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51 ~ e , 12/9/57 -.....-- .. -. . - - ..- - .' -- ~~ -~ _ .n_ __ - -- - L ~ .+-- -- - ----- ---- ----T , .'"- . ~~ - .- -, I i THERE IS A NEED FOR C-3P ZONING IN THIS AREA WHICH IS EQUALLY AS GREAT AS I THAT AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 18TH AVENUE AND W,LLAMETTE STREET ON WHICH I I :) I THE COUNCIL HAD GRANTED C-3P ZONING. IT WAS ALSO.INDICATED THAT THE EAST I SIDE OF WILLAMETTE STREET BETWEEN 18TH AND 19TH AVENUES IS ZONED C-3 AND I I I THAT A C-3P CLASSIFICATloN"OFITHE WEST SIDE OF THE 'STREET WOULD ZONE BOTH I j ! SIDES OF WILLAMETTE STREET IN A COMPARABLE ZONE. I II .1 I FOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ACTION OF THE PLAN- I I ! NING COMMISSION DENYING THE REZONING REQUEST FROM CR TO C-3P BE SUSTAINED. I I I I 2. REQUEST FOR SIGN VARIANCE, JERRY'S TV SHOP, 2782 FRIENDLY STREET - IT WAS I I I EXPLAINED THAT MR. GERALD WILSKE, THE OWNER OF JERRY~S TV SHOP LOCATED AT :1 2782 FRIENDLY STREET, HAD REQUESTED THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO ERECT A 12 SQUARE I IN FRONT OF HIS RESIDENCE AND PLACE OF BUSINESS.' THE I , FOOT SIGN ON A POLE i , AREA IS ZONED C-2 AND THIS ZONING REQUIRES SIGNS TO BE PLACED FLUSH WITH Ii I 1 THE BUILDING. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT THE MATTER HAD BEEN BEFORE THE e " BOARD OF ApPEALS, AND THE BOARD OF ApPEALS HAD RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THE I'! I REQUEST. i II I REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMITTEE DROVE TO THE AREA TO VIEW THE PROPOSED i r LOCATION OF THE SIGN AND ALSO TO ASCERTAIN. THE SITUATION WITH RESPECT TO I ,,1 I: OTHER SIGNS IN THE AREA. SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE INDICATED THAT I SINCE THE WHOLE BLOCK BETWEEN 27TH AND 28TH AVENUES ON BOTH THE EAST AND I II WEST SIDES OF FRIENDLY STREET IS ZONED C-2, THE ESTABLISHMENT OFA SIGN II I AS REQUESTED WOULD NOT BE INJURIOUS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OTHERS ON THE I i l COMMITTEE I Ii INDICATED THAT THERE IS ADEQUATE PRECEDENT FOR SUCH SIGNS WHEN i ~I! ONE CONSIDERED OTHER VARIANCES WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLOWED IN AREAS SUCH AS 6TH " Ii AND 7TH AVENUES. STILL OTHERS INDICATED THEY D~D NOT WISH TO ESTABLISH ANY 'I PRECEDENT FOR THE GRANTING OF'VAR1ANCES FOR SIGNS IN AREAS OTHER THAN ON .\ THE"MAIN HIGHWAYS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. FOLLOWING THIS DISCUSSION THE COM- P .,1 MITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE WHICH WOULD ALLOW CONSTRUCTION !i OF A SIGN ~2 SQUARE FOOT IN AREA TO'BE LOCATED.ON A POLE IN FRONT OF THE I! RESIDENCE-BUSINESS LOCATED AT 2782 FRIENDLY STREET. :1 I! .1 3. REQUEST .TO REMOVE CENTER PARKING STRIP ON VILLARD STREET BETWEEN FRANKLIN ,I , , BOULEVARD AND 14TH AVENUE - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS I I I II RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM SAFEWAY STORES AND OTHERS WHO ARE INTERESTED TO I Ii II HAVE THE CENTER PARKING-PLANTING STRIP REMOVED FROM VILLARD STREET BETWEEN I FRANKLIN BOULEVARD AND 14TH AV~NUEIF EXTENDED. IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED Ii i I: THAT SAFEWAY STORES HAD DEPOSITED A BOND IN THE SUM OF $1835.85. WHICH: IS I; ESTIMATED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AS BEING ADEQUATE TO REMOVE THE , Ii STRIP AND REPAVE THE AREA. