HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning and Zoning Commission Minutes 09-16-1953..,
l· inutes of the I, eeting of .Senten1 ber 16, 1953
:reetin•7 was 0~1ened by Presir'lent '.Jayne Bust and tl e r1 :' nutes of t} e ·,11·ev:' ous :r.1eeting
11ere read l·y t}1 e .Secretary , Tl os . L. 1 e:.rer . 7.l~e r,inutes were a-n·)roved as read .
T}'e first busjness at and ,ms a c'iscussion ,.Jit] Senator Al',ert .Snrac11:i.nr; about
the 1Jroperty ou;,ed lJy Fe1en Forester, locatPd on " ir;] ,my 61. i rs . Fo:ccster, through
her a-',tornev, asl:ed ·:·,J~at tl1 e '')ronort~r located on Yinp;sl0 :i 0fo1ay in tbe c·ty of Cape
Girardeau be rezoned fron an 11 A11 diotriC't to an 11F 11 district.y St2ting t] at t) is
would confo:m. to tl1 e zon:i nG' across tre street and ot} er Dropert7r near .t1 is location .
It 1,)as brnu:·l1 t out jp the discussion tlat i·rs . Forester has no "iortlmity to sell
t} is niece of nrolJerty to soneone 11' o Hou.1d 11an-~ to erect a Potel . After considerable
discussion, a rot ion Ha:=; r.1ac1e hy Un . G. :t 'aier . to table this matter for the tire being
unti 1 we could obtain nore infornation as to ,.1}1 ErC t;ype of bu:i_ld:: PSS would 1 e h.1.ilt
and if there uouJ.d l1e sore .,...,1ans avai1a;,le so ·cl~at t' ey can 1-·e · c:1 ecl'ed by the City
Planninr_:; and Zon:ing Comnissjon pr:i.or to rccomrend.nwap-;ro"Ial i'or rezon:·ng of t1 1 is
i)roi')erty . TJ,is r 1 otion 11as seconr'ed. 1r narrett ;Talker . No.que;3tion . The Lotion
was voted on anc' all ren' ers Drr sent voted in favor of tahling t), is i--atteT unt:" 1
t1-e next r,1eet~ ng .
Tl~e next business at :·an.d 1.;os tl,e reac1:'.ng of a letter frori' the Di:rie Contractors ,
Inc ., Loy I:. Crites , P"'esic:e--t . The undersie;necl corrloration l~ad 'J,1.rd,ased fror
t' e sfrool board Lots 1, 2, and 3 of Oak Park , a subdivision of Out Lots J.7, 18, 19, and 20 of -'.o1·ert Jtur(1jvant's .Su.bd:'iv:1 s:ion of Cut Lots sr, 59, 81, and ·)art
of 60, ::..n tl'e City of Ca,)e Girordeau, :·issouri. At ·,2.·ese1 1t th1e t! ese ti ree
lots are zoned 11A11 one fam:i.ly and t.1 ey request tl at tl is l:,e cl an;--·cd to ni;:;11 ,
Comrrercial District . T1 ey s·'.ated in t} eir letter tJ at if 1-Je cles:lred to lhdt
zonjng to an office lu:i.ld:inr; tiis 110uld be satis"actory . At iJr'sen-b trey Lave
1Jlans foT a one stoi'Y off:i.cc building tl at 110ulc'1 ce:~tainly, greatly el11 1 ance t}1 e
property as Hell as hat pTo~-ierty surroundinr, it . After due discussion, a motion
was nade by Tl 1 os . L. l eyer tl·at t' :i.s pronerty be rezoned for office as requested
by the Dixie Contractors, Inc . Tr•e r,otion uas seconded by Paul Filliarns that
tr is be rezoned as requested . I'TesideiJt 1fayne Pust asked if ttoir Here any
··m•tl er quest:;o' s and if not, all t}0 ose in favor of tl1 is proposal vote by t}'e
w=mal sie;n arr,. Seven ner0 bers voted FOR, and POT:E against .
The next bus:iness at 'and 1ias the n"2r'jnr,: of a Jetter subnF.ted by l:iverd.r"e lumber
Co . asldnr: t· at Lot 1.Block 1, Lot l Block 2, Lot 5 Block 2, and LotlBlock 3, of
Riversicle 1 s Second Suhclivision be rezoned frori one fad.ly to t-wo family residences .
After considerable c1iscussion , ,rn:i_c•' inr; bot· tl e nro and cons , concerning this
:request . i-ot:ion 1ws r 1 ac'e b;v Ur . G. 1;aier tl'at tl'is be rezoned as requested
pToviding tbat tte ""'ivers:lo.e Llmher Co . 1•1ould build onl7 one stor:r dw1lE xcs on
Lots l Block 1, Lot 1 Plock 2, Lot 5 Plock 2, Lot 1 Blocl: 3 1J:i.th off street
Darking ancl t 1 at t,io car ";2ro?es be built 1d t1 eacl0 duplex : The reason for tl"is
off street ')arJ-:i nr; and t, .. ,o car P'aJ'.';' ~,es is due to i} e narroH streets on Sunset
and Carutl0 ers . T} is r,otion was seconded by I1 aul 'filljar1s, and ~Jresiclent ·rayne
Rust called for a vote . Seven voted FOR, rCI'.8 against , providing t' at tl':l.s
t,roe of buildinr; be built .