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,....- 1 CZ) e i; 'I I: II I_ I' I '. , Council Chambers I: <'E~gen~L O~eg9Jl June 28, 1971 Adjourned meeting of the Common Council of the city of Eugene, Oregon was called to order by His Honor Mayor Lester E. Anderson at ,7:30 p.m. on June 28, 1971 in the Council Chamber with the follow- ing councilmen present: Messrs. Teague, Mohr and McDonald; Mrs. Beal; Messrs. Gribskov, Williams and Hershner. Mrs. Campbell was absent. Mayor Anderson announced for the benefit of those who may have been misinformed, that the hearing on the appeal concerning Ogle properties had been scheduled for ~uly 12, 1971. Oity Manager announced that an appropriation of 2.177 million dollars had been approved by the House of Representatives to provide for the site acquisition and design for a federal office building in Eugene. It is not clear whether or not it has passed the Senate. 1. PUBLIC HEARINGS e A. Appeal from Zoning Board Decision -4.oning_1?6ard of Appeals denied Delbert H. Mitchell request for exceeding density limits at 721 West 5th. Council viewed the property on tour. ,i (From Committee minutes of June 23, 1971) Mrs. Beal questioned the Building Superintendent about accessory buildings now on the property and whether removal would affect the density I of the si te. He will report at the public hearing June 28. -- Wfie City Council looked at what they understood was the property in question on tour, but found they had gone to the wrong address. There had been some concern that the description did not match. City Manager suggested if the Council wanted to view the correct property, I the matter could be delayed. City Manager read the appeal from Mr. Delbert Mitchell requesting that he be allowed to add a fifth apartment in the basement of an existing 4-unit building. He proposed removal of an existing two-car carport to create additional parking spaces with a turnaround. He I, based his appeal on grounds that enhancing the beauty of the property, doubling the number of off-street parking spaces and adding the turnaround would more than offset the disad- " vantages of the variance requested. :' The Council has received copies of Zoning Bqard of Appeal minutes. Mrs. Beal said that, in view of the fact the Council had looked at the wrong property, she felt the matter should be tabled until they had an opportunity to view the property in question. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr to table the request. Motion carried. ,I B. Appeal from Planning Commission Conditional Use (From Committee minutes of June 23, 1971) l Application for extension of Child Care Center to 1553 Moss Street was approved by the I , Planning Commission~and has been appealed to the Council. A hearing has been set for June 28, 1971 and a written report will be submitted to the Council prior to the hearing reviewing the history of this issue. City Manager read a letter from Mr. and Mrs~, W. H. Ruppel protesting the expansion of the day care center, claiming it would endari:g~r~"Mr~=, Ruppel's health and create an unsatisfactory condition for tenants of their house. i: The Manager said the Ruppel's had appeared at the Planning Commission meeting and had e , , ~ seemed to be concerned with a physical barricade between the proposed expansion and their home, and had indicated that a six foot fence, in addition to a hedge already located on the property line, would provide sufficient protection. The condition of Mr. Ruppel's health had not been mentioned at that meeting. There was no one present to speak for or against this matter. ,i " , There was discussion about the present operation, hours of operation and where the children , Ii would play. Mrs. Be~l suggested the Council table this matter to obtain further information from the Childe Care Center about hours of operation, intent for use of the new building, and whether children would play in the yard of the new building. Mr. Williams asked why the permit was for thirty people when the report indicated it would not be used for more than 15 or 16 at one time. I" Mr. Teague said he would be interested to know why Mr. Ruppel did not oppose this request I: on health reasons before the Planning Commiss'ion. "", Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr to hold this item over for further information. Motion carried. " . I, C. Planning Commission Report, June 8, 1971 - Recommended approval of Highway Oriented .- ~ ,",-."~'-"'< ,..... \ e ~ 6/28/71 - 1