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-`1 } Dorcy Mackey, 50 31st S.E., said he was not in the area to be zoned but requested the Commission to consider the residents adjacent to Lamar Avenue property wno would be affected by any zoning change. He cited their need for protection and suggested that Office use should be the heaviest zoning permitted. He went on to say that noise associated :with retail use would be detrimental to the area and he would prefer, it remain residential. Steve Gray, 3175 E. Houston stated the neighborhoods around Lamar Avenue are good duality and he would be opposed to any zoning other than Two Family. Florence Hoffstaedt, 3170 E. Houston requested the area remain residential. Terry Urquhart, 2950 Lamar stated the property needed to be zoned General Retail. A letter from Reeves Hayter of Hayter Engineering was introduced into the record urging the Commission to give due consideration to traffic, parking and drainage which will be affected by a change in land use. A copy of the letter is attached as Exhibit A. Margaret Rheudasil, 155 31st S.E. expressed concern that residents have no protection there. Traffic is already bad and children cannot safely cross Lamar at 31st. She urged the Commission to keep the area residential as much as possible. Mrs. Jeff Howard, 3131 Margaret stated there is plenty of room for business expansion elsewhere and that residential areas should be left alone. Chairman Swaim requested those present to indicate their zoning preference with tie following results: 11 leave residential, 14 change to Office, 15 change to retail and 1 change to Commercial. There vlas no one else to speak on the matter and Chairman Swaim declared the public hearing closed. flr. ',!I- Collum advised the Commission that they could do several things con - cerning zoning in the area included in the public hearing such as leave property as presently zoned, amend the master plan to provide for business use and consider future individual requests based on that or recommend, at this time, what they consider to be proper zoning on the area. Follo,ving discussion the Commission agreed upon recommending zoning for the area and agree to vote on each block separately. A motion was made by Mr. Steely, seconded by Mr. McMonigle to recommend Office District zoning on Lots 22 -A, 22 -B, 22 -C, 23, 24, 24 -A, 25 and 25 -A, City Block 249 on the southside of Lamar Avenue between the Lamar Gardens tract and the Barney Bray tract. The motion carried 9 ayes, 0 nays. A motion was made by Mr. Nutt, seconded by Mr. Steely to recommend Planned Development - Shopping Center zoning on Lots 6 and 7, City Block 236 on the north side of Lamar being the Joe Early and Fred Drake tracts. The motion carries 9 ayes and 0 nays.