08-19-40 Special
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COUNC 1 L CHAMBER
AUQUST 19, (940
THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION, UPON CALL OF THE MAYOR,
AT 7:30 P.M. WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PRESENT.
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THE MAYOR STATEO THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETINQ, VIZ. TO
RECEIVE ANO DISPOSE OF THE RE~UEST OF W. SEWARD WEBB FOR SPECIAL
BUILDINQ PERMIT ALLOWINQ FOR ONLY A 6-FOOT SETBACK, INSTEAD OF 10
FEET AS RE~UIRED BY THE ZONINQ ORD.INANCE, ON BUSINESS BUILDINQ WH ICH
11& IS ERECTI NG ON THE NORTH~99 FEET OF BLOCK 85, EAST OF THE
RAILROAD.
AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BRADSHAW THAT
THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE.APPLICATlON AND REFER SAME TO THE ZONINQ
COMM I TTEE FO R RECOMMENDAT I ON. MR. H ILL SECONDED THE MOTl ON, AND,
ON ROLL CALL, THE. VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. BRADSHAW YES, MR. CREQO
YES, MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MILLER YES. THE MOTION CARRIED.
THE CHAIR THEN CALLED A RECESS AT 7:4d TO ALLOW THE ZON-
ING COMMITTEE TO MtET AND ACT ON THE RE~UESTED PERMIT, RECOVENINQ .AT
7:5d TO RECEIVE SAID COMMITTEE'S REPORT, AS FOLLDWS: "THAT THE RE-
~UESTED PERMIT BE GRANTED, ALLOWINQ THE RE~UESTED 6-FOOT SETBACK
BECAUSE OF THE EXISTINQ SETBACKS .ON OTHER BUILDINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF
THE STREET. THE COMMITTEE FELT IT WOULD CREATE A HARDSHIP, IN THIS
CASE, TO RE~UIRE THE PETITIONER TO COMPLY WITH THE IO-FOOT ZONING
ORDINANCE RE~UIREMENT,. SINCE OTHER BUILDINQS IN THE AD~ACENT BLOCKS
HAVE MAINTAINED A SETBACK OF ONLY SIX FEET OR LESS; IT BEINQ THE
SENSE OF THE COMMitTEE, HOWEVER, THAT CONSTRUCTION IN NEW BLOCKS,
WHERE A LESSER SETBACK HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN ESTABL ISHED, SHALL BE
RE~UIRED TO SET BACK THE FULL TEN FEET AS PROVIDED IN THE ZONINQ
ORDINANCE."
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HILL THAT THE ZONING COMMISSION'S
FINOINQS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BE ACCEPTED. MR. BRADSHAW SECONDED
THE MOTION AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. BRADSHAW
YES, MR. CREQO YES, MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MILLER YES.
THE MOTION CARRIED, AND THE PERMIT WAS ACCORDINQLY GRANTED.
THE CLERK THEN PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDER-
ATION A PROPOSED RE-PLAT OF THE NORTH 300 FEET OF BLOCK L24. WRITTEN
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANQE AND REVISION OF SAID PROPOSED PLAT WERE
MADE BY THE BUILDINQ INSPECTOR ANO CITY ENGINEER AS FOLLOWS:
BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR: "THAT THE ALLEY SHOULD BE NOT
LESS THAN 16 FEET WITH AN OUTLET AT THE SOUTH END OR
AMPLE TURNING SPACE PROVIDED."
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COUNCIL CHAMBER - AUGUST 19, 1940
BY THE CITY ENQINEER: "BECAUSE THE 12-FOOT PRIVATE DRIVE IN THE
CENTER BLOCK PROVIDEO THE ONLY ACCESS TO LOTS 6,7,8 IT IS
RECOMMENOEO THAT AT LEAST 7 FEET BE TAKEN FROM EACH LOT MAK ING
SAID DRIVE 26 FEET WIDE AND THAT IT BE DEDICATED AS A PUBLIC STREET.
THAT EASEMENTS BE GIVEN FOR THE EXISTING SEWER LINE LAID 140 FEET
NORTH OF THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF ATLANTIC AVENUE, AS WELL AS
AN EASEMENT TO TAKE CARE OF EXTENSIONS TO THE NORTH, SUCH EASE-
MENT TO EXTEND FROM THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF ATLANTIC AVENUE
TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE PROPOSEO DRIVE, SUCH PRIVATE DRIVE, IF
DEDICATED TO THE CITY, THEN PERMITTING FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF THE
SANITARY SEWER AS FAR NORTH AS LOTS I & 9, IF RE~UIRED."
AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. IIIIILLER
THAT THE PRESENTED PLAT B9 RE~ECTED ON THE FOLLOWINQ GROUNDS:
THAT A 12-FOOT ALLEY IS DEEMED OF INSUFFICIENT WIDTH AND NOT
IN CONFORMITY WITH OTHER ALLEYS IN TOWN.
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THAT SUCH DEAD-END ALLEY IS NOT WIDE ENOUGH TO PERMIT
PASSAQE OF FIRE, QAR9AQE AND OTHER TRUCKS,. SO THAT THEY
MAY TURN AROUND, OR TO ALLOW THEM EXIT AT ANY OTHER POINT.
No MAIN ENTRANCE PROVIDED FOR LOTS ON THE EAST SIDE OF
SAID B~~O'CK.
No EASEMENTS PROVIDED FOR EXISTING PUBLIC UTILITIES OR
FOR FUTURE EXTENSION OF SUCH.
MR. CREGO SECONDED COUNCILMAN MILLER'S MOTION, AND ON ROLL CALL
THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. BRADSHAW YES, MR. CREGO YES, MR.
HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MILLER YES. THE MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCILMAN BRADSHAW POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS NOT THE
DESIRE OF THE COUNCIL TO PROHIBIT BUILDING BUT HE BELIEVED THE PLAT
ARRANGEMENT COULD BE READILY WORKED OUT ON A PLAN MORE SATISFACTORY
TO THE CITY.
IT WAS REGULARLY MOVED, SECONDED AND CARRIED THAT
COUNCIL AD~OURN.
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APPROVED: