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Ooututtttrt Rood ZONING AND VACATION COMMITTEE tip O omutou &until of gig (Mg of Smtill stub The August 24 , 1987 meeting of the Zoning and Vacation Committee was called to order by its Chairman, Councilman John Voorde, at 4: 30 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included: Councilmen Barcome, Paszek, Zakrzewski, Puzzello, Serge, Braboy , Beck and Voorde ; Dorothy Jaffe, Wayne Werntz , Loretta Duda, Brian Strout, Mr. Rohleder , Terry McFadden, Jim Wensits and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand . Councilman Voorde noted that the purpose of the meeting was to review Bill No. 27-87 which is a zoning ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the Municipal Code dealing with accessory uses. Councilman Voorde noted that he was the sponsor of the bill and that it has been amended considerably since the initial bill was introduced. He noted that the most up-to-date version was dated August 6 , 1987. Councilman Serge made a motion , seconded by Councilman Beck , that the amended version of Bill No. 27-87 be considered by the Committee . The motion passed. Councilman Voorde then called upon the Council Attorney to update the Committee on the substitute version. Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand noted that the substitute bill (different than that now before the Council) was recommended unfavorably by the Area Plan Commission at their July 21 , 1987 meeting . She indicated, however, that the staff of Area Plan did recommend the bill in that form favorably to the Commission. She. also indicated that in his letter of July 22 , 1987 , Mr. Richard Johnson highlihted specific areas which, if addressed by amendatory language , would enable the Commission to favorably view the bill. The Council Attorney indicated that the substitute version of the bill now before the Council did address each of these concerned areas. These areas included specific language with regard to grandfathering, lots of record contiguous to one another to be acceptable for calculation of footage, and setting forth an appeal process through the Board of Zoning Appeals in situations of undue hardship . She indicated that she had sent the revised bill to Harold Brueseke, an attorney representing many of the remonstrators at the Area Plan meeting. She further indicated that she had received follow-up communication from him which addressed two (2) areas yet unresolved , namely the use of the terminology "modern accouterments" and his preference to .a procedure using the Building Commissioner rather than the Board of Zoning Appeals for situations based on undue hardship. Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand noted that she had discussed this request with Eugenia Schwartz, Dick Johnson and David Weisman who is the attorney for the Area Plan Commission. All individuals agreed that the Board of Zoning Appeals would be the best avenue in order to properly protect 0' **[s* MOM. puoLlsolMO to. - -