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1'9~ e '\ \, 2. THE COMMITTEE STUDIED THE 1952 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AS PUBLISHED I Ii .BY THE PACIFIC COAST BUILDING OFFICIALS CONFERENCE. I TWAS NOTED THAT TITLE AND SCOPE II REMAIN THE SAME, AS WELL AS' ORGANI ZATION AND ENFORCEME~T, PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS. II THE REQUIREMENTS BASED ON OCCUPANCIES ARE THE SAME EXCEPT THA.T SOME OF THE OCCUPANCIES .I HAVE BEEN..BROKEN DOWN INTO SUBSECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIRE PROTECTION SEPARATION. \' THE TA.BLES FOR TYP.ES OF CONSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN REVISED FOR FIRE PROTECTION CONSTRUCTION. THE REQUIREMENTS BASED ON TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION REMAINS THE SAME AND THE REQUIREMENTS ~ Ii BASED ON LOCATIONS OF FIRE ZONES REMA.I N THE SA.ME. THE ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS, REGU- if:) I LATIONS AND QUALITY OF DESIGN HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED. THE FIRE RESISTIVE STANDARDS FOR 00 II ~ ;1 FIRE PROTECTION ARE MORE CLEARLY DEFINED WITH ADDITIONAL TABLES GIVING THE FIRE VALUES ~ I OF VARIOUS TYPES .OF WALLS AND PETITIONS. AND COMBINATIONS OF MATERIAL. ~ 'I ~ I THE CHAPTER ON HEAT PRODUCING AppLIANCES HAS BEEN I NCREA.SED IN SCOPE TO INCLUDE Ii METHODS .OF I NSTALLATI ON, AIR SUPPLY FOR COMBUSTION WITH TABLES FOR CLEA~ANCES FOR 'I VARIOUS MATERIALS. DETAILS ON ROOM OR SPACE HEATERS .HAVE BEEN ENLARGED UPON INCLUDING ; : GAS HEATING, OIL AND SOLID .FUELS. THE SECTION ON COMMERCIAL FOOD PREPARATION EQUIPMENT II HAS BEEN ENLARGED UPON TO COVER THE TYPES OF APPLIANCES AND CLEARANCES, HOODS AND VENTS, ,I DISHWASHERS, STEA.M AND HOT FOOD TABLES. e I! I, T WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT THIS UNIFORM BUILDING CODE BASIS OF 11 WAS SET UP ON A FAIR Ii TRUE MERITS RELATIVE TO MATERIALS AND THEIR USE IN UNIFORMITY OF BUILDING CODES WHICH :1 OUTLINES MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY. VERSATILITY OF THE CODE IN RELATION TO i II DEV I AT I.ON I.S PROV IDEO FOR IN THE CODE AS LONG AS MATERIALS MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, AND VARIANCES MAY BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF. ApPEALS. I! I I: THE CI,TY O~ EUGENE HAS BEEN OPERATING UNDER THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 'I OF THE I( PACIFIC COAST SINCE 1936 AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL I ~ [I ADOPT THE NEW 1952 EDITION BYPASSING COUNCIL BILL No. 1371 WITH THE UNDERSTANDING 'I ORDINANCE #9509 " It . ~HA~ THE PRESEN~ FEES AS OUTLINED UNDER REMAIN THE SAME .. Ii r I TWAS .MOVED BY CR0MBAKER, SECONDED BY SIE~EN~HALER THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY " I I' COMM I TTEE BE ,ADOP.TED. Mo TI 0 N CAR R lED . . II I 6 A REPORT OF .THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 4, I 952 WITH THE F 0 L L OW I N,G I' i' PRESENT: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, KOPPE .AND ~IEGENTHALER; CITY MANAGER AND CITY ENGI.NEER. " ,I I' II I . THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE REQUEST OF MRS. BLAI R .T. ALDERMAN TO USE. HER BUILDING AT I: 141-1/2 WEST 17TH ~AVENUE, FOR BUSINESS OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. I TWAS NOTED THAT THIS AREA .' . il WAS QU I.TE DENSELY OCCUPIED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES AND THAT NO BUSI NESS EXISTED I N::THE" I' I! I MMED I ATE AREA. IT IS I N THE R-2, Two FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. I