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The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in adjourned session
at the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida at 7:30 O'clock P.M. July 20, 1936.
Present: Commissioner S.O.Shinholser, Mayor.
W.R.Dupree
" W.A.Leffler
" M.J.Lodge
" P.N.Whitehurst
City Attorney Fred R.Wilson
City Clerk F S Lamson:
Chief of Police R. G.Williams
Meeting called to order by the Chairman.
Thereupon the Chairman announced that in accordance with decision reached
at meeting of July 13th. the members of the City Funning Commission had been requested
to be present at this meeting to discuss the advisability of re- zoning that territory
in the vicinity of Thirteenth Street and Park Avenue into Local Business, Mr Fred. T.
Williams and Mr. Elton Moughton being present for that purpose.
At this time Mr. Garland W. Spencer appeared with further reference to his
request for building permit to build an automobile service station on Lots 4 and 5
Block 14 Tier 4, according to E.R.Trafford's Map of the City of Sanford, located,at
the northwest corner of Thirteenth Street and Park Avenue, presenting at this time
six additional signers to his original petition and urging that the permit requested
be granted.
Mr. Herbert Messer, representing Mr. O.D.Farrell, then registered a protest
against either the issuance of the permit requested by Mr Spencer or opening up the
territory in the vicinity of Thirteenth Street and Park Avenue to business enterprises,
presenting at the same time a petition signed by various property owners in the vicinity
of this location registering their disapproval of both of the above.
The following property owners in attendance at the meeting then registered
their approval or disapproval as the case may be :
Mrs Rhoda B.Ewing - Opposed to re- zoning the property in the neighborhood
of Thirteenth Street and Park Avenue as local business.
G.H.Brown, - In favor of re- zoning the property in the neighborhood of
Thirteenth Street and Park Avenue as Local Business and all of Park Avenue
as well.
E.F.Lane - Opposed to re- zoning any of Park Avenue as Local Business.
G.A.Speer - In favor of re- zoning all of Park Avenue as local business
if the property in the neighborhood of Thirteenth St. and Park Ave. is
re- zoned.
Morris Spencer - In favor of re- zoning the property in.the neighborhood
of Thriteenth St. and Park Avenue as Local Business.
P.Ba.yard Smith - Opposed to re- zoning the property in the neighborhood
of Thirteenth St. and Park Avenue as Local Business.
F.E.Bolz - In favor of re- zoning all of Park Avenue as Local Business.
J.A.Wright - In favor of re- zoning the property in the neighborhood of
Thirteenth St. and Park Ave. as Local Business.
The Clerk next read communication from J. Ross Adams expressing opposition
to the erection of more than one service station in the vicinity of Thirteenth St. and
Park Avenue, and communication from W.H.Brown requesting that his name be withdrawn from
Mr. Spencer's petition.
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Thereupon, after further discussion, Commissioner Dupree moved that upon
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completion of any other business which may come before it, the Board go into Executive
Session with-the members of the Planning Commission present for further consideration
of the matter.
Seconded by Commissioner Whitehurst and carried.
City Attorney Wilson next read letter from J.W.Shands, representing the City
of Sanford Bondholders Protective Committee, requesting that a. blanket order be issued
to pay to this Committee any money due it if and when as much as $100.00 has been:
collected for that purpose.
Matter taken under consideration.
Architect E.J. Moughton next advised the Commission that the local Baseball
Association officials had requested that the project being prepared for the proposed
Club House.a.t the Municipal Atletic Field be altered to allow for a_ building ninety feet
long instead of seventy feet long as originally contemplated. Mr. Moughton also advised
that by using salvaged lumber from the old dock at the foot of Myrtle Avenue, now owned
by the City, the City would need to donate very little in addition.
Thereupon, after careful consideration, Mr. Moughton was instructed to prepare
project calling for clubhouse ninety feet long.
City Engineer Fred T.Williams next presented application for PWA project
covering the repaving and widening of Second Street from Oak Avenue to Sanford Avenue
and Magnolia Avenue from First Street to Fifth Street, the total project contemplating the
expenditure of $17,562.50 of which $3668.00 would be donated by the City.
Project approved and the Mayor and Clerk authorized to execute the application_
on behalf of the City.
The Commission then took a recess and went into executive session to confer with
the members of the City Planning Commission present on the advisability of re— zoning
the property in the vicinity of Thirteenth Street and Park Avenue as Local Business.
Upon re— convenig the Commission decided that it would be inadvisable to re —zone
the property in the vicinity of Thirteenth Street and Park Avenue as Local Business
until a decided majority of the owners of each class of property in the effected territory
signify their approval to such a change.
The meeting then adjourned.
Attest:
Clty Clerk.
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