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MINUTES' EUGENE CITY COUNCIL April 14,1975 4IIt Regular 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 April 14, 1975 in the Council Chamber with the following Council members present: Neil Murray, Gus Keller, Wickes Beal, Tom Williams, Ray Bradley, D. W. Hamel, Eric Haws, and Edna Shirey. (0001) I - Public Hearings A. Sign District Change, Coburg Road between Cal Young and Wil1akenzie - From Inte- grated Neighborhood Shopping to Outlying Commercial (SDBC 75-1) Sign District Change, Coburg Plaza west of Coburg Road between Cal Young and Willakenzie - From Neighborhood Shopping to Outlying Com- mercial (SDBC 75-1) Recommended by the Planning Commission March 4, 1975. Copies of the Commission's off,icial rCflort, map of the area, and minutes of the March 4 meeting wtJrL~ previously distributed to Council members. Comm 4/2/75 Pub Hrng Mrs. BEal moved seconded by Mr. Keller to schedule public hearing on the request for the April 14 Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously. e Planning staff notes and minutes of March 4, 1975 were made a part of this record by reference thereto. Assistant Manager explained the issue involved a shopping center designation, also small identity signs for stores within the center con- trary to integrated neighborhood shopping designation. Staff recommended outlying commercial designation with suhstantial restrictions as the best way to resolve the conflict. That would allow a single overall shopping center sign including indi- vidual listing of businesses in the center, and all other signs would have to be wall mounted. It was understood this proposal was acceptable to the property owner. No ex parte contacts or other reasons for conflict of interest were declared by Council members other than Councilman Williams' declaration of abstaining from discussion or vote on any sign issues. Council members had view the area on tour. Public hearing was opened. (0065) Earl Green, 365 West 27th Place, one of the property owners, said the intent of the sign district change was to make clear there was more than one ownership and one management in that area - 'the radio station, Coburg Plaza, and Safeway. Gary Chenkin, assistant planning director, noted that neither designation was com- pletely appropriate. He called attention to and read a list of seven items to be considered as they appeared in February 25, 1975 planning staff notes, and said the Commission felt findings for changing the district were satisfactory providing those restrictions applied. Council Bill No. 776 - Changing sign district west of Coburg Road between Cal Young Road and Willakenzie Road to Outlying Com- mercial District was read by council bill number and title only, there being no Council member pre~ent requesting that it be read in full. - Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Keller that findings supporting the sign district change including restrictions as set out in Planning Commission staff notes and minutes of March 4, 1975 be adopted by reference thereto; that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council; and that enactment be considered at this time. "~,3 4/14/75 - 1