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From: <br />Kelaher, Selena <br />To: <br />Bernal. Sarah <br />Subject: <br />FW: Objections to Approval of 2129 N. Main Street Hampton Hotel <br />Date: <br />Wednesday, December 13, 2017 8:08:20 AM <br />Hi Sarah - <br />I am sending this now to be included for the Jan 22nd PC meeting. <br />Thanks, <br />Selena <br />From: Michael@Better-Neighborhoods.com [mailto:michael@better-neighborhoods.com] <br />Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 8:27 PM <br />To: Kelaher, Selena <br />Subject: Re: Objections to Approval of 2129 N. Main Street Hampton Hotel <br />Dear Ms. Kelaher, <br />I have the following objections to the approval of the proposed Hampton Hotel at 2129 N. <br />Main Street. <br />1. Zoning Change. I don't see how the city can make the findings required for a zone <br />change for this property? It seems to me that if the proposed zone change is <br />approved, the development will be so significantly different than that of the existing <br />developments and the surrounding area as to make the change untenable for the <br />community at large. <br />2. Alcohol Permit. The city should deny the conditional use permit for the sale of <br />alcohol. There are already more than enough liquor licenses in the city I can't see <br />how the community needs even more. <br />3. Variances. Variances should only be given to a developer if there are special <br />circumstances. I cannot see how there can be any special circumstances for this <br />property. For example, what substantial property right would be preserved by <br />granting these variances? I think that granting a variance for this project would be <br />detrimental to the public welfare because of the additional traffic, sale of liquor, and <br />overall congestion. <br />4. Historical Site. The developer intends to relocate one historical building to another <br />location and to turn it into a bar, and also wants to turn another historical building into <br />a restaurant. The proposed mitigation measures to try to minimize the loss of the <br />historical integrity of these historic buildings are completely insufficient. The <br />Historical Resources Evaluation Report says about the proposed move of the <br />nationally historic Melton House, "the move will cause the Melton House to lose <br />several aspects of historic integrity that includes location, setting, feeling and <br />75A-165 <br />