TWAS RECOMMENDED I Ii THAT THIS BUILDING BE UTILIZED FOR R~SIDENTIAL PURPOSES FOR TWO OR POSSIBLY THREE A.PARTMENTS, I II ,I HOWEVER, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IF THIS WA.S NOT POSSIBLE THAT MRS. ALDERMAN BRING A CONCRETE I II Ii PROPOSAL OF THE SPECIFIC USE DESIRED AT WHICH TIME I T WOULD BE REVIEWED FOR THAT PART I CULA.R PURPOSE. i I: 2. THE PROPOSAL OF MR. H. J. LEONARD TO EXCHANGE THE CORNER LOT AT 25TH AND HILYARD STREET, j! CONSTITUTING AN AREA OF 291 FEET BY 285 FEET FOR CITY OWNED PROPERTY WAS REVIEWED. IT WA.S Ii RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OFFER MR. LEONARD THE CITY OW NED LOT AT 6TH AND POLK II STREET FOR HIS .p R 0 PER T Y AT 25TH AND HILYARD, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY WOULD ASSUME I I! " HIS $2,600 ENCUMBRANCE AND THAT MR. LEONARD WOULD REMOVE ALL OF THE BUILDINGS EXCEPT THE f! :i CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING ON THE SOUTH PART OF THE LOT. THIS PROPOSAL WAS SUGGESTED WITH THE I' THOUGHT THAT THE CITY COULD MUCH BETTER UTILIZE THIS PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOUTH ,: AMAZON DEVELOPMENT RATHER THAN THE LOAT A.T 6TH A.ND POLK STREET. i: I: . 3. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS - (A) PAVING OF MADISON STREET FROM 13TH AVENUE TO THE COUNTY I, I FAIRGROUNDS. THIS PETITION HAD ONLY ONE SIGNATURE, THAT OF REVEREND E. E. KROGSTAD, PA.STOR I OF THE ASSEMBLY OF- GOD CHURCH, CONSTITUTING 50% OR ALL OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET. IT , , e Ii WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE EAST SIDE BE CONTACTED IN CONNECTION WITH ii THE IMPROVEMENT OF THIS STREET. !I I, I, (B) IT WAS RECqMM~NDED T~AT THE PETITION REQUESTING THE PAV.I NG OF 23RD AVENUE BETWEEN !I WI LLAMETTE AND PEARL STREET CONSTITUTING 65.28% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS BE APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN 1953. Ii ( C ) IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PETITION REQUESTING A SANITARY SEWER IN THE ALLEY BETWEEN . . ,I MI LL AND FERRY STREET FROM 12TH TO 13TH AVENUE, CONSTITUTING 53~~8% OF THE PROPERTY AFFECTED I ~ BE APPROVED. I TWAS SUGGE.STED THAT PROPE~TIES AFFECTED BYT~IS SEWER BE CHECKED RELATIVE TO II I, PREVIOUS ASSESSMENTS AND ALSO WHICH PROPERTIES WOULD BE BENEFITTED. I II 4. THE CITY MANAGER DISCUSSED THE PRESENT SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM UNDERWAY BRINGING OUT Ii THE FACT THAT I N SOME CASES THERE ARE CURB REPAIRS INVOLVED. ITWAS RECOMMENDED BY THE II COMMITTEE THAT INASMUCH AS THE CITY'S POLICY HAD BEEN TO MAINTAIN ALL PERMANENTLY IMPROVED I: STREETS WITHIN THE CITY WHICH WOULD INCLUDE CURBS AND GUTTERS, THAT CURBS REPAIRED UNDER I ii THIS SIDEWALK PROGRAM BE PAID FOR BY THE CITY. I TWAS BROUGHT OU.T, HOWEVER THAT TH I.S WOULD I NOT INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF NEW CURBS OR THE INSTALLATION OF CURBS OVER ABANDONED DRIVE- I , I: WAYS. IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY MANAGER STUDY ALL PRESENT CURB CUTS IN THE CITY I I: TO ASCERTAIN THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN ABANDONED OR ARE NOT NEEDED AND TO HAVE PROPER CURBS I' II INSTALLED WHEREVER THESE DRIVEWAYS OR CURB CUTS ARE NEEDED AND TO HAVE PROPER CURBSCINSTALLED " I, WHEREVER THESE DRIVEWAYS OR CURB CUTS ARE NOT NEEDED TO FACILITATE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES II I THROUGHOUT THE BUSINESS DISTRICT. " I' Ii e ,i Ii I I I: I :1 :1 I i ~ =----- ~ ~