| Show Council Adopts A New Ordinance An ordinance to control excavation ex ex- ca was approved by the North Salt Lake city council last last Monday evening IT WAS PASSED to establish limitations lish-limitations lish- lish limitations safeguards and controls on excavation This is isto isto isto to insure that excavated prop propS properly erly erty will be rehabilitated to tD practical usefulness and attractiveness at at- attractiveness protecting neighboring neighboring neighboring neigh neigh- boring property from unsightly landslides and possible possible pos pOSe sible depreciation of property value The council pointed out that this is especially necessary in hillside home and commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial building The ordinance requires that that any property owner or person engaging in any excavation and building excavation activities must first obtain a permit from the city There will be no cost for lor the permit There will be afine a afine afine fine of or 01 six months' months imprisonment im sentence for any person violating an any provision of oC this ordinance ATI ATllE E ORDINANCE does docs not ver vel affect removal of tops lops lop top s tI farming and landscaping 11 pon on posting this ordinance shall 10 0 j take effect Immediately STRONG OPPOSITION was voiced to the ordinance One citizen said the ordinance curtails cur cur- tails the basic principle of oC what a man can do with his personal property properly Others fell the public should have bave been consulted on such an ordinance which h affects their property and property activities T Te new excavation ordinance ordinance nance in North Salt Sall Lake is a 1 result of or a request to the council coun coun- council cil from Gibbons and Reed Construction Construction Con Con- Company a tax non-tax pa paying ing city industry to extend its present gravel excavations on the hillside in North Salt Lake Lak Vigorous complaints go goin goin goin in daily to the city hall protesting protesting protesting pro pro- testing the large trucks passing the homes bordering Hillside Gardens TO ALLEVIATE this condl condi tion and expedite plans for further lurther gravel ra el o 0 n s s. s Gibbons and Reed proposes to dedicate to the city a buffer burter strip of oC feet a and d a chain cham link fence between its excavations excavations excava excava- and Hillside Garden Guden sub sub- division There are arc fruit Cruit trees presently on this property It further lurther proposes to supply fa la facilities for Cor water to this buffer area but that it be maintained by the city to be used as a park swimming pool tennis court or in any way it sees fit m The company proposes that the next feet lect of ground adjoining adjoining ad ad- joining the thc buffer burtel strip and extendIng extending extending ex ex- tending toward highway 89 be excava excavated d in terraces and suitably suitably suit suit- ably I TillS THIS PROPOSAL has not been accepted b by the council as yet It is still in the discussion discussion discus discus- sion stage stager Some believe e a stud study should be made on the development develop develop- development city's range long-range park ment plans and the cost of maintenance of oC the area before belore accepting this proposal rw |
