1981-04-01 Joint Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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. . . e e Minutes, Joint Public Hearing and Regular Meeting April 1, 1981, Page 8 Gilbert: It is in the middle of single family homes, 13 of which I own and I do lease out. Cline: Are the Park Avenue homes classified single family when they are duplexes? Gilbert: I'm talking about the ones I own. Cline: I'm talking about the ones right across the street from this block. Al Pena: You are talking about rental property a block and a half down on Park. The Park Avenue homes. Cline: Yes, that's all rental property in there. Al Pena: The only rental property in the vicinity of the pro- ject is Mr. Gilbert's. The only rental property is the 65 Park Avenue homes, they are across the street from the Catholic Church. They are also single family homes. Gilbert: That property has been there for years and years. Cline: Probably about as long as Happy Harbor has been there. Gilbert: 18 years. Cline: Happy Harbor was there long before you started building your houses. Gilbert: Yes, and since that time I don't know how many homes have been built around in that area, but they were built fully aware of what was there and with the understanding that it was zoned residential and would not be changed. Mayor: Thank you, Mr. Gilbert. Is there anyone else wishing to speak against the rezoning of this property? Al Pena, 920 S. Utah: The reason I am here this evening is to speak against the project we have before us for a vote this evening. Mayor: AI, where in relation to the project is your property, so the Council will know. Not everybody knows. Pena: I live on Utah Street; directly across from me on the north we have single family homes. The south of me, I don't know if the commission is aware, Happy Harbor has bought all the vacant property behind these homes, plus their property which they want rezoned now, which is bounded by Bellair and