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Fr- <br />MAY 14 <br />X 9 8 % <br />BOOP( 68 rr"!''u,208 <br />-7 <br />DeBlois, <br />Code Enforcement Coordinator, presented <br />staff's recommendation of Alternative #1 for enforcing the <br />present zoning regulations since the Housing Authority has <br />indicated they will extend their full cooperation in providing <br />assistance to residents in need and try to give them a priority <br />status even though they are limited because of guidelines and a <br />backlog of assistance requests. He noted that Lorenzo Lattimore, <br />who owns a mobile that is in violation of the codes, is here this <br />morning if the Board wishes to ask him any questions. <br />Commissioner Eggert asked if the Planning & Zoning <br />Commission had recommended Alternative #1, and Robert Keating, <br />Director of Planning & Development, advised that this matter was <br />not brought to that Board. Basically, it is staff's position <br />that the zoning ordinance be enforced in order to preserve the <br />integrity of the entire code as it exists. Staff is requesting <br />that the Board authorize them to work with the respondent in <br />trying to obtain assistance from the Housing Authority. <br />Commissioner Bowman asked if Alternative #1 means that these <br />families would be uprooted from their neighborhood, and Mr. <br />DeBlois stated that would depend on the specific circumstances. <br />In this particular case, it was verified that Mr. Lattimore <br />established a mobile home after ordinances were adopted <br />prohibiting mobile homes in that area. In these cases, the <br />residents are encouraged to develop some sort of single-family <br />housing if they can afford it. <br />Commissioner Bird preferred to work with Alternative #2 if <br />possible. He did not know how enforceable it might be, but he <br />understood that some of these people may have a difficult time <br />finding other suitable, immediate housing even with the <br />assistance of the Housing Authority. His thought was that maybe <br />we could grandfather in these structures with the understanding <br />that the Housing Authority will be helpful in trying to find them <br />other housing; or, if the existing mobile homes become unoccupied <br />28 <br />