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Show Glass menagerie: Syracuse man collects critters Soroo figurines aro finked wnh special moment In tomifs fife nVlKKUfZA wd tut been SYRACUSE-JunTTiur-&- animal cer be a wiull boy. both real ami U animal. I Ic's al way been surrounded by both, ll now basing hundreds of real on bis farm and in bis pet store, and more than 3.000 gtavg menagerie animals all over his home, A large china cabinet overflies with large and small glass menagerie animals in a van ciy of sies. wnc ani-ma- When I was a little lid, ail ever wanted was farm sets," said 1 Thurgood. At 1 2, bis parents said be was getting too old for the so tiiey bought Elastic (arm set, sets of glass animal, and his collection has been grow mg since. Now be has jut about cs cry animal made out of glass, ranging in sie, prise and species, imluding dinosaurs, monkejs. giraffe. pUtpuses and escry Kind of wildlife imaginable. I very year for his birthday or Christmas people would get him more glass animals, trying to think of something he didn't al ready base, so the collection grew. I le esen has animal fami lies with mother, father and babies. "I think I base escry dung that was cser made," he said. Layton i A V1 Parking tickets v Tfwgoodfvw f M?- I ir. , -- By AMY PRAY LAYTON - The city council has rejected one developers call for condos and continued to question the need for more multi-un- it developments. LCD Properties requested the rezone of 1.61 acres at 350 W. 1550 North from regional comresidenmercial to multi-famil- y tial, specifying that it would be a planned residential unit development, or PRUD. . A PRUD allows a higher density of residences with a percentage of the land devoted to parks and open space. Developers indicated that they planned 18 units on the land for condominiums, to be occupied by owners rather than renters. The original plan called for an apartment complex. The council still wasnt interested in the plan. The council and the planning commission, which voted against the rezone several weeks ago, both rejected area a multi-us- e zone, able to adapt to residential or commercial uses. Council members think the area would better serve the community as a professional business zone. Several residents showed up at last weeks city council meeting to protest the rezone to multiunit. Wayne Airmet, who lives at 1485 N. 250 West and spoke for the group, said that they were concerned about increased traffic. Were trying to shoot for a better quality of life here, he said. He also complained that Lay-to- n resihas too many multi-un- it dences. Even though plans had been changed from rental units, he pointed out that the city already exceeded the master plans recommendation that apartment-typ- e residences comprise no more than 15 percent of the citys housing stock. most 21 percent. ; E , Councilwoman Lyndia Gra- that determined the number when the master plan was developed and said that 15 percent should be the target at all times. Airmet appeared open to the idea of professional business, and the council suggested that the developers could be successful in a rezone attempt if they went to a professional zone. See REZONE2 t Jr V A;.: 1 A 4 Vi ' r. lam i It might bo a little harder to fmd a place to park al the Laundromat The city council voted to make a small change in the amount of parking spaces required at laundromats, after owners of several had complained that the ratio was too strict. Before, one space was required for each washer and dryer unit in the facility. The change would require a spot (or every 200 square feet of building space, standard for any retail business. Professional office space hi the professional business zone also get a break in their parking. The new rules require one space for every 300 square feet on the first floor only. It requires one space for every 400 square feet of second floor and above. However, those offices located in other commercial zones must remain at a one- - to foot ratio in case the office leaves and retail moves in. 200-squa- re i J" WOODS CROSS 4. f .,? Mobile home I ordinance changed Farmington fourth-gradeget a lesson on Australia rs DOWN UNDER: Brittney Thomas (above, left), 9, By SUSAN TANNER HOLMES Standard-Examin- and her mother Tammy pick out a koala bear souvenir during class at Farmington Elementary. At right, Brandon Anderson, who has just returned from an LDS mission to Australia helps correspondent - The Farmington Down be- came an almost reality for 28 children in one Farmington Eleclassmentary fourth-grad- e room. As part of a lesson on multiplication, the students were able to take a trip without ever leaving the classroom. As the airplane carrying the children, their tickets, boarding passes and checked luggage