HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning and Zoning Commission Minutes 08-12-1953•1
CITY PLAFPIITG {~ Z.OITilJG CCU Ti'TEE
1-Iinutes of the lieeting of August 12 , 1953
Meeting l/8S opened by Vice-f'resident H. G. :Maier and tte minutes of
the previous meet:~.ng were read .Secretary Thomas L. 1:eyer . The ninutes
were approved os read . The first bus:;ness at ho.nd wa s the reading of
a letter from Albert ll . Spradling 1-rd.tten on behalf of t~,e Char1.ber of
Conm~erce of t: e City of Cape Girardeau, Nissoud., respectfully requesting
that all of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Nothdurft ts Partition
of tJ,e South ,;iar t of Lot l" of the Southi.iest Quarter of OutJ.ot 80, tbe
East part of Lot 1, am~ t~ e IJortheast ~,art of Lot 2, of nobert Sturdivo.nt 1 s
Subdivision of Outlot 81 , u.s .P. Survey 2199 , T. 30 and 31 n., R. 13 i .,
of t l,e City and County of Cape Gir.srdeau, 1:issouri , be rezoned frrn"YJ. the
flA 11 One Fan:i.ly pistrict , to 11 J 11 Heavy Im1ust.ry District . f,.fter a lengthy
discussion on this :rmtter the motion 1ms nad e b: · FauJ Fillfons that this
be rezoned as Tequestod . Th ie notion uas seconded by Thomas L. l~e;c,-er .
Notion was ca:cr:i.ecl unanimously . ··
It wD.s a lso discussed at this meet :·.ng 1.ihether or r:ot other p ropeJ~ties ouf,;h t
to be rezoned prior to receiving requests f or same . It 1;1 3s the n decided
that all members of the bonrd give t he South and Southwest p art of Cn ~)e
Girardeau and l::..:··.its regarding Eorthwest and Southeast part of W.glmay 7/4.
sone careful study for futm·e development leanir,g to1-1a rd IIeav-y Industry .
This proposal by William G. E:der r,1eet ui th favorable comments fr : n all
merJ::iers present .
There was also a discussion c:long t1 1 e line of Beautifying the c J.-c,;7 and
this trend of thought uas i:-,stig2ted by an unsir,htly firegutted building
on Independence Street dir e ctly east of tl-1e Jar.es Fhe el Alignin~ Corc:0any .
Th is builcEng is owned by G. H. Tines or:.d it H8s sug gested by th e b oard
n enbers that He 1-,rite tr,e Ci t;r Council a letter Tccorn 1 endinG tLo.t this
building be con.denned ar,d re;-·oved unless the present mmer conplotely re-
nodels the building .
No fu1~ther business be :i.ng brou g~,t l::ef ore t ' e corJ1 ittee at this tine the
meet}_nro rn.10 od , .. ourned b 00 Uilliar,i G. Laier .
n.espectfully su'un itted ,
Thomas L. Leyer
Secretary