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rBS8 e 2. THE, SUGGESTION, OF ROBERT HALL OF BLYTHE AND COMPANY THAT RAISING THE METER FEES TO FIVE CENTS FOR THIRTY MINUTES AND TEN CENTS PER HOUR IN THE HEART OF THE BUSINESS SECTION WAS AGA-J N QISCUSSED. MR. HALL CONTENDED THAT SUCH ACTION WOULD TEND TO ALLEVI ATE THE ABOVE CONDITION RESULTING FROM~ALL DAY METER FEEDERS, THEREBY INCREASING AVAILABLE CURB PARKING FOR SHOPPERS - THAT IT ~OULD ENCOURAGE THE USE OF PRESENT OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES AND'TEND TO INCREASE'THE REVENUES OF PRESENT PARKING LOTS AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIATE FUTURE REVENUES UNDER THE PROPOSED OFF-STREET,PARKING PROGRAM. I 3. THE GENERAL POLICY OF HOW THE PROGRAM WOULD BE FINANCED WAS STUDIED. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD WORK UP A SUGGESTED PROGRAM COMBINING THE GENERAL PRINCIPAL OF THE CENTRAL,BUSINESS PROPERTY PAYING FOR ONE-HALF THE INITIAL INVESTMENT THROUGH BENEFIT ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS USING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS - THAT REVENUE BONDS BE I SSUED FOR ,THE OTHER 50% OF THE COST SUPPORTED BY FUNDS FROM THE OFF-STREET PARKI NG LOTS AND SUPPORTED BY PRESENT METER FUNDS FROM CURB PARKING. IT SEEMED TO BE AGREED THAT BY PLEDGING ALL OF THE PRESENT CURB METER FUNDS IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE TO MAKE THE REVENUE BONDS MORE SALEABLE AND,EFFECT ABETTER INTEREST RAT€. THE AMOUNT OF PRESENT CURB METER FUNDS TO ACTUALLY BE ALLOCATED FOR THIS PURPOSE WAS TO BE STUDIED AND INCLUDED IN THE SUGGESTED OVER-ALL PROGRAM, ALSO THE METHOD OF ASSESSMENTS AND SUGGESTED LOCATION OF LOTS WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE OVER-ALL PROGRAM. THE MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUGGESTED THAT THEY WOULD ALSO PREPARE A SUGGESTED PROGRAM, ANO THAT AS SOON AS BOTH THE CITY AND CHAMBER HAD COMPLETED THEIR PROGRAMS THAT THEY WOULD STUDY BOTH IN AN ENDEAVOR TO ARRIVE AT AN EQUITABLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM." e IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEES BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. I IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFF-STREET PARKING SUBJECT, IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT ~HE JOINT COMMITTEE ON P~RKI,NG UNDERTAKE A STUDY OF THE METER RATES FOR ON- STREET PARKING WITH A VIEW TO POSSIBLE REVISION. MOTION CARRIED. 6 A REPORT OF THE JOINT ZONING COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ~~ APRIL 24, 1953 ~AS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I i "MEMBERS ~F TH~ CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION MET WITH MR. CHARLES B. BENNETT, DIRECTOR OF' PLANNING FROM Los ANGELES, THURSDAY NOON, THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY I 'NOON IN A' CONTINUED STUDY OF OUR PRESENT ZONING ORDINANCES AND APPARENT NEED FOR SOME LENIENCY RELATIVE TO SPECIFIC USES SUCH AS HOSPITALS, MEDICAL OFFICES AND CLINICS, ETC. IN VARIOUS' LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. .' THE CI TY MANAGER, PLANNI NG CONSULTANT AND CI TY ATTORNEIY WORKED VERY CLOSELY WI TH MR. BENNETT IN REVIEWING PROCEDURES RELATIVE TO THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF VARIANCES AND CONDITIONAL USES IN OTHER CITIES. AFTER A VERY CONCENTRATED STUDY OF OUR LOCAL CONDITIONS AND RELATED ZONING CODES,' IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY MR. BENNETT THAT AN AMENDMENT TO ~UR ZONING ORDINANCE BE MADE WHICH WOULD IN EFFECT: (I) TIGHTEN UP THE GRANTING OF VARIANCES, AS HE P.RTICULARLY STIPULATED THAT ANY MAJOR CHANGES IN ZONING SHOULD BE DONE THROUGH A CHANGE OF ZONING OR THROUGH THE GRANTING OF A CONDITIONAL USE,. I (2) THAT VARIANCES FROM AREA, HEIGHT LIMIT OF BUILDINGS OR YARD REQUIREMENTS COULD BE HANDLED BY THE BOARD OF ApPEALS AND THAT THE BOARD OF ApPEALS COULD AUTHORIZE SAID VARIANCES,'IF IN'THEIR ESTLMATION THE VARIANCE WOULD NOT CONFLICT WITH THE GENERAL PURPOSE: OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND WAS NOT DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE OR CON- VENIENCE AND THAT SUCH VARIANCE IS NECESSARY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENJOYMENT OF PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE PETITIONER. (3) THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO PERMIT CERTAIN CONplTIONAL USES IN SPECIFIED ZONES PROVIDED THAT THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF SUCH USES WERE IN HARMONY WITH THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE ZONING PLAN AND WOULD NOT BE MATERIALLY DETRIMENTAL TO THE CHA~ACTER OF THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD. - (4) THAT FINA~: APPEAL OF A' DECISION OF, THE BUILDING INSPEqTOR MAY BE MADE TO THE BOARD OF ApPEALS AND THAT DECISION ON MATTERS AUTHQRIZED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE BOARD OF ApPEALS FOR CONDITIONAL,USES OR VARIANCES MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL DECISION. IT WAS AGREED AT THE LAST MEETING OF THIS COMBINED COMMITTEE THAT SUGGESTED ORDIW~NCES AS PROPOSED BY 'MR. BENNETT' BE SUBMITTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNI NG COMM'I SS ION FOR FURTHER STUDY.," I I I IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED~ 7 I A R'EPORT Of THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE HEL.D ON APRIL 27, 1953 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I ~ j t' I I e