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Minutes of a special meeting of the Port. Angeles Planning Commission,
October 27, 1959.
.' Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
First order of business was the consideration of unfinished business. Under
this heading was a discussion on a request of the Church of the Nazarene for
our consideration of a variance on land use on the North side of 2nd Street
between Eunice and Francis Streets which would allow establishment of a
Second Hand Store in the old Church of the Naz~rene building. Rev. Mel
Palmquist was present and explained their trouble in trying to dispose of
the old church building, which in itself is a ramshackle affair, saying they,
the church group, had been making strenuous efforts to sell the property
without success and the suggestion of the establishment of a Second Hand
Store, in order to sell the property, seemed to be their only solution.
After a lengthy discussion of the matter, the members of the Planning Comm-
ission informed Rev. Palmquist that. they could not conscientiously recommend
to the Council that their request be approved and advised with him that the
church group seek other means of disposing of the property. Rev. Palmquist
was disappointed in the ultimate decision, but agreed that the Planning
Commission!s position was probably correct.
Next order of unfinished business was the final consideration of the petition
of property wwners adjacent to Jones Street asking fora vacation of Jones
street from 6th to 8th Streets. This petition having been refered to the
Planning Commission by the City ~ouncil. During the interval this petition
had been layed on the table of the Commission, all of the members have
_ thoroughly gone over this proposal by examining the site in detail and while
_-~it is admitted by the members of the Commission that due to the topography
- of the area, there is not probability that Jones Street would. be improved
in the forseeable future, nevertheless, the Planning Commission is on record
for some years past, that a general policy be rollowed of opposing the
vacation of Streets unless good and sufficient reason were shown to warrent
same. It is the opinion of the members of the Planning Commission that no
hardship obtains to the adjacent property on account of the unimproved
street and further that no undo hardships arises to the abutting property
on the account of the platted unimproved street, therefor it was the
unanimous opinion of the Planning Commission that they recogmend to the City
Council that this petition be denied.
Under new business was a consideration of a petition refered to us by the
Council for the vacation of "In Street between blocks 125 and 130 Townsite.
Petition signed by owners of all abutting property. After a thoroug~
discussion, it was the unanimous opinion of the Planning Commission that the
same policy applied here as to the Jones Street petition, that is to say,
no hardship was caused to the abutting property by the platted street and
it was regularly moved, seconded and unanimously passed that the Planning
Commission recommend to the City Council that this petition be denied.
There was a general discussion with reference to the letter from Arnold Levy
on the proposed improvement of a parking lot on the north side of Front
Streets and it was decided to further lay this matter on the table until more
information could be secured.
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No further business appearing, meeting was
adjourned.
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cc M. W. Slankard
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H. E. Dodge
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