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~3~' " e , : I 2. REPORT OF..THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PARKING OF TRAILER HOUSES AND TRAILER COACHES - A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO REGULATE TRAILER HOUSE AND TRAILER COACH' PARKING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. THIS ORDINANCE WAS RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THEIR MEETING OF DECEMBER 4, 1956. THE COMMI TTEE WENT OVER THE PROPOSED ORDI ;.iANCE PARAGRAPH BY PARAGRAPH AND RECOMMENDED CERTAIN MINOR CHANGESWHICHSER-VE TO CLARIFY niE MEANING OF THE ORDINANCE AS ORiGINALLY , DRAFTED'. SOME 0,1 SCUSSI ON' WAS' HAD' WI TH" 'RESf>ECT TO THE ORDI NANCE 'AND THE NECE'SSI TY f"OR SUCH ORDINANCE. DURING THE DISCUSSION IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT IN SOME CASES ~RAILERS WERE' USED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL HOUSING FOR A FAMILY GROUP THUS ENABLING PARENTS TO LIVE WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND A'LSO TO:PERM'IT PEOPLE TO REALIZ'E' ADDITI'ONAL 'NCOME FROM THEIR PROPERTY. ANOTHER PORTION OF THE COMMITTEE POINTED OUT THAT IN SOME CASES THERE MIGHT BE EXTENUA- TING CIRCUMSTANCES~ BUT ON THE WHOLE THE' PARKING OF TRAILERS ON LOTS WHICH MIGHT NORMALLY ALLOW ONLY ONE HOUSE ACTUALLY MIGHT MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF THE ZONING ORDI NANCE. I . .. . ~ e . ( THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AS AMENDED. MR. OwEN VOTING NAY.' i. ., ',1 . 3. PETi TI ON FOR' IMPROVEMENT OF fERRY STREET" 'FROM 31:ST TO 32ND AVENUES - A PETITI ON' WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE REQUESTING: THkT FERRY STREET BE IMPROVED FROM 31ST TO 32ND AVENUES, WHICH WAS SIGNED BY rlFTY PER CENT OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS. . I ON THE BASis' OF' THE PETITION RECEIVED, T~E COMMI~~EE RECOMMENDED THAT THE STREET BE I - ' , ; PAVED AND THE PROPER ORDI NANCES BE DRAWN 'AND pASSED. - 4. I MPROVEME'NT or"21'S1- AVENUE I FROM ALDER' TO POTT'ER STREETS - THE COMMI TTEE V I EWED 21 ST AVENUE FROM ALDER TO POTTER STREETS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REMAiNING'ST~EE_TS I!'I THATSECT,liON OF ~HE CITY THAT IS, AT THE PRESENT TIME;-~~IMPROVED. BASED ON THE POLICY ESTABLISHED FOR THE 1956 PAVING SEAS6N THAT CERTAIN SM~LL AREAS WHICH DID'NOt HAVE IMPROVED STREETS, BUT WHERE ALL SURROUNDING STREETS WERE I MPROVED ~ THAT THE COUNCIL ORDER SUCH STREETS PAVED. . THE COMMITTEERECOMMENDED'lHATc21ST AVENUE 'FROM ALDER TO POTTER'STREETS BE IMPROVED AND THE NECESSARY ORDINANCES B~ DRAWN AND PASSED. . 5. REQUEST FOR EXTENSION or TIME ~N UNITS Two AND FIVE or THE MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT PROJECT - IT WAS REPORTED THAT T. C. WILDISH, CONTRACTOR FOR WORK IN PROGRESS AT MAHLON SWEE T' A I RPORT~ " I"..... ~ " HAD ENCOUNTERED A NUMBER OF DlrFICUlTIES IN GETTlNG.'MATERIAL, GETTING , PROPER COMPActIONiOF'THE TOPSOIL; AND ADVERSE'WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DUE TO SUCH ADVERSE WEATHE'R CONDI TI Of4S THAT THE Ci tv HAD' ORDERED THE JOB STOPPED' AS OF NOVEMBER' 20, 1956. UNiTS Two AND',PIVE'OF THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EUGENE AND T. C~ 'WILDISH-ARE NOW BEYOND THE CONTRACY:PERioD AS'SET rORTHIN THE CONTRACT. IT WAS ~HE' BELIEF OF ~HE'ADMIN- . _ . ., . _ . ~ I. -. . -.'. - I ISTRATIVE OFFICERS THAT THE CONTRACTOR HAD EXPERIENCED CERTAIN'DELAYS WHICH WERE BEYOND HIS CONTROL AND rURTHER THAT-YHE'CITy"WOULD'OBTAiN A BETTER JOB BY NOT ALLOWING THE I CONTRACTOR TO PROCEED UNTiL BETTER'WEATHER CONDITIONS. IT WAS FURTHER RECOMMENDED, " .,. AND THE COMMITTEE' APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION, THAT T. C. WILDISH BE GRANTED' AN EXTENSION OF I" TIME OF SIXTY DAYS FROM THE DATE THE CITY ORDERS HIM TO'CONTINUE THE cONTRACT, BUT IN NO I, EVENT SHOULD THIS BE BEYOND AUGUST 31, 1957. . ! i' . , 6. ApPi.ICATlON'rOR 'DISPENSER'S LICENSE~ CLASS "A"j ED'S PIT'BARBECUE' GRILL~:=957-963 PEARL STREET'; THE (COMM'I TTEE CONSI tiERED THE' APPLI CATI ON SUBMI TTED BY EDWARD C. ADAMS AND EDWARD DONOHO AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE HELD, IN COMMrTTEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION W.ITH RESPECT TO A DIAGRAM OF THE AREA. - " e ~ 7. ApPLICATION FOR'DI'SPENSER'S'CICE'NSE, :CLASS "A", BY STANLEY'S,'-:TO BE LOCATED AT 'FRANKLIN BOULEVARD AND WALNUT STREET - THE COMMITTEE VISITED THE PROPOSED SITE OF THE RESTAURANT,' OBSERVED THE CURB CUTS WHICH WOULD BE ~SED FOR INGRESS' AND EGRES~, AND LOOKED AT.THE PRO~OSED PlA~ FOR T~E 'REST~URA~T.' A~TER ~OME"DISCUSSION IT WA~ RECOMMENDED THAT THE APPLICATION BE APPROVED. . 8. REQUEST BY MR. ARCHIE WEINSTIEN, EUGENE SURPLUS SALES STORE~ FOR A LOADING ZONE ON THE EAST SIDE OF WI'LLAMtTTE STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH 6TH AVENUE - AN IN~ESTIGA-' TION OF THE REQUEST WAS MADE BY THE TRAFFIC ENGINEeR IN WHICH IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT PARKING WAS REMOVED FROM THE SOUTH SIDE Of" 6TH AVENUE rROM WILLAMETTE STREET EAST TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN WILLAMETTE AND OAK STREETS TO'PROVIDE A LEFT TURN LANE, WHICH IS HEAVILY USED. THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER ALSO REPORTED THAT IF A LOADING ZONE WERE ESTABLISHED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WILLAMETTE STREET AT THE-FIRST METER L6cATION SOUTH OF 6TH AVENUE IT WOULD BE'A HAZARD'TOITHE LEfT TURN 'MOVEMENT OFF OF'6TH AVENUE WHEN A'LARGE DEliVERY TRUCK"WAS I EITHER LOADING OR UNPARKING. ilF ONE ~EREESTABLISHED FARTHE~ SOUTH~ TWO SPACES WOULD BE REQUIRED. . :1 !, e ~ , , / -'