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Show Ml ote Sod PDsiDuS of the first items of T'ss at Woods Cross City 1 il meeting on Tuesday Tig, conducted by Mayor w Parkin, was the ap-fliient ap-fliient of Gordon Graham III the vacancy of the f l of Adjustments for a v Jar term. . GRAHAM will begin rm immediately, filling rfsition left vacant when (fan Uitert was appointed ouncilman. Mr. Graham es at 1721 South 550 i Suggested ordinance by rfl'lanner Jared Campbell 1 iscussed. The context of . j.jposal is a site planning ' ew for any construction ' ;.i the city. Plans should l;!bmitted to the planning '' .nission prior to obtain-ii' obtain-ii' building permit, giving 'notification of what is jf ed in specific areas. (JiS PLAN has been in !so far as manufactur-Jnstruction manufactur-Jnstruction is concerned, ccording to Mr. Camp-all Camp-all construction should this same plan. The wi" give ,urtner con" ation to this proposal. public hearing for the ose of reviewing a est to rezone property 800 West east to the 'ay and from the north of 1500 South to and ding all lots facing 1300 i Street from R-2 to R-l- fie hearing was called to consider establishing an R-l-A zone for the city as well, not just this specific area. THE HEARING was called after complaints were registered regis-tered with the city concerning the building of multiple dwellings in the Ridgeview subdivision. Homeowners were told when purchasing their residences that a protective pro-tective covenant existed, preventing multiple dwellings in a single dwelling area. However, builders and land developers did not file a covenant, and duplexes are being built. An R-2 zone allows for such construction without a protective covenant. ACCORDING to David Chambers, spokesman for those supporting the zone change, the proposed R-l-A will permit all presently rented duplexes, apartments and homes with apartments to remain as such. It will prohibit only the remodeling of existing single family dwellings into duplexes and the construction of any new duplexes in the area. He also noted there are presently eight dual family dwellings and two four-family dwellings in the area - described above. Five of these are on or near 675 West plus the conversion of any present single family dwellings on lots of 10,000 square feet. All homes with private businesses will be allowed to remain even if the zoning is changed from R-l-A. MR.. Chambers also stated that multiple dwellings bring increased traffic, increased parked cars, bikes, children, garbage, pets, for such a small area. He also noted that reduction of property value and salability, and gradual deterioration of rental properties when the owner is not residing there. Another reason was the group felt there are sufficient multiple dwellings for the area. Those defending the present zone noted that the time is coming when multiple dwellings will be the norm. LaVere Terry stated that duplexes provide quality rentals. ren-tals. He noted that everyone has been a renter at some time in their life, and that being a renter does not make one a second class citizen. He stated that five lots are vacant in the subdivision, with two of those being eliminated with the recent ordinance change, requiring multiple dwellings (duplexes) to have 10.000 square feet lot requirement for such buildings. ONE question asked the council, was why the city does not have control of the protective pro-tective covenant. Mayor Parkin replied that it is the city's responsibility to provide the zoning, but that builders provide the covenants for their subdivisions. sub-divisions. He noted that the R-2 zone has been kept in el-feet el-feet for the purpose of building build-ing a single family dwelling on an 8,000 square foot lot. Following the lengthy discussion, dis-cussion, the mayor asked for a show of hands, indicating who would favor a zone change. Approximately 75 percent of those attending were in favor of such a change. FOLLOWING the hearing the council deliberated on the decision. Councilman Landward Land-ward felt the city needs an R-l-A zone, but that zoning one area which is almost completely developed was not fair to those owning property with the intent to build multiple mul-tiple dwellings. Councilman Payne expressed concern about the protective covenant that was not initiated by the developers, and the density which occurs with multiple dwellings. AFTER further consideration, considera-tion, the council approved a new zone of R-l-A for the city, allowing single family units to be built on an 8,000 square foot lot. and by a vote of 3-2, approved the proposal to rezone the north side of 1500 South to and including lots PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 2 Oil ffl giss Pia CONTINUED FROM FRONT facing 1300 South Street, and property from 800 West east to the freeway from R-2 to R-l-A. Other business discussed at the meeting was the approval of an ordinance prepared and presented by League of Cities and Towns, authorizing the city to participate with that organization for health and accident insurance, plus dental, den-tal, disability and death benefits through membership. MAYOR Parkin read a letter let-ter from the Golden Years Center expressing thanks and appreciation to the city for their continued support of that organization. He also urged those attending the meeting to encourage all senior citizens to enjoy the new facility and activities provided by that center. Councilman Uitert stated that a consultant to the Master Plan has been chosen after presentations by four planning firms at recent Planning Commission meetings. meet-ings. Low bidder for that work is Eugene Carr with Architects Planning Alliance with a bid of $8,590. OTHER bidders were Buchanan with a bid of $10,500; Ken Millard, $6,000 to $12,000 (no firm bid); and Richard Kohler, $16,000. The animal control problem was discussed by Larry Wilkinson, councilman in charge of this department. Complaints are constantly being registered because of dogs running at large. The present system of county aid during the daytime and a part-time employee working several hours a week is not solving the problem. Another solution is being sought within the budget for the forthcoming year. AN application for installation installa-tion of a trailer to handle office of-fice work at a local business was turned down by the council. It was determined that business under construction construc-tion was allowed 12 months for such use, and that temporary tem-porary housing of office forces for existing business did not constitute a permit. Councilman Landward presented a proposed ordinance or-dinance for the council's information in-formation concerning the public hearing to be conducted conduct-ed at the next city council meeting concerning storm drain assessments. He noted .the meeting will be held at 8 p.m. on September 20, and urged citizens to attend. HE ALSO presented a civil defense ordinance which is also being considered by the council for adoption at a future fu-ture meeting. Councilman Argyle reported report-ed that cement work on the new city shops is complete, awaiting the arrival of the metal building. He noted that work on 800 West Street will begin hopefully next week. He has been waiting the installation installa-tion of water lines to construction con-struction areas. Those are now complete and resurfacing resurfac-ing will begin HE ALSO noted that power poles on 1100 West near 1500 South have been moved, allowing for completion of streets in the new housing area. Charles" Payne discussed water lines and construction plans for the west portion of the city. Art Maxwell, engineer en-gineer for the city, also discussed dis-cussed water and storm sewer problems near the 2600 South areas. Those problems and discussion will be continued at further meetings. A LETTER from the Utah Safety Division was read by Councilman Landward, stating stat-ing that the overpass at the high school was still under consideration, but not approved for the current budget. They did mention that the state does finance 50 percent per-cent of such projects. So, according ac-cording to Mayor Parkin, we are back where we started, with insufficient funds and support for the other 50 percent. per-cent. Other items discussed were industrial expansions proposed for the west portion of the city, airport expansion and subdivision proposals. All will be discussed in more detail de-tail at future council meetings. meet-ings. The next scheduled council meeting will be held September 20 at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend, rsp |