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08-21-1951 Regular Meeting . ..,.... d \. fiEGULAR ADJOURNED liIEETIHG ~ Th<j> rogular ad.journod mooting of tho city council was hold at the city hall, Tuosday, August 21, 1951. Th~ mooting was ca110d to ordor by Presidont E. G. Winston at' ., 7:30P. M., with tho fo110~ing counqi1mon prosont: 'T. C. Cork, Jr., B.. F. Forguson; Arthur Goor:::;o and W. :H. l',1cQuistion. Absent: Nono. Othors being present were ~,layor Nagol;' Attornoy Morso, Firo Chiof' S~oldon, city foroman'FUl1wood; Howard. Young, Vie Os~a1t; Russo~l Grant. Emory ~.Iillican, Poto'VJillis, llrs. Ross Arnott, Mrs. R. E. Borryman and T. C. Cork, Sr., Tho minutos of tho rogular mooting hold August 7; 1951, and tho Special mooting ho1d'August 16; 1951, woro read by the clork and approved as read. A Committee, form tho local Chambor of COTMaerco, composod of Vie Oswalt, Hussoll Grant and E;mory Millican, with Vie Oswalt as Spbkesman, i.7oro aslwd to state thoir businoss. I'.Ir. OSHa1~ statod that tho Chamber of Comr.l'lerco desired to p~aco some signs on tho hie;hways, asking poop1o to visit C10rrnont. IIo furthor stated that tho cost of such signs vJOuld be (~l, 265 .00 pOI' yoar for throo' yoars, and that the Chambor was of tho' opinion tha:ttho city should, and sincoro1y hoped that thoy would; pay tho cost of' tho'sie;ns in addition to tho i:~l, 000.00 customar1y al10catod to tho' Chamber. Mr.. O~rwalt- statod that in othor words the Chamber was asking fo:r anincroaso i11 thoir allocation of ~i.l;265.00, making a total of ~.i2,265000; for tho next thr00 yoars. ~ir. GoorG;o pointod out to I'.Ir. Oswalt that tho oxisting council could-not obligato futuro councils for a contract of this natura, but that tho present council Qould'make t40 allocation for tho yoar 1951-52 if thoy so dosirod. n~. Cork statod that if tho council favorod paying tho cost ,of' tho signs for t.~-.. conIDling yoar, that 11.0 ViaS in faVOl'l ',of paying such cost from tho surplus of the fiscal yoar 1950-51. ~iir. Winston informed' the conmitto that tho council fully roa1izod, and Ulldorstood; thoir noods, but that they must also tako intdconsideration the noods of other organizations and institutions in tho city nhen making up tho coming years budget. Ho assured them, howover, that thoir roquost would roceivo considoration. . I r:ir. Poto 1!'iillis, roprosonting tho J1.mior Chambor of Comr:1erce, snowed tho council comp1eto plans for tlw in~rovoment of the J. C. Beach, and statod that one of thoir'first and groatost noeds \'l~S a bathhouso rfith sanitary facilities. He furthor statod that tho proposod location for such building was at tho foot of tho prosont bathing pier.. 1ir. 11illican rogistorod some objoction'to this l<bcation, stating that it would obstruct his ViOVl of tho lako. Howover, it was poi~ted out to n~r. Millican that it would probably boan inwossibi1ity to oroct such a building withi out partially obstructing tho viow of somo proporty ownor, and, furthormoro, tho building would not be unsightJ~, but would be a part of a wall plannod boautification program. fir. Willis called tho' councils attenti to tho am01.:nt of ~~500.00, sot up in this yoars budgot, for tho inprovemont of tho J. C. Boach, and askod if this sum'nas avai1ab10 for help in tho construction of tho proposed building. 