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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-17-66r~4~~ ~1 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held May 17, 1966, at x.:00 P. M., in the Town Office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: W. S. Cummings, C. B. Gallimore, T. J. McCarthy, Glen K. Aust, H. H. Eggert, Rudolph Farmer, W. A. Larson Absent: F. L. Carrico Also present: Town Manager: Evan Norton Clerk: (~l.adys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Town Treasurer: J. L• Patterson Visitors: Midge Woodard, Southwest Times reporter Clara B. Cox, ~~ n n Joyce Gardner, WPUV Radio H. C. Gilmer, Jr. Foy Aust Mrs. Dan Rooker The invocation was given by Councilman Gallimore. Minutes of May 3, 19bb were approved as corrected. Council opened its meeting by holding a public hearing, as had been advertised in the local newspaper, upon the request of Foy Aust, and upon the recommendation of the Tawn Planning Commission,. that an ordinance be adopted to amend and re-enact Article IV, Section l and Section 2 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Pulaski, and to add Article VI-A establishing a new residential district, R-1-A, to cover ZONING ORDINANCE SECT. 6.A-3 CIiA- NGED. RE: SETBACK REG. DRAPER mT. ESTATES. f~ conditions in the Draper Mountain Estates and other mountainous sectio~as of the Town. No one appeared at the hearing in opposition to the proposal. Mrs. Dan Rooker and Foy Aust appeared before the Council to ask that the 35 foot setback restriction, under 6.A-3 of the proposed ordi Hance be changed to forty (!t0) feet. On motion of Mr. Eggert, seconded by Councilman McCarthy, and carried, it was, RESOLVED, that under 6.A-3 Setback Regulation requiring structures to be located thirty-five (35) feet or more measured from the center of Hermosa Drive, Campbell Drive, be changed to forty (!t0) feet. On motion of Councilman Gallimore, seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried, on the following recorded vote, the following ordinance was adopted: H. H. Eggert - aye Rudolph Farmer - aye C. B. Gallimore -aye F. L. Carrico - absent MICROFILMED VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY Archives Division ~' Camera Operator ~..~- -- ~....- -_-- ---._ . Reel No.~__'7_ ~Date.._ aU~.- z-7--.~~~5-------------- W. A. Larson - aye W. S. Cummings -aye T. J. McCarthy -aye Glen K. 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Mw ~. ~~ ~ M~-p,~, a,~d ....~ ...'.•~! • ~ti ba~dariia 0f t~sai ~otriats astie bs~ibr io~ablioh~d su ~;~~~~~ -a ~- map iatitl "ThE ~tp 4t tai Tcr~ra ~~ Puluki," vw f ills in tbs ~f f i~a of thi liar +~t ~+~ T~ ahiob map, rtttt alb ii~ZiAit~fr,~ ^at~ir# thirio~, shall ~- diMlid t~- a~s~~Y. bi, •~td is ~tt~i~-~1- s~-di a 11~aa-rt o~ t~~.a ~swcai. AtT'I~L~ '-A - ~tisidwotial mistrict R-I.~. i.A • ~ ~iS A~v~.A1'I It ~isidia~tial ~is~ri+~tt l~-1.A •tru~c~rsy-~ to bi rictsd yr lid try bi ~ssd ~s~all bi for E'~i car +~aici ~rf C~1i til `~~~ ~e ) follo~rtng uses.. i,A-1.1 8iagle-ias~l.ly dirsrllix~gs. i.A-1w2 Public and sesipublic uses such as schools,- churches, hQSpitals (nvt special care). ~i.A-1-3 public or citq operated playgsousds, parks aad aisiilar recreational €acilities. fr.A-1-~ Home occupations as defi~red. i.A•1-S fJff•streat parking as rewired bq this ordinance . i.A-1»i Accessarq buildings peraitted as definal, Ihaarever, garages or other accessory structures attached to the.;. main building shall be considered part of the raln building. accessory building maq be closer than five (~} feet to anq propertq line, eacipt that this shall nvt applq tv an alleq life. (Carports, patios, or a-pea spaces shall nat be considered to bit accessory buildings.) i.A-1-7 Public utilities: poles,. lines, distribution transfox~ers, pipes, meters and other ~'acllitea necessarq for the provision and maintenance of public utilities, including eater .and serwage ,facilities. i.A-I~B Business s3.gns +t~1q tv advertise the sale aqr rent of the premiss upon whleh erected. i.A-1-9 Church bulletin boards and identification (a~ ~~ ~~~~ ~`~ t_ be~-rds . ~.