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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC_Minutes_1967_06_12MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION held at the City of Hermosa Beach, California, in the Coun c il Chambers of City Hall a t 7:30 p.m., on Monday, Jun e 12, 1967. ROLL CALL -Present: Comm. Armer, Reeves, Noble, Boice, Hales, Ham ilton, Chairman Viault; Bud M. Trott, Building & Planning Director Absent: Non e Comm. Hamilton was seated after approval of minutes. Motion was mad e by Comm. Noble, seconded by Comm. Reeves, to approve the mi nutes of t he spec ial mee ting of May l, 1967, the r eg ular mee ting of May 8, 1967, and the adjourned meeting of May 22, 1967, Motion carri ed by una nimous vote. It was suggested by t he Chairman, that the election of offic ers for 1967 throu g h 1968, be post pon ed until the end of the meeti ng . ZONE VARIANCE -JAMES C. AND JEAN KLENES Public hearing on Zone Variance a pp lioation of James C. and Jean H. Klenes to reapportion lot 7, b lock 100, Shakespeare tract, into two parcels each 30 ft. x 50 ft. as shown on surv ey plot plan. Lot 7 p r ese ntly ex ists as two l ega l building sites per official map of City of Hermosa Beach, under separate ownership, consisting of southerly portion 30 ft. x 65 ft. and northerly portion being 30 ft. x 35 ft. Single residence now exists on the southerly portion of the lot. The address of.the property is 132-134 Neptune Avenue. The applicant, Mr. Klenes, was p resent to spe ak in his own behalf. Mr. Klenes said that because the land was clos e to th e Strand, he fel t it was valuable and he would like to build a home in keeping with the surrounding properties; one which wou ld upgr ade and beautify the nei g hborhood. The small parcel on which he could presently legally build, wou~d not lend itself to a very attract ive house. Questions were asked about the southerly portion of the lot, and how the house which exi sts there and the parking facilities would be a ffect ed by the proposed realignment. There was discussion abou t the building to the west of lot 7, and Mr. Bud Trott, Building & Planning Director, explained that this had once been a duplex, but was converted to a single residence, Motion was made by Comm. Noble, seconded by Comm. Reeves, to grant the request for vari ance , a nd the motio n carried by unanimous vote. Motio n was made by Comm. Noble, s e conded by Comm. Hamilton, to adopt P.C. 154-616, granting the Zone Variance because it is felt by the Corrvnission tha t this r e align­ ment will arrange for a superior building site and will no t be detrimental to th e surrounding area, and because of its apparent conformity to other parcels of land in the immediate vicinity. It is also determined that the larger parcel will be a mo re suitable site for the proposed development, and it will not incr ease the density in t he area due to the fact that the lot already exists as two legal building sites. Mo t ion carried by unanimous vote. Pl a nn i ng Commi ss ion Page 2 Jun e 12, 1967 PARKING REVIEW -ST CROSS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Re view and consideration of parking facilities for St. Cross Church, on property l e gally describ e d as lots 1, 2 and 3, Tra c t 1131, Lot 1 know n as 30 1 19th S treet and 1900 Monterey; lo t 2 is a vaca n t lot; l o t 3 k nown a s 191 4 , 19)6 a nd 1918 Monter e y Blvd . Property sit u at e d in R-2 zone. Photographs and a plot plan o f the p ropert y wer e e xamine d by t he Planning Commission. Re v. Parker , o f St. Cro s s Ep iscopal Church, was pr e sent to answe r any questions th e Commi s sion might have. Rev. Parker explained that t he Chur c h had a seri o us parking problem, which was becoming progre ss ively more s e rious , and the y des ired t o acquir e th~ p ro p er t y in ques t i on in orde r t hat t hey have parking fa c iliti es foi the future. They p r e sen t ly wish e d to use the vacant lot for parking, and at some time in th e futur e would t ear down th e build i ngs on t he balance o f the land and us e it fo r parki ng purpos es. The Commis s ioner s were c oncerned about ingr e ss and e gres s to th e p arkin g lot, landscaping of same, and drain a ge pr oblems. Mot i on was made by Comm . Nob le, seconded by Comm . Boi ce, that the req uest be grante d with the pro vision s that th e parki ng lot · in que s tion be paved, that there be prop e r drainage as es t ablish e d by th e City Engi~ee r and t he Bu i lding De partme nt , and that t he re will be landscaping plac e d on the Mo nte rey si de, a ccomp li s hed in