1.11"'. ':Vil.J,is was informod By Presidont \Jinston that tho council would havo to soo tho plans of tho proposed building boforo making tho monoy avai1ablo~ 1~. Willis promised to have tho plans for tho noxt regular mooting. lirs. Ross A1~nott, 1.lrs. R. E. JJorl~ynlan and l.Ir. T. C. Cork" Sr., rbprosenting tho C1ormont Library, with Mr. Cork as spokosman, proposod a plan TIhoreby tho city would ontoI' into a contract witll tho Libra17 Association to tho offoct that tho city would rotain ownorship of tho property, but that tho operation of tho library would bo turnod ovor to tho Library Association. Tro Council Ullanamous1y agrood that such an arrangomont would bo to tho benofit of aJ1 concornod partios, and upon motion of T. C. Cork, Jr., socondod by Arthur (..!'oorgo,' and carriod, l,:r. Cork Sr.; vias asked to dra\7 up tho nocossary papors for such an agl'aOl1lOnt botnoon tho city and tho Library association, as a non profit 01~ganization. . r.:r. Ful1vlood ropo1"tod that the Radio had boon shipped and should arrive within a fOTI days. Firo Chiof Sho1don roportod that our prosont firo fighting oquipmont did not carry suff'iciont hoso to roach tho Josso \'lhitnoy property from o:;dsting firo plugs, and rocorllYrlonded tnat th6 ~wo inch strold-pipo bo roplacod in front of hor proporty. l'Ir. Winston statod that tho' same condition oxistod at tho corno1'" of Socond and Chostnut stroots. Eotion by Cork, socondod by Forguson; that tho two inch stand-pipos bo roplacod in front of tho Jesso IVhitnoy proporty and'at tho cornor of socond an~ Chostnut st1"'oots. Motion carriod. Mr. Sho1don furthor ropo~tod that tho LU1sanitary conditions oxisting on tho William Ray proporty had not boon corroctod and that somo dofinato action should bo tcl{on. l.totion by Cork, socondod by Goorgo, that Mr. \l lliam Ray, and tho tOTLYlant, bo informod that unloss tho oxisting unsanitary conditions 0.1"'0 c01"'roctod to tho satisfaction of tho Sanitation ConrrJitteo and tho city Hoalth officor, ~ithin thirty days, that tho property would bo declarod unsanibu"V by tho city and ordorod closod. Motion carriod. Attornoy 110rso roportod tho. t suit to quiot titlo on city hold lots had boon filed and that notico of samo would appoar in this wooks issuo of tho local Pross. tIr. Horse \7aS askod for an ostimato of' tho cost of tho abovo montionod suit, but statod that ho was unable to say at this time. Ho stated, hODovor, that ho nou1d havo an ostimate for tho council at its noxt mooting. C1:',rk Jobnson roportod to tho council that it rrould bo nocossary to havo the city auditor do so~o TIork on tho paving lion lodgor boforo ho i.70uld bo able to ma1::0 a list of tho unpaid paving lions. 1.Iotion by Cork, socondod by G001"'gO that tho clorlc bo authorized to ongago the sorvicos of'Mr. Shoppard to do tho nocossary work on tho Paving ldlen lodgor. J1Iotion car1"'ied. I','Iayo1'" HaGel roquosted pormission to Grado, and ropair, tho drivoway in f'ron of Airko I.ianufacturing Company. 1.'iotion by Corle, seconded by Forguson and carl"iod that f::r. Uae;ol bo Givon permission to ~rado and ropaid tho drivo~ay in front of AirkoManufacturin~ Company. Cl')rk Jobnson info1"'rioc1 tho council that Hr. Frou rIolfo, of Clormont Buildors Supply, had ca110d his attontion to tho poor drainago si tu.ation ~t the cornor of his. buildings, ,\;7hich VIaS causing dostruction to tho stroot. r.=1". 1Jinston instructed tho Stroots connni tto to 1001:: into this ma ttor and to 1"'oport at tho noxt mooting ~ith roco@TIondations. . r.:otion by 1IcQui,stion, socondod by Goorgo, that tho !no. ttor of tho proposod cl7-ang,)s in ru10s and ratos of the wator dopartrJont, as rocommondod. by clork Johnson; bo tablo for furtho::, study, as it 'appoard that changes othor than tho so proposod by Fr 0 Jo11-11son might nocossarly bo includod. ' Tho c10rk road a lottoI' from Er. William Daily, roquosting th t tho city romove a doad troo i'rom, and clonn up, tho stro"t in tho roar of his proporty at 392 Rivoria