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""lllII 35 ~ - - -.-- - --- - - - --- - --- - -- - - - ~ ~ --- - -- - ---- 9 A permanent report of the Planning Commission was submitted and read as follows: I ~~ "As a permanent report, pursuant to the Resolution of the Common Council of :,;\ the City of Eugene directing the City Planning Commission to prepare a report upon 1t,1 certain requests for reclassification and rezoning in areas within said City, the ..." 'City Planning Commission hereby adopts as its permanent report, the following: The Planning Commission recommends the following rezoning and change of classification, to-wit: I CHRIS JENSEN: Lot 1, Block 9, Chambers Addition to Eugene. Property located at 1940 West 11th Avenue. Requested change from single family residence to business classification. and the Planning Co~nission recommends the denial of the following petition for change of classification, to-wit: FRANK WILLS: Lot 8, Block 9, of Elias Stewart's Addition to Eugene, as platted and recorded at page 29 of Volume 2, Lane County, Oregon Plat Records. 66 8/10 facing 12th Street and 160 feet to alley in the 300 block on 12th Street and between 11th and 12th Streets. Requested change from Four apartment zone to Apartment classification." It was moved by Crumbaker, seconded by Allen that that portion of the report re: the application of Mr. Wills be segregated. Motion carried. It was moved by Crumbaker, seconded by Johnson that the balance of the permanent report of the Planning Commission be adopted. Motion carried. . It was moved by Crumbaker, seconded by Pennington that the matter of Mr. Will's application be referred to an appropriate committee of the Common Council to be named by the Mayor. Motion carried. I Mayor McNutt announced the appointment of the following committee to further study and report on the Will's application, this committee to consist of Councilmen Hawn, Crumbaker and Bailey. 10 A special report of the Planning Commission held September 6, 1947, was sub- mitted and read as follows: "At a special meeting of the Planning Commission held September 6, 1947, the Commission discussed the need for protecting property values in various areas in the City by immediate action. It was felt that in some cases construction allowable by the present zoning ordinance would prove to be detrimental to the proposed plan and the introduction of undesirable uses could easily occur before the proposed ordinance could become effective. The N.W. corner of 19th Avenue East and Hilyard was re- garded as a critical area. It wa s, therefore, moved, seconded and carried that the Council be requested to reclassify Lots 5 and 6 9fBlock 9 of Driverton's Addition to Eugene from a Business Zone, B-2 to a Multiple Family classification, R-3. A motion was also made, seconded and unanimously carried that the Planning Commission protest to the Common Council the following: 1. Considerable discussion has ensued and certain actions have been taken by the COffinlOn Council and the City Manager's Office regarding the leasing of a parcel of lands for a Naval Reserve Training Unit. At no time has the Planning Commission I been advised as to the proposed plans nor have they been asked to express an opinion or study the effect of such a development in a residential area. According to Paragraph 8 of Ordinance #4846 passed by the Common Council on May 25, 1925, es- tablishing a Planning Commission, it is believed that a study of any plan to lease or use public land is a duty of the Planning Commission. 2. Irrespective of the many weaknesses of the present zoning ordinance, a stricter application of its intent could possibly eliminate some of the injustices now being rendered in residential areas. Although the present zoning ordinance I allows doctors to establish offices in residential areas, the code implies that buildings designed or converted for office use shall conform in character and appearance to the type of structures within the district. The building recently approved by the Building Inspector for a doctor's office on the corner of 11th Avenue and Jackson Street does not comply to these provisions and has introduced into a residential area an undesirable building which will prove to be detrimental to resale values for adjacent structures." ~