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37 Regular Meeting February 8, 1982 Page 3 Mrs. Norris stated she was against this Ordinance in that the effort to protect the river was restricting growth in the City, pushing growth outside the City limits and she wanted to strike all provi- sions concerning impervious cover. Mrs. Norris then moved that the impervious cover requirements on Page 8 (E) be removed from the Ordinance and Mr. Cavazos seconded the motion. Mr. James then stated it would be "gutting" the Ordinance to remove the impervious cover requirements. Mayor Craddock instructed Mr. James to make his amend- ments in two motions. Mr. James then moved to amend the impervious cover requirements as follows (Page 8 - Section 7-General Requirements, E-Impervious Cover): for slopes greater than 15% but less than 25% - change to 35% cover. Mr. Brown seconded the motion. Mr. James' second amendment was as follows: for slopes greater than 25% - change to 20%. Mr. Kreczmer seconded the motion. Mr. Gene Phillips of Aquarena Springs stated this Ordinance would prohibit growth or further expansion of his operation. Jim Byrn stated he thought the impervious cover requirements should be deleted with provision made that there could be no more runoff after comple- tion of construction than before. Roger Storey stated the Ordinance would prohibit him from rebuilding his home if it were to burn down, and that the City should do something about the pump station overflow- ing into the river. John McCrocklin stated the Ordinances would hurt growth, and that detentions could be used that would help areas below slopes, such as the McCrocklins used in their Windmill project. John Stokes said there was a need for such Ordinances as the Hillside and Landscaping Ordinances, but that the impact of these two Ordinances as written is too severe. Bill Howell stated his opposition to the Hillside and Landscaping Ordinances and presented petitions with ap- proximately 230 names that opposed adoption of the Ordinances. Lee Swift stated there were staff members opposed to the Ordinance. Martha Latta stated she was in favor of the Ordinance. Her residence is below a slope area where she receives runoff. She said there should be alternatives of pervious cover given, such as on Perkins across from Crockett School. Billy Windham stated the City should be required to meet the same requirements concerning impervious cover as everyone else. Dr. Harvey Ginsburg stated everyone should review the state- ments in Section 2 on Page 20 of the Master Plan before making any decisions. Amy Beck stated she opposed the Hillside and Landscaping Ordinances and presented a letter to the Mayor and asked that the Or- dinances be tabled. On roll call of Mrs. Norris' motion to remove the impervious cover requirements from the Ordinance, seconded by Mr. Cavazos, the follow- ing vote was recorded: AYE: Cavazos, Mendez, Norris. NAY: Brown, James, Craddock, Kreczmer. ABSTAIN: None. The motion failed. On roll call of Mr. James' first amendment, seconded by Mr. Brown, the following vote was recorded: