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,.... 1 2 75 e I I I Council Chamber I I Eugene, Oregon !I 11 August 10, 1970 [I Regular meeting of the Common Council of the city of Eugene, Oregon was called to order by His I II Honor Mayor Lester E. Anderson at 7:30p.m. on August 10, 1970, in the Council Chamber, with I 'I the following Councilmen present: Messrs. McDonald, Teague, Purdy, Mrs. Hayward, Mrs. Beal, I I: I Messrs. Gribskov, Mohr and Williams. I I' Public Hearings Ii A. Appeal from Sign Code (Continued)(Tiffany Davis) II The City Manager explained action taken at the. July 27 meeting to continue the hearing q 'I for further study. He read a letter addressed to the Council from the League of Women H Ii Voters objecting to granting a variance and requesting the Council to refer the issue I' back to the Planning Commission. ,I I, " i' I Rick Cleveland~ attorney representing Mr. Tiffany, presented four additional pictures e II Mr. il to the Council. He gave further testimony as to the reasons for seeking a variance, I: citing the need for identification and the uniqueness of the issue. " " 'i Councilman McDonald questioned what the Planning Commission action would be on this Ii Ii issue,. and whether they could change the sign zone so that a variance could be avoided. 11 Ii Councilwoman Hayward agreed that Mr. Tiffany's appeal had merit, and felt referral to I Ii Ii the Planning Commission might be the proper action. " II " Mrs. Hayward moved to refer this matter to the Planning Commission saying to them :I I' Ii that the ?ign ordinance is not working in the way the Council hoped it would and II requesting recommendations for amendments that would make such signing possible. :1 Councilman Williams felt this was a sound suggestion. " The Council would probably I' I: face a number of similar situations in the future. He supported Mrs. Hayward's I I' II feeling this sign should be permitted through rewriting of the ordinance, rather than Ii by variance. Dr. Purdy agreed that the idea had merit. I il Mr. Teague seconded Mrs. Hayward's motion. 'I II I I: Councilman Gribskov was concerned at the delay in placing the sign'and felt there II I should be some council action that would allow Mr. Tiffany to put up his sign until 1: 'I the Planning Commission could act. " " Councilman Williams suggested that the motion could be amended to allow a temporary 180 day variance to Tiffany Drug Company for this sign, and at the end of that time perhaps the ordinance would be amended or a variance permanently granted. I: In answer to Councilman Teague, the Mayor said passage of this amendment would allow II ,I erection of the sign requested by the appellant for a designated length of time. I! I I; " ;i Mr. Mohr concurred with Mr. Williams:1 suggestion. )! I j; ii Councilwoman Hayward was concerned with the implication of that kind of sign, and how I " difficult it would be to remove the sign, once it was in place. !i I " Mrs. Beal agreed that the sign code should be corrected to take care of the problem, and did not feel a variance should be granted, even on a temporary basis. Mr. Williams argued that he had no quarrel with this particular variance, but he did - feel the Council should seek to correct the problem. The Council would still have , the option to revoke the permission at the end of 180 days. ,. i Vote taken on amendment to grant 180 day variance to allow T~ffany Davis request II in the matter of this sign. Motion carried with Mr. Teague and Mrs. Hayward voting no. I ~ I I' , Before the vote was taken on the main motion Councilman Mohr commented that Council 'I should not refer every appeal from the Appeal Board to the. Planning Commission for I; " revision of the ordinance. [I Ii " Mayor Anderson reminded the Council that this was a relatively new ordinance and il 'I there would certainly be flaws which would require amendment. :1 " t! Ii Vote taken on main motion to refer this question to the Planning Commission, requesting :' 1< \: them to consider a sign boundary change or ordinance amendment to allow existance :1 of a sign, as indicated in this particularl:case. Motion carried. 'I Ii I :1 'I I, ;1 " " ,I Ij :1 I' I " I' e (1 "i I' 7jlO/70 - l II Ii ~ , - I;