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Prescott City Council Regular Voting Meeting—August 29,2006 Page 6 • There had been opposition to the rezoning and the plat at higher density (36 lots) and the protests would require a supermajority vote of Council. Councilman Blair asked what the zoning was on the surrounding properties before they were developed and Mr.Guice responded SF-35,2 acre zoning. Mr. Guice continued State Statutes required the City to do one of three things to notify the public of an upcoming public hearing, (1) advertise a legal notice in the newspaper, (2) post a notice on the property, or, (3)mail public hearing notices to all residents within 300 feet of property. The City did all three notifications, actually hand delivering the notices because of the change of date in Council meetings and notices were sent to residents outside the required area. Carl Tenney, Agent for the property owners, Tenney Feed and Livestock Co., which were his brother and sister, Harold Tenney and Jeanine Tenney Brown,addressed the Council. He showed a map of the property which was bordered on the north by Acker Park, on the east by the Foothills Subdivision, on the south by unsubdivided property in the County,and on the west by Summit Pointe Estates. Mr.Tenney continued that the Planning and Zoning Commission and City staff were recommending approval of the proposed plans; the plans had been revised following neighborhood concerns; an alternate access was included; brush on Nathan Lane had been cut and they had been responsive to traffic concerns. Mr.•Tenney continued, stating that the property had been continuously occupied by the Tenney Family since the 1920's and some of the land had been sold off over the years and the remaining 19 acres was left to be developed. Mr.Tenney showed an area map of the other subdivisions already established and those were SF-35 and rezoned when the subdivision was ready to be developed;the Tenney family was asking for a rezoning from SF-35 which would allow approximately 18 lots to SF-18 which would allow a total of 36 lots; the City had rezoned 11 times properties in the area that were SF-35 for a more dense zoning; the Foothills Subdivision received SF-12PAD which required open space and 87 lots were developed which dramatically changed the neighborhood; Summit Pointe Estates was also a PAD which provided open space on the east side of their parcel which was next to the proposed Homestead Subdivision. ki r