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<br />THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOGNIZ,ES THE PROBLEM, BY THEIR RECOMMENDATION OF AN R-2 ZONE, BUT THAT II I--
<br />SUCH ZONING WOULD NOT BE USED. HE INDICATES HE HAS A BUSINESS INTERESTED IN USING tHE HOUSE AS AN II'
<br />OffiCE AND THAT WITH THE PRESENT ZONING HE CANNOT SELL, AND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AREA HAVE LIKEWISE ~
<br />BEEN UNABLE TO SELL, AND THE AREA IS NOW PRINCIPALLY TENANTED BY RENTALS. 'I
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<br />FOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THIS MATTER BE REfERRED TO THE JOINT '
<br />MEETING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MOTIO'N CARRIED, WITH MR. WILSON VOTING Nj!l\Y.
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS. L~URIS THAT ITEM 3 Of THE COMMITTEE REpORT
<br />BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />I 4. REQUEST BY M. D. 'COPE~HAVER, 95 WEST 15TH A~NUE, fOR VARIANcE ,TO 'USE PART Of fiRST fLOOR
<br />fOR REAL ESTAT~ OFFICE, FOR WAIVER IN REQUIREMENTS ~OR'22 SQUARE FEET OF'PARKING AREA PU~6~UNOB~
<br />STRUCTED DRIVEWAY FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR EACH 200 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING FLOOR~REA, AND ~,
<br />ALLOW THE ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SIGN IDENTIFYING AND ADVERTISING THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS,
<br />WITH SUCH SIGN NOT TO EXCEED 12 SQUARE FEET IN AREA - MR. HENDERSHOTT, THE CIT~ ATTORNEY, REPORTED
<br />"THAT.MR.. ALLEN~'THE ATTORNEY FOR,MR.COPENHAVER, HAD CALLED '~IMAND'THAT MR. ALLEN WAS 0NABLE TO
<br />ATTEND THE MEETING BUT THAT THE QUESTION OF'pARKINGAND UNOB~TRUCTED.INGRESSAND'EGRESS TO SUCH
<br />PARKING. SPACES HAD BEEN RESOLVED; AND THAT MR. COPENHAVER WOULD~ESOLYE THIS PROBLEM.
<br />i FOLLOWING 'THIS REPORT IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS 'MATTERBE REFERRED TO A JOINT MEETI~G OF e
<br />If THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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<br />I I TWAS MOVEP BY MR.. SHE~RER Al'D SECONDED BY MRS. LAUR 1,5 THAT ITEM 4 OF THE COMM I TTEE REPORT 1\
<br />i BE APPROVED. MOT I ON CARR I ED. "
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<br />211 5. CONSIDERATIoN OF PROPOSED RESoLUTION AUTHORIZING A CITIZEN'S ADVISORY 'COMMITTEE ON Ii "'" ~
<br />il NE I GHBORHOOD AFFA I RS, PRESENTED BY THE C I T fZEN' S Aov I So"RY COM. M I T,TEE ON URBAN RENEWAL ,- A PROP.OSED i'l I
<br />I RESOLUTION TO ESTABLfSH A CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS WAS PRESENTED TO THE I.
<br />COMMITTEE. MR. 'MILES KONTICH APPEARED BEfd~[ THE COMMITTEE AS A TEMPO~ARY CHAIRMA'N A'NO INDICATED ii
<br />I THAT THERE IS' A NUCLEUS COMM I TTEE ,NOW AT WORK, COMPOSED OF PEOPLE WHO ARE I NTERESTE DIN' SUCH ::
<br />WORK. HE INDiCATED THAT THE PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION WOULD STIMULATE INTERE'ST IN THE CITIZENS II
<br />'WORK I NG ON THE' PROBtEMS CONFR'ONTED BY THE C I,TY, AND THAT TH IS GRO'U:P: P~OPOSED TO STUDY AND' ~AKE ' ii
<br />I - RECOMMMENDAT 10N'S ON PROBLEM.S 'ON' WHI CH ,SOt.1E WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DO'f\I:, AS WELL AS THE CONT IN UAT ION !;
<br />I Of NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT. '!