Road. lfotion by Cork, socondod by ~orguson that tho roquost of l.J:r. Daily bo comp1iod vlith, and that tho doad trOt) be romovod; and tho grass cut, at tho location rnontionod. Motion carried. e 111 .. A gonoral discussion rogarding Housoho1d Personal Proporty valuations took p1aco with considorablo difforoncos of opinion boing oxpressod. City attornoy Eorso road nurnorous oxtracts fl~om tho State la\~TS concerning tho 1110. ttor/ Somo of tho Councilmon ~oro of tho opinion that it would bo almost iwpossib10 for tho c01.'l1cil to mako a fair' an o qui tab10 valuation of tho Housohold Porsonal"proporties in tho city, partictu~ar1y at tl1is 1ato dato; and that; thorofol"o, a flat valuation of :,$500.00 bo p1aco on-'a11 such proporties; which would oliminato ~1Y tay'tax wh~tsoovor inasmuch as sucn proportios aro oxompt ;;~500.00. III'. Vlinston roportod that a largo porcontago of tho Household Porsbna1 proporty ODnors llad filod stateillonts with tho city tax as~oss6r, 'but that. in many case tho valuations had boon placod at ~,;500.00, or loss, and in many casos such vaulations appoarod to bo in complete disrogard to tho actual va1uo of such proporty. Eo furthor roported that in Elany casns such statomonts shorrod propert5.os of !3IPparontly comparab10 valuo t~ havo a wi do varianco of roported valuations. l~r~-Uinston callod tho councils attontion to tllo fact that thoy had S'\lorn to uphold tho laYIS and ordinanc'1s of tho city, ar..d, that said la~s and ordinancos cal10d for valuations to bo p1acod on porsona1 proportios and for samo to be takod. LIr. Cork offorod tho opinion that tho law in this caso TIou1d bo carried out by tho flat valuation of (;;500.00, as tho fact, that ~)500.00 exomption Das allo~od was not tho concorn of tho city and beyond thoir ponor to al~i:;or. :il:Ir. rIin'.ton was of tho opinion that SOI:l0 fair and oquitab10 mothod of vah,".ation, could, an~ should, bo 11;ado, .~~~t such valu,atjJW) should bo taxod. r:r. GoorGo, hr. Cork and ~lr ."'-S.:. " '. ppoarod to ' favol" tho flat (;;500.00 valuation method. Hr. For[jUson did not oJ~pross any dofinato mpinion. As no a~roomont appoarod in sight tho ma wattor was postponod until tho next mooting. t=r. VI. fIe LlcQuistion offered, and movod tl1.a t it be pas sod, AN OHDL1UTCE !'l.E81~DIHG ORDI1TA1TCE NTJMBER 48 OF TIm CITY 07 CL'SPJ:O:~T K,DLATETG TO THE ZOlTIiTG OF THE CITY OF CLERIlOITT; CIU;.lTGIlTG TEE ZOl1ES OF CJ:HTAIH PROPERTY HITHIlJ ' TIill CITY OF CLBR1,:Oi:T, AED OTHER HATTERS RELA?IlTG TI~RETO ~ Which ordinanc,o rras road in full. notion was socondod by Mr. Cork and \'Thon put to a voto carriod. Er. ~;lcQuistion thon JJ1.ovod that tho ru10s bo Davod and tho ordinanco road tho socond timo by TITLE only. Tho motion '\"las socondod by Er. Goorco and l.manamously car1"iod '\7hon put to a voto. _'\.ftor tho socond roading l:r. For.:;uson movod, tl:a t tho ordinanco "00 road tho third timo. Tho motion rJas socondod b~r Er. Goorgo and unanaJ210us1y carriod.Thoroupon tho ordi:1anco was road tho third timo B.nd upoj passaco of same tho roll call voto' rr$.s as fo110'\7s: Ayes; OOo1"e;o, I-IcQuistion, Cork; For.2;uson and ~inston. Hayos; nono. Tho ordinanco was passed~ tit10 as ?tatod, and vas ordorod rocordod in tho book of ordinancos, and numbored 1~2. A, copy in full appoars in this bool: folloning tho minutos. l~otion by Cork, sor:ondod by 8-oo1"C;o and carried that tho mooting adjourn. Pr esidont 0::' tho Council ... ' .. ~ ~ ORDIN~E NO:. /1))1", . I . . AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINMC~, NUMBER ,48 o.p THE CITY Or CLERMONI' RELAtING TO'THE ZONING' OF 1H~ CITY OF CLERMoNt; CHANGING 'THE' ZONES OF.CSRT4IN PROPSRTY, . WITHIN 'THE CITY OF CLERMONT, AND OTHER rJ1ATtEBS RELAT ING THEREto .' WHE'REA$, The Ci,ty COuncil ,of the Ci t.y o~ ~ler~o-nt, has i,n aecolEdance With Sections 20 and 21' of C>J;d:t.nance NO,. 