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X54 A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING PLANNING COMMISSION THE APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS", AND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCES ALSO THE APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONTROL", A MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED 8Y MR, FORGES, THAT THE MAYOR SET A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING OF THESE ORDINANCES WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS DETAILED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR FIXING HARMON AVENUE AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF MATTER RE: HARMON AVE. $26,537.14. HE STATED THAT THE RESIDENTS HAD AGREED TO PAY $1,850.00 AND THE ESTIMATE OF COST I.INIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA $3,600.00, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY FIX THIS STREET AND ACCEPT IT INTO THE C{TY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE. A MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. FORGES, THAT THESE PLANS BE APPROVED AND THIS WORK BE STARTED AS SOON AS WATER DAMAGE RELEASES ARE SECURED WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD CONFERRED WITH THE OWNERS OF THE ESSO SERVICE STATION ON IVY ROAD, JUST WEST OF EMMETT STREET, AND THAT MATTER RE: LOWERING THESE PEOPLE WERE WILL{NG TO HAVE THE GRADE OF IVY Roao LOWERED IN FRONT OF GRADE OF IVY ROAD JUST WEST OF EMMETT ST. THEIR PROPERTY, SINCE THEY PLAN IMMEDIATELY TO REBUILD THEIR STATION. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY WEST OF THE SERVICE STATION WERE WILLING TO HAVE THE STREET LOWERED. HE STATED THAT THE COST OF THIS WORK WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $16,000.00 AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE DONE TO RELIEVE THE BAD TRAFFIC CONDITION CAUSED BY THE HUMP IN THE STREET. A MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. FORGES, THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION BE APPROVED WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. MR. DAVIT SUGGESTED THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE MADE TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE SERVICE STATION SET BACK TEN FEET SO AS TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE WIDENING AT THIS POINT. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 35A(B) of CHAPTER 21 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945 RELATING TO PLUMBING ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: PERMITS" WAS OFFERED BY MR. FORGES, SECONDED BY I"IR. DAVIT AND UPON THE RULES CH. 21, SEC. 35a(B) BEING SUSPENDED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIT, P1R. FORGES, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG• NOES: NONE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 37 OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945 RELATING TO CHARGES FOR ORDINANCE ADUpTED RE: CH. 21, SEC. 37 SEWER CONNECTIONS" WAS OFFERED BY MR. FORGES, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIT, AND UPON THE RULES BEING SUSPENDED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORGES, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. A COMMUNICATION REQUESTING THAT CRESTMONT AVENUE BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY REQUEST RE: CRESTMONT AVE. REFERRED TO ST. COMM. STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. THE STREET COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT COLEMAN STREET HAD BEEN GRADED AND STONED COLEMAN STREET ACCEPTED TO CITY SPECIFICATIONS AND RECOMMENDED THAT THIS STREET BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY INTO CITY STREET SYSTEM STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. MICHIE, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION FROM MR. R. A. SAUNDERS REQUESTING THAT MARTIN STREET BE REQUEST RE: MARTIN STREET REFERRED TO ST. COMM. ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. FORGES, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE RESOLUTION APPROP• CARRIED THAT $2,967.13 BE ANO THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE CITY~S OVER RE: UTILITIES IN RIVER .. A .-... ., .- n.- ..ur nncr nc aar •a a+~.r.- .ra D,..r .. tt ...~. A..~....r