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September 91, Hl7s Linns \i.i«iisoii i iii\iiNii\ ii.Mristiniiiiiu ViritiAiu ■'-y.v Y Council approves zoning changes ii\ in mm \ \iii> and requiring boardinghouse committee be usedto persuade reflected the same proposal hollowing some discussion IWAYN'K YANCKV owners to live on the troublesome students to be Student Government as to when the ordinance TJw llarrisonburg City premises more cooperative Association President would take effect, the council Council Tuesday unanimously The ordinance is effective It was the first official Darrell Pile had made to the unanimously approved the .ipprovt'd. with minor immediately, but will not be statement the university has council Sent. 12. zoning changes alterations, zoning changes enforced until the end of the made on the zoning aimed .it.limiting the number school year when leases City Manager Marvin Before taking up the zoning controversy. .Milam offered three changes changes. Mayor Roy Erickson ol students who can live in a expire The problems of noise, to the zoning proposals, which single duelling An overflow crowd of litter and property appointed nine persons to Thecouncil also established approximately I5u persons, were quickly approved. The serve on the city-university deterioration are "isolated in definition of a family was relations committee: Pile. and appointed members to a almost half-of them James nature." Hall said, and should city university relations Madison I'niversity students, changed to allow two. instead Lewis Say lor of the Commuter be solved "by cooperation of three, unrelated persons in Students Co.mmittee. committee filled the council chambers rut her than by statute"' R-l AIsifechanged was the The zoning changes The council first voted to President Ronald Carrier or Complaints from neighbors recommendation in R-:* from his « epresentative. Jean adopted reduce the number"of establish a Madisdn- about students should be lour persons to five The new- unrelated persons allowed to Cnmmunitv Relations Grimes from R-l. Jerry directed to die committee. law also requires Coulter from ;R-2. Julius live in a single dwelling from Committee to handle Hall said, which would use live to two in R-l zones, and comp taints about students IxKirdinghouse owners to live Ritchie from R-3. city building "peer pressure" to "convince on the premises official John Byrd. city police Irom seven to five in R-:i R-2 living in residential zones and offenders to be better /ones, which allow four, are to evaluate the housing needs City attorney Norvell chief Richard Presgrave and neighbors " a JMU securityrepr«>vntative unaffected of off-campus students. If students ignore the Lapsley. at the councils Sept. Although the number of Or William Hall. JMU vice committee's warning, "the I 2 meeting, had a stated that it The committee will meet persons -living in houses president for student affairs, appropriate city agencies would be difficult to write a Tuesday in the council designated as boardinghouses read a prepared statement would be contacted." Hall constitutional ordinance chambers with Mayor has not been reduced, the opposing the zoning changes saiu requiring boardinghouse Erickson He said he expects council approved a provision and urging that the The statement basically owners .to live on the property. > ••nlinued on Page >) l»It. U'l.l.MM HAM., .IMC vice president for student affairs pi esenls official .IMt stand against zoning changes to city council Tuesday.. Pho,° b» «■*•«•«€# Emerson Page -'. mi; mtl.IZi:. Friday. September 29. I»7K * Zoning (t'oiiiinued from Pagf I) lo its. first report wtihin :u. days Pile. however. said Wednesday he will not serve on the committee He questioned how productive the committee would he Pile said he was "very surprised and upset ' that the council voted to set up the committee and also approved the zoning changes "My impression was that they were going to put faith in the committee." he said, and delay any action on > zoning until the committee attempted to solve the problem Pile siad he is "particularly disappointed with councilmen Walter Green and Raymond Dingledine. noting that Green is director at the health center and Dingledine is head of the JMU history department , The statement Hall read should have been made earlier, said Pile, but he said he is happy that JMU has gone on the record against the MAYOR ROY FRIt KSO\ said the overflow crowd of 041 was the largest ever to attend a city council meeting. Phoio oy M»rH Thompson zoni Police can issue summonses for'*unreasonably loud noise9 Itv TIIF.KI s\ IHAI.F the testimonies of the olfieer. calls <on the same house i on If a student makes complainants, and noise- the same night, that warrants ''unreasonably loud, makefs involved, according to .iction to be taken." disturbing and unnecessary