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2004 in the preliminary plat/development proposal." Memorandum From Tom Loucks to City Council (Dec. 30, 1985). The concern for "transitional uses" and "good overall design" was made binding at the February 3, 1986 City Council meeting, when the City of Hastings approved the rezoning of Williams First Addition to R-3,use, subject to the condition recommended by Mr. Harmenings, that is, "[t]hat the park land, single family homes, duplexes, townhouses, and apartment units be located on'their respective lots as proposed in the preliminary plat/development proposal." _' Yet, despite the conditions set forth at the February 3,1986 City Council meeting, on November 10, 1986, the city amended its development agreement, and changed the use of Lots 4-7, Block 3, from two family residential structures to single family residential structures. This change in land use Undermined the goals of the City to maintain a "transitional use" and "good overall design" of the Willir.ms First Addition. No longer was there a buffer zone between single family units and multi-family plats. However, even after the amendment of the development agreement, concern remained to keep a "good overall design" in Williams First Addition. In fact, on a June 3, 1987 memorandum by Mr. Harmening, in response to a request to change the status of Block 2, Lots 1 and 2, which were previously designated for the development of two duplex structures, Mr. Harmening stated, It would appear that one of the primary reasons for proposing duplexes on the subj ect lot was to provide a buffer between the high density multi family development to the west and the single family homes to the east. Although staff has concerns with the placement of single family homes adjacent to a multi family development these concerns are somewhat lessened due to the fact that the subject lots would not appear to be affected by the multi family development as much as the other duplex lots along Whispering Lane. Memorandum From Tom Harmening to Hastings Planning Commission (June 3, 1987) (emphasis added). In recommending the change of use in Lots 1 and 2, Block 2. Mr. Harmening specifically stated, "Due to the fact that the development of single family homes on the subject lot would not be directly affected as much as the other duplex lots along Whispering Lane a recommendation is made for approval subject to the consideration of the above stated suggestions." Even if the concerns were fewer than if the proposal had been to change the land use in the duplex lots along Whispering Lane, the city still decided to implement techniques to lessen the absence of a buffer zone. Among these techniques was the "installation of berming, tree plantings and other screening devices on the multi family lot adjacent to the single family homes." Concerns for the elimination of the buffer zone is also echoed in Mr. Harmening's memorandum of March 17, 1988 to the Mayor and City Council. In this memorandum, Mr. Harmening states that __"[i]t would appear that one of the original reasons for proposing duplexes on [lots 4,5,6 & 7, Block 3] would be to provide a buffer between the multi family development to the west and the single family homes located to the east. From a basic planning principle this design made sense. . . A concern which staff has pertains to the placement of single family homes adjacent to a multi family development. Ordinarily this type of situation is not overly desirable. I might add that the Hastings planned residential development requirements, which the multi-family project