08/11/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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AN M,. `x_. REGULAR 14EETING AUGUST 11. 1980 Ms. Barbara Weidnoff, 2574 Wozniak Road, Michigan City, Indiana, stated that she was running a brokerage business at the lot located at 307 West Calvert. She apologized for not having the fencing installed as required by the ordinance, and stated that she was not aware of this since she had not been receiving the letters which were being sent out by the city. She indicated that the entire yard was encircled with the new fence at this time, except for the front gate and that had not been done for security reasons. Mr. Masters stated that Mr. Albert Mickelson presently held the license for the ,property at 307 West Calvert. He asked Ms. Weidnoff if she was the owner of the yard. She replied that she owned the property and also operated it. Mr. Masters advised her that the scrap dealers' licenses were not transferrable, and she would have to apply for a new license to operate her business. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the license for the operation of the facility at 307 West Calvert was suspended with an effective date of August 25, 1980, and the hearing continued to August 18, 1980, to allow for completion of the fence installation and supplemental information from the Fire Inspector. Mr. Masters read a letter to the Board from Steve & Gene's Auto Truck Salvage, 3109 South Gertrude Street, asking for an exemption from the fencing requirements. In a letter dated June 20, 1980, they stated that the fence would create extreme hardship on their operation since they were a used car dealer and the main line of business was the buying, selling and repairing of cars, trucks and equipment. Also, they stated that, if a solid or opaque fence was erected around the property, police patrol cars could no longer view the red tagged cars which Steve & Gene's tow for the city. The Fire Inspector stated that, on August 8, 1980, he talked with Gene Hanz who informed him that he had ordered the materials needed to cover the fence. Mr. Hill stated that he felt an exemption should not be granted solely because red tagged cars were towed and stored on the lot for the city. Mr. Masters stated that the real question was whether or not any of the scrap could be viewed from the street, and the letter from Steve and Gene's indicated that scraping was a sideline and no scrap piles could be viewed from any public street. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. McMahon and carried, the hearing was continued to August 18, 1980, and the license subject to suspension at that time. It was noted that Mr. Carl Leibowitz, Attorney for Albert Mickelson, had requested a continuance of the public hearing for his junk yards to August 18, 1980, at 9:30 a.m., since both he and his client were scheduled to be out of town on August 11, 1980. Mr. George Divjak, member of the Rum Village Neighborhood Associa- tion, stated that he felt some of the scrap dealers were simply playing games with the Board and the residents in an effort to get out of installing the required fencing. He stated that he was pleased that many of the dealers had complied and he appreciated their cooperation. He indicated that many of the scrap dealers were located in the Rum Village neighborhood, and the residents wanted to be good neighbors for the betterment of the neighborhood just as they wanted the scrap dealers to be good neighbors in their concern for the area. TWYCKENHAM SPEED LIMIT. EWING TO RIDGEDALE The Bureau of Traffic and Lighting advised that, in conjunction and in addition to the request for additional signage controls at the intersection of Twyckenham and Woodside, a study was conducted to re- affirm the posted and established speed limit of 30 miles per hour on Twyckenham Drive. The speed check results conformed with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Devices. The report stated that additional speed limit signs have been installed on Twyckenham for both north and southbound traffic in the area from Ewing to Ridgedale. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the report was filed.