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44~ e I THE SIGNS WERE HUNG 12f"EET. HOWEVER, DUE TO THEIR LOCATION ON. THE SERVICE STATION LOTS THERE WILL BE NO BLANKETING OF OTHER SIGNS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH' SECTION 5C. THE 12 FEET MAY BE PERMISSABLE. THE BOARD CONSIDERED THIS REQUEST, ALTHOUGH NOT.A SIGN BOARD' or APPEALS, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE SIGNS MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS. THERE BEING No,rURTHER BUSINESS, MEETING WAS ADJOURNED."_ L IN CONNECTION WITH THE REPORT, A LETTER FROM THE EMERALD BAPTIST CHU~CH WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "WE WISH TO REFER YOU TO OUR LETTER OF APRIL 29TH 1955, ADDRESSED TO THE BOARD OF ApPEALS, RE.LATI VE TO T:fiE ERECT I ON OF A CHURCH BUI LDI NG ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT NI NETEENTH AND: PATTERSON STREETS. . AN ARCHI TECT HAS 'BEEN' RETAI NED AND PLANS SUBMI TTED" FOR CONSI'DERATION. e THESE PLANS WERE DEVELOPED, KEEPING IN MIND OUR DESIRE TO MAKE THE STRUCTURE PLEASING, BEAUTrFUL, SAFE 'AND USEFUL~ YET WITHIN OUR MEANS. THE STRUCTURE PLANNE~ IS A SINGLE STOR~ BUILDING WITH A, ONE-HALF BASEMENT. THE HEIGHT TO THE EAVES WILL BE ABOUT 20 ~EET, WITH'A~~VERHANG OF ABOUT THREE rEET. I HOWEVER, TO BUILD THIS STRUCTURE, WE REQUESTED THE ApPEAL BOARD TO GRANT A VARIANCE OF THE SET BACK REQPIREMEN~S TO 20 FEET ON THE NORTH SIPE AND 22 FEET ON THE EAST SIDE, TO PROV I DE THE NECESSARY SPACE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A CITY CHURCH. . TH I S BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE VARIANCE BE GRANTED SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT OF THE ADJOI NI-NG PROPERTY 'OWNERS. AT THE TI ME THI S BOARD MET WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE ADJOI NI NG PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE NORTH WERE WI LL'rNG TO GI VE THEI R CONSENT. HOWEVER, WHEN WE WENT TO SECURE THE WRITTEN CONSENT WE LEARNED THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER ON THE, EAST-REFUSED CONSENT AND tiAD TALKED THE OWNERS ON. THE NORTH INTO WITHDRAWING THEIR CONSENT. IN VIEW OF THIS NEW SITUATiON WE REQUEST' THAT THE COUNCIL GIVE CONSIDERATION TO . ' . OUR APPEAL ON THE BAS'I S or HARDSHI P AND NEED, AND FOR .THE FOLLOWI'NG REASONS: . I. ANY ~EDUCTION IN THE AVAILABLE SPACE WILL. SERIOUSLY HAR~'THE USEFULNESS ~F THE PROPERTY AS A SITE FOR A CITY. CHURCH BUILDING. 2. THE~,E IS NO O-TliER PROPERTY AVAILABLE IN,THE'AREA,WHICH WILL MEET OUR NEEDS. 3. WITHOUT THE REQUESTED SET BACK'THE AVAILABLE SPACE"WOULD'BE REDUCED TO APPROXI- MATELY 'FIFTY PER CENT OF THE PLANNED EDUCATIONAL UNIT. IT IS OUR DESIRE'TOERECT A STRUCTURE WHICH WILL BE PLEASING IN APPEARANCE, AT~RACTIV~ TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD,_ AND SAFE FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO WILL BE USING THE BUILDING FOR MANY YEARS. I IN VIEW OF THE PRECEDENT ALREADY ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN GRANTING SIMILAR VARIANCE REQUESTS TO OTHER CHURCH GROUPS, WE EARNESTLY PETITION THAT WE BE GRANTED THIS PRIV.ILEGE." THE LETTER AND THE GENERAL SUBJECT WAS REFERRED BY THE MAYOR TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMI'TTEE. !T WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE,. SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH THAT ITEM NUMBER ONE BE DELETED, AND] THAT THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED; e PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS II A PET,TION TO REZONE THE PROPERTY AT 573 EAST BROADWAY WAS SUBMITTED BY ROBERT DAVIS. HIS REQUEST IS TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE C-I CLASSIFICATION, RESTAU- RANTS WITH ALL FOOD SERVED WITHIN THE PREMISES. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, SECONDED BY MR. GOOLOVE THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED TO JHE. CI'TY ATTORNEY FOR THE NECESSARY RESOLUTION, AND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION AT THEIR N~XT',MEETINg ON JUNE,7, 1955 WITH'THE REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSION MAKE AN IMMEDIATE REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. 12 PETITION FOR SIDEWALK ON-BOTH SIDES OF TAYLOR. STREET FRO~ 6TH TO 11TH AVENUES WAS SUB- MI ITED. THE PETITION WAS REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BY THE MAYOR. 1 13 PETITION FROM CITIZENS RESIDING ON CHARNELTON STREET BETWEEN 29TH AND 30TH ~VENUES PRQ~ TESTING THE PAVING OF CHARNELTON STREET THIS YEAR AND REQUESTING THAT IT B~ POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR WAS SUBMITTED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AND THAT ANOTHER PETITION BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION. MOTION CARRIED. e. .....