HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 08/03/1955
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Minutes of the special meeting of the Port Angeles Planning Commission,
August 3rd, 19~5.
Members present were Hampton, Gort, McGee, Reiners, Lamoureux and strange.
Also present was Mayor Ivor Smith and City Engineer Ahlvers.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Under unfinished business, chairman advised the Commission that Mr. Arnold
Levy, speaking for Mr. Graham Ralston who has an application for a zoning
variance on Lot-9, Block 290 which was to be considered at this meeting,
has asked for. an indefinite postponement. With this in view, the matter
was ordered tabled.
The application of Mr. Kenneth Thompson, owner of the City Motel, for
permission to allow trailers to be parked in a few locations, was again
brought up for discussion. The chairman advised the Commission that Mr.
Donald Morrison, sanitarian officer and Mr. Clay wolverton, Fire Chief,
had both.stated there were no objections from their respective departments.
It was then ordered that Mr. Thompson be allowed a non-transferable,
revokable permit for the trailers with no expansion of present facilities
for trailers to be ~llowjd.
Under new business the application of the City of Port Angele s to install
a "load center" consisting of transformers and switching units to be
located on Lots 15 and 16 in block 275 was approved as a necessity for
public use and convenience.
Th~ condition of the shoulders of the roadway on Marine Drive from Valley
Street west was brought up for discussion. It was pointed out that as
soon as Front Street is extended across the new fill and the Tumwater
road hookup is completed, an intolerable traffic situation will arise
unless steps are taken to improve Marine Drive. After a lengthy discussion
it w as unanimously agreed by the members of' the Commission that the C1 ty
Council be urged to instttute by resoluation a local improvement district
calling for the improvement of Marine Drive from Valley street westerly to
"An Street by the instalation of the necessary drainage, concrete sidewalks
and curbs where necessary and the intervening space be~ween the present
concrete pavement and proposed curbs to be paved wi tb a )" type ItI"
asphaltic conc~e.
The application of the DelGuzzi Construction Go. to re-platt the area
between 8th and 19th streets from "M" street west for a distance of
approximately eUo feet was brought up for discussion; Mr. DelGuzzi
having submitted a plan shewing his proposed layout. There was a long
discussion over this proposal, some ot' the members objecting to widths
of the proposed streets which are to be 46 feet. Mr. DelGuzzi was
contacted about this matter and advised the Commission that due to the
topography of' the terrain and the proposed strrets followi~contour lines
and also the'FHA requirements, that it was impossible f'or the layout to
be otherwise without the needless aacrafice of considerable area which
would cause some of the lots to be from 125 to 150 feet long. As the
plan now stands, the density of population requirements are easily met as
all lots in the area far exceed the 7,000 square feet required in first
residential districts. Finally on a motion to approve the plan, the
Chairman declared the motion carried with four members voting in favor,
one absent voting in favor, one opposed and one not voting.
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:'e Tne mayor was called upon 1'or a few remarks and spoke briefly to the
members of the Commission.
There was further discussion on the future overall sewer disposal
problem, chairman advising the members of letters received f~om Olympia,
Bremerton and Longview each setting forth their method of financing their
disposal projects.
No further business appearing, the meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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