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. . February 26,1992 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes Page 8 2. The zoning rules which require 15' transitional yards are there to protect the value of the neighboring properties. The placement of the exit drive will be less than 18' from his home. He further states that the appropriate parking spaces must be provided to prevent over-flow parking in front of the residential homes. 3. Although the 101 families will not be permitted to drive to the synagogue on certain days, 309 days out of the year, they will be permitted to drive. 4. He feels that taking the property off the tax rolls will be detrimental to the city. Sue Bergman, 8106 Gannon, stated that she lives in back and to the west of the proposed location. She does not want her property to back up to a dumpster; that is why she specifically moved to a purely residential neighborhood. She feels that the privacy she now experiences will be invaded by this "public" use, especially when using her deck. She does not feel it is right to destroy 100 and 200 year old trees. She does not approve of reducing the 15' transitional yard requirement to 9' in the rear; that brings the use that much closer to her property. She will see a parking lot now when she looks out of her deck. Ewald Winker, Jr., 8115 Delmar, lives in the lot next to Robert's Realty. He states that the property values on his lot will plummet because his and two other homes will be completely cut off from the neighborhood by being sandwiched between commercial and non-residential property. Sidney Machefsky, 725 Swarthmore, stated that they would like to be closer to Young Israel. They presented pictures to the Commission members. Eric Oppenheimer, spoke about the appreciation of property values. Heather Cohn, a potential property buyer in the area, stated that she wants to move near Young Israel and that she feels the relocation will be positive for the area. Tom Garfinkel, 8029 Delmar, stated that the number of people in the congregation far outweighs the projected seating capacity stated by the applicants, therefore the overflow parking will infiltrate the neighborhood streets. He also stated that making the property tax exempt will be a detriment to the City. Delmar is only a busy street of transient traffic and the proposed use will cause a problem because there is no light at that location. He has totally re-habed his home and feels that the value will be diminished, and he feels that if the City approves the project they should enforce the 15' transitional yards as the code requires. Charles Zdazinsky, 8025 Delmar, brought up the problem of pedestrian traffic cutting through yards. If access is given to the synagogue by the walkway by the abandoned Gay Avenue then parking places will be lost. He further stated that a sewer easement may prevent any building plans. Barbara Tyler, 8105 Delmar, stated that she lives directly west of the proposed location. She feels that her property will become isolated from the neighborhood. She feels that since she is a senior citizen, not having neighbors on both sides will diminish her safety, and that the aesthetic quality of the neighborhood will decrease. Melinda Hagedorn, stated that although property values in general may go up in the area, values will drop for properties like her own which directly border the synagogue. Tonya Wiseman, 8308 Gannon, stated that her property backs up to the proposed site, and she is concerned with the unresolved sewer easement. She further pointed out that if the synagogue plans to grow, fixed seating of 156 will not be sufficient. Finally, she stated that m-2-26.plc