Ordinance 615
ORD:tNANCE NO. 615
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GILROY AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 422 OF SAID
CITY BY REZONING CERTAIN TERRITORY FROM ZONE "E" DISTRICT TO ZONE
"D" DISTRICT., AND CERTAIN OTHER PROPERTY FROM ZONE"E" DISTRICT TO
ZONE "B" DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission of the City of Gilroy
has heretofore proposed on its own initiative that Zoning Ordinance
Noo 422 of the City of Gilroy; be amended by taking from Zone "E"
District and placing in Zone "D" District, certain territory in the
City of GilroYl and that certain other property also in said Zone
"E" District be placed in Zone "B" District, as hereinafter more
specifically set forth and has regularly adopted a resolution to that
effect; and,
WHEREAS, the said Planning Commission did heretofore fix a
time and place for hearing protests and objections to said proposed
amendment and zoning changes and have caused notice of the time and
place of the hearing to be given as required by law and has held the
said hearing in accordance with the said notice and no objections or
protests to the said proposed zoning change were made; and;
WHEREASa-:the said planning commission has duly reported to
the Common Council of the City of Gilroy upon the said proposed zoning
change in which it has recommended that the said zoning change be
made, which report has been duly filed in the office of the City
Clerk of the city of Gilroy; and,
WHEREAS: the said Common Council did on the 16th day of
November, 1959, adopt Resolution No. 546 fixing December 7, 19591
at the Hour of 8:00 olclock P. M. in the Common Council Room of
the City Hall, City of Gilroy, at Sixth and Rosanna Streets as the
time and place of hearing the said report of the said City Planning
Commission and for hearing protests or objections to the proposed
change: and notice of the said hearing has been given as required
by law and the ordinances of the City of Gilroy, and said hearing
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having now been held at the said time and place fixed in the afore-
said notice and the Common Council having duly considered the said
proposed zoning change and having determined that the said amendment
to said ordinance Noo 422 should be adopted and the said zoning changes
made as hereinafter set fortho
NOW THEREFORE, THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Ordinance Noo 422 of the City of Gilroy generally
known and designated as the "Zoning Ordinance" of the said City, is
hereby amended in the following particulars, to wit:
That there be taken from Zone "E" District and placed in
Zone"D" District the following described premisest to wit:
BEGINNING at the Southwest corner of Leavesley Road and
Swanston Lane; thence running Southerly along the West
line of Swanston Lane to the South line of the City of
Gilroy property commonly known as the "Gymkhana Grounds"l
thence Southwesterly along the Southerly line of the said
city of Gilroy property to the EAsterly line of the Southern
Pacific Railroad right of way; thence Southerly along the
Easterly line of the Southern Pacific right of way to the
north property line of the Gilroy Union High School District;
thence Easterly along the Northerly line of the Gilroy Union
High School District property to the Westerly line of Swanston
Lane; thence along the Westerly line of Swanston Lane Souther-
ly to the most Southerly point of said lane, the same being
the angle point where said lane turns to the East, thence
Easterly along the Southerly line of said Swanston lane to
the Easterly line of Forest Street; thence northerly along
the Easterly line of Forest street to a north property line
of the Gilroy Union High School District; thence Easterly
along the projection of the North property line of the Gilroy
Union High School District to the East City Limit line at
the City of Gilroy; thence Northerly along the East City
limit line to the southerly line of Leavesly Road; thence
Westerly along the South line of Leavesly Road to the Point
of Beginningo Containing approximately 67 acreso
THAT there be taken from Zone "E" District and placed in
Zone"B" District the following described premises located in the
City of Gilroy.
COMMENCING at a point in the Easterly City Limits of the
City of Gilroy distant thereon 150 feet Northerly of the
North line of Old Gilroy Street measured by the shortest
distance and running thence in a Westerly direction at a
uniform distance of 150 feet from the North line of Old
Gilroy Street to the Northeasterly line of Lot 4 in Block
2 South of Ranch 7 East of the City of Gilroy; thence in
a Southwesterly direction parallel with the Southerly line
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of 8th Street to the Southwesterly line of East street;
thence in a Northwesterly direction along the Southwest
line of East Street to the line dividing Lots 1 and 2 in
Biliock 2 South; Range 6 East of the City of Gilroy~ and
thence in a Southwesterly direction along said dividing
line to the center line of the alley extending through said
Block; thence in a Northeasterly direction along the said
center line of said alley and its Northeasterly prolongation
to the center line of Miller Slough; thence up the center
line of said slough to the center line of Forest Streetl
thence Northeasterly along the center line of Forest street
to a point that is 47.34 feet North of the Easterly extension
of the Southerly line of Lot 4 of Las Animas sublot 11 and
Las Animas Ranch Lot 39 in Las Animas Rancho; thence Westerly
at a uniform distance of 47.34 feet Northerly of said Easterly
extension of said Lot 4 and~ the Southerly line of said Lot 4
and of Lots 1, 2 and 3 of said Las Animas Sublot 11 and Las
Animas Ranch Lot 39 to the Easterly line of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, thence Northerly along said Easterly line
of said Southern Pacific railroad to the North line of the
land of Gilroy Union High School District; thence in an
Easterly direction along the North line of said school pro-
perty to the Westerly line of Swanston Lane; thence in a
Southerly and Easterly direction along the Easterly and
Southerly line of Swanston Lane to the Easterly line of
Forest Street; thence in a Northerly direction along the
Easterly line of Forest Street to the North line of the
property of Gilroy union High School District; thence in
an Easterly direction along said property line and its
easterly prolongation to the Easterly City Limits of the
City of Gilroy; thence in a Southerly direction along said
City Limits to the point of beginning;
EXCEPTING from said area above described the following
descriped portions thereof;
10 All that portion now in Zone "B" District which
part shall remain in said Zoneo
20 All of Walnut Orchard Park, Tract Noo 1051 as
shown on the Official Map thereof on file in the office of
the County Recorder of Santa Clara County and the following
described territory adjacent thereto, to wit:
BEGINNING at the most Westerly corner of said Walnut Orchard
Park Tract Noo 1051 in the Easterly line of Forest Street
and running thence along the Easterly line of Forest Street
to its intersection with South Line of I 0 0 F Avenue, thence
Easterly along the South line of I 0 0 F Avenue to the Westep
ly line of Lot 6 in said Walnut Orchard Park Tract; thence
in a Southerly direction along said Westerly line of said
Lot 6 to the Northerly line of Lot 8 in said Tract; thence
in a Westerly Direction aong the North line of Lots 8 and 7
of said subdivision to the East line of Forest Street and
the point of beginning, which area together with said Walnut
Orchard Park Tract above mentioned it is proposed shall be
placed in Zone "A" Districto
Reference is hereby had to the map and general zoning ordi-
nance now on file in the office of the City Clerk of said
City of Gilroy.
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SECT ION 2:
That the boundaries of the said Districts and
Zones be changed so as to accomplish the foregoing changes in the
territory of the respective zoneso
SECTION 3: That the Map of the Zoning Ordinance of the City
of Gilroy be made to conform to the changes herein set forth.
SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approvalo
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of December, 1959, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
COUNCILMEN: Pate, Rush, Petersen, Wentworth,
Gallo, Jordan
COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN: None
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