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18 MEETING ON MAY 22, 1956, REGARDING A PETITION OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CHERRY AVENUE AND FORREST HILLS AVENUE SECTION. THE PETITION REQUESTED A CHANGE OF ZONE FROM AB TO A OF THE PROPERTY ON THE NORTHEikST AND SOUTHEAST CORNERS OF THE INTERSECTION OF CHERRY AVENUE WITH FORREST REPORT RE: REZONING HILLS AVENUE. ON CHERRY AVE. AT FOREST HILLS AVE. THE COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REJECT THE PETITION FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. THE ZONING WAS INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL ADOPTION OF THE ZONING MAP AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS. 2. THE PROPERTY WAS ZONED AB TO PROVIDE A CONVENIENCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS NO OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE IS AVAILABLE NEARBY. 3. SUBSEQUENT CHANGES IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORH000 HAVE NOT ALTERED THE BASIC SITUATION. BY DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSION JOSEPH M. ROSS ~SIGNEO~ JOSEPH M. Ross ACTING SECRETARY JMR;s6 AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 23 OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945 ENTITLED 'USE OF RIGID ORDINANCE RE: CH. lO SEC. 23 ADOPTED CONDUIT ANO ENTRANCE CABLE SERVICE' ", WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE LAST REGULAR MEETING, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. HILL, MR.MICHIE, AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING CHAPTER 8 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945 BY AMENDING SECTION 2 THEREOF ENTITLED 'MEMBERS OF ORDINANCE RE: CH. 8, COMMISSION; APPOINTMENT AND TERM; COMPENSATION; VACANCIES' ", WHICH was OFFERED AT THe SEC. 2 ADOPTED. LAST REGULAR MEETING, WAS AMENDED AND ADOPTED BY 7HE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. HILL, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. HILL, MR. EARL V. TRACKER, JR. WAS MEMBER OF CITY SCR. BD. ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY SCHOOL BOARD FROM THE FIRST WARD TO FILL TWE UNEXPIRED TERM OF MRS. MARGARET MAUPIN, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES ON JUNE 3O, 1957. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. MICHIE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THECOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE RESOLUTION CARRIED OVER THAT $20,319.59 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, BE AND RE: APPROPRIATION FOR UTILITIES IN SUBDIVISIONS THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR UTILITY LINES IN THE SUB- DIVISIONS KNOWN AS: WESTVIEW TERRACE, LOCATED ON RIDGE STREET; WOODLAWN, LOCATED WEST OF ROSE HILL DRIVE; AND IN THE KNIGHT SUBDIVISION, LOCATED EAST OF PARK STREET. A COMMUNICATION FROM MR. WILLIAM C. SMITH STATING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH HE WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP A SMALL PARCEL OF LAND ON THE EAST END OF CHELSEA DRIVE, WAS PRESENTED. MR. SMITH STATED THAT HE WAS WILLING TO GRADE AND CONSTRUCT CHELSEA DRIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS BUT THAT HE WAS ONLY WILLING TO CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HIS LOTS. THE CITY MANAGER MATTER RE: DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDED THAT MR. SMITH BE PERMITTED TO DEVELOP THtS PROPERTY AS OUTLINED DUE TO OF PORTION OF CHELSEA DRIVE - APPROVED BY THE FACT THAT NO HOUSES COULD FACE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET AND THAT THE COUNCIL SIDEWALK WAS NOT AS NECESSARY AS IF HOUSES WERE TO FACE ON IT. THE CITY MANAGER ALSO STATED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD APPROVED MR. SMITH'S PROPOSAL. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED SY MR. HILL, MR. SMITH WAS AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED WITH 7HE DEVELOe- MENT OF THIS PROPERTY AS OUTLINED IN HIS LETTER OF MAY 22, 1956 WITH THE UNDERSTANDING 7HAT IT WOULD BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY WHEN COMPLETED. A COMMUNICATION FROM CARNEAL ANO JOHNSTON TO STAINBACK AND SCRIBNER, ALL ARCHITECTS COMMUNICATION PRESENTED FOR THE MILLER AND BROADS BUILDING, WITH REFERENCE TO THE USE OF A GARBAGE DISPOSAL UNIT RE: USE OF GARBAGE (D;1.S.POSAL UNIT IN MILLER do BROADS ~N rNC iuev M~~ t eo nun Runenc o~~~~ n~ur ..,.c or.~~.-..r.-.. ..... .... ....~...... -.._ r. __.. ..._