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C0UNCi L CHAHBER - JANUARY 18, 1965 PUBLIC HEARING RE: AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDo RE: HEIGHT OF BLDGS. MATTER RE: TRAFFIC FATALITY SIGN REQUEST GRANTED RE: GASOLINE [ILLING STATION MATTER RE: LAND FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES MATTER RE: RECODIFY ~ RE-EDIT CITY CODE REQUEST RE: HILLWOOO PLACE - ACCEPTANCE INTO CITY ST. SYSTEM STREET COMMITTEE REPORT RE: ST. CHARLES STREET THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR, HAGGERTY, HR. MOUNT~ MR, PONTON, MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. SCRIBNER. ~BSENT: NONE. THE MIN:U~£S OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 4, 1965 WERE READ AND APPROVED, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE HEIGHT LIMIT OF BUILDINGS FROM STORIES TO FEET. MR, R. [. LEE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REeUESTED THAT'THE HEIGHT LIMIT FOR R-3 DISTRICTS BE SET AT EIGHTY-FIVE (85) FEET INSTEAD OF THE PROPOSED EIGHTY FEET. HR. JAMES M~MARSHALL REQUESTED THAT THE HEIGHT BE MEASURED FROM THE AVERAGE STREET LEVEL INSTEAD OF THE LOWEST STREET LEVEL. A PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS PRESENTED~ HOWEVER, ON MOTION BY MR, ~CRISNER, SECONDED BY HR. PONTON9 THIS MATTER WAS TABLED UNTIL THE-NEXT REGULAR MEETING. MR. DARDEN TOWN ADDRESSED THE COUNCt:L ON BEHALF OF THE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND AGAIN REQUESTED PERMISSION TO ERECT A TRAFFIC FATALITY SIGN. A MOTION BY HR. ~ENNOLDS, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED WITH THE PROVISO THAT THE SIGN BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND THE LOCATION OF THE SIGN TO BE DETERMINED BY THE STREET COMMITTEE AND A COMMITTEE FROM THE J CE, WAS UNANIMOUSLY .ADOPTED, THE REQUEST OF ~UMBLE OIL ~NO REFINING COMPANY TO OPERATE A GASOLINE FILLING STATION ON LONG STREET WAS AGAINCONS,IDERED. No ONE APPEARED FOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST. A MOTTON BY MR, HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY HR. SCRIBNER, THAT THE FOREGOING REQUEST BE GRANTED~ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. HR. ED R. SLAUGHTER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO THE ~URCHASE OF SOME LAND NEAR GREENBRIER DRIVE FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION, A MOTION BY MR. RENNOLDS, SECONDED BY HR. HAGGERTY THAT AN ENGINEERING STUDY BE MADE TO DETERMINE IF THE LAND IS USABLE.AND FURTHER CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO THE PURCHASE OF THIS LAND WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMHUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE MICHIE COMPANY AGREEING TO RECODtFY AND RE-EDIT THE CITY CODE OF 1959 FOR A FEE OF ~3,800.00. THE COMMITTEE APPOINTEO TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER RECOMMENDED THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL. ON MOTION BY MR, SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY, THE FOREGOING RECOMHENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM MONTAGUE--MILLER AND COMPANY REQUESTING THAT HILL~OOO PLACE~ FROM KERRY LANE SOUTH TO ITS TERMINUS~ BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE. THE STREET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ITS ACCEPTANCE. ON MOTION BY MR. RENNDLDS~ SECONDED BY MR. PONTON, THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE .STREET COMHITTEE WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR, SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. PONTON~ THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE STREET COMMITTEE WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: JANUARY t5, 1965 To THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: Your COMMITTEE HAS EXAMINED ST, CHARLES STREET 8ETWEEN SYCAMORE AND POPLAR STREETS, AND REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: THIS STREET HAS A DEDICATED WIDTH OF, FORTY (40~) FEET. IT HAS NEVER BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO MEET CITY STANDARDS AND THEREFORE IS NOT IN THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE. THERE IS AN OPEN STREAM IN A PART OF THE RIGHT OF ~AY AND THIS STREAM IS RESTRICTED AT STORM PERIODS BY A SMALL PIPE V~ICH HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN THE STREAM IN FRONT OF HOUSE AT -610. THis RESTRICTION CAUSES THE ~ATER TO FLOW OUT INTO THE USABLE PORTION OF