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The applicant withdrew all of their applications. Therefore, this item was pulled and there was no need • for a Public Hearing. 23. 8:OOPM Hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2011 -16 amending the Future Land Use May from "C" Commercial to "HDR" High Density Residential for a 23.99 acre, more or less, tract of land out of the J.M. Veramendi Survey No. 2, Abstract No. 17, located at 2112 North IH -35; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City by rezoning said tract from "FD" Future Development District to 'IMF-1811 Multiple - Family Residential District; rezoning a 2.04 acre, more or less, tract of land out of the J.M. Veramendi Survey No. 2, Abstract No. 17, located at the Northeast corner of North IH -35 and River Ridge Parkway from "FD" Future Development District to "GC" General Commercial District; and including procedural provisions; and consider adoption of Ordinance 2011 -16 on the first of two readings. At approximately 9:37 p.m. Mayor Guerrero opened the Public Hearing. Thomas Rhodes, with ETR Development was representing the owners. Wished to say thank you to City Staff for their evaluation and we agree with their analysis. They feel that their request of changing 24 acres to MF -18 and having a 2 acre commercial corner is consistent with surrounding development. Planning and Zoning Commission approved this project unanimously. There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 9:38 p.m. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Council Member Prather and a second by Council Member Jones, • the City Council voted (7) for and (0) opposed, to approve Ordinance 2011 -16 on the first of two readings. The motion carried. 24. 8:OOPM Hold a Public Hearing for or against supplementing the Land Development Code by adopting the Downtown SmartCode which establishes rules and regulations for land development within boundaries approved by the City Council. At approximately 8:10 p.m. Mayor Guerrero opened the Public Hearing. Ron Jager, 626 W. San Antonio, stated that there is a very compelling document that the Council has all received a copy of It was written by an authority on urban preservation. Three days were spent surveying downtown last year with a view on how the SmartCode would fit the need for preservation. Mr. Jager felt that it would be arrogant on our part to ignore the advice contained in this document under taken with great care by people and organizations truly concerned with preservation of downtown buildings. He suggested for the sake of convenience that this document be referenced in the SmartCode without the trouble of going through it piece by piece to work it in. He asked that it be labeled or considered an advisory article. James Baker, 727 Belvin St, felt that architectural guidelines and standards would not at all delay the adoption of the SmartCode. It is not to mimic the downtown buildings, but to provide guidance to transition the area. These guidelines need to be developed by architects to be used by builders. These standards used in SmartCode's are supported by preservation groups. •