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October 24,,' 1961
Special meeting of the Council of the City of Lake Oswego convened at 7t34 p.m.
on October 24, 1961. Present were Coen, Harmsen, Lawrence, Ross, Thomas and
Mayor Stidd. Stewart excused on account of illness. Present from the Planning
Commission were Chairman Bean, Smith, Bloodworth, Roddy and Reimer.
Moved by Lawrence, seconded by Coen that the reading of the previous minutes be
waived. Carried.
Recommendation by Fire Chief O'Brien regarding the bid offering for the purchase
of a fire truck which was submitted at the last regular Council meeting. His
recommendation was made by letter which is attached to the official minutes and
made a part thereof. Moved by Lawrence, seconded by Coan that the Council
accept the Fire Chief's recommendation for the pw;chase of the Seagraves equip- 4.
ment.
Councilman Thomas inquired if the Seagraves offer was the low bid. Fire Chief
O'BrienII stated no, that Coast Apparatus, Inc. was low bidder and their bid
offer stated it was with no exception to the bid specifications. He counted
eighteen exceptions. There was ona exception by Seagraves and, by applying all
the factors involved, Seagraves then became the low bidder. _ .
Upon the question being called for, his recommendation was accepted unanimously
and the award made to the Seagraves Corporation.
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CITY ATTORNEY - L. Eugene Crampton
Presented Resolution No. R-36-61 regarding the change of property between the
City of Lake Oswego and the Oregon-Portland Cement Company. Councilman Lawrence
inquired as to what was the monetary value involved' in this transaction. The
Mayor replied that a rough estimate was around $35,000. It was then moved by
Heresen, seconded by Coen that the resolution be adopted. Upon vote, it carried
unanimously.
7:49 p.m. Public Hearing upon the n.tw zoning ordinance No. 781 held. Approxi-
mately forty persons attended from•tee West end of the Lake, and the remonstran-
ces from this area were considered first. There wore no written remonstrances
on file with the Recorder from this portion of the City.
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Mr. Dority and Mr. Parvis, represented by Attorney Traeger, requested their
property be included as commercial property.
Mr. Bickel raised two objections to the new zoning ordinance (1) Lots 57, 58,
144, 145 and 146, Bryant Acres not included as commercial and (2) Lot 7,
Bryant Acres, which has a service station upon it, should not be excluded as a
., non-conforming usage.
Mr. Ken Lord objected to the zoning of all but one of the service stations in
the Lake Grove area as non-conforming.
411 Mr. Neil Bosh, representative of the Shell Oi1. Company, objected to the non-
conforming usage restrictions and claimed that service stations should be allowed
to improve end expand.
• Councilman Lawrence posed the question whether service stations should be allowed
es a permitted usage. .
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Mr. Ken Parelius, Lots 2, 2, 4, and' 5, Lake View Villa, objected to his property-;'
111 being zoned non-commercial.
Mr. James Smith called to the Council's attention Section 105 wherein they added
5 feet setback, claiming that it was unfair to change the setback lines. Chair-
I man Bean of the Planning Canioission stated that this might have slipped by his
Planning Commission, and he will re-study this problem and report his findings'
to the Council.
Mrs. Frank French objected to the provision making service stations nonconform-
ing. -�
Mrs. Lawrence Schroeder spoke in support of the non-conforming provision. She
also called to the Council's attention the unsightly condition of Mr. Bickel's
property, wherein he had done some bulldozing work and had never completed his
job, thereby creating an eye-sore. Councilman Thomas asked.Mrs. Schroeder if
she thought this area of which she complained should be zoned coauerciel. She
replied that she would like to see it residential, and that the mess should be
cleaned up. She also stated that multiple use would be more desirable than
comtiercia l.
Mr. Edward Gary, a member of the Lake Grove Zoning District, inquired as to
where the industrial park was to be located, and what type of industry would be
located there. The Mayor asked Chairman Bean to explain; he stated that this
would be an area that is closely contained by natural boundaries, and the type
of industries that could be located there are listed in the proposed'zoning
• ordinance.
