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3'7 .3~ e I (I Ii :i il :' MODERN HIGH I NTENSITY STREET LIGHTS FOR THE ~OWNTOWN AREA. MR. CRUMBAKER AND MR. KING INDI- CATED THAT IT WAS QUITE LIKELY THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD COOPERATE IN THIS PROGRAM. t"'" ~.r. Qf) ~ P--< ~ IN ADDITION TO THE DOWNTOWN BOUNDARIES LISTED ABOVE, MR. -FARINA MADE THE SUGGESTION THAT THE NEW STREET LIGHTS BE EXTENDED ON EAST BROADWAY TO THE JUNCTION OF US 99 HIGHWAY. HE FELT THIS COULD BE DONE AT A MODEST ADDITIONAL COST AND CREATE A NATURAL TIE BETWEEN THE BUSI- NESS DISTRICT AND HIGHWAY 99. THE COMMITTEE EXPRESSED A FAVORABLE AiTI TUDE mOWARD THIS SUG- GESTION. MR. BANKS POINTED OUT THAT SOME SPECIFIC ENGINEERING WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH RESPECT TO THE LIGHTING PROGRAM AND REQUESTED THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT SUCH ENGINEERING BE DONE BY THE EUGENE WATER BOARD. IT WAS ALSO PROPOSED THAT, IF THE PROJECT IS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, BIDS BE CALLED FOR THE LIGHTING PROGRAM. e DETAILS OF THE BANCROFT TYPE FINANCING WERE DISCUSSED BY MR. KING AND MR. CRUMBAKER AND IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT APPARENTLY THE CITY COULD ENACT A REVENUE PROGRAM IF POSITIVE APPROVAL COULD BE SECURED FROM 50% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE AREAS TO BE SERVED BY THE NEW LIGHTS. THEREFORE, MR. KING SAID THAT IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL IF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE RETAI L MERCHANTS GROUPS COULD ASSiSt IN GETTING TANGIBLE PROOF THAT AT LEAST 50% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT. MR. KING URGED THAT WHAT- EVER ACTION IS TO BE TAKEN BE DONE PROMPTLY SOTTHAT EARLY ACTION CAN BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED." I By ORDER OF THE MAYOR, THIS REPORT WAS RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 9 A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS - RE: REQUEST OF SLAVENS BROS. FOR FRONTAGE VARIANCE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: WA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS WAS HELD IN THE CITY HALL, MAY 7, 1953 TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING REQUEST FOR FRONTAGE VARIANCE. :e. SLAVENS BROS. ARE PURCHASING TWO LOTS FRONT I NG ON THE EAST SIDE OF CLEVELAND STREET 260 FEET SOUTH OF 18TH AVE. ONE LOT IS 96.8 FEET BY 200 FEET AND THE OTHER IS 75 FEET BY 143 FEET MAKING A TOTAL FRONTAGE OF 171.8 FEET. THE APPLICANT DESIRES TO DIVIDE THESE PROPERTIES INTO THREE PARCELS OF LAND, EACH HAVING A FRONTAGE OF 57 FEET PLUS. THE BOARD GRANTED THIS REQUEST AS THE LOTS WOULD HAVE AREAS GREATER THAN THE REQUIRED 6,000 FEET AND THE 57 FOOT FRONTAGE WOULD PERMIT GOOD HOMES BEING CONSTRUCTED AFTER SETBACKS HAVE BEEN MET. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, MEETI NG WAS ADJOURNED." I IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 10 A REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION - RE: REZONING ALFRED L. OSWALT PROPERTY AND APPROVING AN ADDI TIONAL USE FOR M-2 ZONE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: e "As A PERMA~ENT REPORT, PURSUA~T TO THE RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, DIRECTING THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO PREPARE A REPORT UPON CERTAIN RtQUESTS FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING I N AREAS WITHIN THE CITY, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION HEREBY ADOPTS AS ITS PERMANENT REPORT, THE FOLLOWING: THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING OF PROPERTY IN THE CITY BE DENIED: I ALFRED L. OSWALT - ALL OF BLOCK 8 DRIVERTON ADDITION REQUESTED CHANGE FROM R-3 MULTIPLE DWELLING TO R-2 Two FAMI LY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE FOLLOWING USE BE ALLOWED IN AN M-2 DISTRiCT, AS STIPULATED UNDER SECTION 19., B. CLASSIFICATION FOR QUICK FREEZE OF FOODS, INCLUDING THE KILLING ~ND EVISCERATING OF CHICKENS AND RABBITS I PROVIDING THAT ALL KI~LING AND EVISCERATING OF CHECKENS AND RABBITS BE CARRIED ON WITHIN A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BUILDING." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION BE ADOPTED AND THAT AN ORDINANCE BE DRAWN ADDING THE PROPOSED USE TO THE M-2 ZONE. MOTION CARRIED. e ~