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~~~ Ou~\; \ I i e I ! i I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT ITEM 3 Of THE PUBLIC WORKS COM- i I MITTEE REPORT BE ADOP1ED. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT THE REPORT Of THE PUBLIC SAfETY COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. . IT WAS MOVED BY MRS~ LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE PUBLI C UTI LI TI ES COMMI SSI ONER TO DETERMI NE WHAT STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO SIGNALIZE RAILROAD CROSSINGS I N THE CITY, AND WHAT MIGHT BE DONE TO REQUIRE INSTALLATION AT RAILROADS' , EXPENSE. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE REPORT Of THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 8 A PERMANENT REPORT Of THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1957 -- RE: RE- - , ZONING PETITIO~ OF GORDON BURBEE, DULY ADVERTISED fOR HEAR'~G ON SEPTEMBER'9, 1957; ROAD DEED j I fROM RAY E. AND EMMA S. CHENEY; WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: "As A PERMANENT REPORT, PURSUANT TO THE RESOLUTION Of THE COMMON CO~NCIL' Of THE CITY OF EUGENE, DIRECTING THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO HOLD A HEARING AND PREPARE A REPORT, UPON THE fOLLOWING REQUEST fOR REZONING, THE PLANNING COMMIS- SION HEREBY ADOPTS AS ITS PERMANENT REPORT, THE fOLLOWING: I THE PlANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT- THE fOLLOWING REQUEST FOR : REZONING BE DENIED: Ii GORboN w~ BURBEE I I I LOTS I AND 2, BLOCK ,I I, GROSS ADDI TI ON . LOCATED AT 1910 UNIVERSITY STREET I I: THE PLAN~'NG COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT THIS PETITION BE DENIED fOR THE fOLLOWING 'REASONS: Ii I! I . THERE IS ALREADY A TRAfFIC PROBLEM AT THIS I NTERSECTI ON AND A CHAlIGE I; IN LAND USE WOULD ONLY MAKE THE PROBLEM MORE ACUTE. II 2. :THE 'BLOCK I IN WHICH THE CHANGE HAS BEEN REQUESTED IS CURRENTLY ALL Ii ' ' . SINGLE fAMILY RESIDENTIAL. 3. A RECENT SURVEY INDICATES THAT THERE IS SUfFICIENT LAND NOW ZONED R-4 I I TO ACCOMMODAT~ fRATERNITY NEEDS. (Of THE 86.87 NET ACRES 'Of R-4 ZON- I I NG; 2.95 ACRES ARE VACANT, 40.78 ACRES ARE USED AS SINGLE FAMILY AND 5.74 ACRES ARE USED fOR DUPLEXES) 4. To APPROVE A CHANGE WOULD CONSTITUTE AN UNNECESSARY SPOT ZO~. , , I 5. THERE IS SUfFICIENT SPACE NOW AVAILABLE fOR fRATERNITIES. I I DR. ELLICKSON STATED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON ENROLLMENT WILL INCREASE TO 10,000 - 12,000 WITHIN THE NEXT 10-15 YEARS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION SHOULD LOOK TO THE CAMPUS PLANNING COMMITTEE fOR I I THIS TYPE Of INFORMATION ON GROWTH AND REQUIREMENTS fOR EXPANSION TO R-4 I ZONING TO MEET THE ANTICIPATED NEEDS RATHER THAN HAVE SUCH REQUESTS COME I fROM INDIVIDUAL HOUSING GROUPS. e DR. ELLICKSON MOVED THAT THE SECRETARY Of THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION , BE REQUESTED TO WRITE TO THE PRESIDENT Of THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON STAT- \ ,I NG THAT EVI DENCE PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION INDICATES THAT - TH'E UNI VERSI TY Of OREGON I S fACED WI TH A fUTURE HOUSI NG PROBLEM AND THA T I THE' EUGENE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD WELCOME ANY THINKING ON THE PARTO~ ~HE' UNIVERSITY OF OREGON AS TO THE NEED FOR fUR~HER ZONING OF , NEW AREAS TO ACCOMMODATE THIS GROWTH. I IN SUMMING UP THE GENERAL DISCUSSION MR. FOSTER STATED THAT EVERYONE I IN I THE ROOM FELT A DEVOTION TO THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, AND THAT ALL PRESENT ARE ACTING WITH UTMOST LOYALTY TO THE UNI~RSITY OF , I OREGON. THE ARGUMENTS OF THE AUDIENCE AND THE ACTIONS Of THE PLANNING i COMMISSION IN ACTING UPON THIS REQUEST fOR CHANGE Of ZONE INNO WAY RE- FUTED THIS ATTITUDE OF DEVOTION. AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE fOLLOWING ROAD DEED BE ACCEPTED I SO THAT MR. C. MORSE MAY OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT: I 1 , i I RAY CHENEY . J SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST, W.M. 60 FOOT ROAD, AS fOLLOWS: . , BEGINNING AT THE IRON PIPE MARKING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE ~ORTHEAST i , e ONE QUARTER Of THE SOUTHEAST ONE QUARTER Of SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP IB SOUTH, i: RANGE 4 WEST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN AS REMARKED IN COUNTY SURVEY NUM- " I ~ I ,