05.03.56ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
May 3, 1956
Members present were: Messers. Brown, Faville, Housholder,
Lee, Wilson, and Wright.
Also present were: Building Inspector Gillon and City Manager
Knowles.
Mr. Brown opend the meeting. The first item of business was
a discussion of a proposed rule contained in the Memorandum dated
May 1, 1956, from the City Manager's Office.
Mr. Housholder proposed an amendment regarding the notification
of any applicant of the results of votes in executive session. The
amended rule reads as follows:- "Any single member of the Zoning
and Planning Commission may request the Chairman to call an executive
session of the Commission at any time for purposes of a discussion
and /or vote on any public request Veing considered by said Com-
mission. The Chairman shall immediately terminate the discussion
on the particular request in question and set a time and place for
the executive session. Such executive session shall be held not
later than the date of the�next regular meeting. The applicant is
to be notified of any vote results of the executive session and the
reasons for the result ".
Mr. Lee moved the adoption of the amended rule. Seconded by
Mr. Faville and passed.
The plat of the St. John's Sub- division was next submitted for
the Commission - approval. Mr. Housholder moved that the matt -er
be tabled due to the late date of submission and insufficient time
to consider it. Seconded by Mr. Wright and passed.
Mr. Brown then opened the floor for discussion on the revising
of the area requirements for colored dwellings. The following schedule
was decided upon:
Present Zone New Zone Area
R -3 R1 - 7C 700 sq. ft.
R -4 RM - 5 500 F! T1
R -5 RM - 3C 300 it "
No official action was taken. It was suggested that the R -4 and
R -5 zones could be consolidated into an RM -4C zone with 400 square
feet per dwelling unit.
It was recommended that Mr. John Burton be suggested for the
vacancy on the Commission; (Note:- Later established he lived outside
of the city limits and so the recommendation was not forwarded to the
City Commission.)
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
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