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CITY OF RIVERS1]]E CODNCILMEN Minutes of Adjourned ReguAlar M~=eting of the City Council ',~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' Date of Meeting: January 5, 1960 ~' ~,~' ~,~ ............................................~.~--~ ~,'~,~ ~-~- ~'~-- Roll Call: A prayer was offered by Mayor Dales. ~%e Pledge of Allegiance was given to the Flag. The Minutes of the Meeting of Dece~oer 22~ 1959, were approved as submitted. The Traffic Fmgineer reviewed for the City Council the four plans for proposed track removal and dividing strip on Magnolia Avenue through the Arlington area. Numerous persons spoke on behalf of the plans favored by them; and following a lengthy discussion, the City Council reaffirme~ their adoption of Plan % approving the striping only for the time being. In connection with approved Plan 4 for the proposed track removal and dividing strip on Magnolia Avenue, the con- struction of raised median island with curb at Van Buren Boulevard and Roosevelt Street was approved. 9:30 A. M.--He~ring was called relative to the Appeal of the First P~ptist Church of Arlington, Zoning Case C-19-59~ from the decision of the City planning Commission in deny-, ing their request to construct, use and maintain a church,, church school, pastor's studies~ p~sonages~ buildings for use in recreation or entertainment incidental to church , purposes, and incidental off-street parking in the 9400 block of California Avenue~ consisting of an irregnlarly- shaped parcel on the northerly corner of California Avenue~ and Van Buren Boulevard, in the R-!-65 Zone, R-3 Zone and P Zone, the said hearing was opened and proceeded with. John Roberts, Attorney ~t Lmw~ represented the Appellants and Albert H~ Ford and He~ry Coil represented the protes- tants, Mr. and Mrs~ C. A. Lee. Numer~s interested per- sons present spoke in favor of the Conditional Use Permit. ~ The Planning Director presented maps of the area ~ud stated that the Department recommended denial of the request, but that if favorable consideration was given~ ' the following conditions were recommended subject to gr~nt~ ing: (1) A revised plot plan showing the location of the new buildings~ structures, parking areas and access lrives~ in ~ccordance with the Zoning Ordinance and pl~uning DeparO- ment Standards ~ust bc approved by the Planning Commission;, (2) Off~street parking spaces must be provided~ perm~nentJ lymain~ined and available at all times on the subject ' property in accordance with the provisions of Section 33E ' of C~dinance 2438; (3) The design and location of vehicu-~ lar entrance ~nd exits must be approved by the ~£affic Engineer; (4) Off-street parking ~reas and access drives mu. st be paved with asphaltic concrete at least ~ inches thick and otherwise imprcved to City standards; (5) ~sonr~ wall 6 feet high must be erected in accordance with the provisions of Section 33E of Ordinance 2438; (6) No build-' lng or structure, other than a church splr% maybe con- structed higher than 35 feet; (7) One unlighted double- face freeszanding identification sign not exceeding 12 square feet in area per face is permitted; (8) Unlighted or lighted non-flashing entrance and exit signs not exceed- ing 6 squ~-e feet in area s~e permitted at drives or open- ings to parking areas; (9) All lighting or illumination property in a residential zone; (10) Areas between the buildings and streets and other open areas must be (cent) i Motion Second All Ayes Motion Second AllAy es Motion Second AllAy es 45-149