Mr. Lawrence Schroeder stated he would not like to see Boones Ferry Road become
a second Barbur Boulevard because it would create a traffic hazard. He also
ob)ects to Mr. Bickel's request.
Mr. Wayne Brouse, a member of the Lake Oswego Zoning Commission, inquired as •
to the keeping of horses in the city limits. Chairman Bean replied that the
land area required is spelled out in the proposed ordinance.
Mr. Pox inquired in regards to his property. Chairman. Bran replied his property
would be acted upon favorably when it was formally requested.
Mr. Kelly suggested that there should be an R•20' provision (20,000 square foot
lets). Council will take this under consideration.
Mr. Schultz inquired what is an agricultural area. Chairman Bean replied 5
acres or more, and this is for assessment purposes only and has no application
to the zoning ordinance. '
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There being no further inquiries or objections from the residents of the West
end of the Lake, this portion of the hearing was terminated at 905 p.m.
At 9141 p.m. Council reconvened to consider the objections .from the East and
of the Lake. Sixteen persons were in attendance at this session. There were
written remonstrances on file with the Recorder from C. F. Pearson and Mr. and
411 Mrs. Allen W. Morris. These are attached and made a part of the official
minutes. Mr. John Conglin, attorney, appeared for Mr, and Mrs. Morris. City
Attorney Crampton, commenting upon Mr. Morris' request for a N.C. zoning, thought
it should be C.C. Councilman Hormson stated he thought Mr. and Mrs. Morris' re-
quest is reasonable.
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Mr. Bert Sleeman, objecting to the zoning on "A" Avenue, stated that he thinks
the C.C. zone should be extended to Tenth Street. The Mayor asked Mr. Sleeman
if he believed in buffer zones. He replied he does, but the C.C. zone is not
big enough. Councilman. Lawrence asked Mr. Sleeman what happens when you extend •
the C.C. zone further and further out. He stated that the homes in this area
are not an asset up to Ninth Street, and it should be all C.C. Councilmen
Thomas asked Mr. Sleemen if he advocated extending the C.C. to Tenth. Mr.
Sleeman replied no, only to Sixth, then L.C. to Tenth. The Mayor inquired es
to extending the C.C. zone to "C" Street. Mr. Sleeman is not sure as to this
extension because he is not informed as to the street plan, but thinks that,
in the area suggested, that the town could grow. •
Mr. Felix F. Fors supported Mr. Pearson and Mr. Sleeman's objections.
The Mayor inquired as to why multiple housing in the C.C. zones should be kept .
in multiple housing. Chairman Bean replied it would be a mistake to allow
large structures to be in the C.C. zone as they would be non-conforming. The
Mayor then asked if these apartment houses wanted to be commercial, and-Mr.
Bean replied that he couldn't give a definite answer. The Mayor inquired if
there was any provision for one-night occupancy In the L.C. zone. Commission
member Bloodworth answered that this would be a non-conforming use.
Councilman Lawrence inquired as to the importance of the zoning map. The City
Engineer replied that the map hae the same importance as an ordinance. Coun-
oilman Lawrence also called to the attention of the council that the map evi-
dently is in error and that the N.C. zone should be changed on the map from •
Hemlock to Pine Street. This will be checked by the City Engineer and, if in
error, corrected.
There being no more questions or objections from the audience, the Mayor
ordered the public hearing continued to a later date. At this time Councilman
Coon said that he was in complete oppusition to the proposed zoning ordinance
as it pertained to the Lake Grove business area, stating that said' ordinance
would zone out as non-conforming approximately of the business in that area.
After discussion between the Council and the Planning Coons Sion, it was deter-
mined that the two bodies would meet on November 1 at 700 p.m. to jointly die- .
cuss some of the problems brought out in this hearing.
At 10842 p.m. the hearing was continued to a later date and the meeting adjourned.
At 10143 p.m. Council reconvened for the purpose of considering the September ex-
penditures. It was than moved by Councilman Thomas, seconded by Councilman Coen
that the September expenditures in the amount of $73,732.64, es shown by the
recap which is attached, be .•r,pruved for payment. Upon roll call vote, carried
unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 10145 p.m. - .
�� 'City Recorder