coordination wi th Mr. Pa ul Pe t e rson, of the Parks and Re c r e ation Depar t ment. Furth e r, a fiv e foot f ront se t back is to be est a blish e d, and a masonry wall to be e rec te d fiv e ft. back from the p roperty li ne t o e x tend from each sideyard appro xirnate i y 9 f t. on ea c h side , allo wing suf ficien t room f or a drivewa y approa ch into said parking lot, and t hat th e five f t. ar e a on e a ch sid e betwee n the p roper t y line and the masonry wall be landsca p ed and prop e rl y mai nt ai ned. Moti o.n c arried by unanimous vo t e. Comm. Armer added t he thought th a t the Church had always a dde d to t he commun i t y , and in a bea utifi ca tion se nse. t he Chu rc h sho uld be c ommen ded . REVIEW OF BUSINESS IN C-1 ZONE -REQUEST FOR ENTERTAINMENT -SURFSIDE COFFEE SHOPPE Revi ew of bu si nes s loc at e d at 833 Her mos a Avenue, kn own as the 11 Surfside Coffee Shoppe and St e ak Ho u s e,1 1 a nd loc ated in a C-1 zone. This bu s iness reque st ed a permit to presen t 1 ive e ntertainment, a nd Ci t y Co u nc il acti o n on May 16th, 1967 , was to refer t he ma tte r to the Planning Comm i s si on for determination as t o whether th is a dditional business could be conduc ted in a C-1 zone. Mr. K. Ovard, owner o f th e b usine ss in quest io n, was p resen t t o speak, and he e xpla i ne d t o t h e Coovn ission that in orde r to st a y in business, this request was nec essary. Mr. Ovard stated t hat his overhead, and the distan ce of hi s establishmen t from t he cen t ral bu s ines s distri ct , c r eated f inanc ial p rob lems. He di d not p lan to s e r ve l iq uor, but beli e ved tha t having ent ertainm e nt would draw business to hi s restaurant. He pro posed to bring in a pantomi me group, which would perform t o tap e d sound, prerec orded f or th e ir a ct . Planning Commission Page 3 J une 12, 1967 SURFSIDE COFFEE SHOPPE CONT: Mr. Ovard said that he would be closing his operation at 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, and at JO p .rn. during the week. After di s cussion, a motion was made by Comm. Reeves, seconded by Comm. Armer, t hat thi s matt e r be r et urned to the City Council recommending the deniil ©f this re q uest, based on the fact there seems to be inadequate off street f'U,lrk i ng for the proposed usag e of pr emises, and the propose d business is no t comp~tib le with th e su rrounding residential ar e a, and because of future problems that' might oc c ur, if this request i s gran t ed. Motion ca rried by th e following vote: AYES : NOES: ABSENT: Comm. Armer, Reeves, Noble, Hales, Hamilton , Chairman Viault Comm. Boice None RESOLLJTION OF INTENTION -CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS IN COMMERCIAL ZONES Public hea ri ng -Resolution of Intenti on P.C. 154-611; adop t ed by the Plan qin g Commission on May 1, 1967 , to consider amending Ordinance N.S. 154, by ame ~d ing paragraph (1), adding parag raphs·, 6, and 7 to Section 801 relating toissua nce of Conditional Use permits for cert ain uses in the commercial zones and addi ng Section 255 t o Arti c le 2. The Commission d i scussed the proposed amendment, and the Chairman asked i f anyone in the audience wished to s peak for or against this. No one spoke, and the public hear ing was clos e d, Mo t ion was then made by Comm. Nobl e, seconded by Comm. Reeves, to recommend said amendment to the City Counci l. The motion carried unanimously . Motion was then made by Comm . Nobl e, seconded by Comm. Boice, to adopt P.C. Resolution No. 154-617, recommending to the City Council amendment of Zoning Ordinanc e N.S. 154, by amending i t as outlined in the re solution . The motion ca rried by unanimous vote . The reasons for recommending were that th e Planning Commission, af te r study and analysis, did determine th at the proposed amendme nt is a necessary expedi e nt t0 alleviate past and forthcomiag problems ev iden ced in some business establishments with no personne l in attendanc e and operating la te at night. RESOLUTION OF INTENTl0N -DEFINITION OF 11FAMILY11 Public hearing -Reso lu tio n of Intention P.C. 154-614, t o initiate action for th e pu rpose of considering amendment of Zonin g Ordinance N.S. 154, by amen ding therein Section 220 of Article 2, changing the definition of 11 family 11 • The Secretary read correspo nden ce rela tin g to the proposed amendment, and the Chairman called on those in the audience to speak on this s ubject. Speaking in favor of the ame ndment were Mr. James Peck of 42 18th Street, Mr. W. H. Shaw of 49 20th Street, Mr. Vincent Rothemick (0wn er of a 10 unit