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Session 1533, Minutes Page 5 December 10, 1990 6. An area bounded by the western edge of the required fifteen (15) foot transitional yard extending north to Vernon Avenue and also bounded by the Midland Boulevard and Vernon Avenue rights-of-way shall be devoted to a landscaped area. 7. Hours of operation shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon on Saturday. Mrs. Thompson moved approval, with Mr. Wagner seconding the motion. Mr. Adams asked about the Saturday noon closing. The operator, Robert Bam- berger, said Saturday hours will allow customers to retrieve vehicles left for repair during the week, but no repair work will be done then. Mr. Price asked about vehicles parked overnight, and the City Manager said the cars left outside overnight must look like they are in good repair. All voted Aye. JACKSON/AHERN RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION The City Manager said this item does not require action, but is a report to Council on the vacation of a small portion of Ahern west of Jackson, request- ed by Jeff and Joyce May, who wish to build a home at that site. He said a public hearing was held October 15, and there were few comments on the vaca- tion, but many on the proposed home. Of the five undeveloped lots adjacent to the right-of-way, three are unbuildable due to flood plain restrictions, but portions of the other two appear to be buildable according to an indepen- dent engineering report submitted by the Mays. To properly serve the pro- posed single-family residence, it was recommended that the owner extend the concrete pavement (meeting City specifications) approximately 70 feet. It was further recommended that the balance of the right-of-way to the west be vacated and this, plus the existence of the flood plain, will ensure that no additional development will take place. The street extension will ensure that the home to be built can be served by police, fire, sanitation, etc. as well as providing limited parking. He said Council may wish to request prep- aration of a bill to enact the vacation. Mr. Adams asked if replatting the site into one lot was being recommended, and Mr. 011endorff said it depended on the area on which the owners plan to build--if one of the two lots has an adequate side yard, the lots would not have to be combined. Mr. Adams said nearby residents were interested in pur- chasing the adjoining property the Mays had to buy when they bought the lots they want to build on, and the neighbors wished to know if those lots would require replatting. Mr. 011endorff said replatting would be required only if the lots were to be developed, which the flood plain made impossible. Mr. Miles Cramer, 1065 Jackson, asked haw residents could ensure the certain- ty that no further development of the flood plain behind the row of houses will take place, and what the new home will look like. Mr. 011endorff said new construction must fit in with the existing homes in the neighborhood; any variance must come before the Council for approval. He said no further con- struction can take place because the rest of the site is in the flood plain;