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: £�' �`� � The Planning and Zoning Commission met Wednesday, March 9,
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3� 1. That the request of Mavis Panford and Lawrence T. Bleboo for a
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��' �£6F special use permit for a private residence to provide foster care for
�`� �� � ten (10) children at 2309 Cheetah Lane located in an R-1, Single-
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r� �'� "' disapproval. Lawrence T. Bleboo and Mavis Panford presented
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'��;. x�;� the request. Mr.Bleboo stated that the children's ages would range
s„�� ` �.,�� from eight(8)to eighteen(18). Mavis Panford stated the Division
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� ;�;�� ; Missouri spoke in support, stating that a child can be roomed in the
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' �"� �"�` ' ' basement of 2390 Cheetah lane if approved by the state Fire Marshal
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` prope rt y is located, mailed in a letter in opposition stating a foster
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�': '�` home goes against the single-family occupancy only provision in the
� ��� �` subdivision covenants. The letter further stated that he had spent
' �� �'` considerable money developing the subdivision to provide a nice
�s upscale area and it was his belief that foster care devalues the other
��� �.�������x� ° properties. Don Lang of 1941 Westwood Drive, an adjoining owner,
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���� petirion against foster care in the subdivision and a plat of the
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�°' ����" �� ��� ��� Mekose Place 5�' Subdivision showing occupied, undeveloped,
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� � „�,� : � � under construction and staked-for-construction units. Mr. Lang went
�;� , i� , ,F�",` � on to explain that 18 of the 22 occupied units and all of the owners of
' �� � ���, �a��� ^� homes under construction had signed the petition. Angel Klund of
�� � `��'����`�.� � 2382 Cheetah Lane spoke out in opposition stating that everything
:'r�������� ' �'���� her family has is invested in her home and she worries about
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�;,� ��� ����� � property values if the special use permit were approved. Barbara
=�_� � � § �5��� = Blas of 1929 Cheetah Lane spoke out in opposition stating she has
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M�;:�� , �� �d� . been a social worker for over twenty (20) years and she worries
�� �'` �#���� � about the capacity of the house for the children. She also
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.��, r� , "'�"a. .' challenged children. Rick Bonham of 2374 Cheetah Lane spoke out
�� ��� �� �' in opposition stating Melrose Place 5�' Subdivision covenants do not
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down from his own home. David Gragg 1929 Cheetah Lane spoke
��#� a� ; �; out in opposition stating he moved his family into this particular
<:�°u ` � ' �k' � subdivision because it was semi-private and quiet. Mr. Gragg also
�;�x ��' stated that one of the reasons he chose that neighborhood was
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' ���� family residences only. The vote for the motion to approve was 0
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i�� �.� F 2. That the Request of Robert A. Drury to rezone 2948 Bloomfield
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,~� ��� ���� .:�� 3. That the Blattner Drive Fourth West Minor Subdivision Record Plat,
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� 4. That the Coyote Creek Estates Subdivision Record Plat be
� � i� , :' recommended for approval, conditional upon corrections being made
,�� .� " � to the plat. The vote for the motion to approve was 10 in favor and 0
3 in opposition. No citizens appeared in regard to this request.
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'"� s � "�� � 5. That the Cape Meadows Second, Record Plat be recommended for
"� �'� �` � �� � approval conditional upon corrections being made to the plat. The
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4, � � �'� motion to approve was 10 in favor and 0 in opposition. No citizens
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, a�"�� � :�� ;� Ray Buhs, R.J. Mc Kinney was nominated for Vice Chauman. The vote
� �` ��� �� on the motion to approve the nomination was 10 in favor and 0 in
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��'" Respectfully submitted,
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: Present: Smallwood, Buhs, Crosnoe, McKinney, McClanahan,
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