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5/18/83 Page -16- in the Comprehensive Plan. In going through the files a letter was found from the County Planning st.aff, dated maybe a year and a half ago, which asked if the applicant - Mr. Biella had submitted with- his request for annexation a justification for additional commercial zoning in the City. At that time he had not. To her knowledge, he still has not. One major fact that the Planning Commission and Council is concerned about is we are over supplied with commercially zoned land, and Council must take this into consideration. If, in fact, the City is over-zoned commercial, then why is one applicant that is in a zone that is - priority use to acquire for open space - why would that one individual be allowed special treatment. Couldn't also adjacent property owners, with no reliance on the comprehensive plan, expect that same consideration. The comprehensive plan area is completely incurred with the growth plans of the City, and to start spot zoning and change that plan on a piece by piece basis is not wise city planning. Also, there is presently a process for amending the comp plan. A major point was made that the buffer zone should be a priority with the City. It is inherent of the obligations the City has made with other agreements with the Superior Interchange, etc. To her knowledge no one on Planning Commission or on this City Council suggested the gentleman review the process of the comp plan to change that 1500' setback buffer zone. If it was your intention to do that it seemed to her the process was there for them to do it. Since that was never mentioned, debated, or even considered, she felt it inappropriate to thereby annex land that would violate that buffer zone. In conclusion she would really hope that the City Attorney's findings and the City Staff's findings for judging this to be a premature annexation and inappropriate. Also, the finding of fact from Council to- night would give a Judge time to reconsider it; because it appeared to her that their action in January was one of the wisest things they had done.