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9~~ ~ It.5J ;:.' e I 4. THE TRAIL.ER ORDINANCE WI.LL VIOLATE BASIC ,PRINCIPLES Of GOOD PUBLIC ADNINIST~A'- ,'. TION I f' I TIS E:NFORCED''AND ADMINI STERED I N ACCORDANCE WI TH THE PROMISES .AND ~ . ASSURANCES Of THE fORMER MAYOR AND THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL. AT THE TIME TH~ ORDINANCE WAS PASSED, THE FORMER MAYOR AND MEMBERS Of THE COUNCIL ASSURED A fULL CHAMBER Of CITIZENS. THAT APPLICATIONS ,FOR Z.ONING VARIANCES PERTAIN-ING TO TRAILERS wOULD BE GIVEN CAREfUL, SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION. If THESE VARIANCES ARE NOT GRANTED, THE ORDINANCE WILL HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AND PASSED UNDER fALSE COLORS. If THEY ARE GRANTED, IT WILL BE ANOTHER CASE Of POOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. SURELY IT WOULD BE BETTER TO START ALL OVER AGAIN WITH A NEW AND REVISED TRAILER ORDINANCE. t,[' A LAW CANNOT BE APPLI ED .99.9 PERCENT Of THE 11 ME, I T SHOULD NOT BE ENACTED INTO LAW. No LAW SHOULD BE PASSED ON THE BASIS Of NUMEROUS EXCEPTIONS BEING MADE TO THAT LAW. AND ALL Of US KNOW THAT ALREADY ONE Of THE MAIN OBSTACLES TO GOOD' PLANNI~G I. EUGENE IS ZONING VARIANCES. e I URGE THAT YOU, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCI~OF EUGENE, GIVE CAREfUL CONSIDERATION TO A NEW, REVISED AND MORE SENSIBLE AND HUMANE ORDINANCE WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE fOLLOWING PROVISIONS: I. TRAILERS USED fOR DWELLIN~ PURPOSES SHALL BE BANNED FROM A-I RESIDENTIAL AREAS Of THE CITY, WHERE ONLY A SINGLE HOME IS PERMITTED ON A LOT. I 2. TRAILERS USED fOR DWELLING PURPOSES SHALL BE PERMITTED IN MULTIPLE fANILY ZONES PROVIDED THE LOT IS LARGER THAN 600~ SQUARE fEET. 3. EACH TRAILER RESIDENT MUST OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE Of INSPECTION F'ROMTHE CITY BUILDING INSPECTOR AT, THE TIME HE MOVES .HIS TRAILER ON A LOT AS WELL AS ANNU~LLY THEREAF'~ER. THE BUILDING INSPECTOR'S CERTIF'ICATE SHALL BE ISSUED ONLY If THE TRAILER IS OF' MODERN CONSTRUCTION AND KEPT PAINTED AND IN GOOD REPAIR, PROVIDED MITH ELECTRICITY OR BUTANE GAS fO~ COOKING AND HEATING, AND CONNECTED TO SEWER, WATER" AND LIGHTS.. fINALLY, I SUGGEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, fOLLOWING ITS CONSIDERATION Of A NEW AND REVISE~ TRAILER ORDINANCE, EMPOWER ~HE PLANNING COMMISSION TO STUDY AND.~ TO HOLD HEARINGS'-ON REZONING. THE ENTIRE CITY OF' EUGENE. A NEW AND REVISED TRAI LER ORD'I NANCE IS CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH ZONI NG. IN F'ACT, THE TWO PROBLEMS CANNOT BE SEPARATED ON A LONG TERM BASIS." .Il I T WAS MOVED, BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER. THAT THE COMMUNI CAT.I ON BE RECE I VED AND PLACED ON fILE. MOTION CARRIED. I.T WAS MOVED BY. MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT THE COUNCI L ASK THE' PLANNI NG COMMISSION FOR A STUDY OF' POSSIBLE CHANGES IN ZONING fOR ADDITIONAL AREAS IN THE CITY TO PER- MIT TRAILER PARKS BY WHATEVER METHOD ~HE,PLANN.NG COMMISSION MAY RECOMMEND, EITHERB~ UPGRAD- ING M-I LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT'OR BY INCLUDING ADDED ZONES.' MOTION CARRIED. 9 CONMUNrCATlON F'ROM ROBERT H. RUSHING- HE: SEWERS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS .fOLLOWS: I "ENCLOSED IS A LETTER F'ROM THE CITy-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT OVER THE SIGNATURE OF'A MR. DONALD B. PACHAL, SANI TARI AN, REGARDI NG SEPTI C TANK SI TUATI ON' ON OUR PROPERTY .LOCATED AT 2829 EMERALD STREET IN EUGENE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT MR. PACHAL CONTACTED TWO OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SANE DIF'F'ICULTY. e I CA'LLED ON MR. WI LL I AM CLUB OF' THE (.1 TY ENGI NEER 's DEPARTMENT AND HE SUGGEST I WRITE YOU A LETTER TO SEE IF THERE IS SOME WAY WE CAN HAVE PUBLIC SEWER SERVICE ON OUR PROPERTIES. WE HAVE HAD SEP,T1C TANK PEOPLE LOOK AT, OUR SI,TUA'T1 ON, AND, THEY HAVE ALL ADVISED ABOUT THE MOST PRACTICAL THING WE CAN DO TO ELIMINATE OUR PROBLEM IS TO OBTAIN PUBl.I-C SEWER SERVICE, HOWEVER, WE, DO HAVE A SITUATION IN OUR NEIGHBOR- HOOD OF' SOME,F'OLKS OPPOSING ANY Ef"F'OR-T TO OBTAIN THIS SERVICE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH IF' SOMETHING COULD BE DONE TO GIVE US THIS SERVICE IN THE NEAR F'UTURE. .; : I" . \-.,. " I I WOULD FURTHER LI KE TO STATE THA'T 'THE' BACK END OF OUR PROPERTY IS .ALSO THE CITY LIMITS F'OR EUGENE, AND OUR PROPERTY IS AGAINST THE LAURELWOOD GOLf" COURSE. THERE ARE NOW FOUR HOUSES NOW SITUATED IN THAT AREA WITHOUT SEWER SERVICE, AND 'f.WO Of"THE'PARTlES ARE. ANXIOUS TO.OBTAIN.THIS SERVICE, AND ALSO ARE WILLING TO GRANT AN EASEMENT ON THE BACK OF' THE PROPERT~ f"OR THE LAYIN~ or ~HE " SEWER. WE ARE SITUATED ON A SIDE HILl. AND ALL OF' US HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM; I' PERSONAl.LY FEEL THIS SITUATION IS A DE,TRIMENT TO THE HEALTH Of OU~ IMNED'IATE COMMUNITY.~ i. . . I I '! I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COMMUNI CAT! ON BE RErERRED TO " THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. e ~