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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, January 7, 1947 to October 26, 1949, lvc000006-353

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329 A Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners held this 26th day of November, 1948 was called to order by His Honor Mayor E. W. Cragin at the hour of 3:00 P.M. with the follow- ing members present: Commissioners Baskin and Clark. Absent: Commissioners Moore and Whipple. Also present: City Manager J. M. Murphy, Deputy City Attorney S. George Gilson and City Clerk Shirley Ballinger. Absent: City Attorney C. Norman Cornwall. PROPOSED LAND USE This being the time set for hearing of objections on the proposed land use ordinance, His ORDINANCE * Hearing Honor asked if there were any protestants present. There being no one present who objected to the proposed ordinance, the following entitled ordinance was read by title to the Board: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, ESTABLISHING A LAND USE PLAN WITHIN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, CREATING ELEVEN (11) DISTRICTS, REGULATING AND RESTRICTING: THE USE OF LAID, THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES; THE HEIGHTS AND BULK OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES; THE PROVISION OF OPEN SPACES FOR LIGHT AND AIR; THE INTEN­SITY OF SUCH USES AND THE DENSITY OF POPULATION; ESTABLISHING BUILDING SETBACK LINES; ADOPT­ING A MAP OF SUCH DISTRICTS; DEFINING THE TERMS USED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE ADJUSTMENT AND AMENDMENT THEREOF; REQUIRING THAT CERTAIN PERMITS SHALL BE SECURED FOR SUCH BUILDINGS, STRUC­TURES AND IMPROVEMENTS AND FOR THE USE THEREOF, AND OF LANDS; REQUIRING CERTAIN FEES; PROVID­ING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AID REPEALING ALL ORDIN­ANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, was read by title to the Board and referred to a committee composed of Commissioners Baskin and Clark for report at the next regular meeting. A letter dated November 24, 1948 received from the Planning Commission recommending that that portion of the three hundred block on North Fifth Street set up as residential zone on the land use map be changed to commercial, was read to the Board. Commissioner Clark moved that the foregoing recommendation of the Planning Commission be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioners Moore & Whipple. SERVICE & MATERIAL Commissioner Clark moved that Service & Material Warrant No. 1692 in the amount of $250,000.00 WARRANT NO. 1692 to be paid to the State of Nevada for the construction of storm sewers on Charleston Boulevard be approved and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign same. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioners Moore & Whipple. There being no further business to come before the meeting at this time the meeting adjourned until December 7, 1948. ATTEST: APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor Las Vegas, Nevada December 7, 1948 A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners held this 7th day of December, 1948 was called to order at the hour of 2:00 P.M. by His Honor Mayor Cragin with the following members present: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Moore and Whipple. Also present: City Manager J. M. Murphy, City Attorney C. Norman Cornwall and City Clerk Shirley Ballinger. Commissioner Clark moved that the minutes of November 22 and November 26 as amended be ap­proved by reference and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign same. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. PAYROLL WARRANTS Commissioner Clark moved that Payroll Warrants Nos. 1690 and 1699 to 1707 inclusive in the net sum of $28,821.83 be approved and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign same. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. SERVICE & MATERIAL Commissioner Clark moved that Service & Material Warrants Nos. 1694 to 1698 inclusive and 1708-1710 WARRANTS in the amount of $33,490.64 be approved and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign same. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Clark, Moore, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. RESOLUTIONS — Deeds On motion of Commissioner Whipple, duly seconded by Commissioner Clark, and carried unanimously Scotch Eighty the following resolution is adopted and order made: RESOLUTION NO. 123 BE IT RESOLVED, this 7th day of December, 1948, by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, that the deed, dated the 9th day of October, 1948, executed by Frank Strong and Margaret Faires Strong to the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the real property described therein be, and is hereby accepted, for the purposes and intentions as therein set forth; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be attached to said deed, and that the same be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and filed in the records of this Board. On motion of Commissioner Whipple, duly seconded by Commissioner Clark, and carried unanimously., The following Resolution is adopted and order made: