05/23/1949 Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

~ 30!'"1 u Ii I COUNCIL EUGENE, MAY 23, CHAMBERS, OREGON. 1949. ~ .. -, ""0A~ 7:30 WE RE : THE REGULAR MEETING OF. THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD ON MAY 23, 1949 AT P.M. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR V. l. JOHNSON. COUNCILMEN PRESENT DAV)S, CRUMBAKER, ALLEN, BOOTH, GODLOVE ANO SMITH. COUNCILMEN HAWN AND WELLS WERE ABSENT. ""'-J THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING, HELD MAY 9, 1949, WERE READ AND APPROVED. I REPORTS OF OFFICERS A REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER - RE: STEEL BLEACHERS FOR THE BALL PARK AT 19TH AND LAWRENCE STREETS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: UTHE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WOULD LIKE PERMISSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO PURCHASE STEEL BLEACHERS FOR THE BALL PARK AT 19TH AND LAWRENCE STREETS. THE TOTAL COST OF THE BLEACHERS IS $5,300.00, AND REQUIRES A DOWN PAYMENT OF $1,450.00, A PAYMENT OF $1,925.00 BY SEPTEMBER I, AND THAT THE BALANCE aE PAID ~Y THE END OF THE 1950 SEASON. THERE WOULD BE NO MONEY INVOLVED BY THE CITY, BUT THE CON- TRACTOR WOULD DO THE WORK THROUGH THE CITY FOR THE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION.u IT WAS MOVED BY. CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ASSOCIATION WHEREBY THE BLEACHERS WILL BE ACQUIRED AT NO COST TO THE CITY AND THAT THEY BECOME THE PROPERTY OF TH~ CITY. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF BOARDS & COMMISSIONS 2 A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS - RE: VARIANCES OF ZONING ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I UA MEETI~G OF THE BO~RD OF ApPEALS WAS HELD IN THE CITY HALL ON MAY 20, 1949 TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR VARIANCES FROM THE ZONING ORDINANCE. I. MR. ROY SWENSEN WHO OWNS PROPERTY AT 690 WEST BROADWAY MADE APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT ANOTHER DWELLING ON HIS LOT; THIS WAS DENIED UNLESS SAID DWELLING WAS A PART OF THE EXISTI~G DWELLING IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE DUPLEX ZONING. MR. SWENSEN PRESENTED A PETITION WITH SIGNATURES OF FIVE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS WHO VOICEO NO OBJECTION. AFTER CAREFUL STUDY OF THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES, THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO EXIST AND THE BOARD AGREED TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF MR. SWENSEN. 2. FRONT OF REQU I RED WOULD BE MR. HOWARD STENSHOEL OF 1397 LINCOLN STREET WAS DENIED A PERMIT TO ENLARGE THE HIS ,OUSE DUE TO THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF LINCOLN STREET. THE FRONT SET-BACK AS WOUL) BE 22 FEET; MR. STENSHOEL'S RESIDENCE IS NOW 23 FEET. AFTER WIDENING THERE A 12-FOOT SET-BACK ESTABLISHED. SHOULD MR. STENSHOEL BE PERMITTED TO BUILD THE FOUR FOOT ADDITION HE REQUESTS, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR HIM TO EXTEND THREE FEET INTO THE PROPOSED SET-BACK AREA AND HE WOULD HAVE A NINE FOOT SET-BACK FROM THE NEW ALIGNMENT. THE BOARD OF ApPEALS DID NOT DEEM IT ADVISABLE TO SET A PRECEDENT WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS ASKING THE SAME PRIVILEGE, THEREFORE ADDING MORE COSTS TO THE EVENTUAL WIDENING. THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE R-2 DUPLEX ZONE. REQUEST WAS DENIED.u IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY bODLOVE THAT PARAGRAPH ONE OF THE REPORT PERTAINING TO PROPERTY OF MR. ROY SWENSEN BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. I IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE MATTER CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF THE REPORT PERTAINING TO MR. HOWARD STENSHOEL BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 3 THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR ROOMING HOUSE GICENSE AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE, FIRE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. I MRS. S. F. OLDON, 731 IILLAMETTE STREET. IT WAS MOVED 13Y DAVIS, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE APPLICATION AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE, FIRE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS BE ENDORSED. MOTION CARRIED. 4 THE FOLLOWING PETITION TO REZONE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. BERT M. & LIDA M. JOHNSON, REZONE NORTHEAST CORNER OF 29TH & HILYARD STREET FROM R-A TO C-2. .~_.,-j .._.,~ z.ilI