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

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442 4,1 9 situation where families can build patios in their back yards for the entertainment of the apartment dwellers, and at the same time provide their own guests the privelege and pleasure of viewing the unmentionables hung out the windows of such apartments as overlook their patios and back yards. 3. It makes provisions for a future bonanza for real estate speculators. As an example I cite the proposed rezoning of the Friendly Acres area from R-2 to R-1. We can not help but note that the area is to be bounded on three sides by areas zoned as M and C. That can only have one effect and that is to depress property values in said area, because who will want to purchase such properties for single family dwellings when most of the lots in the area are what we commonly call superlots. Many of them will thus become non- conforming because of the duplexes, etc* thereon, and in the event of fire or bther damage in F excess-of:20% of assessed valuation, they can not be repaired or replsced except with single family residences. Wehn properties have been depressed suitably, the speculators will come to the rescue of the people and relieve them at the depressed prices. - Then what? Naturally the only logical answer will be to request rezoning for M, and then what? if grnated property values will zoom and the speculators will bank their profits and report it as capital gains. At whose expense? why of course the little people who had hoped for nothing more than a small supplement to their income be having a rental unit in addition to their own occupancy. Gentlemen, let us be realistic and fair, let us examine this more thoroughly. At our meeting of March 18, we voted to have more detailed information to tell us wby, what and when. Now we purpotedly have such data, but not in sufficient time to have given it detailed study. Therefor we should go slow until have carefully analyzed said report. I have previously indicated my desire to ask certain questions to have clarification of this interim report, now before making a formal motion I wish to ask them: Louis Weiss, Councilman. The Mayor stated that the Council would consider the Friendly Acres zoning from R-2 to R-1. The people in Woodside Acres on Union Avenue object to the zoning from R-2 to R-3. Rual Myers, 1930 Alameda de las Pulgas, was of the opinion that some care should be given to hillside building. He was of the opinion that they should check into the way the hillside development was allowed to tear down the hills. Mr. Thompson, Haven Avenue, asked questions about the sewers in Friendly Acres. Mr. Jain stated -that the sewers were not put in by the City. This was done in the 1920's by the County Sewer District. Councilman Spillers moved to carry this. on the agenda and they hold a couple of study meetings -and to a dontinue the public hearing for three weeks,. seconded by Councilman Stout, The Clerk asked if they could put the letter of protest in the minutes. The Mayor asked that the Clerk make the letters a matter of record. Mr6..Thompson stated that they had mailed a registered letter to -the Council pro- testing the rezoning in Friendly Acres. This letter included a petition with apporximately 600 names. The Mayor asked the Clerk to make this letter and petition a part of the records. This was followed by discussion after which the motion was changed -to CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE FIRST MEETING IN MAY. The motion carried. r The following letters are to be made a part of the record: 1. Petition from the property owners and residents of Union Avenue asking consideration on excluding Union Avenue from the proposed R -3-G zoning of the new Master Land Use Plan. 2. Letter from Richard Delucchi Co., Inc., opposing the change on Master Flan from the existing zoning of 2nd residential'•and C-1 commercial to R-1 and C -n commercial zoning in the Friendly Acres area. 3. A petition of protest against rezoning the Friendly Acres section of Redwood City from R-2 to R-1. This petition is signed by 562 property owners in Friendly Acres. PUBLIC HEARING, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION TO DENY JOS. FERRANDOIS REQUEST FOR REZONING, LOTS 10 TO 139 BLACK 6, WOODACRE KNOLLS FROM R-3 to C -1-H. The Clerk read the letter from the Planning Commission wherein it was stated that the Planning Commission f eels that due to the proximity of the school and due to the traffic problem of Woodside Road and Alameda de las Pulgas, it would be to the best interests of the City of Redwood City to deny the application. Mr. John Evans, 921 Arlington Road., attorney for Mr. Ferrando, presented some maps to the Council showing the area in question. The first map showed the commercial zoning on Woodside Road. The other map showed merely the land plan and showed the location of the building in the event the rezoning was approved. Mr. Evans stated that it has been planned toe rest a Lee Brothers market. He had plans