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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-03-56r~•-~ r~ ~,.pt,E• Council Minutes Pulaski, Va., April 3, 1956 1 1 1 The minutes of the regular monthly meeting of theTown Council of theTown of Pulaski, Virginia, held on the 3rd day of April, 1956y at 4 p.m., in the municipal offices. There were present: Mayor G. V. Jackson, presiding Councilmen: C. T. Brookman, I. R. Carper, 0. 0. Crowell, M..E. Lester, J. R. Martin, W. F. White. Absent: Councilmen W. A. Larson and W. M. Farmer Also present: Town Manager: Julian F. Hirst Clerk: Audrey E. Kingrea Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Earl A. Scott, Chief, Mapping & Surveys Section, State Division Planning & Economic Dev~#lopment Henry Ellis, Industrial Representative, State Divisio~i George Long, Field Representative, Southwest Virginia~lArea, Division of Planning & Economic Development. Rev. B. Clifton Reardon, Christ Episcopal Church Billy B. Flint, Southwest Times Jack Reams, Manager, C. & P. Telephone Co. R. L. Beamer, Industrial Committee, Chamber of Commer~le G. A. Hillsman, Executive Manager Chamber of Commerce T. J. McCarthy, Chamber of Commerce F. N. Cole, Board of Supervisors T. E. Tabor, Board of Supervisars W. P. Spencer, Industrial Committee, Chamber of Commerce R. J. Shelburne, Board of Supervisors M. G. Graham, Clerk of County R. K. Sutherland, County Treasurer Conley Bowling, State Employment Office P. M. Sadler, Chairman, Town Planning CoirBnission J. H. Chapman, Jr., President, County Industrial Development Corporation C. C. Jordan, Vice-President, Chamber of Commerce 0. P. Jordan, Jr., Industrial Committee, Chamber of Cc~ntnerce W. K. 13ewcomb, Board of Supervisors The meeting was opened with a, prayer by the Rev. B. Clifton Reardon of Christ Episcopal Church. The Mayor welc maned th~guests who were present at the meeting representing the County, Town and Chamber of Commerce. He stated that they had been invited to be present for the presentation to th4 County of an industrial and economic report prepared by the State Division of Planning and Economic Development far Pulaski County. This booklet was compiled by the Division at the request of the Town Council who had. received a recommendation from the Chamber of Commerce that the State be asked to prepare such a report as had been done for other oounties in Virginia. Each guest was recognized in accordance with their official capacity. Surveys Section of theState Division. Mr. Scott commented on the The Mayor presented Mr. Earl A. Scott, Chief of the Mapping and observations they had made with regard to Pulaski County•s potential for induttzal development, citing the features of a ~~ .w ~- `h'rn~r~l Council Minutes Cont'd Pulaski, Va., ~px'il 3, 1956 community which tend to attract industrial interests. He then presented first copies of the report to Mayor Jackson, Mr. Tabor, Mr. Chapman and Mr. Jordan. Mr. Ellis and Mr. Long were presented by Mr. Scott and both spoke brief7,y of the availability of their 2 services to the County in industrial matters. Mayor Jackson acknowledged receipt by the groups of the booklets and expressed the•. appreciation of the County, the Chamber of Commerce and the Town for the work that had gone into their preparation. The matter of financing water connection fees was discussed and upon motion of W. F. White, seconded by I. R.. Carper, it was unanimously Resolved, that any previous action or policy of the Town as to method of collecting water connection fees be hereby rescinded. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in the future installment payments will be accepted, but water connections will not be made until the entire connection fee is collected. On motion of 0. 0. Crowell, seconded by J. R. Martin, and with the following unanimous recorded vote of the members present as follows: J. R. Martin - aye M. E. Lester - aye W. F. White - aye C. T. Brookman - aye I. R. Carper - aye 0. O. Crowell - aye RESOLVED, that theTown Manager is permitted to enter into an agreement for the cutting, sawing and logging of timber in Raines Hollow area with Mr. Walter E. Crigger and it is understood that at the proper time and upon request for same an appropriation of $2j00.00 will be made frcm the Equipment and Stores Funds with the condition that any department within theTown using the lumber will reimburse the Equipment and Stores Fund. The Town Manager advised Council of the proposed minor changes in the Subdivision Ordinance as suggested by County Planning Com-' mission. On motion of W. F. White, seconded by M. E. Lester, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Subdivision Control Ordinance be revised as suggested by the County and Town Planning Commissions, and the Council Minutes Cont'd Pulaski, Va., April 3, 1956 herebelow cited sections are hereby amended to be as follows: REVISIONS TO AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SUBDIVISION•OF