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PUBLIC HEARING The Mayor opened the public APPLICATION TO OPERATE hearing to consider the appeal A TAXICAB filed by Herman H. Lieske, Jr. , from Police Chief's suspension of a permit to operate a taxicab in the City of Santa Ana. The applicant was present and stated that his permit to operate a taxicab in Santa Aha was suspended because of an arrest in Long Beach in May 1970 for driving while intoxicated; that in approximately 25 years of driving, this is the first offense of this type; that in this same period of time he has received two minor traffic tickets and was involved in two accidents--one in which he was hit from the rear while stopped, and one in which a rented truck he was driving lost a wheel. After further questioning, he stated that the arrest in Long Beach occurred while he was off duty and driving his own car. The public hearing was closed. Councilman Yamamoto's motion, seconded by Councilman Markel, to overrule the action of the Chief of Police and instruct him to reinstate the driver's permit to operate a taxicab in the City of Santa Aha, carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Herrin, Markel~ Yamamoto, Griset Evans, Patterson, Villa None RECESS all Council members present. At 8:20 P.M., a five-minute recess was declared. The Council reconvened at 8:25 P.M., with PUBLIC HEARING The Director of Planning reported APPEAL NO. 260, VA 70-77 that the Planning Commission's denial YSIDRO AND ANITA RUVALCAVA of Variance Application 70-77 was based on the projected use for this area which is multi-family residential and the open storage of construction equipment and material in the A 1 District would be an incompatible use. The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. Mr. Harold Swatez, Attorney, was present to represent the applicant. He presented a map of the area and a chart, pointing out that Mr. Ruvalcava's property is in close proximity to railroad tracks~ directly in the flight pattern of Orange County Airport, and in an area which is generally manufacturing, with large trucks arriving and departing during the day, all of which creates a noise problem unacceptable for a residential area. He also stated that if the Appeal is granted, the applicant has no objection to Conditions 1 through 7 as recommended by the Planning Department. Mrs. Mary Henry, 921 South Lyon Street, and Mr. George Dunn, 1001 South Lyon Street, spoke in support of the Appeal, stating that they do not oppose the use of this lot as a storage area, and that if there is a requirement to develop North Lyon Street from Chestnut to McFadden, it should be done at one time, rather than lot by lot, in order to save expense and inconvenience to the property owners. CITY COUNCIL -80- Marchl, 1971