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e 1/25/60 2:9'7,~ I :1 II " " ~j 'i i FLOW OF TRAFFIC, AND ELIMINATE A PORTION OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON BROADWAY WEST OF W,LLAMETTE STREET WHICH IS OCCASIONED BY PERSONS WISHING TO USE THE BANK FACILITIES AND TO PARK IN EXISTING SHORT TIME PARKING SPACES. IN THIS RESPECT THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED THAT AN ORDINANCE COMPARABLE TO THAT CURRENTLY IN fORCE IN THE CITY OF PORTLAND PROVIDING fOR REVOCABLE PERMITS FOR DRIVEUP BANKING FACILITIES BE ENACTED, THAT PARKING METERS #110,111,112 AND 113 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BROADWAY WEST OF WILLAMETTE STREET BE REMOVED AND THE CURB PAINTED YELLOW TO DESIGNATE NO PARKING, AND THAT THE STREET BE MARKED AND APPROPRIATE SIGNS ERECTED DESIGNATING A LANE FOR BANK ZONE, CURB TELLER SERVICE ONLY. ' :,! ., 0':) C\l ~r U ~ C;;;:) ',j THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED IN HIS OPINION A REVOCABLE PERMIT WOULD BE NECESSARY AND FURTHER THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY THAT THE BANK INDEMNIFY THE CITY FOR ANY DAMAGE OR CLAIM WHICH MIGHT BE OCCASIONED BY SUCH AN INSTALLATION. e , , I \ MR. LYNN MCCREADY, VICE-PRESIDENT AND MANAGER OF THE EUGENE MAIN BRANCH Of THE fiRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON, PRESENTED PLANS AND PICTURES Of THE PROPOSED IN- STALLATION AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE INSTALLATION. fOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ALLOWING fOR A REVOCABLE PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION Of A DRIVEUP BANKING FeCILITY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BROADWAY IN THE HALf BLOCK WEST Of WILLAMETTE STREET BE ,ADOPTED, AND THAT THE PARKING METER CHANGES, SIGNS AND CURB AND STREEf MARKING A'S RECOM-' MENDED BY THE TRAffiC ENGINEER BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 4 Of THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED., MOTION CARRIED. " , 5.:,CONSIDERATION OF PROVIDING WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS TO,PARK BLOCKS - THE COMMITTEE HEARD A REPORT fROM THE 01 RECTOR Of PUBL I C WORKS IN WH I CH IT WAS STATED THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE ARCHITECTURAL fiRM Of WILMSEN & ENDICOTT WHO HAD DESIGNED THE PARK BLOCKS AREA HAD MET TO CONSIDER THE fEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING RAMPS TO EASE THE INGRESS AND EGRESS OF WHEEL CHAIRS TO AND fROM THE PARK BLOCKS. IT WAS POINTED OUT IN THE REPORT THAT A CONSIDERABLE HAZARD WOULD BE CREATED IF, RAMPS WERE TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE SIDEWALK AREA AND THAT If THEY WERE BUILT ACROSS THE GUTTERS, A DR~INAGE PROBLEM WOULD BE CREATED. THERE WAS ALSO DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM OF LOCATION AS TO CROSSWALKS. THE 01- RECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS REC~MMENDED THAT A CONTINUATION OF THE STUDY BE MADE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH DEMAND THERE IS FOR SUCH WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS. IT WAS SUG- GESTED THAT MISS JOHNSON Of THE COUNCIL fOR THE AGING BE CONTACTED IN THISRE- GARD, AND A RECOMMENDATION TO CONDUCT A FURTHER STUDY WAS DEfEATED WITH COUNCIL- MEN MOLHOLM AND LAURIS VOTING AYE, COUNCILMEN SHEARER, CHATT AND MOYER VOTING N~~. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEAR~R SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 5 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. " IT WAS THEN MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUDY. MOTION,CARRIED 4-3, COUNCI~N WILSON ABSTAINING. I 2 6. II e 3 '~ " CONSIDERATION OF BOARD OF ApPEALS REPORT - JANUARY 13, 1960: A. REQUEST BY MRS. MABLE MOYER FOR VARIANCE IN SETBACK FROM FRONT LINE AT 3240 fERRY STREET FROM 20'TO 17' - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT MRS. MOYER HAD RECENTLY ACQUIRED PROPERTY fROM THE CITY AND THAT TO LOCATE A STRUCTURE, ON IT, IT WAS REQUESTED THAT THE ,HOUSE AND GARAGE BE SETBACK A DISTANCE OF 17' FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE WHERE THE CODE NORMALLY REQUIRES A 20' SETBACK FOR GARAGECAND A 15' SETBACK ,FOR A RESIDENCE. IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED THIS ITEM HAD BEEN TO THE BOARD Of ApPEALS WHO HAD RECOMMENDED, APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE BOARD Of ApPEALS BE UPHELD. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. B. REQUEST BY DONALD NEILSON, 2296 CLEVELAND STREET, fOR VARIANCE IN LOT WIDTH fROM 60' TO 55' - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT A REQUEST HAD BEEN ENTERED BY MR..DoNALD NEILSON.THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO BUILD A HOUSE AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS ON:A LOT WITH A 55' FRONTAGE AND 140' DEPTH., IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE TOTAL LOT AREA IS IN EXCESS OF THE 6000SQ.FT~ REQUIRED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT THE, BoARD OF ApPEALS HAD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE ACIDION OF THE BoARD OF ApPEALS BE UPHELD. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. , .: " 'I 4 ; C. I REQUEST BY E. M. PORTERFIELD fOR VARIANCE IN LOT WIDTH TO DIVIDE A PAR- CEL Of LAND 150'XI20' LOCATED AT 19TH AVENUE AND MONROE STREET INTO THREE LOTS, EACH HAVING 50' fRONTAGE - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT MR. PORTERFIELD CURRENTLY HAS THREE HOUSES WHICH ARE BUILT ON TWO LOTS, THE TOTAL OF THE TWO LOTS BEING 150'XI20' 'AND THAT,HE REQUESTS THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO DIVIDE THE LOTS INTO THREE 50X120' ,PARCELS. - SUCH DIVISION WOULD ALLOW EACH HOUSE TO BE ON A SEPARATE LOT. IT WAS fURTHER INDICATED THAT THE BOARD OF Ap- PEALS HAD RECOMMENDED A~PROVAL, AND AFTER SOME DISCUSSION IN W~ICK IT WAS STATED THAT UNDOUBTEDLY THE UPKEEP OF THE BUILDINGS WOULD BE BETTER IF SUCH A:DIVISION WERE ALLOWED, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD OF ApPEALS BE SUSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT, WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. 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