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Show v v A H Volume 32, Number 13 WEST VALLEY. Because of a cloudy vote which denied a zone change, the City Council here Thurs- vote April on the rezoning request, which had proposed construction of a Rainbo Oil station and convenience store on the corner, was clouded because no reason for the denial had been stated. The applicant, he explained, had previously requested either more time be given in order to pursuade the Granite Board of Education of 40 acres of adjoining property - to reconsider its opposition to the plan, or, failing either the councils reluctance to extend more time or the boards cooperation in discussing the matter, to have the petition withdrawn. Newman also pointed out the Granite School Board had voted April 15 to begin negotiations with the Thompsons and a neighboring property owner to the west to ace corner quire the entire parcel for addition to the property where it plans to construct a new high school next spring. As part of the boards motion, he noted, it was decided that if necessary, the district would take the land through eminent domain (condemnation) proceedings. Both the cloudy vote by the council on April 3 and the boards actions on April 15, Newman reasoned, the situation had changed enough to recommend reconsideration of the councils previous vote. It might serve justice better to allow them to retract the proposal, Newman said. I still think its the wrong use on the corner, Councilman Janice Fisher said in reference to the Rainbo proposal, and I dont want to Continued on page 5 3 day reconsidered its actions and allowed the applicant to withdraw a rezoning petition. Thursdays vote to allow a petition for the Thompson property at 4100 W. 5600 South to be withdrawn was not without a few tense moments, however. Dan Simons, representing property owner Clarence Thompson, asked the council to reconsider a denial of a petition to change property currently zoned l (agricultural) to 1 (commercial) to allow the petition to be withdrawn. 6-- 1 A-- C-- Simons were Thompsons attorney Ralph Becker Jr., Rainbo Oil representative Frank Sidle and Randy Horiuchi, state Democratic Party chairman. Councilman Duane Moss moved the matter be reopened - a motion seconded by Councilman Leland DeLange. Mayor Mike Embley joined the pair in seeking to rehear the proposal, but Councilmen Claude Jones, Brent Anderson and Janice Fisher opposed the matter. This left the vote at a deadlock. Ci- John Hearing Set On City Hall Site Puu1blic Gets Another Shot be aired publicly before a decision could be made, following in the wake of a denial by the Planning Commission of conditional use application on April 10. Why has so much planning taken place on this without a conditional use application being applied for city resident previous to this? James Thomas asked the council. by Ralph H. Goff Green Sheet Staff Writer WEST VALLEY. A special public hearing has been scheduled for May 15 to allow for citizen input on the issues surrounding construction of a new city hall. I dont want to have this clouded over by tying it in with any other Councilman emotional issues, Claude Jones explained - while casting his vote. The council agreed unanimously Thursday that the matter needed to Newman, With more than $100,000 already spent on the preliminaries, I feel very strongly that it should be built in the heart of the city, he added. I urge you to open this up to a public 243-un- it ' Teakwood is at 4400 South. In other action, commissioners amended a county ordinance dealing with conditional use application time limitations. The amendment 5 5540 W. 6350 South. A conditional use permit was granted Rulon Harper, who is proposing to put a gravel pit at 6703 W. 54009 South. Hearings were held on a number of applications for zone changes, with decisions to be announced in three weeks. They include: Dixie Six applications previously mentioned. -- McCullough Jones Properties, 2 to 4261 So. Redwood Road, C-- Construction, to for R-l-- 5 specifically and not extend it any With the Planning Commissions denial, the council was faced with only two choices - either to approve the commissions recommendation that the new city center was inappropriate on the Granger park site or to set a public hearing date to air the issue. There is a perception that it (City Hall) has been railroaded through, Planning Commission chairman Margaret Peterson observed during the conditional use hearing. This is not the case. spells out that developers and builders will have a two-yetime limit to gain a conditional use permit or a building permit for a project, or the application will be closed. To reopen, it will cost a renewal fee xk times the original filing fee. . . . Addressing students in classroom at Taylorsville high is Tuesday Virginia Knauer, special adviser to President Reagan and director of the U. S. Office of Consumer Affairs. Her visit to the state was a highlight of National Consumers Week, according to William E. Dunn, executive director, Utah Department of Business Regulation. Conference on Health Fraud is scheduled in Salt Lake tomorrow THS VISIT Citizens Address Police, Fire Issue , WEST VALLEY. Believing lives Earl and her husband William are and property may be endangered coordinating the groups activities. through a proposed merger of fire Opposition to the proposal to and police services here, a commit- eliminate separate fire and police tee has formed to focus citizen