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Show Ditches cause concern, too City to hear views on zoningammendment The city council did an "about face" Thursday, after the city attorney made them aware they could not amend an existing zoning ordinance without a public hearing. Attorney Robert Braithwaite said it was his understanding during the council meeting previous he had been authorized to advertise for the zone change in Highway Service 1. However, the council had, in their motion, actually amended the HS-1 to include convenience stores up to 1200 square feet. The action was illegal, basically, and the convenience store will not be allowed at present, pending the results of the public hearing April 20, to be held as part of the regular council meeting. In question is a request from Del Ray, Cedar City, to alter a service station on West 200 North to allow a grocery store of not more than 1200 square feet. A request to allow building changes altering the location of fuel pumps, however, was given council approval. The council also approved the final plat of the WTesthills Subdivision, west of the present Casa Loma Road area on Leigh Hill. Other business Doug Mathews, an SUSC student who worked with the Cedar City Salary and Wage Committee during their recent study, gave an oral and written report to the council, stating he is in full agreement with the salary increase package approved by the council. The salary committed said they found Cedar City Corporation employees em-ployees wages lagged 15-20 percent behind cities of compatable size in Utah. A 14 percent increase over three years has been suggested. The council moved to make appropriations ap-propriations in the upcoming budget to allow all lights at the Main Street City Park be powered via underground un-derground power lines. Although "stockyard" lights were available, the council said they preferred the less conspicious underground power lines. The Canyon Park will now be open 24 hours a day, the council announced, to be closed only when signed as such. NewSgt. The council was notified that Dennis Anderson had been promoted to Sargeant in the Cedar City Police Department, effective April 1. City Beautification Committee chairman Gerald Howes reported to (continued on page 5) city council (continued from page 1 the council the committee's concern over poorly maintained ditches within the city. The city manager said the item would be taken up with the ditch companies in the city at their next stockholders meeting. Howes also announced May 12-20 will be the city Clean-up weekend. The city committeed a full fleet of trucks to be available during the two weekends to aid the community cleanup. clean-up. In other matters, the council, on a 3-2 3-2 vote gave the go-ahead for the Cedar City Jaycees to use the old armory site for the location of a fund-raising circus. Location questioned The Jaycees were told, however, they should investigate other sites, namely vacant field south and east of the Cedar City ballparks, before utilizing the State Bank of Southern Utah property on First East. The motion to approve the two locations for the circus stipulated the Jaycees receive a variance to the "Fire Zone 1" which exists in the downtown area. Gordon Slack, who along with Arlo Larson disapproved of the downtown site for a circus, said the fire codes were established for specific protective reasons "and I hate to change them for one thing or another. That type of structure is not allowed l,r,f it? itrhot if ic Ill 11 Id l .UUC UlLll 10 tviiui. protecting against." Embley said the city could legally grant a temporary exemption of the fire code to allow the circus tents to be erected. The council approved returning the license necessary to have a fundraiser fund-raiser back to the Jaycees as a donation to their cause. The Jaycees also gave a status report on the Christmas Lighting Project, indicating the debt would not be overtaken by the civic group without the city's participation. They were told to again submit to the council a request for financial help as the budget is being prepared in May. |