Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-11-08 | Page 12 | Planning Board to Air Defeats

PLANNING BOARD TO 10 AIR DEFEATS DEFEA IS Displeased over the city commissions commission's commissions commission's com corn missions mission's failure to follow its ith advice advice advice ad ad- vice on a proposed zoning change members of the city planning and zoning commission Friday had requested requested requested re re- re- re quested a meeting Wednesday at at 1030 a. a m. m with the city commission commission commis commis- commission sion to talk over the general situa situa- situa-I situa tion The rift between the two bodies was opened Thursday when city commissioners rejected an application application cation to rezone Fourth South street from Third East street to a point 10 rods east of Eighth East street The planning and zoning commission had recommended the area ar be rezoned to permit construction construction construction con con- and operation of mercantile mercantile mercantile tile enterprises Mayor Ab Jenkins and Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- P. P H Hr H. Goggin voted to rezone rezone rezone re- re zone the area but Commiss Commissioners George D. D Keyser and John B. B Matheson voted in the negative Four votes of the commission are required to change the zoning map N. N L. L Herrick Herick vice chairman of the planning and zoning commission commission commission commis commis- sion said he requested the meeting meeting meet- meet ing ng so we can review generally the matter of whether the planning and zoning commission is of any advantage to Salt Lake City and whether it will be rewarded or backed up for individual members unselfishly taking their own time timeto to investigate these proposed changes We never have been given an an appropriation nor the proper tools to do this work