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PUBLIC HEARING RE: SECTION 14(A) MATTER RE: ELM ST. MATTER RE: PROPOSED AMENDMENT '- S£c. 27 REZONING REQUEST REFERRED PLANN. COMM. T. H. ADAMS - DISABILITY PENSION TAX EXEMPTION DENIED D. ¢. ~. ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: SEc. 4~ ART, 111~ ApP. II REZONING REQUEST RE: 350 PARK ST. DENIED ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: B-4 BUSINESS DISTRICT ORDINANCE ADherED RE: SEc. 4, ART. III, APP. II ACTION DEFERRED RE: SEC. 72(A) A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE CITY CHARTER TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT OF A REFERENDUM FOR TEN PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS OR LESS. A NUMBER OF CITIZENS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL BOTH FOR AND AGAINST THE PROPOSED CHANGE. AFTER A LENGHTY DISCUSSION,, A MOTION BY MR. FIFE,, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR THAT THE ClTYtS REPRESENTATIVES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BE REQUESTED TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO AMEND SECTION 14(A)~ AND WORK FOR ITS PASSAGE 1gAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR~, MR. FIFEs, MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: MR. WRIGHT. MR. OTIS L. LEE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THE CiTY TO IMPROVE ELM STREET OFF 7~ STREET~ S. ED THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT A SURVEY IS PRESENTLY BEING MADE OF STREETS DEDICATED BUT UNACCEPTEB INTO THE CiTY~ AND A REPORT ON THIS SURVEY WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 27 OF THE CITY CHARTER WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED, SEVERAL PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED CHANGE. A MOTION BY MR. FIFE~ SECONDED BY MR. 'BARBOUR THAT THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BE REQUESTED TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO AMEND SECTION 27, AND WORK FOR ITS PASSAGE~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR.. FIFE AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: MR. WRIGHT. ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM THE JAYCEES TO HANG A BANNER ACROSS MAIN STREET TO ADVERTISE A CIRCUS IN APRIL WAS DEFERRED TO THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 7~ 1972. A REQUEST FOR REZONING AT tOTH~ 11TH AND EAST JEFFERSON STREETS WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. ON ~vlOTION BY JVJR. WRIGHT, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR~ A DISABILITY PENSION WAS GRANTED TO T. H. ADAMS, EFFECT I VE JANUARY 1 ~ 1 972. THE REQUEST FOR TAX EXEMPTION FROM DOWNTOWN CHARI~OTTESVILLE, INC. WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED. THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT DOWNTOWN CHARLOTTESVILLE,, INC. DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 58-12 OF THE VIRGINIA CODE~ THEREFORE~ THE REQUEST CAN NOT BE GRANTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST FOR REZONING AT 104 OBSERVATORY AVENUE BE GRANTED. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMEND- ING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT HAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE III OF APPENDIX II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, BY THE REZONING OF A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED ON OBSERVATORY AVENUE", WAS OFFERED BY MR. WRIGHT,~ SECONDED BY MR. FIFE~ AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR, BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE,, MR, VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST FOR REZONING AT 350 PARK STREET BE DENIED. ON MOTION BY Mr. BARBOUR, SECONDED BY MR. THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A B-4 ~USINESS DISTRICT. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AHENDING AND REENACTING APPEN- DIX II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965~ BY THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE" WAS OFFERED BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED E~Y MR. WRIGHT~ AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE~ MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PL. ANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE DOWN- TOWN J~LJSINESS DISTRICT BE REZONED FROM B-3 TO B-4. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE III.OF APPENDIX II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965~ BY THE REZONING OF THE FOLLOWING 1! DESCRIBED PROPERTY ~ was OFFERED BY MR. FIFE~ SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR~ AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE~ MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 72(A) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH SITE PLAN REVIEW AS A PREREQUISITE FOR OBTAINING BUILDING OCCUPANCY PERMITS FOR ALL BUSINESS~ COMMERCIAL.. OFFICE AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF FLOOR AREA CONTAINED IN SUCH STRUCTURES. A MOTION