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. . Minutes-Plan Commission Page 3 May 28, 1986 water from running off into the street and has no jurisdiction to control water run-off onto any other private property. Mr. Bendas stated that their architect had planned not to pave the entire backyard in order to provide for proper run-off and water absorption. Mr. McCauley stated that in recent months the Plan Commission had turned down another rezoning request from "MR" to "LC" near the corner of North and South and Delmar. He stated that the Plan Commission's function as a regulating body does not permit it to favor one commercial tenant over another. Mr. McCauley moved that the Plan Commission recommend denying a request to rezone the property at 7515 Delmar to "LC". Mrs. Schuman seconded the motion. Mr. McCauley assured the Bendases that he and the other members of the Plan Commission recognized the improvement of their property as an asset to University City. Chairman Hamilton called for a vote on the motion, and the motion passed by a vote of 5-1. REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY AT 6501 CREST AVENUE FROM "LR" TO "PAn Sarah Elwood, Zoning Administrator, stated to Commission members that planning staff had recently received a building permit application by the Mt. Gideon Missionary Baptist Church for the construction of a 26-car parking lot to be located at 6501 Crest Avenue at the corner of Sutter Avenue. Upon receipt of the application, staff realized that the property was not properly zoned for use as a parking lot. As the approval of the church's site plan review (No. 1087, June, 1983) was subject to a "good faith effort to provide additional parking", staff recommended that the property at 6501 Crest Avenue be rezoned from "LR" to "PA". The representatives of the church had been under the impression that the property had been zoned to the appropriate classification at the time of their site plan review. Mr. Goldman stated that an "LC" zone divided the "PA" tract on Etzel where the church was located and this tract on Crest where the lot was planned. The rezoning request represented a reasonable relationship to the existing zoning in the neighborhood. Chairman Hamilton asked Deacon James Harvey, president of the church corporation, whether he anticipated any problems with commercial customers parking on this lot. Deacon Harvey stated that he anticipated no problem with this as most of the parking for the church would occur on Sunday morning. Mr. Rice asked why the parking lot had been planned with an entrance to the lot off Crest rather than off Sutter. Mr. Grice, architect for the church, stated that the entrance from Crest was necessary because of the utility poles located in the alley near any potential entrance from Sutter. Mr. Rice asked Mr. Goldman what effect the entrance on Crest would have on this essentially residential street. Mr. Goldman stated that churches were typically special uses in residential districts and that a parking lot of the church took on the same character. It did not take on characteristics of a commercial parking lot. Mr. Kennedy moved that the Plan Commission recommend rezoning of the lot at 6501 Crest Avenue from "LR" to "PA". Mr. Washington seconded the motion. Mr. Rice commented that the church might explore further the possibility of placing the entrance to the lot on Sutter Avenue. Chairman Hamilton called for a vote on the motion which passed by a vote of 6-0.