48" the . '. . ., . Zoning Qxdlnanee" .caU$ed a notice 'to be published in ~he Cle:rmont ':' . . Ptes$,' a newsp'apez 'published in the City ,of Clei':mofitl" FloJi1da" . . ". .. ..' I.. in ,the issues of JUly 19th $nd, 26, 1951, which read as fola.()w$ ~ NotICE OF PROpOSED AMENDMENt 'to me ZON,ING ORDINAtt=E OF nil:' CITY oF CLERMON!.. FLORIDA. TI1S SAME BEING ORDINANCE. NO~ 48 OF TAE ,CItV OF, CLERMONr I FLORIDA. , , TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:' You, and each of. you;, are he:reby notified ~hat on the 7th day of August, A.D.,.,: 1951j, at 7:,30 P~M., in the City , , hall in the City of Clextnon~~ the C1~y Council of the City of Clermont will con$ider 'and act upon a p.1:oPQ:eed amendtnent . ' t,o th,."-Zoning, Ord,tnance of the Ci. ty of Clermont" th~ same , . being Ordinance,No~ 4a~ chang$.ng,the Zone of,the following descJ:ibed ~~ope:rty ih ,the Cit-y of .Cle:rmontf. :Flori.da; to"'w~:la From an R-2 Muli;iple Family' D1st;rrict, tb a C~l Conrnercial D1$t%lct , 'Block 124, accozdlng to the map 0-1 the Townsite ,of C.lern'lOnt,j being otherwise desc:rz1.bed as Block 124, Sunset. Pa:rkl. acco:rding to tht,t Official Map, of the, city of Clermont dUly f'iledon 4F~bruary 1926 and re.co~ded in Plat Book 8,; pages 17 to, 23 inclusive, public :tecord$ of Lake ~unty~, Flo~ida+ . . All per$ons int~teeted will be' heard at that "time. ' J /s/ ,A. M. ,.JOHNSON." City Cle1;k Published~ July 19,26th;i951. WHEREAS,~ the Git,y COuncil of the City of Clerrmnt did, in accordance with the ioregoing not!c$, meet i.n the City Hall of , , . , , the ~ity of Clermont ,at ~=;30 P,M. ,on the 7th dCiY of Ali9liS,~, A~D., 1951, and duly conside,redthe proposed. amendmenttb the Zoning , . , Or~inance ,of the Cit~ o~ Clermont~ t~es,aine being Otdinance No. 48; a:nd have heard all those present, if any there were. ~. .. ~ ,., -~ ~'. WHEREAS~ the City Council of' th~ Cityof,Cle:rrnont is of the 'unani.mous opinion tha,t '~~ch ~mend~nt to~:a:i4 Zo"i'ng Otdinalice shou19, bo mad6i',:, thex$fo:re~ . , BE IT 'ORDAINeD BY THE CJ;TY CaJNCI L OF THEer!'! OF Ct..SRMONT:, sectionl., " That the following, descri.bed' ,p~opertY$~'tu$te,~ lying .. . . and being in, the City" of Cle:t.mont,~. Flo:~:ida ~:.' ,and ,~hmem on .:the, Zo,n.tn~ Map of theClty of Clexmont 'to be lQ~ated, i~ ,ZoneR';!oo2 , . MUlt~pie F~milY Di.s,t~'1ct 'be. :r:e~zoned,;, xe~distJ1icted a.{.1dplac~ in the C...l Conme:r~1a,i Dlstx1c,t, 't'o,...w:tt'. .. . . alo,ck 124, a'ccoJ:;ding to the ,map of the To\!'ms:lte o,f Clexmont I.' };)eing" 'otherwise d,$Scribed, asaloQ'~ ' 124'j , Sunset Pa:r:k" ~c~ord.~ng to, the ()ff1clt;i~ 'map .~f the City of c;lcrmontqu'lY filed. ()n' 4 Februaty 1926 and lreeo;ded in Plat BOok, 8~, pages .l.7tc> 23 incllJsive,'f. public' r,~cord'$ , ' of Lak~ County, Flo:r1da" ' .'. . ,$ectiori~,~ All otdinan~es, 0% Pi;lxts, of ordinances in conflict , , herew;i.th 0;;: iil<;,an$! ste-1'lt .. wi th 'the prov!:sions 'of thi$ Ordina'nce . . I ""' ' a,1:e he';J:eby Jtepea'1ec1'. Sect~~n3. This oxd..io'anq,e. shall .tak~ -effect 1'n1n&diately ijpOn . , its pa,ss8ge' and approval by the 'Mayot. , . ~~~ ~.~ ~..~ ~... . ~ ~ ~ ,- ~ . ~ PASSEl) BY THE cnv COUJ<<::It .AT' ITS REGJL.AR r,E'ETING HELD 'ON THE .~ DAY qF AUGUSr t. A.D.'i.' 1951~ ,,' ". :Pz'esicJent,. 6f.,Ctty 'COuncil Attest:'" ','City Cle:rk.:' ~ .~ '- ~ ~ ~ '. ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . - RECEIVED AND APPROWD BY' tAB ,~IS ___ DAY Ot: AVGU~, A.D'~ t 1951~ , " Ma,o;J: ,