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Show WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, APRIL 15, 1981 REFLEX-DA- VIS By MARK D. MICKELSEN SUNSET Sunset Plan- ning Commission Chairman Harold Eborn told an audience of 20 local landowners Thursday that no more city land will be available for multiple family dwellings under a proposed downzoning plan submitted by the planning commission. of city land, now zoned R-- for multiple dwelling growth, will be downzoned to l, available only for y housing units, churches, parks and schools. R-- single-famil- THE CITYS commercial property, currently set back feet from the frontage highway, will be increased to 0 feet. 300-35- 0 400-50- SPEAKING at the first, and likely last, public hearing to get input into a planned rezoning of the entire city, Mr. Eborn said only those areas containing multiple dwellings will be set aside for apartment, duplex and fourplex living. Under the planning commission's proposal, the majority Mayor Norm Sant told the capacity crowd of land and homeowners that a recent survey completed by Weber State College revealed that 68 percent of the residents notified pinpointed apartments and multiple housing units as the citys biggest single problem. CONTINUING with a brief history of the citys zoning headaches, the mayor said Sunset, for a time, placed a moratorium on multiple dwellings and later utilized multiple use clauses to regulate their construction. Earlier this year, the planning commission approached the council with a request to completely rezone the city, to do away with spot zoning and multiple use conditions. THERE WILL be "very little change, said Mr. Eborn in his opening remarks to the audience. But at least two residents disapproved of the planning commissions all-o- "you can come nere next year and do it (rezoning) again. attempt to rezone the city. Dan Stanger, 88 W . 2200 N . , argued that, legally, if a master plan was drawn up for the city, a total rezoning could not be permitted. THE PROBABILITY of that is rare, Mr. happening Eborn told him. Cliff Spendlove, a planning commission member and one MR. EBORN countered the argument, saying the planning commission formulated the proposal under the assumption of several residents who helped set design the North Davis master plan, argued that in any rezoning effort there has that Sunset had no master to be a provision for growth. plan. Several audience members argued that a master plan was drawn up. HE SAID already there have been a number of changes effecting the overall north THIS IS a rezoning, not a Davis master plan that cannot be avoided because of the population growth factor. r. Randy Brown, another master plan for the city, Eborn said. If you dont have a master plan, Mr. Stanger continued, land-owne- asked if under the proposed downzoning he would be able to construct a fourplex on his 800 North property. YOU CAN build a singlefamily (dwelling) there, Mr. Eborn said. "I dont want to live there. I want to build a fourplex, Mr. Brown said, noting that construction on the complex had already been okayed by the city council. ITS PRETTY unfair to people, he told the council. Youll find this is a cruel old world, Eborn sajd. AN UNOFFICIAL straw poll aimed at pinpointing have to be held. citizen opinion over the propto 8 in osed rezoning split favor of the plan. Asked about the probable disadvantages to the proposal, Mr. Eborn explained that people owning duplexes now who later change to R- to accommodate their needs will not be able to revert the property back to its original 3 status.. 1 1 IF THE proposal is accepted by the council. Mayor Sant; said, the city will no longer have to continue its "dictato-- ' rial" position with regard to; z zoning. -l Previously, because of the extensive zoning, anyone R-- 3 R-- wanting a building permit; would have to meet with the council and face a public hear-- ; ing before a decision could ANOTHER resident complained about the council and planning commission's urgency in wanting to approve the rezoning after only one public hearing. The council agreed that if the legal requirements were not sufficiently met in the first public hearing, another would e. A FINAL decision on the planning commission proposal 1 is expected tomorrow night in the council's regular bi-- . monthly meeting. ES3 yes votes were higher at 329 to 183. By MARK D. MICKELSEN Officials from two more LAYTON north Davis communities last week added their citys name to the list of possible merger candidates for a northern county-wid- e recreation district and sports complex. REPRESENTATIVES from Syracuse and Layton agreed Wednesday to at least pursue the merger idea first suggested by Clearfield city several weeks ago. Syracuse