11-30-1971 Regular MeetingPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council Chambers
on Tuesday, Povember 30, 1971. The meeting was called to order at 7:10 P.M. by
Chairman Czech with the following members present: Mrs. Allbright and Messrs.
Bratton; Lovelady, Seaver, Wade, and Winther. City officials present were: City
Manager Hopkins, Mayor Don E. Smith, Councilwoman Watson, Councilman Cochran,
City Controller Fleming, Director of Community Services Smythe and Assistant
Director of Community Services Nagel. Others present were Messrs. Sam Mazzotta,
James Watkins, Claude Smoak, Walter Barbour, Ben Cunningham and Robert Shumaker.
The Lord's Prayer was repeated in unison by those present.
The Minutes of the meeting held on October 19, 1971 were approved as written.
Mr. Czech read to the Commission members a paragraph from the City Council's
minutes of their November 23, 1971 meeting in which Councilman Beals stated
the Planning and Zoning Commission was ineffective. Mr. Beals also stated he
was opposed to submitting the proposed changes of the zoning ordinance to the
P & Z Commission for their consideration and he presented this to the City Council
for prompt consideration and action. Several commission members stated they wished
to resign at once from the commission. After comments of Mayor Smith, Councilwoman
Watson and Councilman Cochran relating their appreciating to the Commission
for their work, the Commission decided to continue their work on a Sign Ordinance
and revisions on the Zoning Ordinance.
A proposed sign ordinance was presented by the City Manager and reviewed section
by section by the Commission with Council members present. Following the review,
the Commission recommended that the City Manager revise the ordinance in accordance
with suggested deletions and additions, for presentation to the City Council.
Proposed changes to the Zoning Regulations were presented by the City Manager
and reviewed by the Commission. Following the review, motion was made by Mr.
Winther, seconded by Mr. Lovelady, and carried that it is the P&Z Commission:',s
recommendation that the Zoning Regulations with the changes suggested be accepted
and presented to the Council for their consideration.
Mr. James Watkins, Lake County Planning Director, made a brief slide presentation
of the Apartment Study to date and it was agreed that a detailed presentation
would be made at the Council Meeting on December 14th. The meeting will begin
a 7 o'clock P.M, instead of 7:30 o'clock P.M. in order to allow time for this
presentation and all members of the Commission were invited and urged to attend.
The meeting was adjourned by Chairman Czech.
Henry Czech, Chairman
Mildred collar, Secretary