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CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON SIXTH AVENUE AND THE NEARNESS OF SERO MALL; WHICH WILL MAKE THIS A HEAVILY CONGESTED AREA, HE WOULD HATE TO SEE ANY FURTHER EXPANSION OF COMMERCIAL ZONING IN THIS AREA. THE CHAIRMAN NOTED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT BASICALLY WAS APPROVED, THE TREES HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND THE CONCRETE SLAB POURED, AND HE HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, HE FELT IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT THE PROPERTY GOT STARTED IN DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT THE PROPER FINANCIAL BACKING TO BE SURE THAT IT COULD BE COMPLETED BASED UPON THE NON-PROFIT APPROACH THAT WAS TAKEN. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT WE MUST LOOK AT THIS AS IF NOTHING WERE THERE AND DECIDE WHAT IS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THE PROPERTY. HE CONTINUED THAT IF THIS WERE A NORMAL REZONING REQUEST, HE WOULD FEEL THAT THE REZONING REQUESTED IS NOT PROPER FOR THE AREA. COMMISSIONER Loy CONCURRED WITH COMMISSIONER SIEBERT AND STATED THAT SHE CANNOT BELIEVE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE SERVED BY ENCROACHING A C-1 DISTRICT INTO AN ALREADY EXISTING R-2 AREA THAT IS FAST DEVELOPING AS RESIDENTIAL. COMMISSIONER DEESON STATED THAT HE WHOLE-HEARTEDLY AGREES. HE FELT THE PROPOSED FACILITY WOULD BE AN ASSET TO THE,YOUNG PEOPLE AS A RECREATIONAL FACILITY, BUT DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS THE PLACE FOR IT. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LOT, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER ABSTAINED, THE BOARD DENIED THE REZONING TO -C-1 REQUESTED BY FRANK ZORC, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER RETURNED TO THE MEETING AT 2:50 O'CLOCK P.M. ATTORNEY COLLINS DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD A LIST OF PROPERTY OWNERS THAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND ZONING DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IN REGARD TO HAZARDOUS STRUCTURES. HE STATED THAT EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS JUN 211978 75 1 BOOK 35 FAGF 185