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

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7-7 1 1 49'7 seconded by Councilman Morgan and carried. CANCELLATION WEED ABATEMENT ASSESSMENTS IN AMOUNT OF $1137.339 City Collector requested approval to cancel this amount from the current 1949-50 tax roll. A number of these assessments were amde in error when the current tax roll was -prepared and the balance were assessments against lots in the name of the City of Redwood City and State of California. Councilman Holmquist moved the request be granted, seconded by Councilman Morgan and carried. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUBMITTED A LETTER COMPLIMENTING THE COUNCIL AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ON THE QUALITY AND READABILITY OF THE NEW STREET SIGNS IN THE AREA OF OAK AND ROOSEVELT AVENUES. The letter was signed by President Fred A'. Schmitz. Councilman Granger moved that the letter be filed with acknowledgement, seconded by Councilman Royer and carried. COMPLETION OF EAGLE HILL ALLEYS AND VIRGINIA AVENUE CONTRACTS, L. C. SMITH. City Engineer Jain requested advice on proposed penalty of $50 per day. The time limit was 60 days from the date of signing the contract. Although there were delays on these jobs, because more recent jobs had been speeded up by this contractor Douncilman Werder moved that the penalty be waived, however this was not to be construed that the Coun- cil would waive penalty in other instances, seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried. PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL M HANSEN TO RESUBDIVIDE LOT -113, BLOCK E. (1606 KENTFIELD) IN 2 LOTS FACING KENTFIELD. Councilman Royer moved approval of Planning Commission recommeddation, seconded by Councilman Werder and carried. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED GRANTING A VARIANCE TO F J McINTYRE TO REDUCE FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM 20 FT TO 15 FT ON LOT 19 BLOCK 2, REESE TRACT (corner Redwood and Sierra). A creek bisects property and cuts down the buildable area to a point of creating a hardship. Councilman Granger offered resolution and moved adoption, seconded by Councilman Holmquist and carried and roll call. RESOLUTION No. 872. GRANTING VARIANCE IN SETBACK LINE LOT 1, BLOCK 21 REESE TRACT., RESOLVED by the Council of Redwood City as follows: 1. That the findings o; the Board of Adjustments of the Planning Commission of Redwood City, as container in Resolution No. 41-50 of said Board, with refererce to the granting of a variance of F. J. McINTYRE ON Lot 1, 2. That the variance requested by said F. J. McINTYRE to reduce the front setback line from twenty (20) feet to fifteen (15) feet on Lot 1, Block 2, Reese Tract is hereby granted. Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Redwood City -at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 15th day of May, 1950, by the following vote: AYES, and in favor of the passage and adoption of the foregoing resolution, Councilmen: GRANGER, HOLMQUIST, MORGAN, ROYER, SPILLERS,'VIERDER and Mayor BRITSCHGI, NOES, Councilmen: NONE ABSENT, Councilmen: I40I4E ATTEST: RICHARD D. MILLER Clerk Pro -tem of the City of Redwood City 0 CARL A. BRITSCHGI Mayor of the City of Redwood City I hereby approve the foregoing resolution this 2nd day of May, 1950 - Signed -CARL A. BRITSCHGI, Mayor of Redwood City