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Nathan Tarr, 902 Avalon, property owner within 300 feet and attorney represent-
<br />ing protestants, evaluated the emotional and legal aspects of the problem.
<br />Emotional factors involved tradition, precedent, vested property rights and good
<br />faith. He denied that grounds for a variance had been established and quoted
<br />a court decision regarding self-induced hardship. Ne stated Plaguing Commission
<br />did not have brochure Just submitted and cited court case regarding evidence
<br />produced by persons present at hearing; stated increased revenue has nothing to
<br />do with granting of variance.
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<br />Eerwin ~acobs, 915 Avalon, stated there was no hardship to property and buffer
<br />required of Guaranty Chevrolet variance was .adequate to protect the R 1 area.
<br />He submitted a petition with over 1,000 signatures of persons requesting denial
<br />Of the appeal. 0~ motion of Counc~ma~ Schlueter, seconded by Couuc~lm-~ Narvey
<br />and carried, Couacil received and ordered filed the petition.
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<br />Eugene H. Westmeyer, 6~ E. 20th Street, starch that no hardship existeH but
<br />~wner did not want to sell because of tax purposes. Also speaking in opposition
<br />were Harold Craig, 806 E. Catalima, noting the distance of apartments referred
<br />to by Mr. Rick. les and that approval would set pattern for new apar~mente. William
<br />E. Riggle, 2118 Santiago, requested the reading of Mr. ~arwood's letter, and upon
<br />approval of the Council, the Clerk read the letter in full. Mr. Tarr commented
<br />that Mr. Xeller had leased the property about a year ago with f,,l~ knowledge
<br />that the property was R 1. There being no further testimony, the hearing was
<br />closed.
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<br />It was moVed by Counc41m*u G~lmore, seconded by Counc~lm~n Schlueter, that the
<br />matter be continued to the meeting of December 16 for further study by Council.
<br />Cou~cilmau Narvey voted "No" amd Vice Mayor Hubbard declared the motion lost.
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<br />A motion by Councilman Narvey to uphold the action of the Pla-~ing Commission
<br />and instruct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution denying Variance Appli-
<br />cation 183~ was lost for lack of second. It was moved by Councilman Harvey,
<br />seconded by Councilman Gilmore and carried, that action be continued to December
<br />16, 1963.
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<br />NEARING - AMBULANCE
<br />S~V~CE
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<br />in the City of Santa ~na.
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<br /> Vice Mayor Hubbard opened the hearing on
<br /> an application for Certificate of Public
<br /> Convenience and Necessity filed by Windh
<br /> Ambulance Service to operate one ambulance
<br />The Clerk reported that notice of the hearing was pub-
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<br />lished in The Register on November 26, 196B and mailed to applicant and present
<br />Certificate holders on November 22, 1963; that communications supporting the
<br />application had been received from the following:
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<br /> Dr. L. I. Bonin, 2101 W. Edinger Avenue; Dr. P. W. ~mbert, 1510 N. Grand;
<br /> Betty J. Thompson, Administrator, Doctors Hospital, 1901 N. College Avenue;
<br /> Allan G. Brown, 430 Milford Road, Orange; and a petition with approxtm-tely
<br /> 75sign~turesand one'with approximately 25 signatures. The Clerk reported
<br /> further that a ~emorandum in opposition had been filed by William F. Acker
<br /> and Bright Morgan.
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<br />The applicant, ~avid Windh, 555 So. C Street, Tustin, cited the city's ordinance
<br />authorizing an ambulance for every 20,000 inhabitants, noting that Acker operated
<br />one in Santa Aha, one in Garden Grove, and one in Orange, and Morgan operated two
<br />in Santa Aha. Lyle Grimble, 202~ S. Rene, spoke in support of the application,
<br />stating the city could support another ambulance.
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<br />William Acker, 2227 S. Bristol, of Acker Ambulance Service, stated in opposition
<br />that the city was well protected and could not support another ambulance, that
<br />cut rates might result, and that there has never been a time when one of the two
<br />services was not available.
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<br />CITY COUNCIL - 262 - December 2, l~6B
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