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~ ~ MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING AUGUST 15, 1985 PAGE 2 important. We do have some specific differences and we have gone through the ordinance and prepared a section by section list to be handed out to Planning and Zoning Commission. Janet will go through and-touch on the highlights. BOBBY BLACKWELL: Asked Mr. Gray if his study refers also to the greenbelt that Don Ford was talking about. EDDIE GRAY: "Yes, one of the questions that we had was a better definition of parkway corridors and greenway corridors; in the ordinance there is greenway corridors listed in the definition but reading that definition it is hard to know exactly what they're calling for and we have tried to be as specific as we could with our comments so that it might be helpful in trying to clarify some of them." JANET GRAY: The first thing - listed definitions that need clarifications Art. 1 Sect. 1 - 300 The Comprehensive Plan shows large amounts of public use and greenbelt park areas. We feel that the Comprehensive Plan can only affect the zoning. ordinance; at any rate the zoning ordinance can only be coursed according to the Comprehensive Plan in light of the funds that the city has to purchase the particular tract from an individual property owner; and further, that the Comprehensive Plan shows some areas to be designated residential, for example, in the areas which we feel are developed as light industrial and that' just one example where we feel the zoning ordinance and the enforcement of it might not necessarily be able to go along with the Comprehensive Plan as it set out. Page 2 - Comments on Art. 5 - Table B - Residential We feel that the heighth restriction needs to allow for a 3-story building that would have a hip roof and we are suggesting that the height would be approximately 45' but it would allow for homes to be built in the floodplain area on stilts, a 3 story apt. building with a hiproof, •