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Mr. Rudd present ed a sketch showing that part of the East 30 feet of Block 84, South Broadway
Heights , lying West of and adjacent to lot 1, Block 4, Harper Subdivision. This parcel
begins at the South line of East Grand Avenue and extends 130.72 feet South and was
previously deeded to Arapahoe County for street purposes and reverted to The City of
Englewood through annexation. A letter from Richard D. Casey, representative of All
Souls' Catholic Church, accompanied the sketch requesting the above described property
be vacated . After discussion,
Rudd moved:
Weigand seconded: that The Planning Commission recommend to Council that the thirty
foot strip of land described above be vacated, but that the City re-
tain a ten foot easement extending from North to South the full
length of the property, in the center, for drainage purposes.
Roll Call: Ayes: Weigand, Wright, Romans, Rudd
Nays: None
Absent: Janssen, Jones, Guilford
Mrs. Dorothy Romans presented sketches accompanied by a letter from Mr. Charles Dolezal,
Business Manager, Englewood PublicSchools , and verification of legal descriptions from
Mr. Dale H. Rea, Engineer, concerning certain proposed alleyway dedications and vacations
on Englewood school sites of the new Lowell School, Ch errelyn School and Washington
School.
Rudd moved:
Weigand seconded: that action concerning vacations and dedications .of alleyways on
certain school sites be deferr ed until the next meeting of the
Englewood Planning Commission in order to give the City Engineering
Department time to make a study of the proposals.
Roll Call: Ayes: Weigand, Wright, Romans , Rudd
Nays: None
Absent: Janssen, Jones, Guilford
The meeting was adjourned at 12:10 P. M.
Approved:
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John D. Curtice
Recording Secretary
MEMORANDUM TO THE ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ACTION OR RECOMMENDATION OF THE
ENGLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION.
Date: September 15, 1955
Subject: Vacation
Recommendation: That the part of the East 30 feet of Block 84, South Broadway Heights,
lying West of and adjacent to lot 1, Block 4, Harper Subdivision be
vacated, but with the City of Englewood retaining a ten foot easement
through the center of said property from the North end to the South end,
for drainage purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
THE ENGLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
By: B. B. Wright
Actin g Chairman
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ENGLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
September 17, 1955
Members Pres ent: Guilford, Wright, Romans, Weigand
Members Absent: Janssen, Jones, Rudd
The meeting was called to order at 9:45 A. M. by Vice-Chairman Guilford.
Mr. Morris Griffith, owner and Mr. Olin Borrer, Representativ e of L. L. Knox Real Estate
Company, appeared to discuss an irregular parcel of land situated North of Dartmouth Circle
and was shown on the plat of Hampden Hills Fourth Filing as being adjacent to Block 4.
The gentlemen were seeking Plannin g Commission approval to construct four houses in the
area, one site having only 45 foot frontage on Dartmouth Circle but having ample area
within the site for minimum requirements.
It was brought out in the discussion that part of the area had been previously annexed to
the City of Denver through error and is now in the process of being reverted to the City
of Englewood through Court action. It was also pointed out that an official platting of
the area has never been approved. A survey sketch was presented.
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Wright moved:
Weigand seconded: that The Englewood Planning Commission approve four building sites
indicated by sketch on survey No. 8885 made by Lee M. Robinson Surveying
Company, upon presentation of plat providing proper easements subject to
approval of The Englewood City Engineer.
Roll Call: Ayes: Guilford, Weigand, Wright, Romans
Nays: None
Absent: Janssen, Jones, Rudd
Mr. Charles Dolezal, Business Manager, Englewood Public Schools, attended the meetin g to
request permission to install sidewalk separated by only 18 inches of parking strip on
three sides of The Elsie Duncan School which is located between South Pennsylvania Street
and South Pearl Street and South of East Layton Avenue. It was pointed out that East
Layton Avenue is a through street and quite heavily traveled necessitating the s id ew a lk
to be set back to allow for a six foot parking strip between the curb and the sidewalk .
Weigand moved:
Wright second e d: that The Planning Commission recommend that permission be granted the
Englewood Public Schools to install a four foot sidewalk and vertical
curb around three sides of The Elsie Duncan School property, the curb
and sidewalk to be separated by approximately six foot of parking strip
along East Layton Avenue and an eighteen inch strip on the South Pearl
Street side and the South Pennsylvania Street side to permit increased
playground area.
Roll Call: Ayes: Guilford, Weigand, Wright, Romans
Nays: None ·
DR:jc
Approved:
Absent: Janssen, Jones, Rudd
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Dorothy Romans
Secretary
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ENGLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
September 21, 1955
SPECIAL MEETING
CONSIDERATION OF PR OTESTS TO PROP OSED NEW ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP
Planni n g Commission Members Present: Janssen, Gµilford, Jones, Rud9, Romans, Weigand,
Wright
Planning Consultants Present: Mr. Harmon, Mr. Henninger
Others Present: Mr. Banta , City Attorney
A meeting of the members of The Englewood Planning Commission , together with Planning
Consultants Mr. Harmon and Mr. Henninger and The City Attorney, Mr. Banta, was held for
the purpose of making a study of the verious protests, requests and suggestions received
by The Commission through public hearings, correspondence and verbally, regarding the pro-
posed new zoning ordinance and map offered publicly earlier for criticism.
Below is shown the name or names of petitioners seekin g a change from the ori g inal proposal,
the nature of the request and the disposition made by Planning Commission consideration:
Names of
Petitioners
Various Property
owners in 3900
Blocks South Kala-
ma th St. and South
Lipan St.
George E. Perrin
2956 So. Elati
F. Chepeleuko
3000 So. Elati
J. M. John
2985 So. Elati
D. C. McKean
2925 So. Elati
C. J. Quesney
2917 So. Fox
Na ture o f Protest or Request
That their area be zoned R-1-D instead 0£ proposed
M-1.
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That the proposed East line of .M-2 zoning in 2900
Block South be established at the Gala p ago-Fox
alley and establish the area between the Galapago-
Fox alley and the Fox-Elati alley as R-2-B District
instead of M-1 District
Disposition
Request denied.
To zone as M-1
District.
Request granted.