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~562 ....- . ----- -- - - ~~~ -- -- 0.. "I: - A BRIEF REPORT OF THE -'NA T I ONAL INSTlifUTE OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERS MEETING WAS GIVEN, ., OUTLINING P~OCEDURES AND METHOhs WHICH POMONA AND SACRAMENTO HAD USED IN SETTING UP THEIR OFF STREET PARKING FACILITIES. REQUEST FROM MR. RUSSELL: MAXFIELD TO OPERATE A REA L ESTATE OFFICE AND DISPLAY A REAL ESTATE SIGN AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MILL AND 12TH AVENUE WAS REVIEWED. THIS IS AN EIGHT UNIT APARTMENT HOUSE OWNED BY MR. M'A XF I E L D AND HE DESIRES TO UTILIZE THE COR N ER APARTMENT'FOR HIS REAL ESTATE BUS I NESS. THIS IS IN THE R-4, MULTIPLE FA MIL Y 'Z 0 N E AND IT WAS RECOMMENDE-DTHAT nns BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUDY. ,- TEN PROPERT I E-S ' . SA L E WE'R E LISTED IN THE FORECLOSURE READ AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY' PROCURE LO-TS 7 AND 8 'I N' BLOCK 22, CHAMBERS ADDITION At A PR i'c E OF $324.21 EACH,' P L U S CO S T S, 'F 0 RC I T Y PUR PO S E S . , " A RE'COMMENDAn ON FROM THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ENGINEER ~ELATIVE TO IMPROVING TRAFFIC C ON D I T I ON SAT 6 T H AND HIGH WAS G I V'EN. THE HIGHWAY iNGINEER ~Ec6MMENDED THAT THE CENTER CONCR'E TE' ISLAND-EXTENDING OFF OF THE FERRY STREET OVERPASS BE FURTHER EXTENDED INTO THE I NTERSEC T rON PREVENTING ANY CROSS MOVEMENT AT THIS INTERSECTION AND THE INSTALLATION OF L: A RGE -. DJ R EC if I ONAC ,S ;CGNS:;T WR I S H\i10UC DR COHA NNE [ r ZE '! [HE I, r.BAF: F; II'e C I NP, SlJC f.I A I MA NNE:R ."U'HAffir; R I GH T HAND TRAFFIC MOVEMENT OFF OF THE FERRY STREET OVERPASS COULD MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ON HIGH; TRAFFIC COMING OFT OF THE OVERPASS IN THE LEFT .HAND LANE WOULD HAVE TO GO STRAIGHT NORTH ON 6TH AVENUE, AND o N H I G H WAY 99, 'T R AT F I C COMING NORTH IN THE RIGHT -HAND LANE ("cENTER LANE) WOULD ALSO HAVE TO GO STRAIGHT NORTH AND LEFT HAND MOVEMENTS COULD BE MADE I ONLY FR'O,M 'THE LEFT HAND LANE. THE COUNCIL DID NOT FEEL THAT THIS WAS THE PROPER SOLUTION TO THE TRAFFIC PROBLE'M AT 'THIS INTERSECTION AND R EQ U'E S TED TH'E CITY MANAGER TO AGA I N CONTACT THE HIGHWAY ENGINEER RELATIVE TO THREE CYCLE LIGHTING AT THIS INTERSECTION WITH GREEN ARROW DIRECTIONAL 1I GHTI NG. A REVIEW OF TRAFFIC FLOWS WAS GIVEN IN CONNECTION W'I TH 9TH, 10TH, I I TH AND 13TH INTERSECTIONS ON WILLAMETTE STREET AFTER A 9 0 DAY T R-I A L PERIOD WITH THE RIGHT HAND AND - LEFT 'HAND. M-OVEMENT LANES. I TWAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COUNCIL THAT TH E S'E LA NE.S BE MAIN- T A I NE D 'A S NOW INSTALLED. " By' UN'AN I MOUS AGREEMENT THE REQUEST OF MR. RUSSELL MAXFIELD WAS REF ER R E'O TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT.. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBA'KER, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE CITY BID ON THE PURCHASE OF LOTS 7 AND' 8 "I N BLOCK' 22, CHAMBERS ~DDITION AT THE F OR'( C LOSUR E SALE ON OCTOBER 15, 1951 AT THE FIGURE OF $ 3'24 . '2 I EACH pOLus COSTS. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. IN THE MATTER OF' THE PROPOSAL OF THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION ON THE HANDLING OF TRAFFIC AT 6 TH AND HI GH STREE'TS IT WA-S MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY AL LEN' T HAT THE COUNCIL OPPOSE \ E-XTENSION OF THE THE ISLAND INTO THE I'NTERSECTION AND THAT. THE COUNCIL URGE THAT AN EXPERIMENT BE MADE WI TH THREE CYCLE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. MOTION CARRIED. "' IT WA'S MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT T'HE EXPERI ME.NT WI TH RIGHT AND LEF'T TURN LANES ~N WILLAMETTE STREET BE CONTINUED FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD. MOTION CARRIED. - I.,. WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, S E C 0 ND E'b BY'ALLEN THA T if HE BALANCE OF THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT BE RECEIVED AND PLAc'ED ON FILE. MOT I ON'CARR I ED. I , '., -~ t REPORTS or BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 4 A R'Epo'ln OF 'THE BOARD OF ApPEALS - RE: REQUEST FOR 'v A R I A N C E BY MR. MARV'INB. FEAR WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: ' " " "THE BOARD OF ApPEALS HELD A MEETING'IN THE CITY HALL OCTOBER 4, 1951 TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING REQUEST OF AREA USE IN THE R-3 ZONE. MEMBERS PRESENT WERE A. VAALAR, R. W. WILMSEN AND J. LUVAAS. MR. MARVIN B. FEAR 'OF 355 W. 8TH AVENUE OWNS PROPERTY WHICH CONSISTS OF THE NORTH 114 FEET OF A LOT AT THE AFOREMENTIONED ADDRESS. THIS LOT CONTAINS A DUPLEX AND A SIX STALL GARAGE. MR. FEAR DESIRES TO WRECK THE GARAGE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCT A TWO STORY < BUILDING CONTAINING SIX BACHELOR APARTMENTS WITH OF.'EN YARD PARKING FACILITIES. THE SIX APARTMENT STRUCTURE WOULD EXCEED THE O-RD I NANCE ALLOWANCE BY TWO APARTMENTS. (B~SED ON THE REQUIRED 1200 SQ. FT. OF LAND REQUIRED FOR EACH UN IT). THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS IN TWO ZONES R-3 APARTMENTS AND C-3 CENTRAL BUSINESS, THE COMMON BOUNDARY IS IN THE CENTER OF THE LOT RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH, SINCE MR. FEAR HAS GRANTED A PERPETUAL INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT ACROSS THAT PORTION OF THE LOT IN THE C-73 ZONE HE IS REQUIRED TO BUILD IN THE WEST ONE HALF WHICH IS R-3. FURTHER, SINCE THE RESIDENTIAL ZONE ABUTTS THE BUSINESS ZONE THE TRANSITIONAL USE . . GRANTED MR. FEAR'S " . WOULD AP'PL Y THE BOARD REQUEST. ,- , I TWAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKE'R " SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. I ~