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MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1961 Land-Use Classification Plan: of Uses Preventing A Chaotic Condition Within A City . rnariv ivist in tho n!v :m Is to Promote Correct Utilization By GREG NOKES Mail Tribune Slaff Writer Most ol the people in these United States, and as tor that matter, in the entire world, seem to have a natural dis taste for government regula tions. The people of Medford are no different in this re spect. Some common attitudes to ward laws and regulations arc: "They were made for somebody else-not me."; "It's all right as long as I'm not caught at it."; or "It's a stupid law-I'm not going to obey it." But, regulations are neces sary, and most people will begrudgingly admit this. It is one of the contradictions of government - that to insure freedom, the government must often regulate it. This is not to say that a government should have un limited power to regulate, or that all regulations are good regulations. Need for Some Regulation But, the need for some regu lation per se should be kept in mind when considering Medford's new land-use plan which will be presented for public consideration in the near future. A land-use plan is defined as a classification of land uses, which seeks to bring together those uses which are com patible, and separate those develop his land as he saw which are not. It has as its ; fit without regard to his primary objective the promo-1 neighbors wishes, then Med tion of the most appropriate ford would become a city of utilization of land. chaos. There would be such In other words, the city of situations as junkyards in the Medford will be telling us, middle of expensive residen within limits, how we can use tial districts; taverns next to our land. Why? schools; and main streets that Simply because if each look like jigsaw puzzles, property owner were free to Many misuses of land al- Better Acoustics Seen for Armory ready exist in the city, large ly because of poor planning. As long ago as 1919. the Oregon state legislature recog nized the need for cities to regulate land-use within their boundaries. It passed a law authorizing cities to adopt an ordinance to "regulate, re strict, and segregate" the lo cation of all the many kinds of land uses. In recent years attempts have been made to give cities, or countries, the power to con trol land-use outside, but near city boundaries. Various Land-Use Plans Medford has had various versions of land-use plans, and their corollaries, zoning ordi nances, for many years. The nisiory or the city s planning commission - whose responsi bility it is to enforce the zon- Chances are good that the Medford National Guard arm ory will have improved acoustics and a public address system under the new Oregon Military Department budget, County Judge Earl M. Miller learned from a letter received Friday from Maj. Gen. Alfred E. Hintz, adjutant general of the National Guard. This will permit fuller pub lic use of the local armory for public meetings, by music groups and athletic organiza tions. Poor acoustics makes this almost impossible now. Bleacher scats to provide ad ditional seating for 1,200 per sons have been installed already. FARBERWARE FECIAL $6.95 value 8 n i if SI jgm "I "uMTTEd" B0 HM fj ILA TIME ONLY candle warmer FOR ELEGANT ENTERTAINING OR EASY BUFFETS gleaming stainlfiss steel -oven-to-tab'& handsome brass-plated stand with candle warmer l'i quart covered casserole in colorful gift package $6.88 Famous Borg bath scales In many beautiful colors. 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Central ot 10th HOMf WAR (I l Phone SP 7-5201 Hintz wrote that the Med ford armory was discussed during a recent executive session of the joint ways and means committee of the state legislature "and everything looks good al this point" to ward approval of funds for in stallation of the acoustical improvements and public ad dress system, the adjutant general wrote. "Unless something comes up in a full meeting of the joint ways and means com mittee when the budget is for mally approved, we will get acoustical material and the public address system in the department budget," Hintz wrote. "I am sure no prob lems will be encountered." The letter was dated March 16. Requests Made On Feb. 26, 1960, Miller said he had requested that armory improvements be in cluded in the next budget for the Oregon Military depart ment. He said he then had written the National Guard in 1959 requesting improvement of acoustics so the armory could be used for public pur poses. On March 11, 1960. Miller and Lt. Donald M. Ivie, com manding officer of Company E, Second Battle group, in spected the acoustical defects with Pete Logan, Dark Hol low rd., an authority on acoustics. Ivie said then allo cation of $8,000 for bleachers and $800 for basketball back stops had been made. The local National Guard unit commander noted then that S and W Floor Covering shop a year before had of fered a bid of $6,100 for acoustical improvements. This included installation of tile between ceiling and beams and backboard, with a two inch fiber board behind it on the lower walls below the bal cony. This was based on a ;ur vey made by Armstrong Cork company representatives. Survey Made In April, 1960, the Motor ola Radio company, at Mil ler's invitation, took measure ments and made a survey. Shortly after that 100 port able bleachers were installed and the National Guard agreed to seek more funds for bleachers and acoustical im provements. In July, Miller said, he re ceived a letter from the adju tant general of the Oregon National Guard and one from Gov. Maik Hatfiold respond ing to further letters from the county judge. The letters indicated money would be provided for the acous'ical improvements. Hatfield wrote he would re quest funds for acoustical im provements during the next legislative session. He also suggested that the county court indicate its interest to the local legislative delega tion so the senator and rep resentatives would have a full understanding of the problem. In July, 1960, also, Max S i g Communications and Products made a survey of tile armory interior and esti mated installation of the speaker and amplifier system would cost an estimated $2,340. ing ordinance-dales back lo the early 1920 s. But. most of these plans proved inadequate, largely be cause of lack of support by the people; failure of the com mission lo enforce them: or inadequacies in the plan from the start. The plan now under con sideration by city officials, and soon to be presented to the public, was two years in the making. It was prepared by Medford's planning staff working under the bureau of municipal research and serv ice at the University of Ore gon. Cost Is Shared The cost has been shared jointly by the city and the U.S. Housing and Home Fi nance agency under a federal planning assistance grant. A generalized land-use plan i trict study is, in its own words, "a stal ment of city policy with ref erence to the future use of land." It is based on existing conditions and on estimates of future growth of the city. The plan consists ot a map and a text. The map suggests desirable relationships be tween existing and future uses of land in the city. The text set forth a number of pol icies that can be used by the city council and planning com mission as a guide in the de velopment of the city. Provides a Framework The plan also would pro vide the city with a frame work within which more de tailed plans can be made for various parts of the commu nity, such as a major streets plan or a central business dis- A land-use plan in itself is not a law; il would have to be enforced by zoning and re lated ordinances. The city's planning slaff is already work ing on a revised zoning ordi nance for the city that would carry out the intent of this plan. The planning staff expects there will be some opposition lo the plan when it is pre sented. Whenever there is a realignment of existing zones -as there will be with the new plan - opposition cannot be avoided. lt is hoped, however, that the majority of the people will sec the new plan as a guide to the future growth of the city, and that they will agree with the future as the plan envisions it. mw-iitimiitni Oregon Mutual Insurance Company LELAND CLARK Agency 27 Years in One Location Personalized Service 15 Savings Over 60 Years 7 North Bartlett Phone SP 2-4646 W. P. Wright Elected Ashland Elks Ruler Ashland - W. P. (Bil Wright, Ashland realtor, was elected exalted ruler of Ash land Ellts lodge at a Wednes day night's session. He suc ceeds Attorney Sidney Ains worth. Others selected, who will be officially inducted April 1, were Gordon Hays, leading knight; Phil Windsor, loyal knight; and Clyde Dickerson, lecturing knight. E. E. Mc Laughlin was re-elected treas urer; Oscar Low, tyler; and Jack Weaver, secretary. 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