HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC_Minutes_1968_06_03MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF TH E PLANNING COMMISSION held at the City of
He r mosa Beach, Ca li forni a , in the Co unci 1 Chamb ers at 7:30 p.m., on Mo nday,
June 3; 19 68
ROLL CALL -Present: Corrrn . Noble, Ree ves, Boice , Hamil to n, Ar mer , Stab ler,
Chairman Viault; Bu d M. Tr ott, Bui I d ing & Planning
Direc tor
Abs e nt: None
Comm. Hamil to n was seated after item 4 o f th e agenda began.
Motio n was made by Comm. Reev es, seconded by Comm. Boice, t o approve t he mi nu tes
of t he me et ing of May 6, 1968, and motion car r i e d by unan imo us vo t e.
MADDEN, RICHARD -ZONE VARIANCE
Continued public hea ring of ap plica ti on f or zone va riance by Ri c ha rd Madd en to
add to an exis tin g storage building with no ex isting , or p r ovi s ions for, off
street parking fa ci lities in li e u of required (fo r new const r uc tion) two parking
stalls. Prop e rty a t 1301 Bard S t ree t; lega ll y d escr i bed a s lot 10 , trac t 780.
Mr. Bud Trott, Bu ilding & Planning Director , exp lained that Mr. Madden was ou t
o f town and wished t his matter contin ued. Mo ti on wa s ma de by Comm. Noble , second e d
by Comm. Ree ves, to con tinu e t he hearing to th e next regular meetin g of the
Commission o n July 1, 1968. Motion carri e d unanimou s l y .
BO ICE, ROBERT AND MARY - ZONE VAR IANC E
Public hear i ng of zon e variance for Rober t and Mary Boice t o add over 40% t o
existing single family resi dence having a noncon f orm ing s ideyard of 2 .f t. 5 inches
in lieu of feq ulred 3 ft . Addition to be 4 f t. from exi s ting ga rag e in lieu of
required six ft. Exi sti ng two car ga rage ser vin g the single fami l y residence
and smal l unit a t tach ed to said gar age, havi ng a fi f tee n f t . width in lieu of
17 f t. r eq uired. Prop erty a t 49 7t h St r eet; lot 22 , block 8, He rmosa Beach t ract.
Comm issi one r Boi ce st e ppe d down at this ti me, and spoke t o th e Commissio n rega rding
hi s requ est for varian ce . He expl a ined that hi s in te nt was to remove t he gar ag e
an d unit at the r e ar at some futu re date , but that his i mme dia te desir e was to
bri ng the main house up to cod e and t o build the a ddition to same. As he i nt ende d
to do thi s work himself, there was an el e me nt o f t ime to be c on side red , and he
did not f ee l that he could c onveniently rem ove the garage a nd unit at the rear of
the p r o perty and replace with con forming gar age s, for at least five y ear s .
Mr. Boice wa s asked whether he had p lans t o su bm i t, a nd he a dvis ed the Commission
that he had not worked these ou t with t he ar ch itect at thi s time, but tha t plan s
would be avai I able in th e future, and that th e building would be attr a ctive a nd
up to c ode.· Questi o ns were asked about the surrounding pr ope rties, and Mr. Boi ce
repli ed tha t many of these were nonconforming with r es pect to sideyards, and
land cove rage.
There was no one present to s peak agai nst t he a pplication, and oth er than the
applicans no o ne to spe ak for the request.
Planning Commission Pag e 2 June 3, l968
BOICE CONTINUED:
Motion was made by Comm. Reeves, se conded by Comm. Stabler, that the variance be
granted subjec t to th e provision that the apartment and garage on th e rear of
subject property be removed within five years with no time extension, and that
they~~~ifepl~ced with co nformi ng garages; and fu r t her, that the applicants
sig._n -and file an affidavit with the Building Department th at t hey will not
request an extension of time. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES:
PASS :
ABSENT:
Comm. Noble, Re ev es, Hamilton, Armer, Stabler
Chairman Viault
None NOES: none
The re was furth er dis cu ssion, and motion was made by Comm. Reeves, seconded by
Comm. Sta bler, to adopt Res olution P.C . 154-660, granting the variance wit h the
above s t ated provision s , for the following reasons:
1. The applican t s have shown the Commi ssion that a presently nonco nfor ming residence '
wi 11 be brought up to conformity .
2. The addition to said property will make t his a more de s irabl e and compat ibl e piece
o f prop ert y with the sur round ing neig hborhood.
