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2-73~ - 4/22/63 I 00 'l""-I ~ ~ ::c CO AND SUBMITTED A SKETCH SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY IN RELA- TION TO OTHER PROPERTIES THE OWNERS OF WHICH WERE IN FAVOR OF THE IMPROVEMENT, AND ANSWERED SEVERAL QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MR. CHRISTENSEN MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CRAKES TO UPHOLD THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THE ZONE CHANGE. MOTION CARRIED. MRS. LAURIS MOVED SECONDED BY MR. HAWK TO APPROVE ITEM IK OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT. e MR. BROOKS WAS PRESENT AND SPOKE, ASKING IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO CHANGE THEIR REQUEST TO A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A 5~UNIT BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY. MR. CAMPBELL, OWNER OF ADJA- CENT PROPERTY, SPOKE AND RECOMMENDED THE COUNCIL DENY THE REQUEST, STATING THAT IN HIS OPINION THERE WOULD BE A TRAFFIC PROBLEM DUE TO THE NARROW STREET. MR. LEE ELLIS AND MRS. JOHNSON, OWNERS OF ADJACENT PROPERTY, RECOMMENDED FAVORABLE ACTION ON THE PRO- POSAL, STATING THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NEW BUILDING IN THE AREA. ON FURTHER DISCUS- SION BY THE COUNCIL, MRS. LAURIS WITHDREW HER MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE APPROVEL OF THE SECOND. MOTION WITHDRAWN. I DR. PURDY MOVED SECONDED BY MR. HAWK TO REFER THE ITEM BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR ACTION ON THE REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE. MOTION CARRIED. L. REZONING TO C-3P 18TH BETWEEN CHAMBERS AND PIERCE, CHRISTENSEN - MRS. LAURIS MOVED SECONDED BY MR. HAWK TO GRANT THE REZONING REQUEST. MOTION DEFEATED, MRS. LAURIS, MESSRS. CRAKES AND HAWK VOTING YES; MESSRS.CHATT, SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN AND PURDY VOTING NO. MR. A.C.E.CHRISTENSEN WAS PRESENT AND P~~NTED OUT THAT WHAT HE REQUESTED IN ZONE CHANGE AT THIS TIME WAS MORE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SIGN RE- STRICTIONS, BU~ ALSO STATED THAT THE AREA IS FAST BECOMING A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. COUNCILMAN CHRISTENSEN MOVED SECONDED BY DR. PURDY TO TABLE. MOTION DEFEATED, 5-2. SOME DISCUSSION AMONG THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS TO THE PREVIOUS ACTION WHEN THIS SUBJECT WAS CONSIDERED RESULTED IN A MOTION BY MR. SWANSON SECONDED BY MR. CHATT TO TABLE UNTIL A SEARCH OF THE RECORDS IS MADE TO DETERMINE PREVIOUS ACTION BY THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. MRS. L~URIS MOVED SECONDED:BY MR. CRAKES THAT THE AREA BE REZONED TO C-3P. MOTION DE- FEATED. DR. PURDY THEN MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CRAKES TO APPROVE A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A SIGN UP TO 60 SQ.FT. DOUBLE FACE TO BE PLACED ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING ADJACENT TO :t.740 WEST 18TH AVENUE. MOTION CARRIED, MR. SWANSON VOTING NO. /g/()~L~'" 7'~ I 2 MRS. LAURIS THEN STATEO THE WHOLE SIGN SITUATION IN THE CITY OF EUGENE COULD BEAR RE- VISION AND THAT THERE IS NO UNIFORMITY NOR RHYME NOR REASON TO THE MANY SIGNS BEING ERECTED AND NOW IN PLACE IN THE CITY OF EUGENE. SHE MOVED THAT THE CITY REQUEST THE ARCHITECTS' ASSOCIATION TO STUDY THE SIGN SITUATION AND MAKE A REPORT AND RECOMMENDA- TION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS MOTION WAS NOT SECONDED. e DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WAS CHIEFLY IN OBJECTION TO ASKING ONE GROUP OF PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. DR. PURDY MOVED SECONDED BY MR. HAWK ASKING THE MAYOR TO APPOINT A LAY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO SURVEY AND STUDY THE SIGN SITUATION IN THE CITY OF EUGENE AND TO BRING A REPORT BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION. MOTION CARRIED. 3 M. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, USE RESTRICTIONS ON HOSPITALS, CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS - MR. CHATT MOVED SECONDED BY MR. HAWK TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDA- TION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED. MRS. LAURIS MOVED SECONDED BY MR. HAWK TO APPROVE ITEM 1M OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. 4 2. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT - APRIL 15 1963 A. DEED FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 20' R W HARLOW ROAD AT WASHINGTON SCHOOL - THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED ACCEPTANCE OF A DEED FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CONVEYING AN ADDITIONAL 20' OF RIGHT-OF-WAY ON HARLOW ROAD IN FRONT OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL. MR. CHATT MOVED SECONDED BY DR. PURDY TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION. MOTION CARRIED. MRS. LAURIS MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON TO APPROVE ITEM 2A OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND ACCEPT THE DEED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCilMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED. I 4/22/63 - 4 e ..