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~~I~ "J.{ Q (; e -- - _.~ --- --. - --- ----- - - ~ - - - - - ---- -- - ~ . ~- - - - - - -. - -- -- -~ - - -- - -- -- - -. .-- -" - -. I , IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PERHAPS THE'EDUCATIONAL - THE PEOPLE~F THE COMMUNITY. I N- STITUTIONS HAD NOT HAD OPPORTUNfTY TO PLAN,-FINANCE :AND COMPLETE THE ARRANGEMENTS fOR THE USE Of THE EDUCATIONAL CHANNEL. OTHER MEMBERS Of THE COMMITTEE INDICATED ~HEY THOUGHT THERE:WAS A NEED Of TWO CHANN~LS I N THE VERY HIGH fREQUENCY SPECTRUM IN THE EUGENE AREA SINCE TELEVISION IS A COMPETITIVE BUS~NESS AND SHOULD'BE .MADE COM~ PETI TI VE IN THIS AREA. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT A RESOLOmlON BE PASSED TO BE DIRECTED TO'THE FEDERAL COMMUNI',CATlONS COMMISSION'REQUE'STlNG THAT c6NSIDERATfON BE GIVEN TO THE ASS I GNMENT' O'f THE VERY "H I GH fREQUENCY CHANNEL 9 TCl'A COMMERC I AL TELE- VISION STATION." IT WAS MOVEDB1 MR. WATSON SECONDED By,MR; BRIGdS THAT 'THE 'COMMITTEE REPORT BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED, WITH CdQNC~LMEN~H~ARE~ AND LAURIS VOTING NAY. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 6 A REPORT Of THE BOARD OF ApPEALS MEETING HELD ON JUNE 12, 1957 - RE: MISCELLANEOUS VARIANCE e REQUESTS WAS SUBMITTtD'AND R~AD A~ FOLLOWS: ". "THE BOARD OF ApPEALs HELD A MEETI NG AT THE CI TV HALL, JUNE 12, 1957. MEMBERS PRESENT WERE MR. MciRRIS, MR. MOYER'AND MR. HENDERSHOTT. THE MEETING-WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MR. MORRIS. - I TEM~I AND 2; -REQUESTING VARIANCE~ FROM SIGN REGULATIONS (BIG Top AND DOWNTOWN I MOTEL). AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION, IT WAS AdREED UPO~ e~ T~E CHAIRMAN AND"MEM- BERS Of THE BOARD THAT ITEMS I AND 2 BEPREfERRED TO THE CITY COUNCIL fOR THEIR AC~rON. MR. HENDERSHOTT MADE A :MOTI ON ANDMR~' MOYER S-ECONDED THAT tHE CITY COUNC I L MAKE A STUDY, Of OUR PRESENT SI'GN ORDI NANCE, DUE TO THE NUMEROUS REQUESTS FOR VARI ANCES. MEMB&RS OF' THE BOARD fELT THAT STEPS SHOULD :BE TAKEN TO .CORRECT SOME :Of THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST. IT WAS POINTED OUT TO THE BOARD THAT THE PLANNING COMMI'SSION WAS MAKING A'STUDY"OF TH~ ORDINANCE. , .- . 3. A REQUEST fOR A VARIANCE IN fRONT 'PROPERTY liNE SET BACK REQUIREMENTS BY SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, 183 WEST 10TH AVENUE, TO CONSTRUCT AN OfFICE FOR A PARKING LOT FOUR (4') FEET'FROM THEStDEWAtK. 'IT WAS.EXPLAINED TO MEMBERS Or. THE BOARD THAT THE OfFICE WAS 'Of TYPE V, FRAME 'CONSTRUCT I ON WI TH ASBESTOS SHAKES ON EXTERI OR 'WALLS, LOCATED IN'FIREZONE -#1'; AND CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT A PERMIT. IT WAS ALSO POINTED'OUT THAT IF LOCATED FOUR (4') FEET FROM THE SIDEWALK, IT WOULD CREATE A TRAFfiC PROBLEM AND ALSO WOULD INTERFERE WITH PEDESTRIAN TRAfFIC. MR. MORRIS' MADE A MOTION'THE REQUEST FOR THE VARIANCEB'E DENIED. MR. HENDERSHOTT SECONDED, MOTION CARRIED. . 4. MR. ROBEfa. E. BI ESTE'Lj 2460 KINCAID S~REET, REQUESTS A VARIANCE ON SIDE PRO-' PERTY LI NE SET BACK ~O OONS,TRUCT.A CARPORT. IN VIEW OF THE FACT, AS SHOWN ON THE PLOT PLAN, THE PROPOSED CARPORT WOULD MEET SET BACK REQUIREMENTS FROM THE FRONT, MR. MOYER MADE A MOTION THtVARIANCE BE'APPRovtD. MR. MORRIS SECONDED, ALL WERE IN I FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED, PROVIDING THE PROPOSED CARPORT BE SET BACK ONE FOOT TO THE SOUTH TO LINE UP WITH THE GARAGE AS S~OWN ON THE PLOT PLAN. - . , . THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. BRIGGS THAT THE REPORT OF THE BOARD Of ApPEALS BE REFERRED TO THE PuBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. . . PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS e . 7 AN APPLICATION DATED JUNE 4, 1957 fOR RENEWAL OF MERCHANT POLICE LICENSE WAS SUBMITTED BY EUGENE MERCHANT PATROL FOR SINCLAIR J. MURCHY, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. . , IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE APPLICATION BE APPROVED. MOTl ON CARRIED. . . 8 AN APPLICATION.OATED JUNE 12, 1957 FOR RENEWAL OF GARBAGE HAULERS LIGENSE WAS SUBMITTED BY JOSEPH C. SPADY DBA BILL'S GARBAGE SERVICE No. I, 560 TYLER STREET. THE NECESSARY.BOND AND FI- NANCIAL STATEMENT ARE ON fiLE IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. . IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. LINDEEN~THAT THE :APPLICATION BE AP,PROVED~ MOTION 1\ CARRIED. - 9 AN APPLICATION DATED :JUNE 7,1957 FOR RENEWAU Of THEATRELI'CENSE'WAS SUBMITTED BY Fox THEATRE I 969 WILLAMETTE STREET, AS APPROVED BY THE FI RE AND POll CE DEPARTMENTS. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE APPLICATI.ON BE APPROVED~ MOTION CARRIEO. . . -. . .. 10 AN APPLICATION DATED MAY 28, 1957 fOR RENEWAL OF THEATRE LICENSE WAS SUBMITTED BY McDoNALD THEATRE, 1020 WILLAME~Tt STREET~ AS APPROVED BY THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPAR1MENTS. - IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE APPLI6ATION BE APPROVED. MOTION e CARRIED. ~