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~6 '=='" 0"-".......... __ ;;..-- -- -~ '- - -, ~ _. I: THE MONTHLY 'REPORT or THE MILK AND MEAT INSPECTOR WAS SUBMITTED. , . UPON MOTION DUL':f MADE AND SECONDED, THE REPORT WAS RECEIVED AND PLACED'ON ,VILE. MOTl ON CARRI EO. . 7 A REPORT or THE BOARD or APPEALS - RE: VARIANCES TO ZONING ORDI~ANCE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS- rOLLOVlS:' '. "THE BOARD or ApPEALS HELD A MEETING OCT 0 BE R 7, 1949 AT THE CITY HALL TO CONSIDER THE rOLLOWING REQutSTS ~OR ZONING VARiANCES. . . .- , MR. SECOY or.2440 ALDER STRE~T I . REQUESTS PERMISSION TO REMO DE'L HIS GARAGE TO LIVING QUARTERS" THis IS IN THE R-I, SINGLE-rAMILY ZONE AN 0 THE ORDINANCE WOULO NOT ALLOW THE Two-rAMILY DWELLINGS - THE PROPERTY IS 60'xI60' AND IT HAS TO THE SOUTH A SELr-SERVICE LAUNDRY WITH ATTACHED DWELLING, A GROCERY STORE WITH DWELLING AN~ A DUPLEX DWELLING ON THE CORNER LOT AT 25TH AND ALDER. THE LOT TO' T HE NORTH HAS THREE SINGLE rAM I l Y UN I TS ~ AL Lor THE UNITS EXCEPT THE THRtE ON ONE LOT WERE BU I L T BErORE ANNEXATI ON or THE AREA, THERErORE, SINCE THE RE IS THE COMMERC l'AL ASPECT or HiE' BLOCK, L1R. SECOY DOES NOT F'EEL THA.T AN EXTRA DWELLING UNIT ON HIS LOT TO THE RE A R 0 r HIS HOUSE WOULD DETRACT rROM THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF' THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE Bo A R 0 RECOMMEN OS REZONING OF' THE BLOCK TO A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL CLASSIF'ICATlON. 2. REQUEST OF' MR. MERLE M. HOL LI STER OF' 1464 JEF'F'ERSON STREET WHO REQUESTS PERMISSION TO I ADD BEDROOMS AND LIVING ROOM ABOVE A HOBBY SHOP WHICH HE IS CONSTRU CT I NG IN THE REAR or HIS YARD. . , . , ' THE ROOMS ARE INTENDED FOR THE USE OF HIS MOTHER WHO, DUE TO ILLNESS NECESSITATES HER LIVING WITH HIM. THE PRE SE NT ARRANGEMENT HE CLAIMS IS CROWDED, THEREFORE HIS DE SIRE TO A 0,0 THE ExTRA LIVING QUARTERS -- THIS IS IN THE R-I SINGLE FAMILY ZONE. BOARD DENIED THE REQUEST. MR.'STlEN APPROVED. 3~' 'It REQUEST ';'ROM MR. MURRAY AGATE, ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE MOODY-~ENDRICKSON LUMBER COMPANY FOR ~tR~ISSION TO MAINTAIN TWO LARGE 5 i GNS ADVERTISING THEIR LOCATION AT 15TH AND TYLER STREETS. ' THESE 51 GNS AT ONE TIME WERE PLACED ON 15TH AVENUE NEAR POLK STREET AND 'WERE:ATTHAT LOCATI~~ PRIOR TO AND FOR A PERIOD'AF'TER ANNEXATION OF THE AREA TO THE CITY, THE SUBSEQUENT SALE o'r THE CORNER PROPERTIES AND THE ERECTION OF HO'ME'S F'ORCED THE REMOVAL OF SAID SIGNS. THE LUMBER COMPANY WISHES TO RE-ERECT THESE SIGNS ON THEIR PROPERTY AND BELIEVE t~EY MAY RIGHTFULLY 00 SO SINCE THE SIGNS WERE PART OF THE BUSINESS AS A NON- CONFORMING OCCUPANCY. BOARD DENIED THE'REQUESt. 4. A REQUEST FROM MR. DON BYE RS, ARCHIT'ECT REPRESENTING THE COATES CONSTRUCTION COMPAN Y OF PORTLA~D rOR WAIVER or PROV I S I.ON OF ITS ZONING ORDINANCE WHICH LIMITS THE HE I G H Tor BUILDINGS, LOT COVER.AGE AND THE' LOT AREA RE QU I REMENTS FOR A L I V I N GUN I' T . THIS IS I~ CONNECTION WITH A PROPOSED TEN-STORY APARTMiNT BU I L 0 I N G 0 r 100 UNITS WITH GROUND FLOOR GARAGE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER or aLIVE AND 16TH AVENUES IN THE R-4 ZONE. THE 'AREA COVERAGE WILL :EXCEED THE 60% ALLOWA'BLE FO~ THE GROUND FLOOR ONLY WHICH WILL BE USED FOR GARAGE PURPOSES AND PROVIDE orF-STREET PARKING SPACE FOR APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TENANTS. I , THE 'APARTMENT AREA A BO V E THE GARA GE WILL BE WITH I'N THE 60% LOT COVERAGE. THE BU I L 0 I N G WILL BE OF REt'NFORCED CONCRETE THROUGHOUT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH-THE BUILDING CODE THERE IS NO HEIGHT LIMIT rOR A CLASS A BU I LD I NG. THE ZONING ORDINANCE, HOWEVER, ALLOWS ONLY THREE STORIES OR 45 rEET. UNDER THE ZONING ORDINANCE THE NUMBER OF UNITS PERMITTED AT 400 SQUARE FEE'T OF' LOT AREA PER UNIT WOULD BE 70 APARTMENTS. THE BOARD 010 NOT BELIEVE THE REQUEST OUT OR PROPORTION TO 'ORDINANCE LIMITATIONS AND CO'NSIDERI'NG THE 'UNITS REQUIRED TO BR IN'G A RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT INVOLVED, ALSO THE 'POSSIBILITY OF CREATING SOME ~OWRENT 'HOUSING BY A TRANSFER OF TENANCY TO THE CLASS A UNIT BEING MADE AVAILABLE GRANTED THE REQUEST. 5. REQuEsTrRoM MR~ w. A. MANGE, 590 TYLER STREET, NORTHEAST CORNER or 6TH AVENUE TO ENLAR aE HIS HOUSE BY ADDI NG A BEDROOM AND BATH TO THE F R ON T OF' AN EXISTING APARTMENT' HOUSE. THIS PROPERTY IS I'N T'HE C-I LIMITED COMMERCIAL DiStRICT, BUT SINCE IT IS RESIDENTIAL IN CHARACTER IT WOULD NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE R';4 ZONE RE QU I REMENT S. FRONTAGE 'SETBACK MINIMUM REQU I REMENTI S 10 FEET, THE AVERAGE SETBACK IN THE BLOCK'IS 25 FEET. THIS PROPERTY IF 'ENLARGED WOULD LEAVE ONL Y AN 8 rOOT SETBACK rROM TYLER STREET. BOARD DENIES REQUEST. n , ArTER A ROLLCALL VOTE ON ITEM 3 WITH BOOTH, WELLS AND GODLOVE VOTING AYE, HAWN, DAVIS AND CRUMBAKER VOTING NO, THE MAYOR VOTED TO SUSTAIN REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE REPORT OF THE BOARD or ApPEALS I BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARR I EO. ....