Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-231

VARIANCE (V-14-58) The Commission again considered the application of Robert O'Brien to construct and operate a maternity hospital on the north side of West Charleston between Brush & Upland, legally Robert O'Brien described as Government Lot 55, Section 36, T20S, R61E, in an R-1 zone. Maternity Hospital Mr. Bills, Director of Planning, stated that under the present ordinance a hospital is allowable Referred back to in a Commercial Zone. If this were a publicly-owned hospital, as the majority in the United Planning States are, it would be possible to grant a use permit as a public use. The effect on the area would not appear to be much different in the case of a privately owned hospital than one owned by the public. Mr. Ed Hendricks of Moffitt & Hendricks Architects spoke for his client, Robert O'Brien, and requested deferral of the application until the Planning Commission has the opportunity to make a further study and recommendation as to zoning changes for hospitals. The City Clerk stated that three protests had been received by the Planning Commission and that two other protests had been received and filed with the City Clerk since the date of the Board of Zoning Adjustment recommendation. Commissioner Sharp moved that the application of Robert O'Brien to construct and operate a maternity hospital on the north side of West Charleston between Brush and Upland legally described as Government Lot 55; Section 36, T20S, R61E, in an R-1 zone be referred back to the Planning Commission for further study and recommendation. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor C. D. Baker and Commissioner Fountain. URBAN RENEWAL Planning Director Bills advised the Board of Commissioners that the City had been contacted by the Urban Renewal authorities in regard to the reduced Federal Appropriation of Funds available Adopted Resolution for Urban Renewal Projects. The Federal Officials advised that under the reallocation formula there would not be sufficient funds available to cover Project "Industrial" which is the project for which an application was previously approved by the Board of Commissioners. The Federal Officials further advised that the City had a period of six weeks in which to resubmit an application in the form of a reduction of Project "Industrial" or substitute a new project. In order to proceed on a project which would do the most toward provision of new homes under special provisions of the FHA Act concerning relocation of persons displaced by any Governmental Action (freeway construction or Urban Renewal), it was decided to submit a new application for Project "Madison" which is covered in the following resolution. This is the same type of resolution that was approved in connection with the initial project; that is, an application for an advance loan not to exceed $81,902.00 to cover advance planning costs. The loan is to be repayable with interest only if the project is ultimately completed. Adoption of this resolution commits the City to nothing other than conducting an advance planning study. Mayor Pro Tem Whipple stated that he felt we should proceed with this project and adopt the resolution. Commissioner Bunker moved the following resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE RESERVATION OF CAPITAL GRANT FUNDS, APPROVING THE UNDERTAKING OF SURVEYS AND PLANS FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, AND THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ADVANCE OF FUNDS", be adopted: WHEREAS, under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and the Housing Act of 1954, the Housing and Home Finance Administrator is authorized to extend financial assistance to localities in the elimination and prevention of the spread of their slums and urban blight through the planning and undertaking of urban renewal projects; and WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the City of Las Vegas prepare surveys and plans, presently estimated to cost approximately $81,902.00 in order to undertake and carry out an urban renewal project of the character contemplated by Section 110(c) of said Title I, in that certain area, proposed as an Urban Renewal Area, situated in the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark and State of Nevada, and described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast comer of Bonanza Terrace thence North 0°41'46" West along the west right-of-way line of "J" Street and its prolongations a distance of 1370 feet more or less to the point of intersection with the South right-of-way line of Jackson Avenue, thence westerly along said south right-of-way line a distance of 316 feet, thence North 0°41'46" West and parallel with the West right-of-way line of "J" Street aforementioned a distance of 360 feet more or less to the north right-of-way line of Van Buren Street, thence East along the north right-of-way line of said Van Buren Street a distance of 316 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 17; Block 1, Virginia Manor Tract #2, thence North 0°41'46" West along the East line of said Lot 17; Block 1 and its prolongation a distance of 650 feet more or less to a point on the North right-of-way line of Owens Avenue, (Formerly Harrison Avenue), thence East along the North right-of-way line thereof and its prolongation a distance of 1400 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the northerly prolongation of the East line of Lot 4, Block 25, of H.F.M.&M. Addition, thence south along the East line of Lot 4, Block 25 above mentioned and its prolongation as it passes through Block 25, 26, 27, and 28, H.F.M.&M. Addition a distance of 1317 feet more or less to a point on the centerline of Monroe Avenue, thence West along the centerline of Monroe Avenue and its prolongation to a point on the centerline of "H" Street, thence south along the centerline of "H" Street a distance of 100 feet more or less to a point on the North 1/16 line of Section 28, T20S, R61E, thence West along said North 1/16 line a distance of 462.93 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the northerly prolongation of the East line of Lot 6, Block 2, B. M. Jones Subdivision, thence South along the East line of said Lot 6, Block 2 and its prolongation a distance of 181.86 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 5, Block 2, B. M. Jones Subdivision, thence west along the south line thereof and its prolongation a distance of 167.94 feet to a point on the centerline of "I" Street, thence South along the centerline of "I" Street a distance of 954.90 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the South right-of-way line of Adams Avenue, thence West along the South right-of-way line of Adams Avenue and its prolongation a distance of 770.16 feet more or less to the point of beginning. 10-15-58