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y MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE COUNCIL THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED June 14, 1971 8:15 p.m. Present: President Francis J. 0'Neill, Councilmen Boehmer, Grady, Hodgins, Limpert, Prokasy, Speedling, West. Also present: Mayor Ralph Christman, Service Director Henry Caster, Assistant 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 Ordinance No. 71-60 - An Ordinance amending the Zone Map adopted as part of Ordinance No. 62-33, (known as the Zoning Code of the City of North Olmsted) by changing the designation thereon as B Residence Single District to Mixed Use District. Mr. Ransbury described area in question on map, as well as mixed use area and commerical area. A general discussion as to buffer zones took place. Mr. West explained Mixed Use according to Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Sol Shur, property owner, gave presentation pointing out property owned by him which is zoned mixed use. A hi-rise building is presently under construction and the next building he wishes to be built facing north and south rather than east and west which is the way the present building will be facing. Mr. Shur feels this makes a better appearance, etc. which is the reason he purchased that property and now wishes it zoned mixed use. Mr. West verified that on the present ground Mr. Shur could build a hi-rise with the present zoning but that it would be built east and west, and that all this zoning would do would enable Mr. Shur to build 90 degrees fram the way the present hi-rise lines up. Mr. West questioned what this would do to the buffer zone. Mr. Shur stated the buffer zone will not change - the back of it should be in line with the present building. In other words, he would start from the southerly line of the present apartment and go north. Mr. Shur feels this arrangement would be better for the neighbors rather than a long line of buildings running the same way. Mr. Fred Guelker, 25846 Kennedy Ridge Rd., discussed the present buffer zone and feels at one point the buffer zone will be reduced another 45 ft. Mr. James Krueger, 25870 Kennedy Ridge Rd., feels this involves 662 ft. of property which is a buffer zone and that Mr. Shur is moving in on property owners on Kennedq Ridge. Discussed buffer zone. Existing zoning was pointed out to Mr. Krueger, as well as proposed rezoning and buffer zone on map. Mr. Ransbury detailed on map existing zoning, pointed out existing mixed use zoning and existing buffer zone - then described and pointed out new proposed buffer zone. Mr. Grady questioned how many houses will be 50 ft. closer to the mixed use district if zoning goes through. There is approximately three.