took off for the holiday, they felt the sounds and excitement of a real plane take off. Theyll always remember the day they went to Australia Dan Maxwell, 9, throw a boomerang. BRIAN NICHOLSON al- ham agreed with Airmet, clearing up a misconception that the 15 percent was a suggested number for when the city was completely developed. She served on the committee .iy ,r' to Parking changes for laundromats if. Standard-Examine- r The citys now sitting at ' jy 1mL v tyt. to 6 a m du'ifvj Ducumt, J.inutiry awl f t4u.iry cannot lo pmHni They on Streets at any time during a snowstorm or wwn streets require plowing Police had been handing out Citations last week that were misprinted, specifying the wrong times, LL Dave Nance said. However, pie citations have been remarked to indicate the correct Umo. Violators are fined about $U). and cars may be towed it parked cars become a serious problem, Nance said , 4?) P 1' cy OuftfM) wm! trfw.fl or towod AtMdng to Pwf Cy TTsr - w.iftwtg rdivvwre, car may not m toe ttnwi hom TiMSCMfm Standard Examnar Davis Bueau unit residential you M (H buna'' V area as a business zone y biHnl nsamrrugs toncehe was 12 years orl Mo now has more than 3.000 decorating ho Syracuse homo. - wH.it you park on a Utyfan if bmccaoctog uXti i Council members say they would rather see the the Nq m.w Mwtk 00 Trip multiplies the fun rejects rezone for condos idea in the area. The master plan considers the had misprints HISHO05T1S CUAffcAm Tburgood'i daughter, Tanji Johnson of Layton, remembers Son GLASS Layton multi-famil- CITY LIMITS for learning their times tables, said Principal Karen Schleifer. I am really excited about this. Its a wonderful teaching moment, said Denise Hillyard, one of the two teachers for the class and organizer and planner of the trip. Its an idea I got a long time ago. Its a fun opportunity to give them the motivation to learn a sometimes yucky subject. The whole class is thrilled. These are great kids and they worked very hard and cheered for those who had to work extra hard, said Mardee Hanley, the other teacher in the class. Mrs. Hillyard did most of the work and spent the time. See TRIP2 Bountiful Peak cabin owners taxes to stay up in the clouds Residents make appeal to Davis Commission for reduction By BRYQN SAXTON Standard Examiner Daws Bureau FARMINGTON - Way up there with current market values is where Bountiful Peak cabin owners property taxes are going to stay. Nearly 20 Bountiful Peak cabin owners appeared before the Davis County Commission on Monday at the County Courthouse looking to receive an early Christmas present in the form of a reduced property tax evaluation. What they got was the Grinch, in the shape of state tax laws, and a tax bill about five times what they paid last year. County Commissioner Dan McConkie told the group state tax laws prevent the commission from tampering with the property tax assessment and appeal process. Were elected officials. We must obey the law, McConkie said. State officials say there are 811 cabin properties statewide that are assessed similarly. So, like children who don't receive their first Christmas wish, the Bountiful cabin owners requested another. A tax credit- for the services - like schools, mosquito abatement and law enforcement - they dont receive. We sir, really dont get anything, said Jim Taylor of the 27 cabin owners. I dont expect mosquito abatement to go up there and spray, but I have to pay for it, he said. Cabin owner Jay Ferrin agrees and he is now going to take up the issue with his local lawmakers. There has got to be middle ground See CABIN S2 Vr (IPQQR COPY - The city council has adopted an amendment to the citys zoning ordinance dealing with the standards for single family and manufactured housing. Gary Uresk, city manager, said that federal regulations now prohibit discnmination between stick built homes and manufactured homes in new subdivisions. Cities can no longer require that manufactured homes be placed in mobile home parks or separate subdivisions. We need to bring our current zoning ordinances into line with the federal regulations, Uresk said. However, we still have to ensure that manufactured homes meet all the pertinent state and local codes, just the same as a home built on the lot." Under the new ordinance, the city will not allow someone to just pull a home onto a lot in a subdivision and set it up on blocks. The home must be on a solid, permanent foundation. A manufactured home is not a mobile home and once it is in place in a subdivision, the owner cannot pull up stakes" and move it to a new location. We want people who want to put a manufactured home in a subdivision to know they will be given the same treatment and consideration as those who are building on the lot, Uresk said. |