LAND WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, AND WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE CORPORATE LIMITS THEREOF, INTO LOTS, STREETS, ALLEYS, PUBLIC AREAS, ETC.; PROVIDING FOR AND REGULATING THE MAKING, PRESENTATION, APPROVAL, AND RECOR~iING OF PLATS FOR SUCH SUB- DIVISION: DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS; ESTABLISHING MINIh]Uri SUBDIVISION DESIGN AND STANDARDS; PRO- VIDING MINIMiTM IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE; SETTING UP PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED; PRESCRIBING PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING PROCEEDII~(3 TO PREVENT VIOLATIONS, SAID ORDINANCE HAVING BEEN ADOPTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, FIRST READING, NOVEMBER 1, 1955, SECOND READING DECEMBER 20, 1955• , 3.i Every subdivider shall have prepared by a surveyor or a Civil Engineer, duly licensed by the State of Virginia, a plat of the parcel or tract of land to be subdivided. The first plats made shall be known as the preliminary plats or lay-outs, and when correctec~nd finally approved, and represented if necessary they shall be known as the final plats. Both shall be at a minimum scale, of 100 feet to an inch and shall include the following, unless otherwise specified: (d) Names of any subdivisions immediately ad3acent thereto and where not bound by subdivisions, the names of owners of record of alb a.d~acent property. (g) The date, the name of the surveyor, direction of true North;: point, or current magnetic bearing, with notation as to whether true or magnetSc North used, and the scale, together with reference to maps or survey of tract from which subdivision was laid out. (m) Certificate by the subdivider, an attorney or the surveyor signed by him, stating the source of title, the owner of the land, place of record of last instrument in chain of• title, or if sub- division is from land acquired from more than one source of title, an outline of the several sources shall be indicated. 7.1 All streets, insofar as practical, shall conform in location a.nd with respect to their intersection with other dedicated public streets or roadways inside or outside of the corporate limits. 7.2 All primary through streets and roadways within or ad3acent to subdivisions shall have right of~•ray widths of not less than 60 ''' feet. All local subdivision streets or roadways serving only proper~y within the subdivisions shall have right of way widths of not less than 50 feet. Building construction shall be prhibited within 25 feet of the right of way lines as may exist or hereinafter be establ~,fshed on U. S. Route li and Virginia Route 99 with such a setback line bei hereinafter effective. Alleys for solely residential use shall not be less than 20 feet in width; alleys solely or partially for business use shall not be less than 24 feet in width. ~~~~ Council Minutes Cont*d Pulaski, Va., April 3, i95b The Mayor reported that the law firm of Gilmer, Harman and Sadler advised that it was impossible for them to estimate the amount of their fees in determining the ownership of Peak Creek. It was the feeling of Council that the Mayor should attempt. to secure an estimate from some other law firm before any money was spent on this matter. The Town Attorney was requested to petitior}rfor the moving of the voting precinct from the Town office to the new municipal building. The matter of rental of Town property at the South corporate limits by the General Outdoor Advertising Company was brought up by the Town Manager. . He stated that in previous years the Town had charged only $50.00 for the space. It was ~,he sense of Counril that the rental should be increased and the Town Manager wa.s authorized to increase the rental to $100.00 per year. The Town Attorney advised Council that Judge Matthews entered an order in the case of Olan Mills v. Town of Pulaski adjuding that the law applied by the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia was governing in this case, and that under said ruling the Town ordinance as it pertained to Olan Mills was invalid. It was his further order thatthe Town reimburse Olan Mills in the sum of $100.00 for license paid under protest forthe past year, and for $10.75 costs expended. The TownAttorney further advised that in the case of the Town v. W. D. Macgill, Jr., an order was entered directing the Town to issue a permit to W. D. Macgill, Jr., subject to completion of~ specificiations and plans required by the building code. The Court further adjudged that the interim or stop-gap zoning ordinance was valid and binding on all persons after January 3, 1956, th e date upon which it was enacted. In the matter of Herbert Pillow, Lynchburg, against the Town, Mr. Moore advised that Judge Matthews would hear the case in the May term of Circuit Court. The meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m. A prove . f Mayor Attest: Clerk