Stroble Complaints vary from noise" in Harrisonburg at any neighborhood to time of the day. he can be . Frequently. more than one ; neighborhood, depending on served a summons by the complaint has been lodged the area's residents. Stroble .ig.iiast the occupants of one x police said City residents have house. Stroble said complained about noisy Community residents who call "You get some areas where students :S7 times since Aug the police are the main source elderJy people live who are >\\. with only six resulting in of complaints, but a police bothered by noise, then you summonses, said Capt. ML. olficer also may investigate a might have younger residents Stroble of the Harrisonburg noisy house on his own who don't mind quite as police department initiative he said much " Noise that can "If an officer is on patrol of the :*7 complaints "unreasonably disturb or and he hears noise, he'll stop concerning noisy James annoy the quiet, comfort or and tell the people in the house Madison University students repose of any person." as it's too loud." Stroble said this year, as many as 17 mav stated in the city code, is "We never charge on the be multiple complaints ultimately determined in first complaint. It depends on against the same residences. court when the judge hears the situation If we get two Stroble said ( ITV M \\ \(il-.|{ MAHYIN MILAM suggested minor alternations to zoning changes. Photo by M»r* Thompson City council extends parking ban zone By IM.HBIK YARD • The Harrisonburg city council Tuesday expanded the restricted parking zone surrounding James Madison University 'h Parkings now limited to residents and their guests Monday- Friday 4 a m -6 p.m. in the Edgelawn subdivision across Port ReDublic Road to Purcell Park and the C&W Railroad The Sng zone on South Mason Street was extended to Franklin Street east to Myers Avenue, and down Mountainview Drive to the Kastover subdivision Residents in the Edgelawn subdivision, especially those on Crawford Avenue-have complained that JMU students from the Greek housing have been parking in their neighborhood because the university did not provide sufficient parking. The hours were lengthenedfromKam. to6p.m. to 4 am. to 6 p m to discourage students from leaving their cars parked in the subdivision overnight as recommended by the Planning Commission Residents said they fear that the Monday through V riday ban w ill will not be effective in alleviating the problem that they say also occurs on weekends • 'It. \\ Ml. !\.M IIAiJ., JMl rive president for Waimr lto\ KrlekftM follow* on copv of the student affair* addresses cH\ council while "laleiiieiil phn|<j PVOP *» MM*** '•*"*•*••**»#•/•■*«»- *r* ... I • IA t I ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Till Itltl I /.I., hrida;y.September 29. 197K. Page 3 Arts and Sciences Symposium runs next week By PAIGE SMITH Bukes," in the Latimer p.m. in Miller 101. Morrison Todd Zeiss (English*. Thursday concludes the The Fall Arts and Sciences Shaeffer Auditorium at 3 p.m. worked on the Manhattan "The Students Meet the symposium with a focus on the Symposium will be held here Manday. Fairlie's lecture will project in WWII but is now an Novelist'-John Gardner-in a changing role of women in Oct. 1-5. concern the decline of the opponent of nuclear warfare. panel discussion will be held society. Jo Freeman, a The fifth annual English language Morrison studied with Dr. at 2 p.m. in Wilson feminist, author and political symposium, entitled "Culture Fairlie, an Oxford scholar, J Robert Oppenheimer and is Auditorium Gardner, author scientist will be the featured and Its Critics," will focus on has also published columns now institute professor at of many novels including speaker. recent developments in and articles in "New Massachusetts Institute of "October Light." "Grendel." Freeman has been active in society and on the individuals Republic," "Punch," and Technology. He has worked and • ,)n Moral Fiction." will Women's Movement Politics who critique these "The Spectator." He recently on such books as "Scientific talk with JMU students Gary and was the winner of the 1975 transformations. authored a book "The Seven American." "My Fathers Funston. Debra Magai. and American Political Science The symposium will open Deadly Sins Today." Watch: Aspects of the Bruce Osborne. Dr. Cynthia Award. At 11 a.m. in the Sun., Oct. 1 with the screening Monday's events will Physical World," and 'The Eby of the English Latimer Shaeffer Auditorium, of "The Building of the Bomb: conclude with a panel Search for Extraterrestrial department, will act as she will speak on "Dissident The Race to Beat Hitler." discussion with Fairlie and Intelligence." moderator. as Deviants in American This BBC documentary film Foot entitled "The Opinion Morrison's lecture will be At 8 p.m.. Gardner will Society" and at 3 p.m.