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66 e 5. E.W.LB. OFFER TO PURCHASE LAND UNDER THE FERRY STREET OVERPASS - THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE READ AND blSCUSSED WRITTEN OFFER FROM THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD TO. PURCHASE LAND UNDER THE FERRY STREET OVERPASS FOR THE AMOUNT OF $10,901.25. IT NOTED IN THE OfFER THAT THE SALE WOULD IN NO WAY BE RELATED TO ANY PAST nlSCUSSIONS OR AGREEMENTS CONCERNING THE E.W.E.B. LOT AT 2ND AND HIGH STREETS. I IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE' THAI THE CI~Y ACCEPT THE OFFER OF THE E.W.E.B. TO PUR~HASE TKIS PROPERTY FOR $10,901.25 ON THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE OFFER, AND THAT THE.COUNCIL AGREE THAT THE COMPLEUON OF THIS TRANSACTION WILL CLOSE ANY PREVIOUS NEGO~IATIONSTHAT WERE UNDERWAY:,IN WHICH THE CITY WAS INTERES~ED IN ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY AT 2ND AND HIGH STREETS fROM THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD. 6. RI GHT-OF-WAY FOR 23R'D AVENUE FROM ADAMS STREET TO VAN BUREN STREET - A, COMMUNI- CATION fROM SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.4 WHICH STATES THAT THE BOARD WOULD BE. WILLING TO DEDICATE 30 FEET OR ONE-HALF OF THE STREET PROVIDED THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET OR THE CITY OF EUGENE WOU~D PROVIDE THE OTHER HALF. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CI TY OF EUGENE HAS ALREADY SECURED THE SOJJTH 10 FEE,T FROM. THE SUNSET HOME. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY MANAGER CONTACT THE SUNSET HOME REGARD~NG ACQU1S1JION AND DEDICATION OF THE REMAINING 20 FEET, AND ALSO SCHOOL DISTRICT Np. 4 REGARDING T-HE DEED' TO THE NORTH 30 FEET.", e FOLLOWING THE READING OF 'THE REPORT IT WAS INDICATED BY THE C)TY MANAGER THAT MRS. ALDE~MAN HAD WITHDRAWN HER REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKE~, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE R€PORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMIJTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. I REPORTS OF BOARDS AND ~OMMISSIONS 17 A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS MEETING HELD ON APRIL 8TH - RE: REQUESTS OF ALVIN E. MI LLER; DEL R. PARKER AND MR. AriITON ,JENSEN WASSUBMI TTED AND READ AS, fOLLOWS: "THE BOARD OF ApPEALS HELD A SCHEDULED MEETING IN THE CITY HALL, APRIL 8, 1954 TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS OF THE ZO.NING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS AS. TO AREAS AND COVERAGE. I. MR. ALVIN E. MILLER OF 55 PRALL LANE OWNS A PARCEL OF LAND EXTENDING FROM PRALL LANE TO PORTLAND STREET WITH HIS RESIDENCE ON THE ~EST END FRONTING ON' PRALL LANE. HE HAS ASKED FOR A WAIVER OF AREA IN ORDE~ TO CREATE TWO PIECES OF P~OPERTY. THE UPPER LOT WI TH RESI DENCE fRONT I NG ON PRALL LANE AND THE LOW VACAN,T HALF TRONTI NG PORTLAND STREET. THE LOT HAS A WIDTH OF 58 fEET AND AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 163 fEET, THEREBY CREATIMG TWO LOTS OF 5a FE~T BY 86.5 fEET IN D1MENSION AND 5017 SQ. fEET I N AREA. FROM PORTLAND STREET WEST THI S PROPERTY HAS QUJ TE, AN UPHI LL: SLOPE AND MR. MILLER FEELS IT WOULD BE TO AN ADVANTAGE TO HAVE A RESIDENCE ON THE LOWER HALF OF HIS PROPERTY. HE HAS PRESENTED LETTERS fROM THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS WHEREIN THEY VOl CE NO OBJECTIONS T.O THE PROPOSED PROJ,ECT. . THE BOARD fELT THI~ REQUEST WAS NOT UNREASONABLE AND IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO USE 'THIS LAND FOR BUILDING PURPOSES. THEREFORE, THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED. I 2. REQUEST fROM MR. DEL R~ PARKER Of 1840 E~ 17TH,STREET fOR WAIVER Of THE fRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL LOTS. MR. PARKER OWNS A PARCEL Of LAND 110' BY 124' WITH THE 110 fOOT FRONTAGE ON 17TH STREET. HE ASKS FO~ A PIVlS10N OF THIS PARCE~ TO CREATE TWO LOTS EACH HAViNG 55 FOOT fRONTAGE AND 6820 SQUARE fEET IN AREA. THE PROPERTY HAS A RESIDENCE ON THE EASTERLY ONE HALf AND TO JHE REAR AND MR. PARKER WISHES TO CONSTRUCT A RESIDENCE ON THE WESTERLY ONE HALF. SAID, RESIDENCE WILL COMPLY WITH ALL SETBACK AND COVERAGE REQU I REMENTS OF THE O.RDI NANCE. -- lHE BOARD FELT THIS WAS A REQUEST TO ALLEVIATE A HARDSHIP OF PROPERTY USE AND GRANTED THE REQUEST TO CREATE TWO 55 FOOT LOTS. 3. MR. ANTON JENSEN WHO OWNS A PARCEL OF LAND AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF 18TH AND HIGH STREETS HAS REQUESTED A WAIVER OF THE UNIT COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS. THIS PROfERTY IS 98' X 157' IN SIZE AND CONTAINS 15,386 SQUARE FEET IN AREA AND BASED ON THE REQUIRED 1200 SQUARE FEET Of LAND AREA PER APARTMENT, MR. JENSEN IS ENT~TLED TO 12~8 ~PARTMENTS AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE WOULD APPROVE 13 APARTMENTS. HOWEVER, IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS PLANS OF THE APARTMENT AND STRUCTURAL LAYOUT OF HIS GARAGES IT WAS BEST SUITED TO ACCOMMODATE I~ UNITS. MR. JENSEN IS COVERING LESS THAN THE 500_ ALLOWED FOR THE R-3 ZONING AND WILL PROVIDE GARAGE SPACE F~R HIS TENANTS. THE BOARD WAS RELUCTANT ~O GRANT ,THIS WAIV€R SINCE MR. JENSEN HAS NOT SHOWN A HARDSHIP UNLESS IT BE ECONOMIC. THEREFORE, THE BOARD REFERRED THE MATTER BACK TO THE BUILDING INSPECTOR TO SECURE FROM MR. JENSEN PROOF SHOWING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP IF HE WERE NOT ALLOWED THE FOURTEEN APARTMENTS. I e ~