3. With respect to the ap a rt men t and garages being removed and r eplaced with
conforming struc t ure within a pe rio d of five years, appli c ants further indica te
the improvemen t of this proper ty an d the intent ion s of the Planning Commissio n ,
4. It has been agreed by the applicants t hat an affidavit be sig ned by them and
filed in th e Building Department, that the apartment and nonconfo rmi ng garages
on th e rear of said property will be removed and re placed with conforming
st ru cture within a per iod of five years from this date, and tha t the appli
cants will not request any fur t her exten s ion of time,
Motion carri e d by the following vote:
AYES:
PASS :
NOES:
ABSENT:
Comm. Nobl e, Re eves , Hamilton, Armer, Stabler
Chai rman Viaul t
Non e
None
HUGHES -REVIEW
Co n ti nued review fo r Mar garet Hugh es to allow bar sink at 2108 Loma Driv e ;
lot 33, tra c t 1868.
Mrs. Hu ghes was present, and advi s ed th e Commi ssion that the residen ce at
above address was being used for a singl e family resid e nce, Mrs. Hughes was
questioned about the s tairway acce ss , and whether the outside stairs could be
enclosed, Motion was made by Comm. Noble, seconded by Comm . Reeves to gran t the
req uest, prov i sion for granti ng to be tha t an affidavit be fil ed with the
County Recorder and Building Depart ment .
Planning Commission Page 3
HUGHES CONTINUED:
Motion carried by following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
Noble, Reeves, Boice, Hamilton
Stabler, Chairman Viault
June 3, J 968
ABSENT:
Comm.
Comm.
None (Comm. Armer was not present to vote on this issue, due to
a business commitment)
RESOLUTION OF INTENTION P.C. 154-659 TANDEM PARKING IN 11 M11 ZONE
Public hearing of Resolution of Intention P.C. 154-659 relative to tandem
parking in manufacturing zone.
The Commission discussed again the subject of tandem parking in the manufacturing
zone, and reviewed thoroughly prior discussions. Motion was made by Comm. Noble,
seconded by Comm. Boice, to adopt P.C. 154-661, a resolution of the Planning
Commission recommending to the City Council amendment of Zoning Ordinance
N.S. 154 by amending Section 1153 of Article 11.5 relating to offstreet
parking requirements for industrial, manufacturing and warehouse use, adding
to said section the following:
11 One-half of the required parking spaces may be tandem. Tandem parking spaces
access may be from a street, alley or private driveway .11
Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES:
PASS:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Comm. Noble, Reeves, Boice, Hamilton, Stabler, Chairman Viault
Comm. Armer
None
None
REVIEW OF R3-R ZONE, AND POSSIBLE AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE N.S. 154
Mr. Bud M. Trott, Building & Planning Director, read the new draft of proposed
ordinance change for the R3-R zone, and discussed the various points with the
Commission. It was suggested by Mr. Wesley McDaniel, City Manager, that
the Commission keep in mind the type of property to which this zone would be
applied. Comm. Noble suggested also, that the subject was important enough,
and the rough draft had just recently been received, to indicate a further
study and discussion at another meeting. Motion was made by Comm. Noble,
seconded by Comm. Reeves, to continue the review to an adjourned meeting ,
date to be established later in the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
~~w OF NEED FOR AES TH ET I c __ COMMITTEE TO REVIEW s l SNS
The . Commission felt that this subject also, required further study and
discussion, before a report was made to the City C ounc i l . It was agreed
unanimously that this subject be heard at the adjourned meeting to be
determined later in the evening.
Planning Commission Page 4 June 3, 1968
LETTER FROM CITY CLERK RE COUNCIL ACTION ON IMPERIAL MILLS
Motion by Chairman Viault, seconded by Comm. Armer, to receive and file,
c2rried unanimously.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1968-1969
Motion was made by Comm. Reeves, seconded by Comm. Noble, to nominate Comm.
Boice for Chairman. There were no further nominations, and Comm. Reeves
closed the nomination with a request that the Secretary cast a unanimous
ballot. By unanimous vote, Comm. Boice was elected Chairman.
Comm. Stabler, with second by Comm. Reeves, made motion to nominate Comm. Armer
for Vice-Chairman. Comm. Noble nominated Comm. Reeves, but Comm. Reeves declined
the nomination. Chairman Viault closed the nominations, and Comm. Reeves again
requested the Secretary cast a unanimous ballot for Comm. Armer for Vice-Chairman.
By unanimous vote, Comm. Armer was elected Vice-Chairman.
DATE OF ADJOURNED MEETING
Motion was made by Comm. Noble, seconded by Comm. Reeves, to adjourn the meeting
to June 17, 1968, at 7:30 p.m., in Council Chambers of City Hall. Motion
carried unanimously.
Comm. Noble made a motion for adjournment, which carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: 10:20
,J:?hn Armer, Secretary
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