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~414 5/9(60_ , ii ;/ I, .1 Ii II )1 1:1 il II !I I .\ II 1\ II " APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TO REQUEST RECONSIDERATION OF THE PAVING OF THIS ONE BLOCK AREA. HE INDICATED THAT A TWO BLOCK AREA HAD BEEN APPROVED, THAT IN THE ONE BLOCK AREA ABOVE DESCRIBED NO ONE WISHES THE STREET TO BE P.AVED, IT PROVIDES NO ACCESS ACROSS TOWN, AND THAT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT SERVES A PURPOSE OTHER THAN INGRESS AND EGRESS TO INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS, THE PROPERTY OWNERS COULD SEE NO REASON FOR ITS PAVING. HE DID INDICATE THAT THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO THE PAVING BETWEEN 27TH AND 28TH AVENUES ON OLIVE STREET. FOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS SUBJECT IT WAS RECOMMENDED THE ITEM BE HELD OVER FOR FURTHER STUDY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 7 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 8. RECONSIDERATION OF SKILLERN OIL COMPANY REQUEST"FOR ZONE CHANGE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COBURG AND HARLOW ROADS - A REVIEW or THE COUNCIL ACTION WAS GIVEN IN WHICH THE COUNCIL ACTION WAS TO AGREE TO THE REZONING or A PARCEL OF PROPERTY IN THE OWNERSHIP OF SKILLERN OIL COMPANY TO CR ZONING PROVIDING A SETTLEMENT OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WITH THE COUNTY WAS REACHED. A REPORT fROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION Of THEIR MEETING HELD MAY 3, 1960. WAS READ IN WHICH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL RECONSIDER THEIR ACTION ON THIS REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM RA OUTER RESIDENTIAL TO CR COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL BY CHANGING THE CLASSifiCATION TO R-3 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, CONTINGENT UPON PUBLIC ACQUISITION OF SUFFICIENT RIGHT-OF-WAY AND PROPER CONTROL OF ACCESS. IT WAS FURTHER INDICATED THAT AT THIS, TIME THE RIGHT-Of-WAY PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND IT WAS THEREfORE RECOMMENDED THE MATTER BE HELD OVER TO THE. NEXT COM- MITTEE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. " !I :1 II II I, 11 II II II L II " il I Ii " :i II II i\ I' Ii 'il. :! , II ,! II :I :i il II '\ 2:1 !I II iI II " Ii II ji Ii It :, il Ii II II 11 II I[ \1 I I SOME FURTHER DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON THIS SUBJECT, AND IT WAS INDICATED THAT IF CR ZONING IS ALLOWED IT OPENS THE POSSIBILITY.TO STRIP ZONING OF A COMMERCIAL NATURE ALONG COBURG ROAD. IT WAS fURTHER STATED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE STILL TO ZONE THE AREA R-3 AS RECOM- MENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION Of THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, AND THE COUNTY COMMIS- SIONERS ON APPEAL. VARIOUS' COMMENTS WERE MADE ON THE PROPOSED REZONING AMONG WHICH WERE THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT BEING HURT, THAT THE CITY SHOULD NOT ZONE FOR SPECULATION, AND THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP THE WHOLE PIECE Of PROPERTY FROM THE INTERIOR AS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. THE PLANNING CONSULTANT SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET TO DIS- CUSS THE PROBLEMS SO THAT BOTH AGENCIES WOULD UNDERSTAND EACH OTHERS PROGRAM, AND PROBLEMS. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUGGESTION Of THE PLANNING CONSULTANT BE IMPLEMENTED. MOTION CARRIEO UNANIMOUSLY." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM.8 OF THE COMMITTEE REPO~T BE APPROVED. MR. SKILLERN APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND SPOKE ON THE PROBLEMS WHICH HE HAS ENCOUNTERED WITH RE- GARD TO ZONING OF HIS PROPERTY AND THE SECURING Of ACCESS FROM COBURG ROAD TO THE PROPERTY BEFORE THE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, EUGENE PLANNING COMMISSION AND EUGENE CITY COUNCIL.' CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON THIS MATTER DURING WHICH IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE COUNCIL'S ONLY FUNCTION WAS TO CONSIDER THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY AND THAT THE RIGHTOF-WAY IS AN ITEM TO BE DETERMINED BY LANE COUNTY. FOLLOWING THE DISOUSSION, A VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND MOTION CARRIED. 'REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS A REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Of MARCH 28, 1960 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EUGENE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, MARCH 28, 1960, THE PLANNING COMMIssiON BEGS TO MAKE THE fOLLOWING RECOMMENDATI~S TO THE COUNCIL: SUBDIVISION Of CITY PROPERTY fOR WHICH MR., AND MRS. C. DALE CARSON MADE AN OfFER Of PURCHASE AFTER SEVERAL STUDIES OF SUBDIVIDING THE ENTIRE AREA, IT IS THE CONCLUSION OF THE PLANNING .COMMISSIOK THAT THE pROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE SOLD OUTRIGHT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CARSONS CAN ACQUIRE NECESSARY LAND~ IN ADDITION TO THE CITY PROPERTY TO MAKE PRACTICAL SUBDIVISION Of THE ENTIRE AREA. TOWARD THIS END IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CARSONS BE GRANTED AN OPTION TO PURCHASE THE PRO- PERTY PROVIDING THEY ARE ABLE TO SATISfY THE COUNC[L THAT LANDS UNDER THEIR CONTROL WILL MAKE PROP,I:-R s.SUBDIV'5'tON fEASIBLE. NAMING Of GARfiELD STREET BETWEEN 11TH AVENUE AND ITS CONNECT~ON WITH ARTHUR STREET AT I~TH AVENUE THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS TO THE COUNCIL THAT SIGNS BE PLACED O~ THE AMAZON BRIDGE TO SHOW THAT PORTION Of THE ROAD NORTH OF THE AMAZON AS GARfiELD STREET .AND SOUTH Of THE AMAZON AS ARTHUR STREET." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATTTHAT THE REPORT Of THE PLANNING CO~MISSION BE RE- CEIVED AND PLACED ON fILE. MOTION CARRIED. (ACTION TAKEN UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT Of A~RIL 29,1960.) ~I e " i' I, , I! .. I' I' " 1 e I, II Ii Ii I: !! 1 .. Ii '. 1 e I -