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Regular City Council Meeting <br />June 5, 2003 <br />Page 2 <br />with a house-like appearance and a store front on it. There is an older house on <br />the property that will be removed. He added that there will not be any walk-in <br />business. There will be some early morning activity with vehicles pulling in and <br />loading paint and equipment and leaving out to go to work. <br />Barry Cope came forward representing his father-in-law who owns the lot and <br />stated that the lot next to this property has been commercialized and it is next to <br />the Loop. <br />Mayor Fendley called for opponents to appear and Chad Clair, 2640 3rd S. E. , <br />appeared stating that the property in question is just west of this lot and is directly <br />in front of his home. He further stated that there is a house between the lot that he <br />is wanting to purchase and the lot near the loop that is commercialized. Mr. Clair <br />felt a change would devalue their home. He said the reason they located in town <br />was because of the country atmosphere and the trees and pool on the property in <br />question, and he is going to remove the trees and fill the pool in. He said there <br />would be a home between him and the commercialized lot that is on Loop 286. <br />The lot that is commercialized is behind his home, which is two acres from the <br />highway back, and it is a five acre lot behind it, which is not commercialized on <br />that road anywhere except right on the end of the loop. <br />Ralph Taylor, 2710 3rd S. E., came forward stating that his property is directly <br />across from where they are going to build this building. Mr. Taylor stated that <br />they have lived there for 33 years. He said this is a residential area and this would <br />make a commercial area and there is not another business around them. Mr. <br />Taylor said what they were opposing is the fact that there will be seven or eight <br />crews coming in and out, maybe night activities, or coming in the morning and the <br />evening. Mr. Taylor said there were children in the area and this would create <br />a dangerous area. Mr. Taylor pointed out that the city would be placing <br />commercial zoning at this location and if these people do not build, he questioned <br />what type business could be placed in this commercial zoning. Mr. Taylor stressed <br />the fact that this is a residential area. <br />Councilman Guest asked what the Master Plan called for. Steve Methven came <br />