City Administrator Phil Barber recreasaid he believes a centrally-locate- d tion complex would be able to pay its own way indefinitely. He said without a merger, Syracuse would not be able to have their own private complex. Clearfield youngsters are invited to the annual Easter Egg Hunt to be held Saturday, April 18, at 8 a.m. sharp. Over 300 dozen eggs will be hid around Fisher Park by the Clearfield Swim Pool. This years event is being by the Clearfield American Legion 134 No. Post and the Clearfield Parks and Recreation iliary Department. Prizes have been donated by local businesses. There will be hunting areas for ages 3 and under, ages ages 9 and ages 2 Pool and across the is Swim available Clearfield the at Parking street at the Clearfield High School. This annual event is attended each year by hundreds of people so please come early. For further information contact the Clearfield Recreation Department at IM SURE we could never maintain one (complex) alone, he said, noting that the city does not have the funds or tax base available to support a private system. Syracuse has already mailed out newsletters to its citizens to get their response to the merger proposal, but Mr. Barber said they dont know yet how people feel about it. HE SAID, I would think we would be but admitted that the citys interested, first goal is to see how the citizens feel about the plan. Layton has turned the proposal over to its parks and recreation advisors for further investigation, according to City Manager Randall Heaps. D A IIMEU HU III Dl I LMIlllEU Lull IIIIMT bHw I Ell rpp 10-1- 7-- 4-- 825-047- By NORMA PREECE During the Kaysville City Council meeting on Tuesday evening the council adopted the Impact Fee Ordinance No. 237 with revision of paragraph No. 5. Following a discussion of Power Impact Fee Resolu- tion No. 122 the council adopted the resolution as stated. They also approved the engineering contract with Nielsen, Maxwell and Wang-sgar- d to provide municipal engineering service. THE COUNCIL moved to adopt the map indicating ex- isting lighted areas to the Kaysville City Comprehen- sive Plan Resolution No. an! this was passed. Quarterly reports from the el :ctrical department and pub-l- i works department w ere dis-- c ssed in detail. 123 MARGARET BROUGH met with the council to report of the swim-mh- g pool fund drive. She said the cans are out in business establishments and the first collection has been made. The door to door campaign started April I with a deadline of May I. They are asking for pledges and payments on time if necessary. They recently held a fish sale for two days at the local mall and proceeds go into the fund. She stated that Henry Heath has contacted the city attorney to clarify the points of the contract which needed to be clarified. or the progress DAVIS HIGH is sponsoring an "Ugly Legs campaign to raise funds for the pool. A large group of citizens met with the council to comment on cable TV. The mayor stated that the purpose of the meeting was to inform the council and the meeting was not to become a debate. He requested that views pertinent to the issue be brief and to the point. After-ard- s the mayor introduced the council and indicated that no decision would be made at this time. The meeting was then open for comment. HENRY Heath asked about the possibility of other programming. First, we are not opposed to cable TV Per se; second, the concern is over possible undesirable movie packages. Mr. Heath presented petition with about 1,100 signatures that were gathered in one week. They are not considered as legal documents but merely indicate the concern of the community. They fear that HBO and Showtime programming will put too much vio- lence. nudity, and obsenity on TV. This is not in keeping with the standards of Kaysville. THE PETITIONS are asking Kaysville City Council and Wasatch Cable TV to provide good programming to meet Kaysvilles high standards. Mr. Heath then posed the question as to w hether or not the city can regulate cable TV programming. He indicated that legal opinion should be sought especially concerning the part state legislatures package of SB 301. LINDA GARDNER asked, What is meant by package? Mayor Elison explained that nothing in detail has been presented to the city. In November, 1979, the concepts included stations similar to what is on regular TV plus extra choices of stations G and H. Nothing was given to indicate whether these stations were HBO or Showtime. MR. HEATH explained that the general package includes the common stations that we know of and extra movies and sports stations, etc. Mort Harrison stated the fee is $7.50 for basic channels, sports and news, weather, opera, orchestra and religious channels. An extra purchase will