com- services arose from questions raised ment on the issue. by the blue ribbon committee report The group, tentatively dubbed on fire protection, she said. City Concerned Citizens of West Valley Manager John Newman based his to establish a (CCWV), plans to circulate petitions recommendation and lobby the City Council opposing Public Safety Department on the finformation of a Public Safety Departdings of that committee. We have found serious in ment, Nancy Earl explained. Mrs. At 8400 West And 2700 South consistencies between the findings of this report and the proposed recommendation to the City Council, Mrs. Earl explained. According to the report, she noted, similar programs have been ineffective in many cities, especially those of 100,000 residents or more. West Valleys projected growth will reach that within four years, she pointed out. Most cities which Continued on page 4 WEST VALLEY. Conditional use applications for operation of a swap meet, a truck terminal and an activity center are among matters on the agenda of the City Planning Commission here this morning (Thursday). Starting at 9 a m . the session will be held in the City Council chambers at City Hall, 2470 So Redwood Road. A&D Swap Meet is seeking permission to operate on weekends at the Valley View Drive-ITheater, 3560 So. Redwood Road. A Transcon Truck Terminal is proposed at 2900 W. 2700 South, property located in an M-- l zone Owners plan to construct facilities having 23,830 square feet of space, accommodating truck maintenance, distribution and storage of freight. The West Valley Activity Center is proposed on the east side of 4800 West, just north of 4700 South, on property where a Circle K store and a car wash have been operating. The multiple use commercial center would house a bowling alley and video room, m addition to retail shops that would include a lube center a bakery thrift store. n - c. 4070 W. 10 acres of land. Crews Revamp Intersection Turning to subdivisions, the commission continued indefinitely consideration of the Henderson project at 2901 So. 7635 West. Two lots are proposed. Commissioners refused approval at this time because it was pointed out by a neighbor that the developer had filled in a ditch, cutting off irrigation water to neighboring property. MAGNA. Work began here last week on safety improvements at the intersection of 8400 West and 2700 South, where a wide curve will be phased out and two cul de sacs established on two adjoining roads. Commissioners gave approval to developers of the Lund subdivision at 5511 and 5525 So. South Jordan Canal Road to leave an irrigation ditch across the front property line. However, a fence will have to be moved closer to the ditch, or the ditch will have to be piped. Teakwood Drive will be extended as a result of action by the Approval was granted to extend the road, which now ends at Redwood Road, to 2200 West. widen the existing road to the 80 foot right of way which will be developed into a major arterial highway in the future. Both Utah Department of Transportation funds and Community Development funds, applied for by the Magna Community Council, will be used to complete the project, which will amount to $189,583. Moulton Excavating was low bidder with June 15 the target date for completion. Curb, gutter and sidewalk will also be constructed on both sides of 8400 West for several hundred feet south of 2700 South, as well as along the, south side of 2700 South through the intersection. Some work will also be done on drainage improvement. The project also necessitated moving some Magna Water and Sewer Improvement District lines, as well as several utility poles Chamberlain noted that so far the intersection has not qualified for a traffic light, but UDOT officials have left adequate right of way for future installation of the signal. Joe McBride, District 2 traffic engineer, further supported the statement, pointing out that the rerouting of traffic would no doubt result in the warrants being met. com-misiso- Zone Change Is Before Council TAYLORSVILLE. A zone change to allow operation of miniwarehouses is among matters that will be considered by the Taylorsville Bennion Community Council here tonight ( Thursday ) . Terra Pak and Associates is seekorder to coning the zone change in struct the storage facility at 3700 West and 5300 South to The council session, scheduled start at 7 pm. under the chairwill be conmanship of Bob Taylor, ducted at Eisenhower junior high. substantially by the Utah Department of Transportation. The original criteria called for 10 acres and there is only a little more than eight acres in Granger park, Councilman Janice Fisher noted. With the part taken out for recreation purposes, that leaves only about 6'2 acres for city hall. She explained an alternate site near 2700 South and 3800 West was available in any amount of acreage the city desires. If we want to have 15 acres, theyre willing to sell that. The land would cost less than $30,000 per acre, she noted, and while it would be an investment, current land costs along 3500 South are A third position - one held by Councilman Leland DeLange - is to postpone construction of city hall at this time due to the financial pressures faced by the city as fallout from the federal Gramm-Rudma- n bill. DeLange feels the present city hall structure could be upgraded to accommodate the citys current needs for far less than constructing a new building He also feels spending nearly $5.5 million at this time for a new structure when there are so many other needs in the city which will have to be postponed because of lack of funds is not a wise move. Because of Thursdays vote, citizens will have an opportunity to voice their opinions on the issue the evening of May 15 when the council will spend the entire evening hearing testimony on this issue exclusively. The public hearing will take place in the present West Valley City Hall, 2470 So. Redwood Road. