Attended zone chg public hearing monday 3/22

I attended public hearing to discuss mr spinnenwebers zone change of two 4 families next to mios from residential to business.

I continue to be concerned we're making a mockery of the process. 9 step process is supposed to protect the village, however we're rubber stamping something that has no form, no detail. Deed covenants/restrictions are good. If so, then let's scrap 9 steps and make covenants the process. Process is in place for a reason -use it or change it.

I believe strongly that we need a boundary between residential and commercial. I would like to see and will push for a brick wall all along the boundary, especially on the thorndike property frontage. District 4 takes one for the team for 100percent of the village development, and our quality of life matters and needs to be addressed. I will continue to rail against fast tracking major developments that chip away at district 4s look and feel. Development is a good thing, but fast fwding is dangerous.

Cinema worries took over the discussion and distracted us. This is a separate issue and shoulnt have been discussed-we ran out of time partly because of it. At the end of the day, the developer is replacing one half of the screens lost when bond hill and both kenwood theaters closed. The market should be able to absorb this. I would encourage those elected officials concerned to reach out to the owner directly.

Frank raeon shared a compelling presentation on how outdated our zoning is. We need to drastically revamp right away. I support his ideas and trust his experience. I support his suggestion to hold the rezone until revamping occurs. After all, there is no plan (yet) we're slowing down.

Cortney