Tim Willert
CALMING TRAFFIC
WHAT HAPPENED:
The City Council voted to implement phase II of the city's
neighborhood traffic calming master plan, which is designed to reduce
traffic speeds in the residential area bordered by Brand Boulevard,
Mountain Street, Glendale Avenue and Monterey Road.
WHAT IT MEANS:
The city will construct 10 speed humps and seven traffic circles on a
test-case basis.
"The traffic circles cause cars to have to slow down and deviate from
their straight path, Public Works Director Kerry Morford said. "Speed
humps reduce traffic. Our statistics bear that out."
Phase I of the plan, implemented in 1998, includes 16 speed humps.
VOTE
5-0 in favor.
WHAT HAPPENED: The City Council voted to hear the appeal of applicant
Virginia Petikyan, who is requesting a variance and a conditional-use
permit for Elena's Restaurant, 1000 S. Glendale Ave.
The applicant wants to sell beer and wine, but must build a second
bathroom, which would require additional parking. The restaurant has one
unisex bathroom, and no self-contained parking.
APPEAL TO BE HEARD
WHAT IT MEANS:
A public hearing on the appeal will be heard by the council Aug. 14.
The applicant was previously denied by the city's board of zoning
adjustments, according to Wolfgang Krause, a senior planner with the
city.
"They want the beer and wine," Krause said. "To get the beer and wine
the ABC requires two bathrooms."
VOTE
4-1 in favor of conducting a public hearing on both the variance and
conditional-use permit cases, with Councilman Dave Weaver voting no.