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 oclock. Swap Meet, Trucks On Planning Agenda " SALT LAKE. A single family subdivision received the go ahead from the County Planning Commission here Tuesday. The 243 units are part of a large development by Dixie Six Corporation in the area of 5200 W. 6800 South. Following approval for that portion of the project, commissioners also held a hearing on two other applications by the company for zone changes that would allow further construction in the area. A decision will be given in three weeks on an application requesting a change to on 1.88 acres at from R-5055 W. 6440 South and 3.39 acres at hearing longer. Several issues are involved in the city hall issue. Traffic problems, the proximity to Granger high and several other nearby schools, the loss of one of West Valleys few parks and the design of the building itself were mentioned during the Planning Commission review of the proposal. With several citizens questioning the need for a new city center at all during the April 10 hearing, the placement of the new structure in Granger park seemed to dominate citizen objections. That issue, too, has split the council during previous votes on the issue. Granger park seems like the most logical place to me, Mayor Mike Embley observed. Its right in the center of the city and it already has a good business base around it. Noting 3500 South is the commercial heart of the city, he reasoned the new city center would be best placed near other areas of activity. The same intersection where the building is proposed, he noted, is already planned to be upgraded 243 Homes In Area Gain Okay by Ray Friess Green Sheet Staff Writer Green Sheet Publication - 40-ac- however, asked the council to reconsider the reconsideration, noting there were several matters he wished to discuss with them and could not do so if the proposal remained closed. The council voted again and unanimously agreed to reconsider action on the proposal to allow Newman time to discuss the matter. Newman explained that the 1 -- S.J. Speck 6515 South, A-- 2 25c A 22-acr- -- ty Manager Copy Thursday, April 24, 1986 Amid Controversy, City Allows Zone Petition Withdrawal Accompanying ttw Single J. R. Chamberlain, preconstruction engineer, said the project is designed to eliminate hazardous conditions at the site and to . . . Road crews began of 2700 South and 8400 the intersection revamping West In Magna this week. Roadwork not only involves the intersection itself, but cul de sacs will be RACE AGAINST TIME added to several streets in the neighborhood and the curve from 2th South to 84th West being eliminated. Crews have until June 15 to complete the project. The commission is also scheduled hear two other conditional use applications. One, submitted By Alpha Tire Warehouse, calls for scrap tire and rubber reclamation and storage of tires for reuse at 2315 So. 7200 West. The other calls for construction of a church building that would house activities of the Hunter 9th and 20th LDS wards. In addition, the commission is scheduled to review a proposal for changes in the citys ordinance pertaining to conditional use procedures. Continued on page 5 to By Planners- - Utilities Guidelines Adopted by Ray Friess Green Sheet Staff Writer SALT LAKE. New guidelines for the landscaping of Utah Power and Light substations have been adopted by the County Planning Commission which will, commission members hope, serve to make the facilities fit into residential areas better. The guidelines are a result of an application from UP&L for an electrical substation in Magna which raised concern among residents in the area of 3200 So 7200 West. Several weeks ago when the application was first brought ot the commission, homeowners said they were worried about the looks of the stations and if they were landscaped well enough to fit in with the residential nature of areas they were in. Under the new guidelines, which may still be refined further in the future, UP&L will be required to install a solid visual barrier around the periphery of the property, except for the front yard portion adjacent to the public street. The barrier will have to be either installed at time of the substation construction, or when the adjacent property begins to be developed. Another requirement calls for a security fence to be installed in the front yard, and set back a minimum of 20 feet from the property line. The front yard will have to be landscaped to allow visual observation of the station for security. The landscaping plan will include a sprinkler system, low growing vegetation to sceen the surface of the site, trees to screen the structures, curb, gutter and sidewalk in front and security lighting. The utility will also have to landscape or sterilize inside the fence around the substation to keep weeds from growing. Also, the ground is to be covered with a washed gravel or slag to keep dust down. In addition, UP&L will not be allowed to park vehicles overnight or store any type of material on the substation sites. |