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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970 Planner Set-Up Approved in CSPrope Ownership Required Pla n " ner : / in -U o p A n ove CS g .By FRANK GRIFFIS .Eagle Staff Writer The College Station City Council has adopted an or- d'nance establishing a seven - member Planning and Zoning Commission and requiring it be composed of "eligible voters and real property owners." The council adopted the or- d'.,ance and appointed seven commissioners during a special meeting Friday night. Commissioner Jim Gardner offered his resignation to the council. He said his main purpose in submitting his resignation was to try to in- fluence the council's vote on the proposed Planning and Zoning Commission ordinance. In his written resignation, Gardner said: "While I feel I have made, and can continue to make, at least a modest contribution to the official planning process in my community, I realize that, under the present composition and mood of the majority of the council, this isn't in the cards. This would be the case irrespective of whether or not an ordinance is passed which would make. me, and many others, including, I have heard, the acting president of TAMU and, ironically, the dean of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, See PLANNER, Page 8A Planner Set -Up Organized in CS (Continued From Page 1) 1 commission makes binding, decisions on property owners. ineligible to participate of- j "This seems strange to Mel ficially. 'that this is not required of other+ "As you know, the present commissions. I don't think your set -up -will permit my removal line of argument • is valid in from the Planning and Zoning this aspect,'' McGraw said. Commission. As a resident (but Dozier said his objection to apparently not `solid citizen') of the ordinance had nothing to do this community which myl, with Gardner. added that family and I call home, I have I it was a matter of right and a vested interest in the planning wrong. of its future," Gardner said. I "There will be lots of people) He added that "any interested living in apartments around citizen should have the op here; I don't think they are portunity to participate in its irresponsible or second class present development and the on personality," Dozier plans for its future, regardless said. of whether or not he owns real McGraw said if only real property." ! property owners v6ere appointed Gardner added that his to the commission it would not principal concern is the be representative of all College precedent the ordinance sets I Station citizens. He added that concerning other areas of the ordinance was beginning to citizen involvement. ! sound like empty rhetoric. Councilman Joe McGraw The council appointed Joe made a motion to delete the Orr, George Boyett and Bob req of property . Evans to serve on the com- oivnership and to change the mission until April, 1972. Carl requirement of being a Landiss, Carl Tishler, and "qualified" voter to "eligible "; Douglas Stone were reappointed voter. His motion died for lack Ito serve on the commission until of a second. !April, 1971. "Quite a few people who are R, R. Rhodes also resigned considered sound, permanent from the commission, saying residents of this area would not that he "had run out of time." be considered qualified voters. "I have too many other things This requirement is not legal i to do. I couldn't take care of according to court decisions it like I thought it should be across the land," Councilman taken care of; let a younger James H. Dozier said. fellow with more time do it," Councilman C. H. Ransdell Rhodes told the Eagle Saturday. said that no other committee Codie Wells was named requires property ownership, I chairman of the commission. but that the commission deals Dozier and McGraw voted with zoning of property. He i against Wells. added that a person who owns "I am not opposed to Mr. real property would be directly Wells serving on the Planning involved with zoning, directly and Zoning Commission, but I opposed to a person who does not own real .property. ,have to vote `no' for his "I hate for us to say that' domination as chairman due to this commission is more im- the fact I have received com- portant than the others. I hate plaints by citizens directed to to think we are not capable of me and I must take this appointing people on an postion," Dozier said. a pp g p p y "My `no' vote is more or less . commission whether they are cast along the same lines," said property owners or not, Dozier McGraw. "I attend more than said. ; my share of commission He added that he did not think meetings and the conduct of the a person has to own property dsired, especially in he to be concerned about the city. presentation of material. The McGraw said the council i conduct of the meetings is the zones property, not the com- � responsibility of the chairman mission. He added that no of that group."