~~*~•~~ Drecat~rl si~Mi i.A--2 A~ ~L~A'TIa~S 6.A-~~-], For rasideatial lota co~rtai~aiag ar ~t~~ to coetaia a siAgle-family d~-alifaag serval by ~blic wtar aad sararage dis~sal, the ariawiows 1~-t arat sbali be t~ tbeusa~t ~ 10. Qtit}) sgaare feet f.A~~-2 For rasid~tial lots coatai~rin~ or imt~aded to coetaia a s~la~fa~rily +~rillieg aarvad by public avatar sgstess, but having iadivriiual se,a disposal, tha siai~ lot asaa shall bs fiftaaa t~-ousaa~d ~15„~ square fba~t* ft.A•2.3 For rasi~a~riial lour coataiaia~ or iataadad to coatai~r +~ sis~la-family d~ralling served by individual avatar ' and saga d~r~sal systams~, the minis~ar lcrC area shall ba fiftaas thousand ~iS,04Q) square feat. i.A-~-4 For ~rsittad uses utiliair~g indiv+~ual saga disposal s~rata~rs, the required a~raa far any such dsa shall ba apgrovad by ttra t~aalth offiQial. Tha adsinistrator aay require a greater area #~€ cansidarad naaassary by the health official. In all such eaaas aritter~ agpre~val shell ba c~btainad frwrr the health c~ap~ar~aA-t. r A.'~'` J RT~ir 4 i~r~i ~wfr/~i #i V~~Wr i Q z~ acs Str~turaa shall ~ lvcitad -~#~t~ , , (~3~ #~rlt ®r s~ora +~ra~r~rre+~ frog the caNtar of S•r+uosa ~riva, Caagiall &~rw ~~~ -~~~~ awd aw smash other streets xithiw this Aistrict Nbere the elevatiaa Eton street level +tither rises ar drops at a rate ®~ at least tight (~~ fact iw thirty (3Q1, h~ianiwg at the baw~daryr li,ni of said street and the street is fifty (SII,~ feet iw ~ri~th. ~Ios~!rver, str+ectures +~ Sylvan D=ive shall be located t~tyfi~+e (23~ feet or e~ore from t~5a strut lies or r3.ni~ diste established by the esisting bisildisgs ow said street, ~ichevet is the closest tc- the street line. The above sh~r-11 be kwcrMw as the set ba+ak line. H~nnvar. any opllq~, uwe~l©ss~d str~twre ~ exthwd not wire thaw five (5~ feet beyt~wd the setback lice. .A-4 F~NTAftB RgCUi.A?ICtD~S hot •iwgle-frus3.ly dwellis~a the ,iniasao lot ridth at the setback lino shall be owe hundred (lt?fl3 feat or ire. i.A•li YARD ~Gt)LATIa 1~.~-Sw1 S„ id~~ The iiwiour vide yrd sdall be twlw (ll) feet, quad the total ~+i.dth of the two required side yards shall bs City-~f~ter (~i~ feet or a~crr~e. b.A•3-2 fir Suh maiw bnildiwg sha11. haw a rear yard of tr~wtyV-give (~S) feet +sr yrs. 6.A-~- SIGHT RBGtTLATt~~t Huildiwgs away be erected up to t~tirty-~fiw (3fi) iw height Eton grade eaeept that« ~~ i»A-~--i The height li•3.t fc~r d~rllings stay be i~reased p to t~n~ ~1@~ test and up to three O storf.ss pro~ri~d theta ors (4) ~;; L~~~ ~~ twa {2) sills yard, aach of w~iCb is twelvtit 41~} lest ~' ~ctra, plus aoa (l,~ i'aat or as-ra of sills yard far each addit+aaal fast of builrg hsl,ght +avsr t~tr-f3vs (35~ fast. i.~1•i-~ A public ar sa~i~-Iic build:tag sib as a schac~l, church, library, as hospital aM~y be sr~sctsd to a height of cos hup~dacad (lt~~ fast fry grade prervidad that raqulrad fs~©at, .ids sell rsasac y-~rsd~ shad b~ iaareasa~ aaa (1) fast far aach fawa--t im hs3,ght ~-wr thirtyfiws (33~i fast. ~i.A•i~-~ CMurch a~ri~as, bt3~!~~.as, a~-pv-las, aaa~aresta, tags„ chiaarys, floss, flag poles, talavisi+aa~ aata~uaa sell aarials srs sxs~-t. ~'arapat walls spay up to four (4~ abav~a tht height of the b~a;ildisg oa which tha wails rest. ~.~«~#-4 lio accassari- buildiwg which is w~,tltia ~sn Iti) fiat of amy party Ic-t line shall be more than ose (l~ story All acaassary buildiags dull ba lass than the axis ldi~g in height. 6.A•7 gPBCIAL T'ii+OplSlti~ yC?g Cam, tt~Tg i,A•7-1 Qf the two sides ®f a aorAar lot the (rant 1~ daaared to ba the shartast of the two sides frastieg ~ treats« i.A»7-~~: The sills yaxd oa tY~a side faaiag tht silo tract smell bs twenty {Zp) feat ar aMC-ae far ~ aw--ia a~sd sorry b~.ldiwg . How~ar, phis shall not apply to ~•atp0rts, tins, err othss open spaces. ts~ i ~ 4~~ ~~ b.l-•7~~ Fat rul~iivi~-ioar platted at`trr C.