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Regular Meeting August 27, 2001 172. Page 3 Mayor Chiu opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to speak. Bill Haney stated he owns a business on the adjoining property and thinks the property should remain commercial. Jaye Ruffino spoke with Mr. Russell, the owner of the property, regarding apartments or a self-storage building. She stated she is opposed to R-1 zoning at this location, because it will result in at least four students with four cars. She does not think the area can handle this. She stated the property is not suitable for R-1 next to Mr. Haney's business. Terry Whiteman stated she is opposed to single-family zoning of this property. She stated the neighborhood is not safe for children's play with all the traffic in the area. Torn Roach stated he resides at 1301 Clyde, one-half block from this property. He stated he wants the zoning to remain commercial. He stated there is a traffic problem in this area, and if the zoning is changed to single-family, it will be hard to control how many reside there. Russell Smith stated at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, no one spoke. He stated there are homes across the street from this property, and there is one lot between this property and Mr. Haney's industrial company. He plans to build a three bedroom/two bath horne, and the Planning and Zoning Commission agreed this would be a good use. He thinks more commercial zoning in this area would be a detriment. No one else wished to speak, so Mayor Chiu closed the public hearing. Mr. Cox moved for adoption of the Zoning Ordinance and Ms. Tatum seconded the motion. Mr. Cox asked Mr. Russell about homes he has built in that area. Mr. Russell stated he has already built five homes in the area. He has built four homes on Marlton, three of which are owner occupied and one is a rental property. A fifth home was built on Knox and is owner occupied. Mr. Cox stated he is sympathetic to the concerns expressed by the neighbors. Mr. Cox noted there are plans for a Code Compliance Officer in the new budget year. R-1 zoning, as is requested in this case, no more than two unrelated persons can reside in a single-family residence. Such situations can be investigated by the Code Compliance Officer. This has been a prevalent practice throughout the community. With a Code Compliance Officer, there will be a remedy. Mr. Cox stated as to speeding vehicles and cars parked in yards, these would be matters to be addressed by the Police Department. Mr. Cox stated most homeowners prefer R-1 to C, and the City is taking steps to increase the City's ability to remedy those situations. Ms. Hughson asked staff to address some of the concerns of the Westover neighborhood regarding police patrol on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Chief Griffith stated the City is divided into four districts, and double shifts are on patrol during peak periods. He stated Sunday-Wednesday one staff person is assigned to each of four districts. From 9:00 p.m.-3:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays there is an overlap of shifts. Ms. Tatum asked when the Code Compliance Officer would be in place. Ms. Huffman stated a job description would be prepared as soon as the budget is approved, and the person could be on duty by January or sooner. Mr. Cox stated it was his understanding Staff was to look at extending the limitations in R-1 zoning to also apply in DP-2 zoning. Mr. Patterson stated Staff has identified issues to create another duplex district for single-family. This will be one of the top items to discuss when the In