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r43C:~ . . I' \ ~, ',I, e COUNCIL CHAMBERS EUGENE, OREGON APRIL 15, 1957 I THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE W.S HELD ON APRIL 8, 1957 AND RECESSED TO APRIL 15, 1957 AT 7:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER' BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR J. J. MCGINTY; WITH THE,FOLlOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MR. WATSON, MR. SHEARER,' MR. HAR:rMAN, MR. SHISLER, MRS. LAURI S, MR. SRI GGS AND, MR. LI NDEEN. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS A, REPORT, OF THE'BoARD OF ApPEALS MEETING HELD APRIL:IO,. 1957 - RE: MISCELLANEOUS VARIANCE REQUESTS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "THE' BOARD OF ApPEALS HELD A MEETING-AT THE CIT,Y HALL, APIHL 10, 1957. MEMBERS PRESENT WERE MR. MORRIS, MR.' MOYER, MR. BALZHISER AND'MR. HENDERSHOTT. I. STANDARD 01L COMPAN,Y OF CALIFORNIA HAS REQUESTED--A'VARIANCE FROM,THE'FORTY (40',) 'FOOT SET BACK R~GULATION ON WILLAMETTE,STREET TO CONSTRUCT A' SIGN AT 2830 WILLA~: METTE STREET. e DUE TO THE FACT- THATWILLAMETTE,STREET IS. ONE OF THE' STREETS PROPOSED FOR FUTURE WIDENING AND.,IN GRANTING 'THE' VARIANCE WOULD BE A:DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE ZONING, ORDI NANCE, MR. BALZHI SER MOVED THE REQUEST, BE DENI ED. MR. MOYER SECONDED, MOTl ON~ CARRIED. I 2. THE VAL(EY REN~AL COMPANY, 886 WEST 6TH AVENUE,REQUJSTED A VARIANCE,FROM THE FORTY (40') FOOT SET BACK TO CONSTRUCT A SIGN AT THE ABOVE ADD~ESS. WEST 6TH AVENUE IS ALSO SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE WIDENING. ALL MEMBERS WERE IN AGREEMENT THE REQUEST BE DENIED. 3. MR. CARL D. JOHNSON, 127 EAST 32ND AVENUE, HAS REQUESTED A VARIANCE OF 1HE PRE- SENT FIVE (5') FOOT SIDE LINE SET BACK TO CONSTRUCT AN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WHICH IS :THREE (3') FEET FROM HIS INTERIOR PROPERTY LINE. IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE PROPOSED ADDITION WOULD NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE PRESENT THREE FOOT SET BACK, MR. HENDERSHOTT MOVED THE REQUEST BE GRANTED. MR. MOYER SECONDEO, MOTl ON CARR I ED. 4. MR. ARNOLD H. NORRIS, 2042 LINCOLN STREET~ HAS ASKED FOR A SIDE LINE SET BACK VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A GARAGE DIRECTLY ON THE P~OPERTY LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE AND 29' FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THAT IN ORDER TO BUILD DIRECTLY ON THE PROPERTY LINE,YOU MUST BE 70' FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THESE REGULATIONS, IT WOULD TAKE CONSIDERABLE FILL AND ADD MUCH TO THE EXPENSE OF BUILDING. TAKING THESE FACTS' INTO CONSIDERATION, MR. HENDERSHOTT MADE A MOTION THE REQUEST BE GRANTED. IT WAS SECONDED BY MR. MORRIS, MOTION CARRIED. I 5. MR. VERNON SCOTT, 3838 WEST 11TH AVENUE, REQUESTS A FRONT PROPERTY LINE SET BACK VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A RESIDENCE ON LOT 5 AND THIRTY (30') FE~T OF LOT 6, VICTORIA HEIGHTS ADDITION. AFTER VIEWING THE CONTOUR MAP AND TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE PROPOSED LOCA- TION SHOWN ON THE PLOT PLAN IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED UPON BY ALL MEMBERS Of' THE BOARD Of ApPEALS THE VARIANCE BE GRANTED. e 6. MR. LOUIS F. BONSON, 40 EAST 11TH AVENUE, REQUESTS A FRONT PROPERTY LINE SET BACK VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A RESIDENCE ON LOT 6 AND TWENTy'(20') FEET OF LOT 5 AND THIRTY (30') FEET OF LOT 7, FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS ADDITION. AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION AGAIN THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE LAND, AND SET BACKS OF EXISTING HOUSES ON SPRING BLVD., MR. HENDERSHOTT MOVED THE VARIANCE BE GRANTED. MR. MORRIS SECONDED, MOTION CARRIED. THERE BEING NO fURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED." ,IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT ITEMS I, 2 AND 3 BE SEGREGATED FROM THE RtPORT. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT ITEMS I, 2 AND 3 BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT ITEMS 4, 5 AND 6 OF THE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. I / e " /' JJ"/" ~