provide HBO and Show- time as nightclub type shows. He objects to both. HE INDICATED that Logan cable TV offers the Home Theater Network which costs less and provides a higher grade of movie, all rated G and PG. He feels that children model what they see on TV and he likes TV but it needs to be controlled. Another citizen asked if cable TV would include current TV channels. The mayor responded positively. Another question, could the city regulate HBO and Showtime if it comes in? The mayor responded that the city has good pornography laws and can enforce them. KIM MAGNESS and Attorney Brian McDougal arrived at the meeting and questions were asked of them such as: Wasatch on, was asked, and what alternatives would be available in light of SB 301? Mr. Magness responded that Wasatch has 20 miles of cable laid and could begin activating immediately. It would be about 60 days before they would do anything regarding HBO and Showtime. QUESTION: Is it possible, or does Wasatch ever edit programs for TV? Mr. Magness said that it would be possible to edit some of the programs. However. HBO and Showtime are relayed via satelite and would be impossible to regulate these programs because of federal communication laws. Mr. McDougal said W'asatch Cable TV is not in the editing business. of how impressionable children are and is concerned that excessive violence seen on TV may cause undesirable situations in Kaysville. He indicated that he has seen a marked scholastic change in students and that a growing loose moral standards are like a cancer and should be rooted out just as it would be if a person had a disease. He quoted a professor from the U . of U . on the affect of TV on children and adults, stating that there is good to be had but, control had to be exercised, He then challenged Wasatch to meet the options of Logan and meet the standards of this city and challenged Kaysville City Council to stand up for those standards. is aware ' OTHERS responded that he is entitled to have anything he wants in his own home and BOYD COX, a teacher in the area, spoke indicating that he others should not be restricted FARMINGTON -T- herell be some new faces in several Davis County schools, next fall, besides thousands of new students, but these will be wearing principals hats, some for the first time. comes from Stoker. THAT SCHOOL will be closed next year, either for renovation or permanently, depending on the boards decision, expected next week. how broad are the programming options? Can Wasatch include the programs that are offered by the Logan HE SAID THE city council has been briefed on the merger and concluded that the consolidation effort is both possible and economically feasible. Council members, said Mr. Heaps, are involved in the plan one way or the other, but have asked the parks and recreation supervisors to check out the plan in depth. RICHARD HUNT, Laytons parks and recreation director, said the city sent out an extensive questionnaire to harness citizen input, either pro or con. Citizens were asked first, whether they would like the city to build a private complex. Of those polled, 481 said yes, 60 said no. WOULD YOU support a bond election to pay for the complex? was the second inquiry, in which 407 replied yes, 127 no. And finally, residents were asked if they would be in favor of a consolidation countywide recreation district. Here again, the in their choice. Mr. McDougal indicated that he has cable TV in his home and likes the options that are available. He feels that cable offers more options than are typically available and can select better programming for his family. 90-9- FOR LAYTON to build its own facility, Mr. Hunt said an architect has estimated the cost at $4 million. That would mean $40 per person per year in a city wide bond elec- tion. In addition, he said the location of the merger facility has been an important question in the city. OF THOSE residents polled, many who support the facility also want it built in Layton, he continued. Others said if a central location can be found that would be more important than in what city the complex is located. THE FINAL concern, Mr. Hunt said, is that residents of the smaller outlying communities will want to use the facility without paying, expecting the larger cities to expend their revenues for operational expenses. City officials from West Point and Clinton would not say whether or not their communities would be interested in the merger, due mainly to a lack of information on the proposal. WEST POINT Mayor Loy Blake said haven't gotten far enough into it to make any decision. We're running through surveys and were trying to get the reaction of the people. He said until further information can be obtained the council will not comment