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.
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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.
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