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Session 1205, Minutes December 18, 1978 Page 9 Councilman Glickert noted that the vote of the Plan Commission to consider this proposal was 4 to 2, and asked what the objections were from those who voted negatively. Mr. Goldman said those two saw this proposal as another set of controls which they did not favor. Councilman Kelley said he felt the Council should give some serious thought to some of the points Mr. Magidson raised. PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING DISTRICT CHANGE The City Council has scheduled a public hearing at 9:00 P.M. this evening to consider a request for a zoning district change by the City Equity Corpo- ration from "SR1' Single Family Residential to Il " Medium Density Residential at 801 North Hanley Road. Mayor Mooney asked Mr. Patrick Farris, 5839 Neosho, the developer, to give Council a brief resume of the development he is proposing to build at 801 No. Hanley Road. He said the property is 9/10 of an acre, currently zoned single- family along with only two other properties on Hanley north of Delmar, and the existing building on that land is in disrepair. His company is propos- ing a condominium development consisting of twelve units. Sandra Gussner, 7609 Cornell, representing Gannondale Neighborhood Associ- ation, spoke in favor of the development, since she feels it will add to the neighborhood and also increase tax revenues in the City. Patricia Adams, 7616 Cornell, also a member of Gannondale Neighborhood Association, said she thought the development would be a good addition to the neighborhood and is in favor of the rezoning. She also mentioned the fact that tax revenue would be generated from this project. Joseph J. Gallo, 7440 Gannon, spoke as one in the field of urban planning, and also as a nearby resident. He said he favors passage of the zoning change with a qualified endorsement. He said there should be some provision in the zoning ordinance for a planned residential district. He said there should be site plan review for this project on the staff level and not on the Council level. In fact, there should be site plan review for all new building except single-family, since the design of a development is as important as the zoning change. Neil Norkaitis, 1084 Wilson, president of Wilson -Shaftesbury Neighborhood Association, said his organization is opposed to this development, not because it is a poor development, but because it will contribute to faster runoff into River Des Peres by adding more concrete and roof area to this section of University City. His group will be opposed to any development in the area until something is done to make River Des Peres more capable of handling the runoff in its drainage area. Mr. Norkaitist personal opinion of this project is that it is a flagrant example of spot zoning. Davis Resler, 7548 Stanford, had some objections to the proposed rezoning. He is concerned about the extra traffic that this development will generate, he also feels this is spot zoning, he is concerned that this might affect home values in the neighborhood, he thinks there may be excessive