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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1996 <br /> <br />Council considered conducting a public hearing and adopting, on an <br />emergency basis, Ordinance No. 96-10 amending the Zoning Ordinance in <br />order to establish an R-5 Residential District. Mayor Adams suggested <br />Council only consider this item at this meeting and not consider the <br />next item on the agenda, the actual rezoning of a number of properties <br />from R-6 and R-9 Residential to R-5 Residential. Thomas Harned, <br />Assistant to the City Manager for Development, stated that many lots of <br />5000 square feet existed on the tax maps, however, in 1964 the Zoning <br />Ordinance was adopted creating a minimum lot size of 6000 square feet. <br />Therefore, at that time, all 5000 square-foot lots were out of <br />conformance with the Zoning Ordinance, making development of these lots <br />difficult. Mr. Harned said "hundreds" of these lots existed in the <br />City, although the Staff did not have an exact count. Mayor Adams <br />suggested several minor wording changes to the Ordinance as presented. <br />Mayor Adams then declared the public hearing open. Mark Price, 936 <br />Bethel Lane, Pastor of the Greater New Bethel Apostolic Church, spoke <br />against the rezoning of the Banner Street/Bethel Lane area as proposed <br />in the next item on the agenda. Rev. Price suggested that standards be <br />developed for the type of housing which could be developed within any <br />proposed R-5 District. Rev. Price expressed concern for the quality of <br />housing in the area and the possible negative consequences which could <br />occur if substandard housing were built on smaller lots. Rev. Price <br />also expressed concern that this matter was tabled when first <br />considered by the Planning Commission and that residents were not <br />notified when the Commission met again to consider the issue. Carrie <br />Hairston, Banner Street, also spoke against the rezoning of the Banner <br />Street/Bethel Lane area. J. B. Travis, 401 Fifth Street, stated that <br />5000 square-foot lots had been proposed in his neighborhood when it was <br />developed, however, the citizens successfully opposed the concept. <br /> <br /> <br />