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

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487 be corrected; page 3, bus routes, change sentence from "they will eliminte some of the buses etc." to "they will attempt to curtail some of -the buses etc."; page 3, garbage disposal district, change sentence from "monthly fees will still be the same 12; per cent" to "monthly fees will still be the same 122 per cent." Councilman Weiss asked that the same set of minutes be corrected on page 6 in regard to routes A and B. He ' asked that the minutes indicate that the Council objected to Route A. however, they had no objection to Route B. The motion carried. CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING ON MASTER LAND USE PLAN. The Mayor indicated there was going to be some changes and because of that the Council feels that this matter should be - referred back to the Planning Commis§ion for further consideration and study. Council- tlL� ' man Spillers moved that this matter be referred to the Planning Commission. Councilman Herkner stated that there has been some objections to R -3-G zoning across the street from Hyde Street. Councilman Weiss read the following prepared statement: "The public has been heard and their objections have been indicated and should be taken cognizance of. To supplement the peoplet' objections, I now wish to state mine in more or less, general terms. As a result of the expression of views by various members of the Planning Commissi our Planning Consultant and members of this council, I am left with the impression this proposed Master Land Use Plan is supposed to envision the gradual development and more especially the uses to which specified areas will be assigned; that we are using a period of some 20 years as the basis for the plan; that we are cnnsidering a potentia. 1 population of some 80,000 people, which it is expected we may attain within that period; that as expressed by a member of the Commission we should work toward the ideal use of the land as proposed. The firm employed to prepare this Master Land Use Plan has furnished us with certain statistics and certain definite basic principles amongst which are indicated the ideal acreage requirements for a city of 80,000 pooulation. I presume that they have taken into consideration our terrain, area, type of community and other related factors. I do not quarrel with their statistics or other proposed ideals as indicated, but I am constrained to state that I cannot reconcile their proposal with their recommended or stated ideal. As examples, I cite the ideal is indicated as 2400 acres for R-1, but the proposed plan provides for only: 1714 acres, thus the plan as submitted is short 686 acres. As for R-2, the ideal is indicated as 240 acres, but the:)plan provides for 162 acres only, or a shortage of 78 acres. For multiple dwellings such as R-3 to R-4, the ideal is stated as 160 acres, yet the plan sets up 491 acres, or an excess of 331 acres. Not to overlook commercial and other properti6s, I cite the ideal for C zone is indicated as 240 acres, while the plan sets up 360 acres, or an overage of 120 acres. In other areas similar large discrepancies are apparent. Gentlemen, i realize that the ideal is hard to attain, that there must be certain concessions or deviations, but if we are to be realistic in spending t!3e peoples' money, we certainly must be more prudent in our estimates and our approach. I realize that the re -orientation of property uses to conform with any set ideals cannot be attained over a period of 20 years but is a corollary that unless the plan is based on a sensible approach and ideals to be attained clearly indicated as a guide we can never attain it. It thus follows that this plan should for the guidance of the Planning Commission, the Council, the people now resident, the people that will come to reside, invest or speculate, more clearly delineate our ultimate aim and goal in th4 use of the lands available to us. I therefore feel that it is incumbent upon us, this council, to see that this plan for which we have contacted and for whic the taxpayers are going to pay, will be in such form as to clearly guide us over the years, with periodic revisions to permit us to attain the ideal ultimately." Councilman Weiss offered an amendment to the motion that this proposed Land Use Plan be returned to the Planning Commission and the contractor -with the request that it be re- examined, re-evaluated with a view to bringing it more nearly in conformity with the ideal they have indicated and that the plan be redrafted so as to more nearly conform and indicate the specific assignments of the most suitable areas and proper acreages for each of the various usages and/or zones. Further that the Planning Commission give consideration to recommending to this Council at an early date an amendment to our zoning ordinance as will outline and provide for the gradual elimination of non -conforming uses on a reasonable amdrtization basis. The Mayor ruled both the motion and the amendment out of order; the public hearing must be closed first.