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Councilman Evans motion to grant the appeal and instruct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit 72-22 subject to conditions of approval contained in the Commission report, was seconded by Councilman villa, and carried on the follow- ing roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Evans, Villa, Herrin, Griset Yamamoto, Markel Patterson Prior to voting, Councilman Villa inquired as to the amount of total area involved and the amount of parking area. In response, Mr. Hunsaker stated that the parking was laid out in the M 1 use, and that there would be 20 parking spaces. Councilman Yamamoto expressed concern about the noise created by the motorcycle dealership in view of the existing apartments across the street from the proposed location. Councilman Markel stated thousands of dollars had been spent to come up with zoning and a general plan and that trouble was being experienced in Other areas of the City where the plan had been varied; that the proposed business should be located downtown in the M 1 area and should not be in an industrial area; and that the area was one of the best industrial areas in the world. PUBLIC HEARING The Mayor opened the public APPEAL #312 - CUP 72-20 hearing on Appeal #312 filed by RICHARD C. BRUCE Richard C. Bruce, appealing the Planning Commission's denial of CUP 72-20 to allow an auto wrecking yard, to include sale of auto parts and usable metals, at 920 East Sixth Street. The Acting Planning Director handed to Council for its review the Planning Commission file and stated that the appellant~ was not meeting requirements of the original Conditional Use Permit, .and had filed this one seeking relief from some of them; that there had been a strong denial based on the fact that there had been no previous performance in terms of screening or making the facility a better looking operation; and that he recommended Council uphold the denial. Richard C. Bruce, 19742 Verona, Yorba Linda, stated that he had been in business at the location for approximately three years; that he had not been able to replace a fence in a year's time because the Building Department would not issue a permit until the land dedica- tion and sidewalk construction conditions had been satisfied; that there had been talk about abandoning Poinsettia; that he had been told to wait; that he had talked with the Public Works Department and that they had informed him that they might be making Poinsettia Street a~50' wide street; that in his appeal he was only asking for an extension of time to get started on his fence and the curb and gutter along Poinsettia Street but postpone the sidewalk construction for three years; and that he not be held down by three-year CUP. Speaking in opposition to the appeal was Dr. Walter Flaherty, 1915 North Flower, who stated that he knew Poinsettia Street very well in that he passed it once or twice every day on his way to the Community Hospital; that Poinsettia is a very congested street, accident prone, and littered with scrap paper. There being no further proponents or opponents, public hearing. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 476 the Mayor closed the DECEMBER 18, 1972