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124 Mr. Cox said he is concerned about encroachment into the neighborhood, adding that he feels the parking lot proposal is beyond the zone of respect. Responding to a question from Mr. CoX, Ms, Slaughter said that the proposed parking lot would be for the use of employees of West Main Street who now park in public spaces, thereby freeing up those spaces for the public. Ms. R/chards said that the proposal needs to be looked at from both perspectives: the need to provide more parking and the need to protect the neighborhood. The ordinance was deferred until staff.meets with members of the neighborhood. ORDINANCE: REZONING LOTS 4 AND 5 ON WEST SIDE OF 5TH ST~ET FROM R-3 TO B-3 Mr. Huja explained that the Planning Commission, by a 4 to 3 vote, recommended denial of the rezoning to B-3 since the proposed and potential uses would be incompatible with the neighborhood and the adjacent historic property. Mr. Huja said that staffhad recommended approval of B-2 zoning, Ms. Daugherty said she has concerns about uses allowed in B-2 zones, but would like to consider B-1 zoning. Mr. Huja said that the proposed use, an office for a painting contractor, would not fit into B-1 zoning. Responding to a question from Mr. Cox, Mr. Huja said that the Planning Commission changed the land use designation in 1995 from residential to commercial for the area because it is a transitional area. Mr. Cox said he feels this is another instance of commercial encroachment into a neighborhood. Mr. Cox said such uses are usually unattractive. Mr. Cox questioned how the City is going to protect the neighborhood from the pressures of West Main Street. Ms. Daugherty noted that the property is used commercially now, and said she does not feel it is suitable for residential use. Mr. Herman Key, a Fifeville resident, said the neighbors are completed opposed to the rezoning and possible future uses. Responding to a question from Mr. Toscano, Nh'. Huja said the use would not be allowed in B-1 because of the storage of paint and equipment on the property and the overall magnitude of the business. An appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals could be made to allow the business in the B-1 zoning. Responding to a question from Mr. Toscano about the legal rUles pertaining to following the Comprehensive Plan, Mr. Gouldman said that while it is not automatic that the zoning follows the Comprehensive Plan, if Council decides not to rezone to the current land use designation, there need to be circumstances that justify doing so. Mr. Cox asked why the land use does not match the zoning, and Mr. Huja explained that the land use plan is a general guide of where the City wants to be, while the zoning reflects the current use. Mr. Cox said he did not know how the extent to which the Fifeville neighborhood had been involved in the development of the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Huja said that a public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan was held at Buford School for the benefit of the Fifeville neighborhood, and Mr: Toscano noted that the City then went back into the neighborhood for more feedback after the public hearing.