEiE CTTY OF NORTH OLMSTED . iJuI.y 26, 1971 8:15 P.M. Present: Councilmen Boehmer, Grady, Hodgins, Limpert, Prokasy, Speedling, West. Also present: Mayor Ralph Christman, Service Director Henry Caster, City Engineer Michael Karhan, Asst. City Engineer David Ransbury, Clerk of Council Nora Hill. Mr. West, Chairman Building, Zoning & Development Committee, opened meeting stating this is a Public Hearing on Ord. 71-79 - An Ordinance amending the Zone Map adopted as part of Ord. No. 62-33 (known as the Zoning Code of the City of North Olmsted) by changing the designation thereon as General Retail Business District to Class A Hi-Rise Residential District. Mr. Limpert read ordinance in its entirety. City Engineer Michael Karhan described property on map as well as entire area. Mr. West asked for comments from audience. Mr. S. Scherer, 4944 Porter Road, said he was speaking on behalf of the Residential Property Owners Association, Inc., and are definiteZy oppased to rezoning of MiII Rd because it wi11 degrade and devalue all of the neighboring properties. Mrs. Higgins, 5107 Porter Road, feels another hi-rise will present another pollution problem with iicinerators: air pollution which will affect homes, aluminun siding, etc. Also feels there will be noise pollution. Mrs. Rush, Porter Road, discussed revaluation of property taxes. A2so discussed number of children from apartment houses that will be going into school system; application for tax reduction of apartments, new apartments being built behind Great Northern. Does not feel anymore hi-rise apartments are needed and opposes rezoning of Mill Rd. for hi-rise apartments. Mr. Hillenbrand, 5153 Porter Rd. spoke against the rezoning - does not feel there is room for all of the cars; feels Dover Rd. is jswned with traffic now in the evening hours and Mill Rd. cannot take the traffic. Mrs. Soko1, 4909 Porter Road, took a survey as to traffic: on a Friday - from 4:10 P.M. until 6:30 P.M. Mill Rd. had 545 cars going west into Porter Road. From Porter Rd. going east - 205 cars for a total of 750 cars in 2 1/2 hours. Another survey on Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.m. on Porter Rd., 650 cars on Porter Rd., and from 1MLi.11 Rd. into Dover - 345 cars totalling 965 cars in 2 1/2 hrs. Feels people in apartirents would be tied up in traffic. Presented picture of MiZl Rd. to Council and spoke against the rezoning. Mr. Diehr, 5079 Porter Rd., spoke against rezoning; discussed sanitary sewers and State Code governing same. Mr. Karhan stated City follows the State Code all sewer drawings are submitted to the State of Ohio, Dept. of Health for approval before they are constructed.