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<br />Appeal Appl.No.8
<br />G. B. Miller Co.
<br />(Go-Cart Race Track)
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<br />~resented from Toastmasters International, advising they are owners of a 175-front
<br />foot lot 'on East First Street, which will be financially adversely affected if the
<br />additic~al ~2 feet above the permitted maximum sign height is allowed~an~n motion
<br />of CounciLman Brewer, seconded by Heinly and carried, the commmmication was
<br />and filed. Lydia Davis, 1402 W. Pine Street, a member of the Civic Beautification
<br />Con~n~ttee, again stated the City has a good Ordinance governing the height of signs
<br />which should be enforced, and the regulation of signs does add to the good appear-
<br />ance of a City. Mr. W. K. Hillyard, 1809 Bush Street, stated the proposed sign
<br />height would detract from the appearance of the City. Dave Delano, 3233 Kurtz
<br />Street, San Diego, a partner in the Foodmaker Company, advise they operate ~6
<br />in restaurants in Southern California and Arizoaa, and purchased this property in
<br />May, although it did not clear escrow until July, 1960. Further, in September,
<br />when they applied for a buildi~ permit, they were advised of the recently adopted
<br />Zoning Ordinance ]fm!ting the sign height to 35 feet, which would adversely affect
<br />their type of impulse-buying business. Ed Agnew, Santa Aha Neon Company, favored
<br />the 47-foot sign height and stated an 85-foot sign was being erected at a skating
<br />rink in Anaheim. ~irs. Weston Walker, 919 No. Olive Street, favored the enforcement
<br />of the .Ordinance, reference the sign height, as it now stands. The Council having
<br />unanimously waived the reading of the Resolution, on motion of Councilman B~ewer,
<br />seconded by Heinly and carried, the following Resolution entitled:
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<br /> "Resolution No. 61-22 overruling the Planning Commission
<br /> and granting Variance Application No. l~O1 filed by
<br /> Foodmaker Company"
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<br />was considered and passed by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes, Councilmen Dale H. Heinly, Bob Brewer, A. A. Hall
<br />Noes, Councilmen Royal E. Hubbard, Stanley C. Gould, Jr.
<br />Ab sent, None
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<br />Appeal Application No. 8 of G. B. Miller Company, operators of Town & Country Villa
<br />(Trailer Park), 3929 W. Fifth Street, was again presented, appealing the Planning
<br />C~mmtssion's confirmation of an action by the Planning Director, which permitted
<br />location at 606 Harbor Boulevard to be used as a Go-Cart (Race) Track by F. L. Ross
<br />Attorney Dennis D. Hayden, 207 No. Broadway, representing the applicant, appealed
<br />the determination of the Planning DirectOr reference the permitted use by a race
<br />track in a C-2 Zone, stating the Trailer Park, which contains 135 trailer units
<br />representing a $300,000.00 investment, were given assurance that the zone would not
<br />be changed when the area was annexed to the City. The racing cars operate within
<br />forty feet of the residences, and there have been a number of vacancies and the
<br />frequency of the vacancies is increasing since this operation was started. A peti-
<br />tion containing approximately 200 signatures, and communications from W. C. Fox,
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<br />Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Austin, Zola and Scott Raymer, Mrs. I. E. Love, and Helen R.
<br />Templeton, residents of the Trailer Park, protesting the operation of the gasoline-
<br />powered Go-Cart Race Track were presented; from Attorney Dennis D. Hayden, setting
<br />forth the position of the applicant regarding this Appeal, and from Kart-O-Rama, Inc
<br />606 No. Harbor Boulevard', outlining their observations reference this type of busi-
<br />ness. On motion of Councilman Brewer, seconded by Hubbard and carried, the
<br />and communications were received and filed. Mr. W. C. Fox, 3929 W. Fifth Street,
<br />stated his trailer residence is located 100 feet from the track, and they are an-
<br />noyed by considerable fumes, the yelling and screaming by onlookers, as well as
<br />spot-lights that shine directly into the trailers in the Park, and requested recon-
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