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,"!6 (:.t. TUESDAY APRIL 25, 1978 which an eight-unit apartment building could be built on each lot without the necessity of a Special Use Permit. This would total sixteen units on the property. Members of the Commission expressed the thought that, of the various alternative methods for development of the properties, the comprehensive development under the Special Use Permit was preferable to the other alternatives and they recognized also the probability that use of the property for substantially less units than those proposed would probably be uneconomical in view of today's building costs. Mr. James E. Severt, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide Homes, Inc., applicant, presented to Council a statement in support of his firm's application. In opposition to the project and application were Mr. Roy C. Stone, of 1013 Sheraton Court, Mr. Bill Vaughn, of 1015 Sheraton Court, both of whom own residential properties abutting or near the proposed project, Mr. Richard Swain, of 706 Morrison Road, Mr. James R. Lewis, of 713 Morrison Road, who also own residential properties nearby, all of whom contended that the apartment complex, as proposed, housing up to eighty people, would be too large for the site and could not provide recreational facilities for children therein and, therefore, a "spill-over" of apartment-housed children onto adjoining residential properties would occur. Supporting the above-named opponents to the project was the local minister of the World Community of AI-Islam in the West. In response to an inquiry from Council, Mr. James H. Ford, Attorney at Law and Chairman of the Planning Commission, pointed out that statistics do not support the contention that residences or apartments house an average of four people each and, further, being aware of applicant's alternative course of constructing two eight-unit buildings on the property without a permit, with the development thereof being less preferable than under the permit procedure, re-stated the Planning Commission's position and reasoning for recommending the granting of such a permit. Upon motion (by Councilman West) and second (by Councilman Greene), Council unanimously directed the issuance of the Special-Use Permit requested by applicant, with Councilman Oakes requesting--as he had initially suggested several months ago--that some uniform system of guidelines be developed for locations of apartment complexes within the City in order that best use of properties be made.