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Mr _ C a l l a h a n r e t ur n ed t o t h e p odium . He i n d i c a t ed t h a t a l t t h e concern s ab ou t n o i s e ., p a r Ft i n g an d s a f e t y i s s u e s c o u l d b e e a s i l y mitigated an d s a i d h e i s w i l l i n g t o w or 4: w i t h t h e n e i g h b or h o o d. Ths oubtic hearino was clos®d Commi s c i o n' s Comments c C omm i s s i one r Ho v i n g h s a i d n o r m a l l y h e w ou l d b e somewhat concerned a b o u t a m en d i n g a l a n d u se c h an g e, h o w ev er ., w i t h t h e e:<cellent repa_at ation that Mr. Callahan has for wor4ci ng with adjacent neighbors to a project and for the sa1.°e of obtaining a f f or d ab l e u nits ., h e i s w i l l i n g t o su p p o r t t h e a p p l i c a n t' s request for a aoni ncq change_ Comm i ss i. one r M a h er n stated s h a a 1 so c o u l d s u p p o r t t h e application ~ b ut a n d er st o od t h e v a r i ou s s pea k~ er s' c on c er n s. S h e stated t h a t sh e h ad g r ea t c o n f i d en c e t h a t Mr . C a l l a h a n wo ~.al d w o r Fc ou t t h e i r c o n c e r n s an d t h a t h e w o u l d ev en t u a l l y h e v e an erxcel 1 ent project _ Commi s c i o n er M i c h e l o t t i a l s o supported am e n d i n g L i g h t I n d u st r i a l to High Der~si ty Residential She f el t that Light Industrial m3 gt-:t a..al t i metal y i ncr ease traf f i c and not se more than High D e n s i t y Residential _ She ., t o o f e l t c o n f i d e n t t hat Mr _ C a l 1 a h an wool d wor Fc w i t h t h e n e 3 g h b or s t o a l l a y t h e i r f ears . S h e F u r t h er c omm en d a d t h e a p p l i c an t f o r ag r e e fi n g t o p r ov fi d e a f f o r d a b l e housing . Commi ssi aner Horan f el t that High Resi denti al woa_al d be an i m p r o ve men t o v er L i g h t I n d u s t r i a l f or t h e i m mad i a t e n e i g h b o r s. He f el t that sing 1 e story homes woa..al d be appropriate f or 'the s ub j ec t s i t e: h e f u r t h e r c omme n d ed t h e a p p l i c an t f o r p r ov i d i n g a f f o r d ab l e h ou s i n g. C om m i s s i on er Mc G u i r N n of e d t h a t h e h a s n o t h ad t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o wor V w i t h M r_ C a l l ah a n a s t h e r es t o f t h e C om m i s s i o n h a s however ., h e urge d t h a t M r C a l l a h an c ar of a l l y c onside r t h e q u a l i t y o f t h a a f f or d a b l e h ou s i n g t h a t h e w i l l d eve l op s o t hat they w i l l b l en d i n a p p r op r i a t e l y w i t h t h e r e s t of t h e d eve l op e d project _ He a_ar gad the neighborhood to work cl osel y with the d ev e l op er so t h e i r c on c e r n s wo u l d b e ad d r a s s e d_ A mo t i o n w a s m a d e b y C o m m i s s i o n e r M i c h e l o t t i~ s e c o n d e d b y C o m m i s s i o n er Ho v i n g h r ec o mmen d i n g ap p r ova 1 o f t h e Ne g at fi v e Declaration prepared for GF•-9U-"~ as project approval would have a n i n s i g n i f i c a n t ad v e r s e e f f e c t on t h e e n v i r o n men t. M I NLJTES F'L A NN I NG C OMM I SS I ON May 23 ~ 199a7 Page 11