2-STORY HOME RULING TO GET COUNCIL REVIEW; NEIGHBORS, DEVELOPER AT ODDS.Byline: Douglas Clark
Douglas Clark (born 1942) is an English poet. Clark was born in Darlington, County Durham, England, to Scottish parents in 1942. Daily News Staff Writer When Mike and Suzanne Suzanne is a common female given name that was particularly popular in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. It remained in the top 200 most popular names in the United States between 1930 and the late 1980s. Nuttall Nuttall may refer to:
But that value was jeopardized March 25 when the Beazer Homes development company won Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle approval to build 115 two-story homes where single-story homes had originally been planned. At 7 p.m. Monday Monday: see week. , the City Council will reconsider re·con·sid·er v. re·con·sid·ered, re·con·sid·er·ing, re·con·sid·ers v.tr. 1. To consider again, especially with intent to alter or modify a previous decision. 2. that ruling as the Nuttalls and their neighbors listen, hoping for a compromise with the developer. ``It is not just the view; it's also the privacy,'' said Suzanne Nuttall. ``I feel we paid more for our house because of its location. It was very shocking to hear 115 homes would be built behind us, but I finally feel that someone is listening to us. I'm very happy that (the) City Council has appealed it.'' City Council members Paul Miller The name Paul Miller is shared by a number of people.
``I want to make sure that whatever new development goes in is compatible with existing homes,'' Miller said. ``Let's make it work for everybody if we can, but obviously the people who live there now need the most consideration.'' Jerry Gates, president of Beazer Homes, said company representative James O'Malley has been meeting with residents in the area. ``He has been visiting the neighbors and talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to them. Hopefully something can come from it,'' Gates said. Asked if Beazer Homes could revise its design if necessary, Gates declined to comment. Planning Commissioner Dean Kunicki said he welcomes the City Council's clarification of a General Plan policy that is vague. ``That'll set policy for the commission for the next time they have to rule on one of those cases,'' Kunicki said. ``Now we'll know which way to look at it. ``In fact, we refused to hear another case pending council direction. We need crystal-clear direction as far as one-story and two-story homes go. Right now it's up in the air.'' The policy that will be scrutinized states, ``Projects should be designed to provide compatible relationship with adjoining uses.'' Williamson recalled that the original plan by Dale Poe Development Corp. that was approved in 1990 called for a reasonable mix of one- and two-story homes through the 350-home tract south of the Arroyo Simi at Sequoia sequoia (sĭkwoi`ə), name for the redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and for the big tree, or giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), both huge, coniferous evergreen trees of the bald cypress family, and for extinct related species. Avenue. But when Beazer Homes bought a 115-home portion of that development, it decided to build all two-story structures. Also, Williamson said, the developer never informed the residents of the change in plans. ``They never received anything from the developers,'' she said. ``We've got a breakdown in the system, and I guess it's up to the City Council to fix it. And we will. ``There is no clear-cut policy. Hopefully, we'll give the Planning Commission some direction.'' |
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