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Planning and Zoning Commission
December 4, 1972
7:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman M. R. Calliham; Commissioners Bill Cooley,
John Longley, George Boyett, Tom Chaney and Ed Miller;
City Planner George Eby
MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner James Wallace and Council Liaison Don Dale
VISITORS PRESENT: See Guest Register
Agenda Item No. 1 - Approval of the minutes of the November 20, 1972 meeting.
On motion by Commissioner Miller, seconded by Commissioner Longley, the
minutes were unanimously approved.
Agenda Item No. 2 - A presentation entitled, "The Historical Context of Planning
Commissions", by Robert Cornish, AIP. This presentation revealed that town
planning has not always been subservient to private speculative development and
competition. Early town planning was a conscientious effort to create an attractive
community on a planned basis. As the motion expanded westward, the prime
objective became the domination of nature by man as opposed to co-existance of
man with nature. Eventually, technology lead to urban centralization, which
eventually produced slum and urban decadence. Planning commissioners were
usually upper-middle income individuals who were concerned only with city
beautification and the newly developing portion of their communities. Consequently,
older portions of cities declined with age and consequently many eventually became
slums.
The federal government became aware of the inequities created through lack of
concern for the older portions of communities and created new laws and opportunities
for cities to correct their deteriorating centers. Instruments developed to combat
urban decline and urban blight included zoning and subdivision enabling laws, planning
laws, urban renewal programs, planning assistance programs, community improvement
programs and numerous others. Planning commissions have become very helpful to
numerous city councils and city managers in forming comprehensive city development
plans and programs. Many city governments have relied heavily upon their planning
commissions to provide a sense of overall direction for the development of their
communities. Many planning commissions have created five-year development plans
that have been useful in establisling city budgets that were cohesive and coherent.
Planning commissions also took the political pressure from developers and the citizenry.
• Consequently, they carried a substantial load for the elected city officials.
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Today planning commissions are serving their communities not only in physical
planning but also in economic and social planning and are again creating attractive
communities for all residents.
Agenda Item No. 3 - P&Z Case No. 39-72 - Consideration of a replat of Plantation
Oaks Section #1. The city planner presented both the original and the replat. Mrs.
Fredia Kozoc of 1010 Dominik, presented strong opposition to the plat contending
that it was not in the interest of the Dominik Street residents or the Baptist Church
(which owns adjoining property) for there to be a commercial establishment located
on what she felt was a city park.
After a considerable amount of discussion, Commissioner Boyett moved to approve the
replat. The motion, seconded by Commissioner Longley, was unanimously approved.
Agenda Item No. 4 - Continued discussion of the Citizens Advisory Committee.
After a considerable amount of discussion, the commission decided to discuss the
matter at the December 18, 1972 meeting with the consultants.
Agenda Item No. 5 - Other Business, A letter from City Engineer George Ford to
Mrs. V. J. Boriski was read to the commission. The letter concerned an easement
on Wolf Pen Creek imposed as a condition upon Ordinance No. 677, a zone chat ge
ordinance. Commissioner Boyett, after the commission reviewed the case and the
I" enclosed letter, moved approval of the removal of the condition imposed in Ordinance
No. 677. The motion, seconded by Commissioner Longley, was unanimously approved.
The commission decided to hold its first meeting in 1973 on January 8, 1973.
Agenda Item No. 6 - Adjourn. On motion by Commissioner Boyett, seconded by
Commissioner Longley, the meeting was unanimously adjourned.
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