Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, September 21, 1955 to November 20, 1957, lvc000010-386

This Resolution was adopted 10-17-56 See Page 358, Book 10 *** RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Ordinance 699 provides regulations dealing with rezonings of property within the City of Las Vegas; and WHEREAS, the said Ordinance does require that a public hearing be held by the City Planning Commission, but does not require that a public hearing be held by the Board of Commissioners before a rezoning is approved; and WHEREAS, the Ordinance does not give an absolute right of appeal by any person to the Board of Commissioners from the decision of the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, the provisions of said Ordinance require that the Board of Commissioners examine the findings and the report of the Planning Commission to determine if the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice require the change or reclassification involved; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners may in its discretion determine that an addi­tional public hearing is necessary; and WHEREAS, the Board feels that it would be in the public interest to establish with­in the terms of the said Ordinance a procedure to be followed in hearing appeals from the decision of the Planning Commission in respect to rezonings. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of October , 1936, that the following rules or procedure be and they are hereby adopted for the consideration of decisions of the Planning Commission respecting rezoning matters: 1. That there will be, as a matter of right, an additional public hearing granted to an applicant or a protestant before the Board of Commissioners from a decision of the Planning Commission recommending either approval or denial of an application for rezoning, upon the filing of a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk within ten (10) days after the Board of City Commissioners has formally acted upon said application. Such written notice must be filed by the applicant; or any owner of property who appeared either in person or by a written approval or protest before the Planning Commission on the ori­ginal hearing, or pursuant to an application for rehearing. No notice of appeal will be considered if filed by any other person. 2. That upon the proper filing of said notice of appeal, the procedure to be followed will be the same as that prescribed by the Zoning Ordinance for appeals in variance matters. 3. That no ordinance will be prepared or presented to the Board of Commissioners containing any changes in zoning until all public hearings concerning such a change have been held. Las Vegas, Nevada November 21, 1956 A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held this 21st day of November, 1956 was called to order at the hour of 7:30 P.M. by His Honor Mayor Baker with the following members present: Mayor C. D. Baker Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner E. W. Fountain Commissioner Reed Whipple City Manager A. H. Kennedy Adm. Assistant Robert F. Boos City Attorney Howard W. Cannon City Engineer George E. Wade Planning Director Franklin J. Bills City Clerk Shirley Ballinger Absent: Commissioner Harris P. Sharp TWIN LAKES SHOPPING Director of Hanning Franklin Bills presented the plot plan of the Twin Lakes Shopping CENTER Center and advised the Commission that the plan and the conditions attached thereto had Plot Plan been approved and signed by Twin Lakes Shopping Center, Inc., John Pappas and Phil Shanedling Investment Co. Discussion was held and the matter was deferred until later in the meeting. VARIANCE -V-12-56 Consideration was given to the application of William H. and Mary E. Rudolph for a WM. Rudolph variance to construct a parking lot on the alley between 13th and Bruce, north of Fremont. Mr. Bills advised the Commission that this application had been approved by the Board of Adjustment subject to the installation of a six foot board fence, paving of the entire parking lot within 3 months and the signing of an agreement for the installation of off­site improvements. He further advised the Commission that the agreement had been signed and a bond in the amount of $349.20 posted. Commissioner Fountain moved the application of William E. and Mary H. Rudolph for variance to construct a parking lot on the alley between 15th and Bruce, north of Fremont Street be approve subject to installation of a six foot board fence, paving of the entire park­ing area within three months, and the installation of off-site improvements, and the City Clerk instructed to draft the standard resolution of approval, which is hereby adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, at a regu­lar meeting held on the 21st day of November, 1956, having considered the application of William H. and Mary E. Rudolph for variance to construct a parking lot on the alley between 15th and Bruce, north of Fremont; and