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Meeting called to order at 7:Os Po Mo by Chalirman Swirsky, Present besides the Chairman were Commissioners Stringer, Jarvie, Fennel , Engelmann; Plan- ning Secretary Ewald, Plarming Consultant Kalicka, City Engineer Kubota, City Managem Hefsono Absen$, Commissioner Pourell,
Corns Jarvie .moved that rnfnutes of the regular weeting of April 9th be ap- proved as written, §econcfsd by Comm. Stringer, A13. ayes, motion carriedc
RESTRICTXONS RE : HORSES, Secretary Ewald mad the following communications:
(1) Petition containing 3-78 signatures, in favor of retaining present pro- vision of ordinance a1lowf.ng horses om P0,000-squast-foot lots,
(2) Letter from County Health Department advislng that notice had been
served on owner at 3960 Udar to remove manure within 14 days, which has not been done; and that invesLigation of complaint at 4040 Sunnyhi.I.1 revealed satisfactory conditions shce %he owner has proeded a metal barrel for manure,
(3) Letter from Dr, Fairchild expressing opinion that the present ordinance ie adequate and similar to those of other Cities in the County,
(4) Report of Committee, signed by Comq, pJarplfiepp chairman, stating that upon thorough investzgation of complaints and due study, two members of the, Corn- mittee feel the present ordinance is tadequate and workable, while the other member feels it should be revised,, Comm, Jarvie identified himself as'the dissenting member
Corn, Stringer stated that; the committee, investigating one charge that a horse was kept les~ than r10 feet from a dwelling, found the actual distance 59 feet, He created that i;a his knowledge no horse in Carlebad is maintaimd
on a lO,OOO-square-Poo& 1130; -- that it is impossible to do so and conform to the QO-foot requirement, Comm, Engelmann, another member of the committee,
stated he feels a 10,000-square-foot EQ~ will not accommodate a house and a horse and meet the cond5tiox.m of the ordinonce; but that raising the require- ment to 14 acres WQUBCI resu~t in zoning tasrses out of the city,
Chairman Swipgky read Secf;ion 8500 of Ordinance #go60 covering the keeping
of horse8 in an R-1 zone and invited comments Prom the floor, at the same
&fme emphasizing that ehi~s 'meeting is for discussion purposes only and is not
an advertised public Reamkg,
MRt..R820 Monroe, stated SI+ and her husband bought in their present location an account of the rural ;.bmoBphere, beeaulse they like ie, She stat-
ed she had called several of her :'s-iends living in crowded areas in Oceanside where there are no horses and askpd about flies, and they informed her they have a very formidable fly problert.
MRS. MACHADO., 1811 Basswood, pointed oupI that Caslsbad is a rural community
and the people who come hero want to live in this kyye of community and are
not interested in high-powered, hi.,;h-moneyed growth
S1D FULLER, 3025 Valley, asked whmhr a restriction could be placed upon
the Highlands only, and it was explained that the ordinance cannot be mended
(agreement bekwean the pro~~ty om opls) or (2) by applying a special zone to the Highlands area as opposed Co other residential areas7 He stated he was against eliminating horses mci cited the case of his wife baing cured of an infirmity in her early ye3p.s by horseback riding,
. -' in this manner but i& could b,e accoapliskred either (I) by dead restriction
After a 10-minute recc8sg the Commission was reconvened at 8:15 P Ifo
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. :Discussion by the: CO~P~L ion broughk out the Pollo ,~g pointso. a sugges~ion
that the protestants a& pore strPct enforcement of the health and sanita- tion ordinances rather khan an ordinance change (Fennel ); the possibility of establishing a stable ~n the oueskirks of town for boarding horses, as is done in many Cities (Engelmann); emphaeis on the importance of the care and training of horses as a youth project and to give children a sense of respon- sibility (Stringer ) g the ,comment, that according to the committee s census, Carlsbad has a horse population of 35-40 horses; and the reconamendation that further study be given thcj matter with the idea of arriving at a proper figure between 10,000 square feet and 14 acres (Jarvie and Baumgartner),
Mr. Kalicka expressed the opinion that health regulations pertaining to horses could be tightened and urged that the citizens present appear before the Council and suggest more stringent enfozwement of the health regulations, He
stated that obviously there should be an adjustment of the present rninfmum
and stated that some Cities kava a 20,000-square-foot minimumo
After discussion, the matter was referred back to the Committee for further study, with the request t5at they bring in a firm recommendation to the next meeting for a proposed change of the ordinanceo
MASTER STREET PLAN, Chaix-man Swirsky summarized objections brought out by the audience at the March 26th and April 9th hearings on the Master Street
Plan, and asked the Commissioners to- comment, After some discussion, Comma Strinpcr moved the adoption of Resolution #I2 recommading to the City Council
the adoption of the proposed Master Street Plan, Seconded by Comm, Engelmann,
Conun, Fennel questioned the wisdom of declaring an 84-foot width for primary streets on the basis that ie would adversely affect established homes and pfoperties on Tamarack and Elm, Mr. Kalicka comented that also to be con- sidered is the beneficial effect as regards future development of having a master street plan to follow so that ownern and subdividers will be guided in development of their property, In reply to MFo Fennel 0s question as to how long a perPod would elapm? before street adjustments, etc? would be begun, Mr, Kalicka stated it would be a question of awailable funds and conceivably
could require several years, The vote:: Ayes, Conuns, Jarvia, Baumgartner, Swirsky, Stringer, Enge!lrnann, Nays, noneo Coma. Fennel abstaining, Resolu- tion adopted<,
REPORT OF BUDGET COMMITTEE, Conmi. Baumgartner presented a proposed budget "d yZF1957q8, amounting to $B9285,0Q, as foflowsg
Comm, Stringer was appointed to attend the May 7th Council meeting,
Mro Nelson asked that the Planning Csnmiesion turn in a list of proposed
Capital Improvements, stating that he hoped to present the proposed budget
eo the Council at the first meeting in June but would like to have the
Council defer the Capital Outlay part of the program until the tax valuation figures have been received in Augus$. -
Mr. Kalicka recsmmnded $hat, the next step in the (?aster Plan be on the Parks and Recreation phase, He was asked to have the plan hem on the 14th and Mrc Ewald was asked to set up a feint meeting with ehe Parks and Harbor
Commissiane for May 28tho
Meeting adjourned at 9:4O Po Ma
Respectfully submitted,
Mg 0, EWALD, Secretaryo
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