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J U L 91980 BOOK 44 PAGE 40 COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED IF WE HAVE ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM ANYONE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTING THIS HEARING. PLANNING DIRECTOR REVER EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ATTORNEY MICHAEL O'HAIRE REPRESENTING MOTEL "6" REQUEST- ING THAT THE MATTER BE PUT ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA. THIS WAS DONE, AND THEY WERE HEARD BY THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION, BUT IT WAS FELT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE. THAT BODY. THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AGREED THEY WOULD PASS THIS MATTER ON TO THE BOARD, STATING THAT THEY HAD HEARD IT AND RECOMMENDING THAT IT BE GIVEN A PUBLIC HEARING. MR. REVER BELIEVED IT WAS ATTORNEY BROWN WHO STATED THAT IT DID NOT REQUIRE A HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT GO TO THE -COUNTY COMMISSION. COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT THAT WE SHOULD, AT LEAST, HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT HE WILL FOLLOW THE ATTORNEY'S ADVICE, BUT FELT IT IS A WASTE OF EVERYONE'S TIME TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT BE GRANTED. HE FELT THEY JUST WANT TO EXHAUST THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY, DENIAL. ATTORNEY SOVIERO NOTED THAT THEY CAN EXHAUST IT JUST BY COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT THAT IF WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, AT LEAST WE HAVE A BASIS FOR TURNING THEM DOWN: OTHERWISE, THE COURT IS LEFT WIDE OPEN TO MAKE A DECISION. ATTORNEY SOVIERO AGAIN RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD GRANT A PUBLIC HEARING. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LOY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ATTORNEY TO ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE AS DISCUSSED. COMMISSIONER WODTKE NOTED THAT HIS PREVIOUS MOTION WAS TO CARRY DISCUSSION IN REGARD TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING, AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT COMMISSIONER LYONS' MOTION APPROVING A PUBLIC HEARING WOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE. L I mo 1 _I