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Joint Public Hearing <br /> January 26, 1988 <br /> David Parker is opposed to the rezoning. • <br /> Len Bultema asked what criteria does the Board use to judge a <br /> rezoning request and Culbreth responded the criteria in the <br /> Zoning Ordinance. Bultema asked if the Zoning Ordinance could be <br /> amended to allow for only stick built homes. <br /> Poole-Kober asked if any of the letter of opposition were protest <br /> petitions and Rigsbee said no. She then asked if there could be <br /> a show of hands of persons in opposition to the request. 35 persa <br /> raised their hands. <br /> Robert Whitesell asked the Boards to take time to ride up Button- <br /> . wood Dr. and see the nice homes there and to see the mess of the <br /> existing mobile homes. <br /> ITEM #2: The proposed Rezoning Request by Willie Laws to rezone 5.4 acres <br /> from R-20 to GC was presented by Rigsbee. Rigsbee explained the <br /> area that would be rezoned, the uses that could be allowed if it <br /> were rezoned to GC, and the application criteria imposed by the <br /> Zoning Ordinance to rezone a lot to GC. <br /> . Willie Laws spoke to the commercial uses in his area and said that <br /> he needed help to get this property rezoned. <br /> John Hilton asked to approve the rezoning as there already is much <br /> commercial on Highway 70. <br /> Guy Baldwin said there is a steady expansion of St. Mary' s Rd and <br /> Hwy 70 it is very busy at Laws ' residence so he is for the rezoninE <br /> Laureen Turner is in favor of rezoning. <br /> Helen Robinson lives in her mother' s house and said that if the <br /> lot were rezoned that a commercial use would be in her mother ' s <br /> backyard and would change the complexion of a quiet, residential <br /> neighborhood and ruin their privacy. She is against the rezoning. <br /> • <br /> Herbert Allen lives on Hwy 70 and has seen the traffic increase <br /> . in the last 17 years and is for the rezoning. <br /> Mary Ballard would hate to see it rezoned commercial because once <br /> hr. Laws sold the property he couldn't help what could be put on <br /> the property. <br /> James_liaGhee_said he—is a—friend of the—Laws ' and—he—feels—that <br /> Hwy 70 is going to open up and he is for the rezoning. <br /> Jack Knight lived on Highland Loop Rd. since 1953 and he said he <br /> has invested money in a home that suits his personality. They <br /> live on a quiet 30' wide private road. If the lot is rezoned to <br /> GC then other lots will asked to be rezoned, if the lot stays <br /> R-20 then homes will be put up there. The extra traffic could <br /> affect resale value and change the solitude of the neighborhood. <br /> He opposes the rezoning. <br />