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r ~'\ ~r (-.... ,jDU ------- - ----- ----- - --.-~- - - .-.. --- .. ... . 5. A ~UMBER OF TH~ MILL OWNERS HAVE RECENTLY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE PRODUCTION OF MORE HOG FUEL WITH SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL BEING BURNED. THESE RECENT IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SOME REDUCTION IN- AREA FALLOUT. THERE IS ALSO A MARKET FOR CLEAN SLAB FOR CONVERSION INTO CHIPS SO THAT SOME MI LLS NOW SEND PART OF T,HEI R WASTE TO CHIPPERS. 6. THE TEN MILLS IN THE AREA OF MOST IMMEDIATE CONCERN ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIB~E WITH THE PRESENT LIMITED AREA SAMPLING TO DETERMINE WHETHER PARTICULAR MILLS ARE CONTRIBUTING MOR~ TO THE PROBLEM THAN OTHERS. THE COMMITTEE, TO DATE, HAS CONCENTRATED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION TOWARD THE CORRECT.ION OF THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM REFLECTED IN THE CITI~ENS PETITION. THE SURVEY WHICH HAS BEEN OONDUCTED AND. THE NEW FACILITIES WHICH ~RE BEING INSTALLED BY SOME MILL OWNERS WILL NOT RESULT IN A COMPLETE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE STEPS, IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE COMMITTEE FEELS THAT THEIR NEXT CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOLUTION OF BOTH THE IMMEDIATE AND THE OVERALL PROBLEM'WILL BE TO ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS OF AIR POLLU- TION CONTROL. IT IPPEARS.DjFFICULT TO SUGGEST SPECIFIC STEPS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF AIR POLLUTION THEIR ACTIVITIES CREATE UNTIL SOME STANDARDS ARE ESTABLISHED SO THAT-THE INDIVIDUAL WILL KNOW HOW MUCH OF A REDUCTION HE WILL BE EXPECTED TO MAKE. MORE EXTENSIVE. SAMPLING AND RECORDS OF MILL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT 'OF STANDARDS AND TO MORE CLEARLY ESTABLISH THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM SOURCES. THE COMMITTEE' THEREFORE RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AS THE NEXT STEP: I. THAT THE CITY WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE STATE AIR POLLUTION AUTHORITY, COmTINUE TO COLLECT SAMPLES .PARTICULARLY IN',THE AREA PRESENTING AN IMMEDIATE PROBLEM. THE SAMPLES SHOULD BE OF SUFFICIENT NUMBER TO INDICATE IMPROVEMENT, IF ANY, IN THE AREA,AND, TO'THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, TO EST~BLISH MORE"SPECIFICALLY THE INDIVIDUAL SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION. I 2. THAT THE CITY MAINTAIN A PERIODIC CHECK AND RECORD OF CHANGES IN MILL OPERATION AND SLAB AND SAWDUST DISPOSAL SO THAT SUCH CHANGES CAN BE CORRELATED WITH AREA SAMPLING RESULTS. IN VIEW OF THE .GENERAL RECOGNITION OF THE PROBLEM IN THE MILL AREA AND THE COOPERATIVE ATTITUDE, ,THERE IS REASON TO HOPE THAT THE MILL OPERATORS EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE REASONA~LE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE"THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION WITHOUT WAITING FOR FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS. WITH THE INAUGERATION OF SOME CITY STAFF WORK SO THAT THE BASIC STUDIES CURRENTLY CARRIED ENTIRELY BY THE STATE CAN BE EXPANDED, AND WITH CONTINUED COMMITTEE STUDY,-THERE IS EVERY REASON TO EXPECT THAT PROGRESS WILL BE MADE ON BOTH THE IMMEDIATE AND THE LONG RANGE PROGRAM OF ESTABLISHING A PROPER LEVEL OF AIR PURITY." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE PROGRESS REPORT OF THE ANTI-AIR POLLUTION COMM~TTEE BE 8ECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 13 A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 9, 1955 - RE: REQUESTS OF MRS. E. MADSEN, MR~ WILLIAM NEWELL, AND MR. HENRY DODGE WERE SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "THE BOARD OF ApPEALS'.HELD A REGULAR MEETI NG AT THE CI TY HALL FEBRUARY 9, I ~55 CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR WAIVER OR PROVISIONS OF THE ZONiNG ORDINANCE. PRESENT: MR. VAALER, MR. MORRIS, MR. MOYER, AND MR. BALZHISER. ' TO MEMBERS I. REQUEST OF MRS. E. MADSEN WHO OWNS PROPERTY AT 23 WEST 24TH AVENUE BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF PORTLAND AND 24TH STREETS AND IS ZONED,AS SINGLE FAMILY WITH DUPLEX PROVISION FOR CORNER LOTS. MRS. MADSEN HAS REQUESTED PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A SEPARATE HOUSE ON THE REAR OF HER LOT IN LIEU OF ~ONVEATING THE EXISTING RESIDENCE TO A DUPLEX UNIT. THE PROPERTY IS 70 ,FEET BY 119 FEET IN DIMENSION AND 8,330 FEET IN AREA. ALLOWI~G A 30% COVERAGE OF LOT AREA WOULD ALLOW 2,499 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING. AREA OF EXISTING BUILDING PLUS PROPOSED GUEST HOUSE WOULD EQUAL 2,194 SQUARE FEET; THEREFORE THE COVERAGE WOULD NOT EXCEED THE 30% ALLOWANCE. SINCE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION BETWEEN THE EXISTING RESIDENCE GROUND LEVEL AND THE AREA PROPOSED FOR THE GUEST HOUSE OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET IT IS NOT TOO PRAC- TICAL TO CONNECT THE TWO BUILDINGS WITHOUT PUTTING THE ,GUEST HOUSE TOO HIGH ABOVE GRADE. THE BOARD AGREED THAT THE DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION OF,THE LOT WOULD MAKE IT IMPRAC- TICAL TO DEVELOP A DUPLEX AND RETAIN THE ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING BUILDING; ALSO THAT PROPERTY ~WNERS AT 22 AND 26 WEST 24TH STREET VOICED APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT AND AGREED IT WOULD NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE AREA. ALL SET BACKS WILL BE MAINTAINED. THE BOARD GRANTED THIS WAIVER AS REQUESTED. ~ e I . I -- I e I e