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UInmmtttrr'smart ZONING AND VACATION COMMITTEE Ma the fioumion QIoun i of tilt Mhj of*oath limb: The April 23, 1990, meeting of the Zoning and Vacation Committee was called to order by its Chairperson Council Member Lee Slavinskas at 4:00 PM in the Council Informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Luecke, Niezgodski, Puzzello, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Coleman, Duda, Voorde; Mr. John Peddycord, Mr. Don Porter, Mr. T. Brooks Brademus, Mr. Carl Schramm, Mr. James J. Crimmins, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council Member Slavinskas noted that the first item on the agenda was to review Bill No. 4-90 which is a rezoning request for the property located at 710 East Colfax. Mr. John Peddycord, the attorney for the petitioner, Mr. Crimmins, then reviewed the bill. He noted that his clients purchased the property in 1989 without benefit of legal counsel. They then filed a petition with the Board of Zoning Appeals on a pro se basis and'were turned down with the BCA stating that they lacked jurisdiction. It was then recommended that they file an appropriate ordinance to rezone the property. At the time of purchase, the building in question was being used for computer sales. THe new owners James and Mary Sue Crimmins, believed that their proposed use of utilizing it for accounting and bookkeeping aspects of the business commonly known as Rainbow International Carpet dyeing & Cleaning Company would be consistent with the local ordinances. It was noted that at the Area Plan Meeting of March 20, 1990, that an "unfavorable recommendation" was given to the proposed rezoning (copy attached) . Mr. Peddycord suggested that the Council entertain the possibility of utilizing a "commitment regarding use and development of real property" and provided a copy of it for the committee to review (copy attached) . Council Member Puzzello spoke in favor of the rezoning especially in light of the fact that United Health Services had provided a letter in favor of the project and addressed the parking situation. She also voiced concern that the City should go forward in reviewing the possibility in creating a new zoning classification such as "0" office.