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Show Should Btfl. Zone For Manufacturing? By GARY R. BLODGETT BOUNTIFUL A proposal to include a "Medium Industrial" (M-2) zone to Bountiful's planning and zoning ordinance met with bitter opposition by more than 75 residents of the northwest north-west section of the city. A SHOUTING match erupted early in the city council meeting which resulted in one resident being arrested by Police Chief Larry Higgins and had to be forceably removed from the council chambers. Mayor Elmer W. Barlow first ordered the man who had several times interruped the meeting to be quiet unless called on. When the man continued to interrupt the meeting, the mayor asked the chief to have him removed. THE IRATE citizen, who will remain unidentified, was forceably removed by the chief and others who the chief called on for assistance. The man was charged with "disrupting a public meeting." After that, several other northwest-area residents protested the new zoning proposal but without incident. in-cident. In fact, some residents addressed the issue by first apologizing for the outburst. CITY MANAGER Tom Hardy said the proposed amendment to the ordinance would allow M-2 zoning in any area of the city which would be conducive to '.liV. or medium industrial use. Northwest area residents, however, argued that the ordinance would affect them more than anyone else and that it was instigated by persons representing represent-ing an air products plant in the northwest section of the city. MR. HARDY admitted that the zone request which is needed to allow such a development as air products was instigated by the attorney for the proposed plant. However, he explained that each and every request re-quest for rezoning to M-2 would have to be reviewed by the Planning Commission and a public hearing held before action by the city council. The council, he said, could approve or deny any request. BUT WITHOUT a zone on the books to allow medium manufacturing in the city, there could be no business of this type located in Bountiful, the city manager explained. The proposed ordinance does not describe what businesses can be included in an M-2 zone only the restrictions of the proposed businesses. BECAUSE of that and other stipulations, the council coun-cil agreed to have the proposed ordinance rewritten with "tighter language" and mere "teeth" in the enforcement aspect of the ordinance. A public hearing will be held on the revised ordinance ordi-nance next Wednesday (Oct. 28) at 7:30 p.m. RESIDENTS of the area said they were concerned about several things: 1. Height of buildings since there is nothing in Bountiful's commercial zoning that restricts the height of a building. 2. OUTSIDE storage or warehouse buildings that may not be attractively built or landscapped. 3. Obnoxious fumes created by the business and released into the air of the neighboring residential area. 8. EXCESSIVE noise created within or adjacent to the business. 5. Additional traffic that would be created. 6. EXPLOSIVES, fire and other hazards. Some residents also objected to the ordinance's proposed lot and yard sizes and regulations. The ordinance does not require a minimum sized lot or minimum frontage. YARD REGULATIONS call for a 30-foot minimum mini-mum front yard: 10-foot minimum side yard, except where it abuts another M-2 zone and then no minimum mini-mum yard is required; and the rear yard has a 20-foot minimum, except if approved by the Planning Commission Com-mission for off-street parking. Howcer, the proposed ordinance does provide strict regulations against noise, odors, outside lighting, light-ing, fire and explosive hazards, and air pollution, the city manager emphasized. HE ALSO noted that there is no agreement that the proposed air products plant will be located in Bountiful. Bounti-ful. "That firm is also looking at other sites in northern north-ern Utah and no agreement has been made to have them in the city," he said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Should Bountiful Make Zone For Manufacturing? CONT. FROM PAGE 1 Mayor Elmer W. Barlow explained that businesses busines-ses such as manufacturing, assembling, packaging or testing of goods or equipment can be utilized under this ordinance and that these types of businesses could also be located adjacent to J.C. Penney on Pages Lane or in the Colonial Square complex. C. HAROLD Shafter told the council that he did not move to Bountiful to live next to an industrial area. "Industry has a tendency to "squeeze out" the residences next to it one way or another," he said. "If you don't believe this, look at what Phillips and other industries have done to expand into residential areas. BERWYN J. ANDRUS said he questioned the need for medium manufacturing or an industrial zone in Bountiful. "The increased tax revenue may be overshadowed over-shadowed by the detriment that it may cause the community," he said. He told the council he was also concerned about businesses meeting adequate fire standards, building requirements, etc. He noted that what might be objectionable ob-jectionable to one (neighbor) may not be to the city council. GEORGE BLRBIDGE noted that industrial uses do not make good neighbors. "They don't socialize like other neighbors," he said, adding that there are a lot of things left out of the proposed ordinance that should be included. He asked that the proposal be tabled and revised until after Jan. I, if possible. MR. BL'RBIDGE is a 4-year candidate for council and if elected would take office shortly after Jan. I. |