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198 May 13,19137 On April 14, 1987, the Planning Commission after receiving letters requesting that the ill be closed and after reviewing the chronology of.majorevents regarding the shake mill voted of consider revising h Single Family Residential section of the s zoning code to provide for shake mills pa conditional use consider other alternatives which would allow the shake mill to. continue its operation and further recommended that the matter be referred back to cut fax prompt actions a zoning code violation. Councilman Siva said after reviewing the history of the mill, the ��.., recommendation antl thematter takeneto Planning gshould concurred immediately.rommission Shesaid thereM1 s been thousands of dollars of staff time spent on an issue for the last forty 'years that in every turn has been nsideredzoning violation. She said she felt 5 m athy forM Swimm in his situation but if the cloy allowed citizens[ Spelate the law or fox the council[ not stand by the city's rplea, it is unfair to the entire community he had a problem spending more time o 11 issue that has mbeen decided many times,even 3 court a that it feaa Issue violation. CouncilmanStephenson said this had been before the council previously and St.was obvious this was a man providing°employment tn far others.and trying to make e .living and he was a age that retirement was no too far off. He suggested that he should be �. I..., allowed to continue but that a time limit be placed on the operation. Councilmen Pope said he lived in the area of the mill and he had not council any complaints on it and nothing had been o continue ont uto e un pe 6 t problemsN Sw1mm should 6 allowed to ti ue his operation. ! �, � Bob L dl f'the Planning Department said headditional letter '.. to be added tthe information before the council, that f Charles Stephens of 515 51st S .and had no problem with the shake mill. George Swim'of 4908 133rd Place,Marysville said he had a document ,,II . with a sunset clause in it that allowed him t°continue to operate. He felt the council had not read everything that hatlhappened regarding the operation of the mill. He said he had a phone cell Fr saying he could operate until he retired. He asked that the people in attendance who wished to speak,b allowed to do so et this time � , so they could return to work end he ltl speak later. Roberta Reurck, Executive Director of the Deaconess Children's Home Said many neighbors had found that the mill Interfered with their residential zone end It is in violation of the Cade so urged the council to adopt the resolution before them. Judith Sutter of 541)West Drive spoke in favor of allowing the mill to continue as Mx. Swlmm's operation allowed him to give wood away to families who couldn't afford to purchase stove wood. Chuck Harrigan, on er of Emerald.Tree Service, said he had worked far Nr.Swimm on eparr time basis and felt the°portion should be allowed to continue. Marjory Kellerman s 1d she loved adjacent to his property and had no objections to the mill continuing operation.