on the issue. THE RECREATION complex is something we have never discussed in Clinton city, Clinton Mayor Keith Cisney said. He said he has no idea what the feeling is among local residents, but said personally the merger concept wouldnt bother me." we THE ONLY question is whether the proposal is financially stable, he said. Though he did not formally exclude the city from possibly participating in the merger, the mayor repeated that it would be difficult for the merger administrators to out of the keep the project financially red." MAYOR ELISON asked who made up Wasatch cable TV Corp. Mr. McDougal stated that the telecommunications of Denver maintained 80 percent of the ownership and that the other 20 percent was from other individuals. After a lengthy discussion on cable TV by the council. Councilman Brunnette made the motion that appropriate communication be sent to Wasatch Cable TV Corp. indicating the council's concern over H BO and Showtime programming. tion and is currently a candidate for education specialist at the University of Utah. He lives in West Bountiful. Mr. Evans has worked as pupil services supervisor and in other related positions in the district for 22 years. He served as Utah State Youth Development Center principal and acting superintendent at the Ogden facility and was net- works? Mr. Mangess reported that the program directors, who are in Denver, are studying the options offered in Logan to determine if they can be brought to Kaysville. He indicated that the company has used the Home Theater Network (HTN) before without cess. . 5 NEARLY percent of the people polled are in favor of some kind of recreation complex and district, Mr. Hunt said. He said the citys options are still open, whether to build privately or merge with the other cities. He did admit that "theres no doubt it would be financially more sound for the communities to consolidate. suc- ANOTHER PERSON asked if there was any kind of locking device that can be used to lock out those undesirable channels and Mr. Magness responded there is. Senate Bill 301, which restricts the airing of pronographic and indecent shows on TV was heard, and Mr. McDougal indicated the company attorney was in process of reviewing the legislation to determine what affect that would have on the showing of HBO and Showtime programs. WHAT TIME frame is SANCTIONED by the board of educations approving vote, the following changes will take place. With retirement of Far-re- Also retiring after many years of service is Golden Sill, Hilltop Elementary principal. That school is due for closure after school lets out in May. ll Mohlman, Orchard Elementary principal, Keith Brimhall at Kaysville Elementary, replacements have been chosen. Willard Jorgensen, who was Boulton principal, will assume duties at Orchard and Wayne Stanger, who has been serving as acting principal at Kaysville, will assume full responsibility there. Taking Mr. Jorgensens place at Boulton will be Maynard Whitesides, who OTHER CHANGES will see Harold Berg leaving his position at Layton Elementary in favor of returning to teaching. Stephen A. Burningham, currently an elementary teacher at Muir Elementary, will assume the Layton principalship. On the secondary level, Roy Evans, currently serving in pupil services at the district headquarters will assume in Farmington, vice-princip- duties at the new Mueller Park Jr. High working alongside Matt Galt, new principal there. AT SOUTH Davis Jr., Woods Cross High School football coach, Wally Hawkins will change roles to that of assistant principal, stepping in Bryce Memmotts shoes. Mr. Memmott is the new South Davis principal. Mr. Stanger has taught in the district for 13 years. He holds a teaching certificate in elementary administration and elementary teaching, having received his masters degree in administration from the University of Utah. He lives in Bountiful. MR. BURNINGHAM has taught in elementary grades for nine years in the district. He has completed graduate training in educational administra- - a school social worker for several years. He lives in Bountiful. MR. HAWKINS has taught at Bountiful and Woods Cross high schools since coming to the district in 1969. He will complete a masters degree in educational administration from BYU this spring. He lives in Woods Cross, tb Sunset City Holds Easter Egg Hunt Sunset city will hold its first annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday April 18at9a.m.The location is Sunset City Park, 1800 N. CHILDREN OF walking age through 12 years are invited to participate. The children will be divided into categories according to their ages: walking to 4 years: 5 to 7 years; 8 to 12 years. Prizes will be given. This activity is sponsored by the Sunset Fire Ladies |