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40 e "WE HAVE APPLIED F"ORA PERMIT TO BUILD A NEW SERVICE STATION ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 24TH AND HILYARD STREETS IN EUGENE. THIS SITE IS IN ZONE C-2'AS DEF"INED BY YOUR NEW BUILDING REGULATIONS. I IT HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION. THAT PARAGRAPHSC-I ANOC-2 OF SIGNS IN THIS ZONE FORBIDS INSTALLATION Of OUR NORMAL 72" slv SIGN ~ND P6Lt." WE ARE SETTING OUR SERVICE STATION BUILDING BACK 37' F"ROM HILYARD STREET ~ND ~j' F"ROM 24TH AVENUE. THESE SETBACKS WHICH ARE NECESSARY fOR OUR TYPE OF"BUsiNESS, AND THE TYPE OF STEEL BUILDING THAT WE CONSTRUCT, MAKES INSTALLATION Of OUR'SM~L~'IDE~TIFICATION SIGN IN ANY LOCATION EXCEPT ON OUR PROPERTY AT THE INTERSECTION OF" 24TH AND HILYARD STREETS VERY IMPRACTICAL AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE SIGN THAT WE PROPOSED TO ERECT WILL NOT BE NEONIZED AND WILL COVER ONLY 36 SQ. fT. INSTEA~ OF" THE 100 SQ. FEET THAT WE UNDERSTANb IS ~tRM~SsiBL~ IF MPUNTED FLAT ON THE F"ACE OF" THE BUILDING. OOR DRAWING H.O. 3-222 SHOWS THE SIGN IN QUESTION AND #Y-3861 SHOWS THE PROPOSED LOCATION Of THIS SIGN. WE REQUEST THAT THE CITY Of EUGENE WAIVER THE PROVISIONS Of PARAG~APH C-I AND C-2 OF SIGNS IN YOUR CODE AND ALLOW US TO INSTA~L OUR IDENTIF"ICATIONSIGN." e IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REfERRED TO THE PUBLIC ~ORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 16 COMMUNICATION fROM MR. ANTON JENSEN - RE: VARIANCE TO ZONING ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "I HAVE A PROBLEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION W~ICH INVOLVES ~LOT ON T~E NORTHEAST CORNER OF" HIGH AND EIGHTEENTH STREETS IN EUGENE; SIZE OF T~E LOT BEING 98' X 157'. BEfORE BUYING THIS PROPERTY I CONSULTED THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY HALL AS TO WHAT I COULD BUILD' ON THIS LOT AND WAS INfORMED THAT I COULD BUILD AS MANY UNITS AS I WANTED TO AS. LONG AS I DIDN'T COVER OVER 50% OF THE LOT, AND PROVIDED ALL UNITS WITH A GARAGE. THERE IS 15,386 SQ. F"T. OF GROUND IN THE LOT OF" WHICH ONE HALF WOULD BE 7,693 SQ. FT. THE BUILDING I DESIGNED fOR THE. LOT HAS 6,885 SQ. F"T. GROUND COVER- AGE, SO. I HAVE 808 SQ. F"T. OVER THE REQUI RED AMOUNT OF" GROUND. I IT NOW DEVELOPS THAT I MUST HAVE 1200 SQ. FT. OF GROUND FOR EACH UNIT WHICH AMOUNTS TO 16,800 SQ. fT. OF' GROUND. MY PLAN HAS 14 UNITS WITH ONE BEDROOM EACH. SO INSTEAD Of HAVING 808 SQ. FT. TO SPARE I AM SHORT 1414 SQ. FT. Of GROUND. I BOUGHT THIS LOT AT A CONSIDERABLE PRICE AND THE BUILDING I DESIGNED fiTS THE LOT VERY WELL. I HAD TAKEN ALL THE. NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS BEF"ORE ENTERING INTO THIS VENTURE AND A GOOD DEAL OF EXPENSE IS INVOLVED TO DATE. . SINCERELY SOLICIT YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED. BY BOOTH THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REF"ERRED TO .THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, AND THAT IT ALSO BE REF"ERRED TO THE BOARD OF" ApPEALS. MOTION CARRIED. 17 COMMUNICATION FROM MR. E. W. GRAHAM - RE: SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF" 23RD AVENUE fROM THE ALLEY BETWEEN HILYARD AND ALDER TO fOUR BLOCKS EAST WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS F"OLLOWS: I "I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO A HAZARD THAl EXISTS ON 23RD AVENUE. FROM THE ALLEY ON THE NORTH SIDE Of 23RD AVENUE, BETWEEN HILYARD AND ALDER TO F"OUR BLOCKS EAST, THERE IS NO SIDEWALK. THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER OF SCHOOL CHILDREN THAT WALK F"ROM HILYARD TO. THE EDISON SCHOOL, ON 23RD. ALSO A NUMBER OF OLDE~ CHILDREN WALK DOWN 23RD FROM THE EDISON AREA TO THE NEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. THESE CHILDREN ARE F'ORCED TO WALK IN THE STR~ET AND WHERE THERE ARE CARS PARKED ALONG THE CURB, THEY NATURALLY WALK DOWN THE CENTER OF THE STREET. e WE HAVE CONSIDERABLE TRAF"FIC ON 23RD AVENUE NOW, PLUS SOME FAST HOT RODS, AND FEEL THAT If THIS SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT IS MADE BY THESE PROPERJY OWNERS, WE WILL AVOID THE INJURY AND PROBABLY DEATH Of SOME OF THESE CHILDREN. TRUSTING THAT YOU WILL GIVE ~HIS YOUR USUAL PROMPT ATTENTION." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY OwEN THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REF"ERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 18 COMMUNICATION fROM THE SOUTHERN PACifiC COMPANY - RE: 20-YEAR fRANCHISE FOR ADDITIONAL TRACK PARALLEL WITH EXISTING TRACK ACROSS HIGH STREE~ ~ND 5TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I e ~