~Nr r~aa ot~ ttiir ardiaa~a ~aah eor~tr I.ot rhail bava a ~niulr~ ~ridth at thr ratbaa~k lira ~rf ~ Mtx~a-d~ed ~~ (llt#) ~qt rrt ~~~ ~~~~~~ Council Mins. Contd. May 17, 1966 A petition of Paul Knitting Mills was presented by their Attorney Mr. Howard C. Gilmer, Jr. in which petition it -: -,',:~ was requested that the Town Council close, abandon, alter or ~,, ~~ discontinue a certain alley on which the Paul Mills is now ~. located, and here made a part of the minutes as follows: TO THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN ~' PULASKI, VIRGINIA: PETITION TO CLOSE ALLEY PRESENTED TO Paul Knitting Mills, Inc., respectfully petitions COUNCIL BY PAUL the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, to vacate, as KNITTING MILLS. an alley in the aforesaid Town, the following described parcel of land: Being the southern thirteen (13) feet of Lot No. 25, Block 118, as shown on the Official Map of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, and being the same parcel of land dedicated by reference in a certain deed from the Pulaski Real Estate Exchange Company to the petitioner, dated the 21~th day of April, 1917, and of record in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Virginia, in Deed Book 38, Page 113; said dedication having been accepted by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, at its regular meeting on April 2l~, 1917, as will be more clearly shown by the minutes of said meeting of Council on that date. Your petitioner, in support of this request, would respectfully show unto Council: (1) That said above described parcel of land was never opened or used as a public alley, but lay to the immediate rear of the second expansion of Paul Knitting Mi11s, Inc., for a number of years. That in connection with the last expansion of Paul Knitting Mills, Inc., in 1938, said '--arcel of land was built upon by the said Paul Knitting Mills, Inc., pursuant to the deed of said parcel to your petitioner from the Pulaski Real Estate Exchange Company, dated the 19th day of August, 1918, and of record in the afore- said Clerk's Office in Deed Book 39, page 599, whereby said Pulaski Real Estate Exchange Company attempted to transfer the said alley from the southern portion of Lot No. 25, in Block 11$, to the southern portion of Lot No. 29, in Block 118. However, so far as your petitioner has been able to ascertain, the Council of the town of Pulaski, Virginia, never officially closed the above set forth portion of Lot No. 25. (2) That this dedicated alley is not now in operation, nor has it been si nce 1938, and that there would be absolutely no inconvenience to any one of discontinuing the same. (3) That your petitioner owns the ad3oining property on the north and south of said above set forth portion of Lot No. 25, in Block 118, and that the aforesaid portion is bounded on the west by LaGrange Street and on the east by an alley alongside the Jefferson Mills Hill Plant. (!~~) That your petitioner has posted notice of its intent to apply for the vacation of the aforesaid portion of Lot No. 25, at the Courthouse and at the Town Office Building and at the Fire Station, all in accordance with Section 15.1-36t~ of .the Code of Virgir~a, 1950, as amended. WHEREFORE, your petitioner requests that viewers be appointed as set forth in the aforesaid Code Section, and that Council may, by proper ordinance of vacation, vacate and close the aforesaid portion of Lot No. 25, in Block 118. Respectfully, CAUL KNITTING MILLS, INC. /s/ By Howard C. Gilmer, Jr. Attorney for Paul Kinitting Mills, Inc. ,I ~_ ~~ ~il Council Mins. Contd. May 17,.1966 On motion of Councilman Aust, seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and carried, the following resolution was adopted by Council: WHEREAS, a petition and application for the closing of a certain unopened alley has been filed with the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, by Paul Knitting Mills, Inc., through its counsel, which alley is the southern thirteen-foot portion of Lot No. 25 in Block 118, as shown on the Official Map of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, and now being occupied by a part of the building belonging to Paul Knitting Mills, Inc., and, WHEREAS, it would appear from the records that the Town intended to close said alley in 1938, at which time it accepted other dedicated land for alley purposes in lieu of the parcel described in the petition; and, RESOLUTION ADOPTED TO FILE PETITION TO WHEREAS, it appears that proper notice as required CLOSE ALLEY OCCUPIED by statute has been posted in at least three places in BY PAUL KNITTING MILL. the Town, including the Courthouse of the Circuit Court VIEWERS APPOINTED. of Pulaski County, Virginia, on the ltth day of May, 1966, and at least ten (10) days have expired si nce the said posting; and, WHEREAS, the Council of said Town, upon viewing the petition filed herein, finds it to be in proper order and directs it to be received and filed, and further directs that the viewers hereinafter appointed, view the described alley, and that all other steps necessary be followed to bring this matter properly before the Co ncil for its final consideration; and, WHEREAS, said petitioners have requested the Council to appoint the necessary viewers and to take other steps to properly determine this matter; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that: (1) The application be received and filed. (2) Viewers be appointed, as follows: Odell H. Mayberry, W. M. Board, C. L. Plunkett, - Alternate: F. H. Flanagan. (3) Such viewers shall meet and report in writing whether in their opinion any, and if any, what, inconvenience would result from the vacation and closing of the alley as requested in the said petition. (!t) That the Town Manager give written notice to all land owners affected by any changes by closing of the alley and, further, that said Town Manager give public notice by publication of same in the southwest Times, a local news- paper, once a week for two consecutive weeks, and that said notice describe the said alley, and set out therein that the Town may vacate and close the same, and that the 2nd da~,r of June, 1966, be fixed as a date upon which the said Council z~rill hole a public hearing upon said matters pending before i t, and that all persons interested ma,y be heard either for or against any or. all of said petition under consideration. (5) That the said Town Manager and Attorney for said Town do any and all other things necessary for the proper determination of this matter. c~ n ~~.~1LI Council mina. contd. 5/17/66 Town Treasurer Patterson advised that before he could make a report it was necessary to determine from the Council its wishes regarding setting aside certain funds for specific projects. Council- man Larson reported that the Finance Committee had met with the FINANCE COMM. RECOMMENDS SPEC. Auditor and Town Treasurer, and it was the recommendation of the ACCT. FOR SPEC. PURPOSES. MOTION Committee that a special account be set up with the funds ear- CARRIED. marked for specific purposes for capital expenditures; that said money be deposited in the bank, with interest, and earmarked for specific projects. Mr. Larson put the recommendation in the form of a motion, which motion was seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried. Reporting on the recommendation of the Recreation Committee, Mr. Aust moved that the Town provide aaintenance for the recently TOWN TO PROVIDE installed scoreboard at Calfee Park, with the and erstanding that MAINT. FOR CALFEE PARK SCOREBOARD. since it is located on Town property it become the property of the Town providing the Jaycees are willing to relinquish their interest in the scoreboard. This motion was seconded. by Councilman Gallimore, and carried. Mr. Cummings reported that the Water Committee had met and considered the request of Industrial Research Laboratories that they be relieved of the sewer charge as they claimed about ninety WATER COMM. REC- percent of the water used by them goes through their cooling system OMMENDS NO CHANGE IN SEWER CHARGE and they should not be charged sewer services on this water. Mr. TO INDUSTRIES WITH WATER COOLING Cummings stated it was the recommendation