BOOK 22_1948-08-17 to 1950-05-15

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442 City Mari"a r Rolison concurred in recommendation. Councilman Morgan moved approval of recommendation, seconded by Councilman Swift. Motion carried. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ORDERED FILED by Mayor Werder on Amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 600, rezoning Lots 11 to 16 and portion of 17, Block 51 Tract 559, Friendly Acres subdivision from R-2 to C -1-H District. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 600.8 amending Zoning Ordinance 600, rezoning Lots 11 to 16 and portion of 17, Block 5, Tract 559,Friendly Acres Subdivision from R-2 to C -1-H District. Councilman Britschgi moved adoption of ordinance, seconded by Councilman Morgan and carried on roll call. Councilman Spillers noted absent. PUBLIC HEARING, R. D. SIFFORD, APPEAL IN MATTER OF DENIAL FOR PERMISSIVE VARIANCE in use of Lot 4. Block 9, Kensington Square. Notices had been sent out to surrounding property owners and this was the time set for the hearing. Planning Commission had denied this for the second time. Councilman Granger moved denial of permit based upon Planning Commission recommendation, seconded by Councilman Morgan. The request was in order to build a store at Jefferson and Alameda. Motion carried. Mr. Robert E. Hauser submitted a letter on behalf of Mr. Sifford asking that the hearing be postponed and action delayed for six months as he was out of the City on other business. The notices had previously been..mailed and the hearing was held on this date as scheduled. REZONING FRONTAGE ATHERWOOD ON WOODSIDE ROAD. At the last Council meeting the Planning Commission had made recommendations to R-4, R-2 and R-1 for different portions. Acting City Attorney Lebsack informed the Council that because of overlapping areas, the City Attorney suggested this be put over until proper information was given. Councilman Britschgi moved that this be placed on agenda for the next meeting, seconded by Councilman Holmquist, and carried. PETITION FOR SEWERS, STAMBAUGH AREA. City Engineer Jain submitted letter with petition attached representing 33.7 per cent of the total assessable frontage in this area. More signatures could not be secured by circulators of petition but they requested that the Council order the work to be done as`a public necessity from a sanitary standpoint. It was thought that State law permits sanitary sewers to be ordered constructed by the City Council upon report from the Health Department that unsani- tary conditions exist. If plans and specifications were ordered prepared it was requested that costs be advanced from the General Fund to be reimbursed from the assessment district. Mr. Paul De Benedetti appeared and stated that owners had been I contacted by letter and many of them were not interested in the improvement but i wanted to sell their property. Councilman Morgan moved that the Health Department report to the Council on this condition, seconded by Councilman Swift and carried. PETITION FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Whipple Avenue from Alameda de las Pulgas to Circle Road. City Engineer Jain submitted letter recommending that his office be author- ized to prepare plans and specifications and set up a joint assessment district, subject to approval of County Board of Supervisors, cost to be advanced from General Fund to be reimbursed from assessment district. Petition attached carried i 80.8 per cent of assessable frontage other than City owned property. City owned 21.4.9.70 feet of property - Redwood City Park. The street lay entirely outside City boundaries but the County preferred that the City prepare the plans and specifica- tions, the Board of Supervisors to pass necessary resolutions authorizing the City to handle project. The Planning Commission and City Engineer's office recommended 0 1 I r I,j