BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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1116 Park Superintendent 2'cCleo.ry's request for authority to remove tree was again considered, City Attorney McCarthy strtinn' th^t he could fine no ruling v;hereby the property owner was liable for the cost of removing a tree in � the. sidewalk or street. Councilman 13ritschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Fletcher, that Mr. 14cCle�,ry be authorized to remove the tree and present the bill ^t the time of its removal, ;.t which time the amount may be transferred from the unbudaeted reserve, to cover the amount. Annlication of Messrs. Broom and McDonnell for nPrmissicn to erect a service station at El Camino Real and Lincoln Avenue ;-,as considered. City Attorney reported thrt he had failed to locate a.n ordinance requiring• furnishing of scale of dr^tivings of proposed structure. -Councilman Anderson moved that L M permit be granted subject to all buildin7 requirements and conditions. Motion seconded by Councilman McDlulty. On -the question, Councilman I Armstrong stated that he felt this should be referred to the Planning Com- misFion, as in his opinion there should be a limit to the number of ser- vice stations allowed on El Camino Real. City Attornev McCarthy stated that in his opinion the Council would have no discretion to deny a per- mit if it is a creditable station, since El Camino Real is .zoned for businecd. ?;lotion unanimously passed. Application was received from Claude Hoggett, American Advertising Comna.ny for erection of a,siJn on Bayshore Highway, using old holes already in place at the site. Councilman Granger protested granting the permit on the ground that once a sign is down, the right to erect another in its place is forfeit Pd and the structure iron which 'sign «`s ,-laced, must be token down. Councilmr.n Armstrong favored granting the permit because of the precedent established in t�ranting permit to the Chamberlin Company for sign. Councilman Anderson rointed out that since that ras a. direc- tionnl sign to an industrial ,ret: in Redwood City, its purpose was dif- ferent from a purely advertising sign. :After some discussion, on motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman McNulty, permit was L; denied; on roll cull, motion carried, Councilman Armstrong and Britsc'ngi voting in the negative. Application was received from 71. 'hertz for permit to construct a fence on Latnron Street to enclose portion of his nroperty and including some street foota�•e for storage of materinls. Councilman Britsehpi moved, `LA .seconded by Councilman Mo Nulty, that matter be referred to City Engineer LF and Building Inspector with 1;i^Et T:1.Ci1 t?v0 repp'_' ")",cl" L-'- 1";' Coi.i.--,r,ication was reed ", am "Irs. Margaret Combs of 2286 Ferndale ;°ay, Emerald Lake, requestin- rezoning of 1st reGid.ental area in Redwood City to per- mit cultural activities. As this request was from a non resident no action was taken. Mr. T. H. Clark anpeered to nrotest cnntinudnce of Mrs. Mildred Buhler's dentin, school on Elwood Street, presentin2 a petition from 65 property owners the rffocted area, residing on Fulton, Elwood and Brewster. He stated to -t these Dponle requested the Council to enforce the present ordinnnop, t nit vrhile they did not ob Pct to danoina or similiar -ctivitiea