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rso e ,C>-~--~ - --- - - -- ..-- ~ . - - ~ _._-.~._----~--- ..,..-- THE FAIR BOARD' IS MAKING COMMENDABLE PROGRESS IN CLEANING UP THE FAIRGROUNDS AS WELL AS THE PAINTING AND RENOVATION OF FAIRGROUND BUILDINGS, 'AND THEY STATE THAT THEY NEED:ALL THE REVENUES:POSSIBLE, INCLUDING REVENUES FROM CARNIVALS IN ORDER TO CARRY ON THIS PROGRAM. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT,:HOWEVER, THAT REVENUES EMINATING FROM CARNIVALS OTHER THAN FAIR TIME SHOWINGS WOULD AMOUNT TO PROBABLY NOT MORE THAN $1,000 PER YEAR. THE QUESTION WAS RAISED IF THIS WAS REALLY A VERY PROFITABLE MANNER OF RAISING FUNDS FOR 'FAIRGROUND IMPROVEMENTS AFTER CONSIDERATION~WAS GIVEN OF,POLICING THE AREA IN CONNECTION WITH PROPER INSPECTION AND REGULATIONS. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN DISCUSSING THE .REQUEST TO REVISE THE PRESENT. ORDINANCE PROHIBITING CARNIVALS WITHIN THE CITY OF EUGENE WERE UNABLE TO ARRIVE AT A !MEANS WHEREIN"THE ORDINANCE COULD BE REVISED TO ASSURE THAT ONLY THE TYPE OF CARNIVAL DESIR'EDWOULD BE ADMITTED TO THE CITY WITHOUT BEING DISCRIMINATORY. THE:CI'TY COUN'CIL IS DESIROUS OF COOPERATING IN ANY W'AY POSSIBLE WITH THE FAIR ASSOCIATfON AND THE COUNTY C~URT, AND MAYOR JOHNSON APPOINTED THE CHAIRMEN OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC WORKS, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE~ (COUNCILMEN SMITH, CRUMBAKER AND BOOTH) TO SERVE ON A COMMITTEE WITH HERB WELCH, MANAGER OF THE FAIRGROUND ASSOCIATION AND ROBERT 'MCCLAY; ~OUNTY COMMISSIONER ,TO FURTHER STUDY THE APPROVAL OF CARNIVALS WITHIN THE FAIRGROUNDS." IT WAS MOVED'BY SMITH, SECOND~DBY ALLEN THAT THE REPORT BE RECEI'VED AND PLACE~ ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF' BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 6 : .....' I ! I _ A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS - RE: AND READ AS FOLLOWS: ,VARIANCES FROM ZONING ORDINANC'E 'WAS SUBMITTED' I , ' "THE BOARD OF ApPEALS HELD A MEETING AT THE'CITY HALL ON MARCH 6, 1952~' t'OLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: MR. JOHN LUVAAS, MR. CHAS. GILLILAN AND MR. ROBERT WILMSEN. THE FOLLOWING 'REQUESTS FOR VARIANCES'FROM THE ZONING ORDINANCE WERE PRESENTED FOR THE BOARDls CONSIDERATION. ' . " ..... I. REQUEST OF' MR. GROVER F. ALLISON OF 1000 WEST 19TH AVENUE FOR WAIVER OF SIDE STREET SET BACK FROM 20 FEET TO 12.5 FEET TO RECONSTRUCT GARAGE. MR. ALLISON WOULD RECONSTRUCT THE 'GARAGE ON THE SAME AREA AND FOUNDATION AS THE OLD GARAGE. ' "..'-- '- THE BOARD OF ApPEALS GRANTED THE REQUEST OF MR. ALLISON AS THE APPEARANCE ,WOULD BE IMPROVED AND WOULD NOT CREATE A HAZARD. .. 2. MR. DICK WALLING OF 1740 WILLAMETTE STREET IS REQUESTING WALVER OF THE 10 FOOT SET BACK FROM PROPERTY LINE TO AN ESTABLISHED SEVEN FOOT SET BACK. MR. WALLING WOULD LIKE TO CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIS EXISTING BUILDING NOW OCCUPIED AS A REAL ESTATE OFFICE. <::J As HE WOULD BE KEEPING IN LINE WITH THE SET BACK OF HIS OTHER BUILDING ON WILLAMETTE STREET, THE BOARD GRANTED THE REQUEST. 3. MR. MARIUS PETERSON - NORTHWEST CORNER OF 21ST AND LINCOLN 'STREET IS ASKING: PERMISSION TO BUILD ON SUBDIVIDED LOT WHICH WILL HAVE A 50 FOOT FRONTAGE AND 160 FOOT DEPTH. 'THE ORDINANCE'REQUIRES 60 FOOT FRONTAGE'AND 5,000 SQUARE FEET, MINIMUM AREA FOR DUPLEX CONSTRUCTION: THE:PERSON,[ROM WHOM MR. PETERSON IS BUYING FORMERLY OWNED "A 'LOT WHICH HAS 90 FEET. MR. PETERSON BOUGHT 50 FEET FRONTAGE ON LINCOLN STREET OF THIS 90 FOOT LOT LEAV1NG A 40 FOOT FRONTAGE 'FOR TH~ OTHER LOT WITH RESIDENCE. I SINCE 'MR. PETERSON WOULD NOT BE:BUILDING ON MORE THAN 40 P~R CENT OF LOT, WHICH IS 'REQUIRED,:ALSO~A RESIDENCE ON THAT CORNER WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE TO THE AREA, THE BOARD GRANTEDHIS'REQUEST. e THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS MEETING WAS ADJOURNED." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE'REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. ' , 7 A PERMANENT REPORT OF THE 'PLANNt'NG'COMMISSI()N - RE: REQUEST OF' OBSIDIANS INC. WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "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 CERTAIN REQUESTS FOR RECLASSIFICATION AND ZONING IN AREAS WITHIN SAID CITY, THE CI'TY PLANNING COMMISSION HEREBY ADOPTS AS ITS PERMANENT REPORT, THE FOLLOWING: THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE F'OLLOWING PETITION F'OR RECLASSIFICATION AND REZONING OF PROPERTY IN THE CITY BE DENIED: I e ~ //