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181 """'IIIl e II i II I I IT WAS MOVED BY DR. CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC i WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED.' I . I . 'REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMI SSI ONS I I . , I 8 A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS - RE: REQUESTS OF ST. MARY'S EPISCOPAL.CHURCH AND I , " MARTIN BROS. SIGN COMPANY FOR BON MARCHE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I I, I II " I l' , "THE BOARD OF ApPEALS HELD A REGULAR MEETING AT THE CITY HALL, AUGUST 6, 1954, I TO CONsfDER THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR VARIANCE FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING i ORDINANCE.AND SIGN ORDINANCE. MEMBERS PRESENT WERE MR. LUVAAS, MR. BALZHISER, MR. I MORRIS, AND MR. GILLILAN. . , I . REQUEST OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE OF ST. MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH AT 13TH AND I PEARL STREETS FOR A WAIVER OF THE OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS I IN CONNECTION WITH I, " THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SUNDAY SCHOOL UNIT TO THE SOUTH OF THE EXISTING CHURCH. " e THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION ON THIS MATTER ON THE PREMISE THE ORDINANCE DID NOT , I GIVE THEM JURISDICTION TO WAIVE SAID REQUIREMENTS. THIS PROPERTY IS I N THE C-3P i " ZONE. Ii : i I " MARTIN BROS. SIGN COMPANY REQUESTS A VARIANCE FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE SIGN 2. I I CODE AS PERTAINS TO THE HEIGHT OF SIGN ABOVE SIDEWALK IN RELATION TO THE. SIZE OF , SI GN. . . . , I I I . THIS SIGN IS FOR THE BON MARCHE BUilDING AND Will BE HUNG ON THE BROADWAY FRONT , OF THE BUILDING. IT Will EXTEND FROM THE TOP OF A MARQUEE TO THE TOP OF THE BUILDING APPROXIMATELY 36 FEET. IT WILL BE NINE FEET WIDE EXTENDING FROM THE BUILDING FACE TO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE MARQUEE. THE ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE A SIGN OF THIS SIZE TO BE AT LEAST 20 FEET ABOVE THE SIDEWALK. THE BOARD tOOK COGNIZANCE OF THE FACT THAT THE-MARQUEE HAS PROVIDED. SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE ABOVE THE WALK (NINE FEET) AND A SIGN ERECTED ABOVE 4T WOULD NOT BE A HINDRANCE TO ANY TRAFFIC AND FURTHER ~HE BUILDING OCCUPIES THE QUARTER BLOCK AND THE SIGN'WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OTHER SIGN. THEREFORE, REQUEST WAS GRANTED. I . r~ I THERE BE I NG NO FURTHER 'EiuSi NESS,MEETI NG WAS ADJOURNED." .' I. IT WAS MOVED BY ~R. CRUMBAKER, SECONDED. BY MR.~BoOTH THAT THE: REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 9 A REPORT FROM THE PLANNING' COMMISSION - RE: REZONING OF 18TH AND WILLAMETTE AND 18TH AND FRIENDLY, REFERRED to THEPLANNIN~ COMM1SSION ON JULY 26TH'WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: -.. "REZONING DR. C. W. DAVIS, ET AL - THE WEST SIDE OF WILLAMETTE STREET FROM ONE LOT NORTH I OF 18TH AVENUE SOUTH TO 19TH AVENUE. REQUESTED CHANGE FROM R-3 TO CR . , THI SMATTER, APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION JULY 6, 1954 WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSIO.N B'Y THE CITY COUNCIL JULY 26,.1954, WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT THE CHANGE OF ZONE BE CONSIDERED FOR E I TH.ER C-3 OR C-3P. THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE ARGUMENTS PRESENTED BY THE PETITIONERS WHEN THE COUNCIL . STAtED THAT WILLAMETTt F~OM 17TH TO 19TH WILL BE WIDENED IN 1955. e I: MRS. LEONARD E~PLAINED THAT SHE WAS OPPOSED TO' COMMERCIAL ZONING IN 1948 ,I II WHEN PROPERTY TO THE NO~TH OF HER WAS ZONED COMMERCIAL, BUT WITH THE INCREASE " IN TRAFFIC AN~ THE RESULTANT N01SE, ~HEY NOW WISH TODISPOS~ OF THE PROPE~TY. MR. DILLON ALSO SPOKE BRIEFLY ON ~HE ~UBJECT. . ALL P'RESENT AGREED TO ACC'EPT THE C-R ZONE CLASSIFICATION WITH THE UNDER- S~ANDING THAT IF THE USE DEMAND MAKES IT APPEAR THAT A C-3 CLASSIFICATION IS MORE DESIRABLE THEY MAY APPLY AT A FUTURE DATE FOR RECLASSIFICATION. " I' DR. DAVIS AROSE TO REQUEST THE PLANNING COMMISSIO~ ~O REPORT BACK TO THE I: CITY COUNCIL THAT A CR ZONE IS NOW DESIRABLE AND ACCEPTABLE. " I . . - THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS TO THE' COUNCIL THAT ~HE AREA BE ZONED CR BECAUSE:- . . I . . I' 'i . . I I <t.: . . . . . . . . . . ,- . e I' I I, ~ I'