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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC_Minutes_1962_04_021-CTNUTES OF AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PLANNIID COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, held at the City Hall on Monday, April 2, 1962, at 7:30 p .m. ROLL CALL -Present: Comn1. Noble, Johnson, Viault, Hales and Chairman Fredricks. Bud M. Trott, Chief Bldg. Inspector. Absent: Comm. Black and Locken. (CollDll. Locken was seated at 7:45 p.m.) Chairman Fredricks announced that this meeting was a continuation of the March 19 public hearing in regard to preparation of an amendment to the zoning ordinance permitting an R~4, High-Rise zone, at the request of the City Council. The first part of the hearing was restricted to the Commissioners voicing their opinions and suggestions relative to the draft of the high-rise ordinance. After working through the entire proposal, the audience was asked to participate, and Mr. Richard Smart, Mr. Richard Madsen, Mr. Carl Hoyer, Mr. Tom Stevens, Mr. David Burt, Mr. Lou Kaufman, Mrs. David Burt questioned various items. Upon agreement of various changes in the draft, Chairman Fredricks stated that he felt it important to include in the record that tliis question was sent to the Commission by the City Council to establish certain planning requirements, including area and land use, and in particular with regard to the land owned by Mamie , Inc., with the ciear understanding that the Commission's action be p~_pliminary for presentation to the Council, for ultimate presentation to the citizens of Hermosa Beach to vote upon. In continuing, the Chairman said the question being put to the Connnission was not whether high-rise or tliis type of zone should be granted, but rather, if there were such a zone, as Planning Commissioners, what standards would be required, and by the same token, if the particular piece of property defined should be given to liigh rise, which, unless there are serious limitations from a technical standpoint, would be given to the people to vote on. The City Council has indicated they will put this question on the ballot for the public to vote on at an appropriate time, with which the Conmtission is not empowered to concern itself. He added that if any of the Commissioners wished to take exception, they have the right to do so. It was his interpretation of the Council's action in requesting the Commission to prepare an R-4 ordinance, considering the Manrl.e, Inc., property for rezoning to the proposed zone, that this was of such a magnitude that the Council felt it should go to the voters and that the proper procedure to get it to the voters ~as to start by having public hearings at the Planning Commission level. Comm. Noble moved the acceptance of the amended draft for the proposed R-4 zone and that this be fonfarded to the City Council for their use. Comm. Hales seconded the motion, which carried as follows: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Comm. Noble, Viault, Hales, Locken and Chairman Fredricks. Comm. Johnson. Comm. Black. (In dissenting, Comm. Johnson said, 11I am not in agreement with the Chairman that we are required to submit something in spite of our views about the desirability or not. I have not changed my opinion that it is not desirable, and I have stated my opinion before, and I therefore vote no." Planning Cormnission 2 April 2, 1962 Consideration of the Mamie, Inc., property for the proposed zone followed, the public, including Mrs. David Burt, Mr. Tom Stevens, Mr. Blumenkamp, Mr. Joel H. Edwards, Mr. Richard Madsen, and Mr. Richard Smart, questioning the Conn:nissioners on various aspects of the feasibility of having an R-4 development on this site. Motion was made by Comm. Hales that the property to be considered for rezoning on request of the City Council be changed from M and R-3 to R-4. Co~. Locken seconded the motion, which failed to carry as follows: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Comm. Noble and Hales~ Connn. Johnson, Viault, Locken and Chairman Fredricks. Connn.. Black. Comm. Noble then moved adoption of Resolution P. C. 154-366 recommending the adoption of Article 7.5 -R-4, High-Rise, Higb,...DensityResidential and Ll.mi ted Conmercial, amending Ordinance N. S. 154. Comm. Viaul t seconded the motion, which carried as follows: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Comm. Noble, Viault, Hales, Locken and Chairman Fredricks. C011Dll.. Johnson. Comm. Black. Comm. Johnson moved adoption of Resolution P. C. 154-367 recommending denial of zone change from Mand R-3 to R-4 of that property located between Second and Herondo Streets west of Valley Drive which the City Council directed the Cononission to consider for such change on the land use map, for the reason that motion to grant failed to carry. Conm. Viault seconded the motion, which carried as follows: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Comm. Johnson, Viault, Locken and Chairman Fredricks. Connn. Noble and Hales. Comm. Black. Conon. Johnson - I don't know what the City Council's reasons are. I have not been persuaded that the zoning should be changed on this land, and it has not been demonstrated that this is suitable for reclassification. Comm. Viault -I do not believe the individual parcels, Lots 10, 11 and.12 of the Yeoman's Subdivision or that portion of Lot 1, Block 92, Second Addition to Hermosa Beach, should be included as a portion of the larger parcel; and I do not believe at this time that the Planning Commission should·be delineating a precise, specific plot of gronnd for R-4 purposes, but should be more generally designa- ting an area which may include this specific portion for R-4. • Chairman Fredricks - I do not feel the complete area at the present time with present plans ( and I am not speaking of those plans that were presented for the particular project, but I mean the plans regard- ing the traffic arteries and the general land use in that area) is such as to properly allow me as a Co • sioner to make such a decision,. « ADJOURNMENT at 12:25 a.m. ~ . ......_,..._--:.-~~-------------r