of the Committee that no change SYSTEMS. be made in the present policy of the Town concerning water used by industries in their cooling systems. Mr. Gallimore moved that the recommendation of the Mater Coanmittee be accepted, which motion was seconded by Councilman Eggert, and carried. The Street Committee recommended that the request of Mr. Philip Burchett for the Town to install approximately 50 feet of PH1L1P BURGHETT pipe in front of his property, be denied, but the Committee REQUE5T FOR PIPE INSTALLATION recommended that if Mr. Burchett wishes to install the pipe at his DENIED. expense the Town would cover the same as material was available. Councilman Eggert moved that the recommendation of the Street Comm. be accepted, which motion was seconded by Council McCarthy, and carried. May 17, 1966 `~~~-~ Council rains. contd. Town Manager Norton advised that the newly adopted ordinance having to do with cleaning up of vacant properties was being enforced and that June 15th was the deadline for such beautification work to be ORDINANCE TO co leted. As a ~ CLEAN VAC. ~ point of interest Mr. Gallimore wondered if there wash t LOTS t3ElNG an ordinance reauiring that garbage containers be taken from the street ENFORCED. where they are placed for pickup, after the pickup rather than left at the curb until the next garbage pickup. Council took note of the fact that the Southwest Times M1S5 WOODARD Reporter, Miss Midge Woodard, would be married on the 21st and this WISHED HAPPIN- ESS. was her last meeting with Council. Members wished Miss Woodard happiness in her new home in Norfolk, Virgir~. Town Manager Norton advised that the request from the Southern States Pulaski Cooperative for permission to place a bulk petroleum facility on their property located on First Street had been PLANNING COMM. RECOMMENDS considered by the Town Planning Commission, and that it was the PERM1SS10N BE G1VEN SOUTHERN recommendation of the Commission that Southern States be granted per- STAT'ES TO BUILD PETROLEUM mission upon the condition that they comply with fire prevention regula- FACILITY. REC. tions to lace a bulk etroleum facilit on their ACCEt'TID. ~ p p y property on First Street. Councilman Eggert moved that the recommendation of the Planning Commission be accepted, which motion was seconded by Council- man Farmer, and carried. Mayor Jackson advised that an area Post Office had been discussed for Pulaski and he had been led to believe that the Post RELOCATION OF' MUST OFF. Office would be relocated and expanded dust as soon as funds have DISCUSSED. been appropriated. He referred to his conrrespondence with Senator A. Willis Robertson and Congressman W. Pat Jennings, in regards to this matter and advised that he would continue his efforts in this behalf. Council discussed the illness of R. H. Coltrane, Supt. of the R. H. COLTRANE Filter and Sewage Plants, and on motion of Councilman Gallimore~ seconded SALARY TO CONTINUE Wa1LE by Councilman McCarthy, and carried, it was, RESOLVED, that the salary 1LL . of Mr. Coltrane be continued during his illness and that Town Manager Norton report to Council on his condition at each meeting of Council. -~`~~_2 Council rains. continued Ma y 17, 1966 On motion of Councilman Aust, seconded by Councilman Larson, and carried, Council went into executive session; and after a short executive session Mayor Jackson declared the meeting to be in open session. There was some discussion by the Council concerning mutual interest of the Town with the County of Pulaski. In order to afford sow discussion of this it was moved by Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and passed, that the Mayor and the DINNER MEETING Town Manager be authorized to schedule a dinner meeting to be held TO BE SCHEDULED FOR COUNCIL & jointly by the Town Council and the members of the Board of Supervisors BOARD OF SUPER. of Pulaski County to discuss mutual problems. The expense for the dinner to be paid for by the Town. The meeting ad3ourned at b:00 P. M. Approved: Attest: C erk of ounce i,