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10-01-47SpMtg OCTOBI~ IST, 19~.7 A Special ~eet~m~ of the City Council of the City of Delr~y Beach was held at 10. o'clock A.M. in the Council Chaz,hers, to hear pretests of property owners i~ the vicinity of Block 6, Osceola Park, against the issuance of a Spec*_~ Per- mit to W. A. DaOamara to conduct a concrete ~ plant in this Block; with Mayc~ M. M. D~itt in th~eOhair, and City ~ger H.P.Edmond, City Attorney J. W. Nellie, and the follc~ Uouncilmen present. B. C. Butler, F. B. l~c~ee~e, J. B. Smith and C. J. ~nite, a quc~m being present. Upon recca.~endation of the Zoning Board a Special Permit had been granted to Mr. DaOamara to operate his business on Lots 1,2 and 3, Bl~ck 6, Osceola Park~ which lets were in an Industrial Zone at the time they were purchased by ht~ December, 19~6, and later changed to a Residence "Ce Zone ~er the master re- zoning plan which became effective June 27th, 1947. Two petiticas were filed, signed by twenty-three owaers of property in this neighborhood, and same were read as foll~s~ "September 2~, City Cca~issioners We The aJoin~n~ Propert Oeners in Delray Beach Object to the 'Building of a Plant on S. E. 5th St. owned by W. H. Deeamara 211 Lake Ave. West Palm Beach. ~erewith follows the names of twenty property owners. "September 2~, 1947 City Ce~nisioners We the adjoining Property O~ners in Delray Beach object to the Building of a Cement Plant on S. E. 5th Street. ~ Herewith folle~s the _r_~mes of th~e~ property owners. Attorney Neil ~ae M3J.lan, represent-~8 the cc~platuants, addressed the Council, stat~w~ that the property' is located in a Residential Zone which ~oes not all~v this type of business, md apparen~ the Special Permit had been granted without enough consideratian hav2ng been given to the surrouad- lag property c~uers. He stated further that this ~as an undesirable Business to be located in or so near a residential section, and would deffinitel~ i~- pair the value of property im the viciaity. Mr. Mac Millan also pointed out the possibility ~f requests for special permits in other zones, advisiug that the whole zoning plan should be thrum out if it is not going to be enforced. Mr. H. S. Richardson, c~ner and operator ~f the Helpy Self~y Laundry on S. E. 4th Street cce~lai~ed of the dust ~ the operatica of a couerete mixing plant, which would ~ his laundry buxiness. OCTOBER lsd, 1947 Mayor De, it% then explained that Mr. Da Casara had appeared before the Zo-~wH Board aski~ that he be granted a Special Permit and as his property had beea erlg- inall~ zoned for memmfaeturiag, which would allow this type of busiaess, a~d as it ~as close to the railroad, the Zo-~H Board recommended that a Special Permit be granted. The sectic~ between S. E. &th and S. E. 6th Streets had been cha~ged a Residence "C· zc~e uader the master rezoning plan only because S. E. 2nd Ave. did not extend through this block to provide an outlet for industrial businesses along Mr. DaCamara then addressed the Council~ stating that he had purehase~ the property as industrial property, had been given a buildiag perait, and later a special permit by the 0ity Council to eperate his business, and he had spent siderable money in equipment and ~aterials to establish his business. He stated that he intended to erect his buildiags where they would he the least obJeetioneAle~ and would cooperate with the surroumding property c~ners in every possible wa~. He also pointed out t~h~__t the railroad frontage north and south of his property ~ zoned for manufacturing, and this particular block had been zoned the same until a few months ago, and +_.k-t the property owners had never asked that the zoning he eha~ to a residential zone to protect their hc~es frc~ umdesirable businesses. Mr. Da ~,-~_ra stated that he would plant a hedge aro-.