HomeMy WebLinkAboutBZA_Minutes_1972_04_17MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL, HERMOSA BEACH, APRIL 17, 1972 AT 7:30 P.M. Pledge of allegiance led by Chmn. Ostermann Meeting called to order at 7:31 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Comms, lee Alton, Mitchell Basila, Richard Williams, Chmn. Gene Ostermann Absent: Comm. Clayton Schubert AGENDA ITEM 1 : Approval of minutes. minutes of the April AYES: Comms. Alton, NOES: None Comm. Basila made a motion, seconded by Comm. Williams, that 3, 1972 meeting be approved. Basila, Ostermann, Williams ABSENT: Comm. Schubert AGENDA ITEM 2: Secretary of the Board, Lee Alton, read Agenda Item 2 as follows: '1Appl ication for a variance by Sunnyglen Construction Co., Inc, on property located at 403 -2nd Street and 225 Valley Drive, legally described as Lots 1 thru 6 and Lots 26 thru 31, Tract 29641. Applicant requests: (1) PermiS5ion to erect two temporary wal I signs 41xl61 for six months, said signs to be attached to the buildings -one sign to be located on 2nd Street, one sign to be located on Valley Drive. (2) Permission to erect six temporary flags 31c61 for six months, to be located on poles no higher than 161 above sidewalk grade. Said flags to be located on Valley Drive and 2nd Street.11 No correspondence from property owners. Pub\ ic hearing opened at 7:33 p.m. Mr. Peter Tillson, Vice President of Sunnyglen Construction Co., Inc., 17422 So. Prairie Avenue, Torrance, appeared before the Board. He said the type of sign he was requesting would be similar to the one on his apartments at Lil4 -2nd Street. It would read: "For Sale -Planned Unit Development11• He added that in asking for six months, he based the time 1 irnit on the length of time he was granted in his variance for signs on the apartments. Comm. Alton asked Mr. Tillson if he was aware that at the second Sign Committee meeting their recomnendation for temporary signing was reduced from six months to three months with a maximum sign area of 60 sq. ft. Mr. Tillson rep! ied that he was not aware of this. Mr. Trott said the Board should take into consideration what action they would t8ke on this variance if the proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance vJere in effect. He pointed out that al though the Board might not agree with everything that is in the Zoning Ordinance, it is a law, and they are bound by the rules and regulations that are in it. He added that when a similar variance was granted to Mr, Tillson on the apartments across the street, he had recommended denying because he felt it would be giving him more rights and privileges than others in the same zone. He
PAGE 2 -MI NU TES OF THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS MEETING, APRIL l 7, l 972 said if they felt there was some particular type of problem that continually came before the Board, and they felt it was because the ordinance needed correction, they should take it to the Planning Commission and recommend a change in the ordinance. The question of whether or not condominiums would be classed as apartments or as single family residences was brought up. Mr. Tillson was asked how this property was recorded. He replied that the parcel had been given a tract number and indiv-idual lot designations for each unit. A discussion follo.-.,ed regarding the signing allO\IJed in R-1 and R-3 zones. Mr. Trott read the sections of the code involved. It was pointed out that if Mr. Till-son1s condominiums are considered as single lots, it would be possible for him to put one sign on each unit (l single faced sign not to exceed 6 sq. ft. or one double faced sign not to exceed 10 sq. ft. in area), which would be most unsightly. Public hearing closed at 8:0S p.rn. All were agreed that the present zoning ordinance does not include rules and regu-lations specifically applicable to condominiums or subdivisions and felt that the Planning Commission should recommend an amendment to the code that would cover same. Chairman Ostermann said he would be in favor of granting the variance as requested but with a sixty-day time limit on it with the option to return for an extension at the end of that time. Comm. Basila disagreed, saying he felt it would be unfair to make Mr. Tillson return and go through it all over again in two months. Comm. Alton said he would be in favor of granting provided the original request is amended to be more in keeping with the restrictions set forth in the proposed new resolution covering 11rental11 banners even though the resolution does not specifi-cally apply to Sunnyglen1s situation. Comm. Alton made a motion, seconded by Chmn. Ostermann, to grant the variance ,,,,Jith the following amendments: 1. That the size of the two temporary wall signs be changed from 4'x16' to 4'xl51 with a time I imit of 6 months instead of 3 months. 2. That the number of temporary flags be changed from 6 to 4, the time limit from 6 months to 3 months, and the location of flags to be indicated as 2 on Valley Drive and 2 on 2nd Street, 3. To be granted with the right to reappear before the Board in three months to ask for an extension. Motion carried by the follo.~ing vote: AYES: Comrns. Alton, Basila, Ostermann, v/illiarns i~0ES: None ABSENT: Comm. Schubert
0 PAGE 3 -MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS MEETING. APRIL 17, 1972 Comm. Ostermann made a motion, seconded by Comm. Basila, to adopt Resolution BZA 154-77 granting a variance to Sunnyglen Construction Company for the following reasons: I. It appears that each ind iv i dua I dwe 11 i ng CMrner would have the right to place his own advertisement of his unit for sale and that each individual dwelling unit could, there-fore, have a sign. If this option was exercised, consid-erably greater sign area could be utilized. 2. A hardship exists in the disparity ratio between floor area of new construction and permanent signs allowed. 3. Due to the extremely large number of units and the need to have these units occupied to prevent problems which would occur to the neighborhood if the units are slow to sell. 4. There are extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property involved. 5. It would have a detrimental effect to the surrounding neigh-borhood were current projects not sold within a financially feasible period. 6. Current and proposed sign ordinances do not cover this parti-cular type of development. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Cornms. Alton, Basila, Ostermann, Williams NOES: None ABSENT: Comm. Schubert Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Gene Ostermann, Chairman