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426 COUNCIL CHAMBER - JULY 18, 1960 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JULY 5, 1960 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING RE: AMENDMENT TO ZONING WHICH WOULD CHANGE THE SET BACK REQUIREMENTS ON SEVENTH STREET BETWEEN HIGH STREET AND ORDINANCE - SET BACK REQUIREMENTS MAPLE STREET. NO ONE APPEARED FOR OR AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING PARAGRAPH 6 OF SECTION 56 ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: OF ARTICLE IV OF APPENDIX II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1959, ENTITLED SEG. 56, ART. IV OF APPENDIX II - BLDG. 'BUILDING SETBACK LINE ON CERTAIN STREETS ", WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIU SETBACK LINE ON CERTAIN STREETS ON JUNE 13, 1960, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. Noes: NONE. MR. A. L. BENNETT ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF A GROUP OF CITIZENS FROM THE REQUEST RE: PREVENTING SOUTHEAST SECTION OF THE CITY, AND REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO BUSINESSES FROM LOCATING IN S. E. SECTION OF CITY PREVENT A BUSINESS FROM LOCATING IN THAT VICINITY JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED 8Y MR. COLEMAN, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE DESIRES THAT AlL NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA BE RESOLUTION RE: NEIGHBORHOODS MAINTAINED IN THE SAME ZONING CLASSIFICATION, AS THEY WOULD NOW POSSESS IN PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA MAINTAIN SAME ZONING IF INSIDE THE CITY, PENDING FINAL ADJUDICATION OF THE CURRENT ANNEXATION CLASSIFICATION SUIT. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT PURSUANT TO THIS GENERAL DESIRE TWE COUNCIL WILL NOT GRANT UTILITY CONNECTIONS TO ANY PERSON OR LEGAL ENTITY WHOSE CONSTRUCTION OR OPERATION WOULD SO CHANGE A NEIGHBORHOOD, UNTIL ADJUDICATION OF THE ANNEXATION SUET. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISE THIS COUNCIL OF ANY SUCH CHANGE OF WHICH HE HAS KNOWLEDGE WITH HIS RECOMMENOA- TION AS TO WHAT LEGAL ACTION COULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT SUCH CHANGE. THE PETITION OF THE PURE Oil COMPANY REQUESTING PERMISSION TO OPERATE A GASOLINE REQUEST TO OPERATE FILLING STATION AT THE CORNER OF 9TH STREET, $. W. AND CHERRY AVENUE, WHICH WAS PRESENTED FILLING STATION GRANTED TO THE COUNCIL ON JUNE 2O, 1960, WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED. NO ONE APPEARED FOR OR AGAINST THIS PETITION. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT THEY HAD EXAMINED THE DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES IN THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND RECOMMENDED THAT $20,175.61 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM IN WATER, GAS AND SEWER RENTS, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE GAS APPLIANCES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FINANCE COMM. RE: ACCTS. REC. CHARGED OFF MISCELLANEOUS BE CHARGED OFF AS UNCOLLECTIBLE. THE COMMITTEE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE APPROVED WATER AND GAS DEPOSIT CONTROL ACCOUNTS WERE OUT OF BALANCE BY $24.27 OVER A PER100 OF YEARS, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THESE ACCOUNTS BE BROUGHT IN BALANCE. MR. R. G. HANTZMON ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND CONCURRED IN THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THAT THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATIONS 8E APPROVED, AND THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT A POLICY OF REVIEWING DELINQUENT ANO UNCOLIECTIBLE ACCOUNTS ANNUALLY WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE CLERK OF THE CORPORATION COURT REQUESTING PERMISSION TO CLOSE HIS OFFICE ON SATURDAYS. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. REQUEST FROM CLERK OF