~d his property and he would also widen and rock S. E. 5th Street to provide ~y traffic aloug this Street. City Manager Edmond advised the Council that ou the original zc~g ~ap S.E. 2nd Ave. was shown as contimxing through frc~ Ath to 6th Streets, in errc~. it was fouad that the lots in Block 6, Osceola Park did not face the railroad the zoning was chaaged to a Residence "C" City Attorney Nowlia ree~ended that the Special Per, it granted to ~r. Da Camera on September 26th he revoked, and the matter he turaed hack to the Zoning Board for reconsideration of rezoning of the property rather than the graat~ of a Special Permi%e An application for the rezoning ef Lots 1,2 and 3, Block 6, Oseeola Park~ frc~ a Residence "Ce District to an I~dustri~ District was rhea filed by.r. DaCamara, acec~m~uied by the required fee of $15.00, whereupea a motionwa~ by Counci/man Butler, sec~ by Councilman Smith +_-Mt an e~ergeaey he declare~, and a special ~eetiag of the Zoaing Beard be called to consider this request. Upea call cf roll the motion carried A tentative contract betweon the City of Delray Beach and Allan W. enploying Mr. Stewart as Golf Professional, Club House Maaager and C~eens Weepe~ of the Delr~y Beach Municipal ~olf Course, was read and eensidered by the Council. A few ~tnor changes were reee~aeaded, sad ~ ~otiea of Councilman Butler, seccaded by Councilman MeNeeee, uaani~ous~ carried, the contract was approved, smd the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized to execute sa~e on behalf of the City, subject to the changes as recc~a~-aded. The f~llowi~g Rescltuien was then i~trodueed, and sa~e ~s read i~ RESOLUfI~ Ne. 633A A RESOLUTION OF THE CIT~ COUNCIL OF T~E CITY OF DEIRAY t~ACH, FLORIDA, SKPTEMBE~ 17, 1947. O~fO~E~ IST, 19~7 W~EAS duriag the hurricane of September 17, 19~7, the electric pewer liaee in the City ef Delray Beach were damaged, causiag a failure of electric power at the ~ictpal water plant and through~ut the City as a whole, and WHEREAS during the emergency the Florida Power and Light ¢ce~ny pre- vided ~obile po~er uaits which supplied electricity to the water plant ac that water p~eesure could be ~atntai~ed during the emergency and also suppl~ed ad, i- tic. al pc,~er to supplement the local power station when partial service was s~.~_d ia the eternity. N~, THE~FORE, BE IT EESOLV~ By the City Council of the City ef Delray Beach, Florida, that the City Co, oil of the City of Delray Beachs Florida _ wiahee to express its appreciation ~o the Florida Power and Light Cceqm~ for wc~k. in providing electric pc~er to the ~micipal water plant during the st~r~ e~ergeaey and also f~r its work ia providiag additieaal power neede~ for the aunity as a whole while power service was beiag restored; that the City Council a also wishes to express its appreciation to the Florida Power & Light Cca~a~y the prcaqmt and efficient ~nner ia which electric pc~er service was restored throughout the cca~anity aftor the hurricane. PASSED in Regular Session on this the. let day of October, 1947. President, City Council. Apprc~e~ (Sia~ae~l) M. M. DeMitt Atte~t~ (s~?n~) auth m sa..tth c~ Cl~ ~ a~M~m ~s ~m~d ~ ~ ~s~e~r ~. B. ~, for a n~ of the Col~ Hotel ~ ~e N~ F~I ~y~ ~d b~d a ~ ~to ~ OCTOB~t IST, An applieatic~ filed by the Texas 0il Co. for permit to eo~truet &Serviee Station o~ the northwest corner c~ N. E. 3rd Street and the Federal ~igh~y, was presented for the approval of the Couaeil by the ~aildimg I~peetor, wh~ stated t__k~__t it w~ald be eonstrueted according to Tex~ Oil Co. static~ %hr~ugho~% the State. After considera%ic~ by the Coumcil, a motion ~as made By Cotm~ileem Smith~ seconded by Co~eil~u Mc~e®ee, that permit be gran+~d, and upon call cg roll the mo%io~ earried Co, oil then ad~em~do .... ' City Clerk ~ c APPROVED~