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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning and Zoning Commission Minutes 11-27-1952 - Number 1:MEETING NO. l, Ci'fY COUNCIL THOS. L. MEYER, .AGENT 1:2,0 NORTH SPRIGG STREET GAPE GIRARDEAU, MO . PHONE: 3829 ??~~ CITY rt :U I M MEEl'ING l\TUHBER 1 On November . 27,. 1952, Mayor hanning P. lire er called a meeting of the new City Planning and Zoning Cormnission of Cape Girardeau . These members were _appoj nted October 20, 1952 by the city council. Yembers as listed on the Book of Records in Cape Gjr., cnnncil are Wm . G. Haier, 1'.artin Eecht, Thos. L. l'Ieyer, Wayne Rust, Paul R. Wil 7 iams, Barrett Halker, Chas . N. Cofer, Anderson Jones, ·and Ed L. Seiler . The City Plannin& and Zoning Commission consists of eight memh&rs and the city engineer. All memhers were nresent for the first meeting, at which time, Mayor Greer read to the newly formed co:mrrission excerpts from the City Ordinance m 1Jr1ber 566 which uas wdtten on April 25, 1929. Few, ,jf any changes have been made sj nee tl,en and a copy of this ord~ nance was eiven to each member of the C5 ty Planning and Zoning Commission . The city attorney Jack Knehans spoke briefly to the commission and told them what their duties were and },ow far they could expect to go and what their recommendations would mean to the city council on any matter that would have to do with future developnent or present requests for zon:ng changes. At this ti.me, Jack Knehans presented the City Planning Commission with two notices of proposed zoning changes. One was for a shopping center on West William St. between Good Fope and William St., possibly better krown as the Schneider addition and the and the other one was a request by Densel HFat" Slinkard to rezone to 2-ight industry , a track of land between the Cape Furniture Manufacturers and the Hawkinson Tire f/ Tread Co. At about this point in the meeting it vJas decided that the commission should have its own officers and Wayne Rust was elected cbairman, Wm . G. Naier , Vice Chairnan and Thos. L. Meyer THOS. L. MEYER, AGE'NT JJ2 ,0 NORTH SPRIGG STREET CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. PHONE: 3829 2 Paul R. Willi&t1s brought up the question just where and what locations in the city of Cape Girardeau were zoned for various types of businesses, residences, or light industrys, comr0 erc:l al, business property and w:bere the information can be secured . Ed Seiler , city engineer, srowed the !''eNbers of the con°1 ission the map which was on tre wall and the legend describing what anc where the various types of businesses and two family apartFents or apartr:,ent buildj ngs and what bave you can be located . It was surgested by a rrrenber of the commission that it might be a good idea to have a map presented to each one of the members on the commission. Ttis was dore by Ed Seiler and tl'e thoue:ht behind this was, that in the event soreone -should call the var'ous members and talk to the:r1 on the phone about someone wanting a zoning change in a certain area, he could then go to his map and use it as reference, and see just what 'kind of zonj n,r,: is in the immediate area . This nap could 1-e used as a guide . It was brought up by Hm. G. Haier as to r..ow riany meml1e:ss it would take to hold a meeting . It was decided that it ',Joule" take ro less than five P1embers to hold a meetin13 and that any proposal put to a vote woulC'. have to be passed on by a simple ma.<ority. In other "\-Jords, ·five rembers voting, and if only five members are Dr' se;t, it H0uld rreon that all five members would have to vote either for o:,-, a n-ainst the nropogal before it could i-,e re coI'lTD.endecl to the city council for f1rtlier action. lt was sugges I eel hy the cloairma:r, Wayne Bust, that the r'ernbers to better acquaint ther,.:selves 1,1i th the two notices for proposed cr_anges might be well for them to visit the sights to ~e just wbat is in the surrounding neighborhood THOS. L. MEYER, AGENT J.;2,0 NORTH SPRIGG STREET GAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. PHONE: 3829 and thus draw a better conclusion as to Hl:i.at might be the best course to follow and whether it would be w5se or mt to ' crange the zoning as requ sted by the petj tioners for the ;:mrnose stated j n treir netition . Just before the meeting closed, Ma;'or Manning Greer read a nortion from tr.e muncipal year book on the yay City Plannine; and Zoning Corrunissions were set un in other cities ranging from zero members to as many as 35 members . This was merely brought out as information ao to wl"at was going on in other cities and that other cities do have the same problems as we and also at this time it was brought out that the City Planning & Zonj ng Connnission could even go out of the city limits and check on proposed tuild :'c.ng sights or buildings that might be in the process of construction . Respectively Thomas L. Meyer , Secy .