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3;S-~ . 8/5/68 _.. ~.----- ----"--------- ----,_._- -- -- -- - - _..~---- ~~--._- - ---- --------- - ---------.._- I Council Chamber Eugene, Oregon , A ugus t 5, 1968 \ Adjourned meeting of the Common Council of the city of Eugene, Oregon - adjourned from the meeting held July 29, 1968 - was called to order at 7:30 p.m. on August 5, 1968 in the Council Chamber by His Honor Mayor Edwin E. Cone with the following councilmen present: Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Lauris, Messrs. McNutt, Lassen, Purdy, Mrs. Hayward, and Messrs.McDona1d and Wingard. NEW BUSINESS 1 Proclamation, Canvass Votes July 30, 1968 Special Election - A proclamation was read canvassing the votes cast in the special election held July 30, 1968 to gain approval of a $330,000 levy outside the 6% limitation for the 1968-69 City budget. Votes cast for the measure totaled 5,358; against, 2,910. " Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mr. Lassen to approve the proclamation as submitted and read. Motion carried. ORDINANCES 2 Council Bill No. 8585 - Adopting corrected 1968-69 budget and levying tax of $3,920,237, was submitted and read in full. i Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mr. Lassen that the bill beread the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council. Motion carried unanimously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mr. Lassen that the rules be suspended and the bill read the third time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council. Motion carried unanimously and the bill was read the third time by council bill number only. Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mr. Lassen that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 15403. 3 Council Bill No. 8571 - Sign Ordinance (Hearing continued.from July 29, 1968) . Discussion continued on Section 6 - Billboard and Other Off-Premise Signs. .. Councilman McNutt said he would abstain from voting on this section because of conflict of interest. Councilman Lassen moved seconded by Dr. Purdy to amend Section 6 as follows: Section 6.1 B - After the words "Highway Oriented District," add "...Pedestrian Auto District, except 13th Avenue and Alder Street area, and on the following streets north of 11th Avenue in the Industrial District - Garfield, McKinley, Seneca, Obie, and I Bertelson Road. The Pedestrian Auto District to have no new sign locations following the enactment of this ordinance." Section 6.1 E - Delete last sentence and insert instead "Surface area of back-to-back billboards shall be computed at 50% of actual face area and V-shaped structures at 75% of area." Section 6.1 F - After the words "real estate sign" add "...or identity sign,... " '" Mr. Lassen explained his reasons for presenting the amendments. He said, in response to an inquiry from Mrs. Niven, that he would not object to removal of the restricdion on new sign locations in the Pedestrian Auto District. Mr. Lassen with the consent of the second deleted from the motion the last sentence of the proposed amendment to Section 6.1 Breading: "The Pedestrian Auto District to have no new sign locations following the enactment of this ordinance." Councilwoman Hayward asked about implications of these amendments in relation to the Renewal Agency program. The City Attorney replied that the proposed sign ordinance will set specifications and restrictions for the entire City including the Renewal area. He said on those properties which the Agency will acquire and those properties on which the Agency will have a co-operative agreement to bring to Renewal Agency standards, the . Agency can establish and enforce more restrictive sign regulations than those enacted 1I by the City. Councilman Anderson inquired about the implications of the 1300 square foot rule when applied to the Pedestrian Auto District. The Building Superintendent said the 1300 square foot figure was computed to apply only to Highway Oriented Districts and that it would be confusing when applied to the downtown area because of short blocks and streets running in different directions. Mrs. Niven said the billboard sign size for highway districts is computed in relation to property frontage whereas sign size in the downtown district is computed in relation to lot frontage, height of bui1dings,etc., e and that in the industrial district building perimeters enter into the computation. .. 8/5/68 - 1 ~