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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCS Council Approves Zone Change; newspaper article (08-27-1968) i' ~.;. ,1 ;,;"' ollElge StatIon City Coun- ~pproved changing the Vic- "Dominik and Albert Domin- tracts from District No. ;;'4~ 'First Dwelling House Dis- ~:}.rlict, to Dis~rict No.3, Apart- . :{~rneQt House District at their "~/);tPeetlng Monday at 7 p.m. in ,.(Ule Council Room of the City .:.'HalI. The ordinance allows the pro- ~ed building of a~!}.I1t}'l6n!S in , ar,ea pr~viding thaP~,tM 200 Q.ot strip b~~king agajnsl the 1<<lperty ,~ow~,!_C~lIege Hills be It~dYto <\!P}eie,sir:.", h " ' .. ' \ . I I I '\ " . ," " " ssessmeri .. ' ,:, ,other, action; the Council '~'ed a.'$3"per front foot assess- eI1t' on the property owners abutting the portions of High- land Street, Montclair Avenue, Ayrshire S t r e e t, Marstel- ler Avenue, Munson Avenue, .f itz Street and Bell Street '. Ii ' '-, elf uIed ,ta, be .im- . ',.... ",:,..., ".,;. In addition, the City CouncJl recommended that the Zoning Commission approve an amend- ment to the restrictions on' the height of buildings in the busi- ness district. The current re- strictions limit buildings to four stories. The amendment would "permit the erection of struc- tures in the business areas to a height of no limit." I In other business, the council approved a resolution authoriz- iIig the Brazos Valley Authority I to study the waste disposal sys-/ tern for the Bryan-College Sta- tion area. The College Station' City! Council also approved the fol- ,lowing preliminary ,subdivision plats: Southwood, 'Section 2A; West KnoU; Street dedication plat; Southwest one-half of Lot 16, Woodl~nd Estates; and Holt Addition, ~ection II. In other action, the City Cvun-; ciI passed an ordir!aJ1ce chango, ing the speed IPtJit on certain parts of Jerse, y Street. Howev-r 'er, an effective date for the new llimits was not set by the coun. cil. , In other business, Don Adam applied for a franchise in be': JIalf of Community Cable Vision Corporation. Adam stated that ,the proposed community anten- na, w,01,1ld transmit stations af- filiated with ABC, NBC and CBS, as well as several inde- pendent stations. The system so.41~e ~nNj.!~g~~ , ,sy,SU!p'I and' a time- her channel. i, 'As-cording to Adam, the. sys- tem woul(l add revenue to the City of C!lll~ge Station in the form of pole rentals, electricity '. t~xes and a 2 per cent frallchise eharge in addition to providing a service to the community. . He also stressed that the Community Cable Vision Corpo- 'ration would use the' same rate schedule as Midwest Video Corporation which charges $4 per month. ~' The council aIYProved the franchise request on the first reading. '\ l '. . ," I '" " /