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.......lo Page 6 The Planning Commission recommended the rezoning request be approved so the proposed development may be built and the single family home on the lot adjacent to the north may continue as a permitted use. The City Council has three options available to choose from regarding the rezoning request: 1. Approve the rezoning of the entire R-2, Two Family Residential district area to B-1, Limited Business. This option would allow the applicant to develop the proposed office building, but would also cause the single family home adjacent to the north to become a type IT nonconforming use. As a type IT nonconforming use, the single family home could not be expanded without converting the home to a B-1 permitted use (unless the City Council granted permission to expand). The lot would be marketable as commercial property and would most likely be developed with an office building in the future. The applicants's proposed office building would be setback 25 feet from the north property line. A portion of the 25 feet setback area could be added on to the northerly lot, if needed for additional commercial site area in the future. The owner of the lot adjacent to the north would be in favor of this option if he were bought out and relocated from the site. The applicant has met with the owner of the above lot to encourage him to include his lot in the rezoning, but the owner of the lot to the north was unwilling to participate in the rezoning unless he were relocated. 2. Approve the applicant's request to rezone a large portion of the R-2 district area to B-1. This option would allow the applicant to develop the proposed office building and would allow the single family home located on the lot adjacent to the north to continue as a permitted use. The single family home could be expanded under this option. The owner of the lot to the north would not be in favor of this option because he and his family do not want to live between an office building and an apartment complex. He is also concerned over the value and marketability of his residential lot if this option were approved. 3. Deny the applicant's request to rezone a large portion of the R-2 district to B-l. This option would not alter the existing R-2 district. Currently, the existing R-2 district could accommodate up to three single-family homes, or three two-family homes, or six townhouse units. The single family home on the lot to the north could conti.nue as a permitted use. Obviously, the owner of said lot would be in favor of this option. The lot to the north is not proposed to be included in the applicant's site plan because the additional land area is not needed to build the proposed office building.