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43'? COUNCIL CHAMBER - SEPTEMBER 6, 1960 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY, MR. LEE, MR. MICHIE, MR. MOUNT AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF AUGUST 15, 1960 AND SEPTEMBER 2, 1960 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR, R. R. READY ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE CONGRESS OF MOTOR HOTELS AND REQUESTED SOME RELIEF FROM THE SIGN ORDINANCE FOR THE PROPOSED MOTEL ON HIGH REQUEST RE: RELIEF STREET. nN MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. LEE, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO FROM SIGN ORDINANCE THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION WITH THE REQUEST THAT, IF POSSIBLE, THIS RECOMMENDATION BE MADE BY THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1960. THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE STREET COMMITTEE WAS PRESENTED: Aucusr 31, 1960 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: STREET COMMITTEE REPORT RE: PARKING ON DOWNTOWN MAIN ST, WITH REFERENCE TO THE REQUEST THAT A STUDY BE MADE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT PARKING ON DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET SHOULD BE RESTRICTED AT THIS TIME, WE RECOMMEND AS FOLLOWS: WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY CHANGE IN PARKING IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE MADE AT THE PRESENT TIME. HOWEVER, WE SUGGEST THAT AS SOON AS THE OLD FIRE HOUSE IS REMOVED THAT AN OFF STREET PARKING LOT BE ESTABLISH- ED AT THAT LOCATION AND THAT PARKING ON MAIN STREET BETWEN PRESTON AVENUE AND 4TH STREET, N. W., BE RESTRICTED AT PEAK HOURS WHEN NEEDED, IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE CITY MANAGER ANO THE CHIEF OF POLICE. WE ALSO RECOMMEND THAT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BE INSTALLED AT THE CORNER OF 3RD AND WATER STREETS. , WE FULLY REALIZE THAT AT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE PARKING WILL HAVE TO BE RESTRICTED AT PEAK HOURS ON MANY OF THE CITY'S MAIN THOROUGH- FARES BUT WE DO NOT BELIEVE SUCH ACTION IS NECESSARY ON MAIN STREET BETWEEN 7TH STREET AND PRESTON AVENUE AT THIS TIME. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, SOL B. WEINBERG (SIGNED A. C. COLEMAN SIGNED JIM OWEN SIGNED) A PETITION WAS PRESENTED, SIGNED BY SIXTY-EIGHT (68) REPRESENTATIVES OF BUSINESSES PETITION PRESENTED RE: IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, OPPOSING THE BANNING OF PARKING ON MAIN STREET. ON MOTION BY PARKING ON MAIN ST. MR, MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. LEE, THE FOREGOING REPORT WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION FROM WILLIAM T, STEVENS WITH REFERENCE TO THE PROPERTY LINES ON MATTER RE' PROPERTY LINTS WATER STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE WHICH WAS APPOINTED ON AUGUST 1, 1960 TO ON WATER ST. STUDY THIS MATTER. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. LEE TO REPLACE MR. DAVIS ON THIS COMMITTEE. A PETITION REQUESTING THE CITY TO ACCEPT ROBERTSON LANE INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATION. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 25 OF ARTICLE ORDINANCE OFFERED AND VIII OF APPENDIX II OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1959 ENTITLED 'USE REGULATIONS' CARRIED OVER RE' BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SUBSECTION NUMBERED 10", was OFFERED BY MR. MICHIE, USE REGULATIONS. SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT, AND CARRIED OVER TO A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HElO ON OCTOBER ~, 1960ar2_:OOP. M. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 20_'1 (D) OF ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER RE: SEC. 2.0-'1 (o) THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1959 BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SUBSECTION NEW SUBSEC. 7 NUMBERED 7" WAS OFFERED BY MR,MICHIE, SECONDED PY MR. MDUNT,AND CARRIED OVER TO THE REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER ~, 1960. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 29 OF ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER RE: IISE REGLILATI4NS ARTICLE IX OF APPENDIX II OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1959 ENTITLED 'USE