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Public Hearinl~ Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 7:44 p.m. Presentation Community Development Director Frolik recalled that the Planning commission conducted a special meeting on Monday, October 16, 2000, to finalize the draft ordinance to establish density transition requirements. Through their discussion and thought process, they resolved that the intent of the Charter amendment is to protect those people that bought property thinking that the property next to them would be developed consistent with their neighborhood. In summary, density transitioning would be required for new residential developments .that result in'an increase in density from existing, adjacent residential neighborhoods, with a Couple of exceptions. The Planning Commission is of the opinion that it would not be reasonable to apply density transition requirements to parcels that were already zoned for a higher density than single family at the time the Charter amendment became affective (October 22, 1997). In addition, if a proposed residential development requires changing the zoning of the proposed site from Commercial or Industrial to Residential (R-l, R-2, R-3, MR, or PUD), the proposed development should not be subject to density transitioning requirements because the residents adjacent to the site were anticipating a more intense use than residential. At the conclusion of the October 16, 2000 meeting, the Planning Commission directed staff to make the necessary modifications to the draft ordinance based on their discussion. By informal discussion and no formal motion, they also stated that the draft ordinance may be passed onto City Council with the caveat that the Commissioners have not had the opportunity to see their final draft in print. City Council conducted a public hearing and reviewed the proposed ordinance on October 24, 2000.' The City Attorney advised that there have been significant changes to the draft ordinance since the last public hearing by the Planning Commission. He stated that although the City Council conducted a public hearing that evening, Section 9.03.05 of the City Code requires another public hearing to be conducted specifically by the Planning Commission. It would not be appropriate for the City Council to introduce this ordinance until the Planning Commission has conducted another public hearing and made a formal recommendation. City Council directed staff to place the draft ordinance on the November 64 Planning Commission agenda. The only comment that was made at the Council level was that a couple of the Councilmembers did not agree with the wording that the property being zoned from commercial or industrial being zoned to residential would be exempt from density transitioning requirement, because they have heard many comments from residents that they would prefer to live next to a commercial use over a high density residential development. Citizen Input Community Development Director Frolik presented the Commission with a letter from Jon Aune of Orrin Thompson Homes opposing the removal of the following language from the ordinance: "Undeveloped property that is in a zoning district that permits commercial or industrial uses and which undeveloped property is subsequently rezoned to any residential zone shall not be subject Planning Commission/November 6, 2000 Page 11 of 21 -17-