BOOK 26_1955-11-28 to 1957-06-17

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.441 Councilman Spillers offered RESOLUTION 2210 BEING THE RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO CONSTRUCT CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, KENTFIELD»PALM-VALOTA AND VICINITY IMPROVEMTNS and moved its adoption, seconded by Councilman Weymouth and carried on roll call, Councilmen Stout and Weiss voting No. Councilman Granger offered RESOLUTION 2211 FIXING THEMINIMUM WAGE SCALE, KENTFIELD-PALM-VALOTA AND VICINITY IMPROVEMENTS and moved its adoption, seconded by Councilman Weymouth and carried on roll call, Councilman Stout and Weiss voting NO. Councilman Spillers offered RESOLUTION 2212 CALLING FOR BIDS, KENTFIELD=PALM-VALOTA AND VICINITY and moved its adoption, seconded by Councilman Granger and carried on roll call, Councilmen Stout and Weiss voting i N0. Councilman Weiss stated that he was voting no because of the reasons and answers given to his question in regard to major changes being made to the project, especially if adding to the projedt. He feels that this project is based on the fact that this was started one year ago, and, also at that time, they should have taken,into consideration the Land Use Plan which was also being taken into consideration. Councilman Spillers stated that the Land Use Plan was a guide only and would not establish zoning. PUBLIC HEARING, MASTER LAND USE PLAN. Councilman Granger said that he wanted to let the public know that he was not going to vote in,favor.of this tonight because he has not had sufficient time to study the matter. He was going,to suggest that this be carried on the agenda to give the Council time to consider the matter. The Mayor told the people that if the Council acted on this matter tonight they should keep in mind that this would be a guide only and would not effect any of the present zoning. Councilman Spillers stated ,that he would go along with the Land Use Plan but he would consider the matter of each zoning on its own merits. The fpllowing people talked at great length over the matter of leaving Friendly Acres in an R-2 zone: Walter E. Hohl, 919 Haven Avenue; Mr. Thompson, representing Mr. Delucchi; Ralph Gregory, 18th Avenue; Mr. IN l Thompson, Haven Avenue; and Francis Foley, 827 10th Avenue. These people favored the R-2 zoning to the proposed R-1 zoning. Planning Commissioner MacDonald stated that the sewer facilities are not adequate for R-2 .over all zoning. The sewage will not support R-2 building of the area. Mr. -MacDonald said the Planning Commission did feel that there was a possibility that the area from 10th Avenue dews Page Street to Marsh Road over to the railrpad tracks is suitable for R-2 zoning because the property is particularly suited for R-2 use. Perhaps 10% of the Land could be R-2 zoning. 90%'of the area has R-1 residences. Councilman Spillers stated that he did not quite agree with Mr- MacDonald. About 30% of the lots in Friendly Acres are over 200 feet in depth and he did not feel that they should rezone the property back to R-1. This was followed by discussion. Councilman Weiss read the following prepared statemeist: I am happy to pay due respect and give credit and consideration to the work and effort on the part of the Planning Commission and the Plannint Advisor, yet I am constrained to state that the interim report before use for consideration contains certain inconsistencies that 51 I am unable to reconcile - with the Mayors permission I shall later Askespecific questions of lim our Planning Consultant, whose firm was employed for and prepared said report. As for the proposed Land Use Plan, the preparation of which is to cost the city some .63,000.00, and which will ultimately be incorporated in the Master Plan, fails, to my mind, to provide for a logical development of the community, especially if we consider that such a plan is supposed to envision developments for some twenty to forty years into the future. As I understand it most authorities today recommend such long range planning. This proposed land use plan, if adopted in its present form will create what I believe will be the sorriest hodge podgq of development and will be thedeath knell of our present central business area; and at the same time create a community that will be a wonderful checker board for the benevolent speculators,in real estate. The Land use plan before us does some of the following things: 1. In checker board fashion provides adequate commercially zoned areas, over and above the central business area, to provide for thenneeds of a community of some 1000000 people. 2. It provides for R-4 and R-3 areas to backup on R-1 areas - thps creating a