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. . Minutes - Plan Commission Page 8 January 27, 1988 single family homes on Donne Avenue. His final concern related to storm water drainage onto the lower-lying properties on Donne Avenue. He said that the sewers behind his property had caved in on a number of occasions and that if the building was built, he felt some need for improvement in the storm water drainage system. Mr. Tom Samson of 528 North and South Road reiterated Mr. Mecham's concerns. Ms. Lynn Wakefield of 514 Donne Avenue expressed her opinion that an outdoor parking lot adjacent to her single family home would decrease its value. She was also concerned about the entrance and exit of 48 or more cars at the curve on North and South Road. She concluded by saying that the first condominium built on North and South Road would set a precendent for type and height of development along the corridor. Mr. Robert Wood of 343 North Meramec in Clayton asked about projection of balconies and mechanical equipment into required yards. He was concerned about the proximity of the building to his adjacent property in Clayton. Mr. Jewel, project engineer, stated that there was a ten foot-wide right-of-way setback from the Clayton city limits which was University City property; the building setback would be measured from this right-of-way line. Mr. Tom Sommers of 512 Warder Avenue, a co-developer of the project, stated that he had circulated a petition signed by various people in the neighborhood who supported development of the project. Mr. Sommers emphasized that the parking lot north of the building would be screened by extensive landscaping and that the entrance and exit to the parking lot would not be constructed immediately at the curve of North and South Road. Chairman McCauley asked whether approval of the site plan was part of the Plan Commission's consideration of the rezoning request. Mr. Goldman stated that rezoning proposals for the "PD"-Planned Development District were normally considered in response to specific development proposals; if the Plan Commission wanted to have any specific input into the site plan review process they could make this suggestion to the City Council. Mr. Safe asked if the Plan Commission didn't normally consider only the potential use of the property in recommending a rezoning proposal. Mr. Goldman stated that, in most cases, the issue for the Plan Commission was that of land use only. Mr. Safe stated that in understanding the reality of Planned Development proposals along the North and South corridor, University City did not anticipate a critical need for redevelopment; the existing neighborhood was not blighted or in need of repair. The request to rezone in response to this specific development proposal was not persuasive to Mr. Safe. Ms. Kreishman stated that the size of the proposed building was not appropriate for the site. After further discussion, Mr. Safe moved that the Plan Commission recommend denial of a request to rezone the properties at 501, 509, 515, 519 and 523 North and South Road from "SR"-Single Family Residential to "PD"-Planned Development District. The motion was seconded by Ms. Kreishman and passed by a vote of 5-0 with one abstention. REQUEST TO REZONE 1.6 ACRES OF PROPERTY ON NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD AT THE EASTERN TERMINUS OF BALSON AVENUE. RUFKAHR LAND DEVELOPMENT CO. Chairman McCauley called on Mr. Tracy Rufkahr, President of Rufkahr Land Development Company to present his proposal for rezoning the 1.6 acre tract of land on the west side of North and South Road at the eastern terminus of /