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-SEP 11982 TO: The Honorable Members of the Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Michael Wright County Administrator DIVISION HEAD CONCURRENCE: 21"k Patrick Bruce King FROM: Dennis Ragsdale Staff Planner DATE: August 18, 1982 FILE: TRC-82-ZC-6,#458 GEORGE CHILDERS REQUEST TO SUBJECT: ZONE 4.68 ACRES FROM AGRI- CULTURE, AND 3.86 ACRES FROM R-3 TO R -2B, MULTI -FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (8 UNITS/ACRE). REFERENCES: It is recommended that the data herein presented be given formal consideration -by -the Board of County Commissioners in the form of a public hearing on September 1, 1982: DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: The applicant is requesting that approximately 3,86 acres presently zoned R-3, Multi -Family Residential and approxi- mately 4.68 acres presently zoned for Agriculture be re- zoned to R -2B, Multi -Family Residential (8 units/acre). The site, located onthe north side of State Road 60, one block east of 79th Avenue, is designated MD -1 (up to 8 units/acre) in the Comprehensive Plan. The following series of events have led to the scheduled September 1, 1982, Public Hearing: 1) At the regular meeting of the Planning and.Zoning Com- mission held on April 22, 1982, Mr. Childers rezoning request was denied by a 4 -to -1 vote. The reason given for this denial was, "the proposed rezoning was not compatible with surrounding zoning and because of the low density all around, single family." 2) A letter -appealing the Planning and Zoning Commission's decision was received on April 23, 1982. 3) A letter dated May 7,. 1982, was sent to Mr. Childers informing him that a public hearing for his appeal would be scheduled for June 16, 1982, at 1:30 P.M. 4) On June 10, 1982, the County staff received,a letter from George Childers.requesting that the public hearing be rescheduled. 5) On June 15, 1982, the County staff received another letter from George Childers indicating the reasons for his request to reschedule the public hearing. The reasons were that a full commission would not be present and he would be out of town. 6) On June 16, 1982, at the scheduled public hearing, the Planning staff read Mr. Childers' letters to the Board. of County Commissioners. The request to reschedule the public hearing was not approved. A motion to reschedule the public hearing failed. The vote on the motion was 2 -to -2. Subsequently, the appeal of the Planning and Zoning Commission's denial of the rezoning request failed for lack of a positive motion.