<br />II COUNCILM'AN MOLHOLM 'POINTED OUT THAT~THIS WOULD B'E; AN EXCELL~NT "cOMMITTEE TO WORK FOR PROJECTS, [1
<br />I' SINCE I T WOULD' BE, COMPOSED 9F PEO PLE WHO ARE I NT ERESlt: DIN ALL AREAS OF THE CITY AND WHO COULD Ii
<br />PRESENT A GRASS ROOTS VIEWPOINT. I,
<br />I SOME DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON THE ERMINOLOGY OF THE RESOLUTION WHICH WOULD RESTRTCT TH: APPOINT- ::
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<br />I MENT OF MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEE BY THE MAYOR,,FROM A L.lST SUBM.ITTEO BY THE COMMITTEE.~'FoLLOWING If
<br />t SOME DISCUSS'ION O,N THIS, I,T' WAS' RECOMMEND;D' TH;IS MATTER' BE HELD OVER fOR FURTHER STUDY', WITH !i
<br />! COUNCILMEN SHEARE'R, CHATT, WILSON, AND SWANSON VOTING AYE, AND COUNCILMEN MOLHqLM, LAURIS AND MOYER Ii
<br />I VOTING NAY. MOTION CARRIED. .!,
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<br />I IT WAS MOYED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 5 OF THE COMMITTEE'REPORT BE ;'
<br />APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />3 II 6. CONS I DERAT ION OF REQUEST FOR OVERLENGTH CURB CUT AT 1661 WEST 12TH AVENUE, EN!" ERED BY
<br />!I W. A. PARSONS, MANAGER OF THE HALL HEAVY HAUL'! NG COMPANY - THE REQUEST: ENTERED' BY THE HALL,' HEAVY
<br />,I HAULING COMPANY WAS FOR A 200' CURB CUT ALONG THE FRONT OF THEIR PROPERTY AT THE ABOVE-CITED
<br />I ADDRESS. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDED TMAT THE CURB cut BE CONFINED to A 50' CURB ~~
<br />I CUT, 'CENtERED ON' THEI R DR" VEWA Y LEAD I NG TO THE PROPERTY AND FURTHER RECOMMEND I NG THAT HjE HALL I
<br />! HEAVY HAULING COMPANY BE ADVISED TO CEASE. USIN.G THE PARKING STR+,P' FOR AN EQUIPMENT' LOADING RAMP. ::
<br />I THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THIS REQUEST AND RECQMMENDED T~AT THE RECOMMENQATION OF.THE DIRECTOR i:
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<br />!: OF PUBLIC WORKS BE APPROVED,. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. II
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<br />11 I T WAS MOVED BY MR. SI'lEARER AND SECONDEg ~Y MRS. L~u~ I S THAT ITEM 6 OF TH~ COMM I TTEE REPORT Ii
<br />I' B'E APPROVED. MOnON' CARR'IED. 11
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<br />41 7. CONS I DERAT ION Of REQUEST BY BEREAN BAPT I ST CHURCH, LOCATED AT THE, SOUTHWEST CO RNER OF 12TH Ii 'e
<br />AND CHAMBERS STREET - IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH HAD REQUESTED THEY BE ALLOWED ~
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<br />I A 160' CURB CUT ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF 12TH AVENUE AND ADJACENT' TO THEIR PROPERTY AT 1210 CHAMBERS ~
<br />STREET. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS REPORTED IT IS POSSIBLE TO CONSTRUCT AN AREA THAT WOULD BE II
<br />Ii CAPABLE OF PARK J'N,G .7 AUTOMOB ILt:S"US'ING 300 ANGLE. PARKI NG'dOR 9 AlJTOMOB ILES, US I'NG 450 ANGLe: PARK- ,!
<br />lNG, COMPAREDT05 .AUTOMOBILES WITH PARALLEL: PARK ING. "ONTH I,S B~S IS, THAT FOR' THE ADO I T ION AT THE Ii
<br />MOST Of FOUR PARKI NG SPACES OVER 'STANDARD PARALLEL PARK I NG, THE REQUEST BE DENI ED BECAUSE THE Ii
<br />ADDITIONAL COST OF CONSTRUCTING SUCH A' FACILITY WOULD BE NOT W~RRANTED FOR THE SMALL AMOUNT OF' Ii
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<br />ADDITIONAL PARKING. THEDII~ECTOR Of PUBLIC WO~KS ALSO POINTED'OUT'THAT THIS ANGLE PARKING WOULD I:
<br />BE A GREATER HAZARD TO TRAFf I C', AND FURTHER THAT THE AUTOMOB I LES WOULD PFUJECTFARHE R I NTO THE i,
<br />il _ STREET I F THEY WERE PARKED AT AN ANGLE THA.N THE,Y WOULD I F THEY WERE PARKEO PARALLEL TO THE, CURB. i,l
<br />I THE COMM I TTEE CONS I DEijED TH I S REQUEST' AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST' BE DEN I ED.' MOT ION ::
<br />I: CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. l~
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<br />II IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND' SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEM 7 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT I:
<br />i BE APPROVED. MOT.ION CARR I ED. ;i. I
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<br />5 , ' , ' "A REPORT F-ROM THE PLANN INGCOMMTSS ION' DATED .JULY .25,: ,1960 . CONTAINED THE, RECOMMENDAT I O~ THAT Ii
<br />1 THE REQUEST FOR A TAVERN TO BE LOCATED AT 50 COBURG ROAD BE DI SAPPROVED BECAUSE OF THE' PR:> JECT,E,D Ii
<br />! TRAFFIC' VOLUME THAT MUST PASS THf30UGH TH!S-'AREA AND THE NEED'TO MINIMIZE TRAFFIC CONFLICTS AND 'j
<br />I TRAFFIC HAZARDS. MR. BUF;FORD, PLANNING CONSULTANT, WAS ASKED TO EXPLAIN HIS VIEWPOINTS_ON WHAT !I
<br />USE MIGHT BE MADE OF THE PROPERTY AND HE INDICATED THAT, IN'GENERAL, IT SHOULD BE SOME USE WHICH :1
<br />\ WOULD OR"G'NATE A MINIMAL NUMBER OF TR,PS PER.DAy'AND .AT WHIC;'. A MINIMUM OF TRIPS PER DAY WOULD II .
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