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1 ~ Session 1309, Minutes Page 8 June 7, 1982 quest for a conditional use permit be granted, with the conditions recommended by the Plan Commission--1) time period of June 1 to August 30, 1982; 2) swimming per- mitted three days per week only; 3) in-pool time limited to three hours per day be- tween 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.; 4) pool area to be vacated for one hour mid-day; 5) director of camp must submit to Plan Commission chairman the schedule for the swimming program prior to the opening of camp June 14, 1982; and 6) a maximum num- ber of seventeen students permitted in the pool at any one time, and a maximum num- ber of five adults accompanying them. Mr. Adams seconded the motion. Mrs. Met- calfe said she felt the Plan Commission did an excellent job in considering this issue and that she did not feel that the alternate plan, proposed by Mrs. Gianou- lakis after examing the camp schedule, was a material difference. Mrs. Thompson asked if it was correct that the Council had the power to allow the Childgrove summer camp to use the pool at Heman Park, and the Mayor said that was correct. Mrs. Metcalfe responded that it was brought out at the Plan Commission meeting that the City's swimming program as taught at Heman Park was totally dif- ferent from the program that has been taught at this camp. Mr. Adams said he was not sure the Council had the power to issue a conditional use permit where they tell a family how they may use their own swimming pool, and that no one except immediate family members may be invited to use the pool. He noted that the Gianoulakises will not receive compensation for use of their pool. He said excessive noise would be a police matter. Mr. Adams moved to amend Mrs. Met- calfe's motion by accepting the alternative plan proposed by Mrs. Gianoulakis, with the following conditions: 1) The time period to be June 14 to August 6, 1982. 2) Swimming to be permitted four days a week, Monday through Thursday. 3) In-pool time to be limited to two and one-half (21~) hours per day be- tween 10:00 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. 4) The pool to be vacated for forty-five (45) minutes mid-day, as per attached schedule. 5) Prior to June 14 camp opening, director to submit to Plan Commission chairman the schedule for the swimming program. 6) Maximum of seventeen (17) students and five (5) adults in pool at any one time. Mr. Schoomer seconded the motion. Mr. Levy said it disturbed him that this issue has reached such an emotional inten- sity with it becoming personalized between neighbors. He said each viewpoint had merit, although he felt a number of irrelevancies had been injected into the matter. He thought it was the Council's obligation to try to focus as objectively as possi- ble on what it has control over, and that was the intent and focus of its concern about zoning and about ordinances. Many speakers had noted how important it was to adhere to strict enforcement of zoning laws in order to protect the integrity of the City's residential areas, but the real issue was one of noise and disturbance for a University City citizen, and whether it was one or many, it did not alter the integrity of the complaint. It was not handled privately and therefore, it's the Council's problem to solve. Mr. Levy said the fact that Childgrove had already formulated its summer plans was a valid issue and could not be ignored. He said he would like to see the Council accommodate this extenuating circumstance but in some