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE REMOVAL OF THE STRIP I Ii WOULD MAKE THE STREET MORE ACCESSIBLE AND OF BETTER USE TO COMMERCIAL ES- I I TABLISHMENTS WHICH ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE STREET. FOLLOWING SOME SMALL , I' I U DISCUSSION THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE REMOVAL OF THE PARKING STRIP I I': BE, AUTHORIZED AND THAT THE NECESSARY ORDINANCES -INITIATING THE PROJECT BE ! PASSED. I I 4. REQUEST FOR PAVING ASSESSMENT SEGREGATION BY EUGENE FARMERS COOP AND WEST- i WARD Ho HOMES, INC. - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT WESTWARD Ho HOMES, INC., HAD I PURCHASED AN IRREGULAR PltCE OF PROPERTY FROM EUGENE FARMERS COOP. THE PRO- , ~ PERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE 7TH AVENUE ACCESS RQAD AND APPROXI- ., i MATELY MIDWAY BETWEEN MCKINLEY STREET AND GARFIELD STREET. WESTWARD Ho HOMES, I I INC., PROPOSE TO ERECT A BUILDING ON THIS LOCATIONWHICHWILL~BE LEASED TO I, 11 THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR FOR AMANA FREE2ER PRODUCTS, AND IT- WAS .REQUESTED THAT e "I THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE PAVING Of .THE 7TH AVE~UE ACCESS ROAD BE SEGREGATED ! , SO THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL 'FIRM WOULD BE ON RECORD FOR .ITS OWN PROPERTY. THE I TOTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE PAVING OF THE STREET .IS $3006.32, AND IF THE .PRO- I PERTY WERE SEGREGATED $2341'.97 WOULD BE RETAINED BY THE EUGENE FARME.RS COOP 'I I AND $664.35 WOULD BE SEGREGATElD AND ASSESSED TO WESTWARD Ho HOMES, INC., II THE NEW OWNER OF A PARCEL OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE STREET. FOLLOWI NG THIS EXPLANATION THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE APPLICATION FOR SEGREGA- II TION BE APPROVED. I PUBLIC WORKS AND HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEES , ;~ I. CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST BY RADIO STATION KEED FOR LEASE OF AREA ON SPENCERS !~ BUTTE FOR TELEVISION ANTENNA - THIS ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEES BY I ~i: THE COUNCIL AT THE REQUEST OF THE ATTORNEY FOR RADIO STATION KEED FOR CONSIDERA- ., :i TION OF THE TERMS UNDER-WHICH A LEASE -MIGHT BE GRANTED FOR A TELEVISION ANTENNA I I , SITE ON SPENCERS BUTTE.' " I ! I Iii 1 I, SINCE THE ITEM WAS REFERRED, MR. KEITHD. SKELTON, ATTORNE~ FOR RADIOSTATI.ON 'I t 11 KEED, HAS INDIC~TED BY LETTER THAT AT THIS TIME THERE I S NOT .ADEQUATE INFOR- ! MATION OR TIME WITH RESPECT TO THE.BuTTE SITE FOR THIS SITE TO BE FILED ON I FOR TELEVISION ANTENNA PURPOSES AND THAT THEY PROPOSED TO FILE NAMING :ANOTHER 11 SITE BUT WISHED TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS ON THE SUBJECT SO THAT IF AT A LATER ! II DATE THE SPENCERS BUTTE SITE SHOULD BECOME fEASIBLE OR AVAILABLE, BY AMEND- \ i ME NT TO THEIR .FILING :THEY MI,GHT STILL USE THE SITE. " - , 1 ~ I e 1 I :! i , , i'l i "I I t: L. i I