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.lunne 1, 1981 totally residential considering; t1le Stillwater Residence across the street - she felt that is a consideration - on the other hand they have preservation of the environment physically as to the home itself - personally after seeiiu, the lxrx- it would be extremely difficut to divide the home into any kind of multi -family dwelling because of the way Cie house is structured physically. Taking a look at any health, safety, welfare kinds of issues she did not feel that safety is a question based on discussions that she had with Mr. Zepper- the fact that the home has met health -safety code for the last four or five years with the Anderson facilities. She would have a hard time seeing how the welfare of the neighborhood would be hurt - she felt that it would be anything, but hurt - couldn't see how it wouldn't help other than the fact that there would be a stable environment in that that location. The only question that she had c,aS the traffic - you are bound to have traffic if you have eight roans occupied by transient people m any basis beyond the weekend only or during the week or whatever - it would be (Wious that most of the traffic would occur on weekends because that is when pCOIAC travel the most. Considering the volume of traffic now with the Anderson Home she was not convinced that it would increase traffic - if the home were divided into a nUlti-fancily dwelling you would have to divide it into at least three possibly four units and the traffic from a four unit multi -family dwelling would change that much. As it stands right now based or, the ordinance and based on the issues that the Council is looking at, she did not see how the Council has any choice, but to grant the permit. COUNCIU4MIN BODLOVICK stated that the people claimed that the Anderson Home is a commercial piece of property and it is not - it is a hone that the Council issued a Conditional Use Permit for the Shelter Home and added conditions ro it. He does Mve a camcercial kitchen that the state said that he had to do and he had to conform to their laws and restrictions that they imposed upon him - he agreed to do this willic>€jy. She still does not believe 013t we have to continue past practices - he had a Conditional Use Permit and if he ceases to operate that residence as a Shelter Hone, it reverts back to a private residence as far as she is concerned - this Special Use Permit is for the individual to utilize it - once he leaves or thathasiness ceases from operating, that is null and void - she felt thr they were losing site of the whole neighborhood - the Stillwater Residence was there before some of these families moved into the area - the younger people bought these big beautiful hones because they thought that they were scxnething; that they wanted to have and she did not disagree with them - she could not see how anybody feels that this is a Commercial piece of property - it is not. JOIN OERTELL stated that if people are not living; in that motel and the husband and wife are running it and their daughter - if they do not live there, then they will have to hire outside help - the argument:; presented ab(xat specifics under which the Council could not deny the pennit could said .about all of their huivs - why couldnt his be a law office, or George Sclmi.tt's four-plex be another hotel - everybody could do it up and down Fifth Street. MAYOR JUNIOR stated that for the last two years they have been on the Board of Revio. for taxes and from his understanding, of the reports the house would sell for around $240,000 and if the Vegsuxls so not occupy the house as a landlord and have homestead rights and you have to have taxes paid on the market value of $240,000, he did not feel that they would have enough rooms to rent to pay for it. He personally feels that if they will move into that house and the Council would grant them a permit for one year and sell the home on North Fourth Street. then he would look at it a little differently. He felt that if the Council granted him a Special Use Permit to run this facility, he would look at it in a little different manner - the City is not granting then a subsidy, but they personally helping him run a house to rent out - he knows of three more that are approaching the City of Stillwater for the same request as this one - he asked Mr. Magnuson if it was for then to made to live in the hc)use at all times. Anything; would be better for the neighbors than what we have h:ac1 there - he felt that if they lived and there and did a good job so that in a year franc rxvw when the Council reviews their permit, if it is granted by the Gxncil. MR. MAG1MN star d that it would he rice if they would agree to it if thaat is what the C4nencil wants-