apart ment), Mr. Sherman Phinney of 34 11 Hermosa Avenue, Virginia Harris of 43 -20th Street, Mr. K. Glass, representative for the International House of Pancakes and local resident, a nd Mrs. Sherman -Phinne y of 3411 Hermosa Ave nue. All wer e i n agreement Planning Commission Page 4 Jun e 12, 1967 DEFINITION OF 11 FAMI LY11 CONT: a serious problem exi st s with regard to the so called 11 party houses.11 The ge neral feeling was t hat it was di f ficult for the citizenry t o be effective individually, and that for proper policing of such plac es , this proposed amendment would be very helpful. The thought was also exp ressed that t he majority of residents were being penalized in a sen se, by a somewhat rowdy element in the commu nit y , No one spoke in oppos1t1on to the proposed amendment, and the p ublic hea ring was closed. Mo t ion wa s made by Comm. Arme r, seconded by C0lllll . Hamilton, to recommend the a mendment to the Ci t y C0uncil, and the m0tion carried by unanimous vote. Motion was then made by Comm. Armer, seconded by Comm. Hamilton, to adopt Res olution P.C. 154-618, recommending to the City Council amendment of Zonin g Ordinance N.S. 154 by amending therein Sectien 220 of Ar t icle 2 as follows: Section 220 -Family 11Farnily11 means an individual, or two 0r more pe rson s relat ed by blood or marriage, or not more than two persons, excluding servants, who are not related by blood or marriage, l i vi ng together as a si ngle housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit. The recommendation is ma de for the reasons that it has be en recommended by th e Chief of Poli c e and t he Ci t y Attorney that this pr0posed amendment would provide them with sufficient tools to co rrec t a probl~m w~ich has become more and more evident during the past years , and for the reason that it would indicat~ t o the citizens of this comm unity that the ~authorlzed governing bodies are ta king ac tion to move in the dire ct i0n that seems to be in th e best interests of t he maj0rity of the residents. The mo tion carried by unanimous vote. PROPOSED SIGN ORDINANCE The City Council has requ es ted the Planning Commission to review the proposed Sign Ordinance with the entire Commission in attenda nce. It was also re quested that the Comm ission have a meeting with merchants from any part of the Ci ty who wish to discuss this matter, and that all merchants be informed in advan ce of the dat e of th e public hearing. Th e Council would like the Commission to examine the possibility of making flat s ign s mandatory. Motion was made by Comm. Noble, s e conded by Comm. Ar mer, tha t this mat ter be adjourned to July 24, 1967, at 8 p.m., in Council Chambers of City Hall , at whi c h time p ubl i c heari ng will be held to consider th e pr opo sed s ign ordinance , and that local business men, and Mr. Jackson, of t he Californi a Sign Association, be invited to at t end along with citizens of the community . Motion c arri e d unani mo usly. P,anning Commission Page 5 June 12, 1967 After asking the audience whether anyone had objection to items 9 through 13 on the agenda being postponed until later in the meeting, the Commission proceeded to Item 14. REVIEW FOR COPPER PENNY COFFEE SHOP -METAL EXTERIOR Application made to the Building Department to erect restaurant with exterior covering partially constructed of 24 gauge metal. Restaurant to be located on Pacific Coast Highway, west side, between Gould Ave. and Thirtieth Street, and known as 11Copper Penny Coffee Shop11 • Review requested. Mr. Glass, representative for International Industries Inc,, was present to speak. Photographs and plans for the proposed restaurant were shown to the Commission. Mr. Glass explained that this would be a 11 familyJ 1 type eating establishment, and would employ 40 to 45 people, The Commission questioned Mr. Glass about the exterior, and would it be painted metal, or finished in some manner to protect its appearance in the future. Mr. Glass assured the Commission that this would be so. After further discussien, a motion was made by Comm. Reeves, seconded by Comm. Boice, to accept the application of the 11Copper Penny Coffee Shop 11 to partially construct the outside area of metal, with proper coating as approved by the Building Department of Hermosa Beach, California. Motion carried unanimously. CHADWICK FLORISTS -REVISED PLANS FOR REVIEW Mr. and Mrs, John Chadwick presented revised plans for the approval of the Planning Commission, of their Florist shop, to be built at property situated between Gould Ave. and 24th Street, east boundary on Harper, lots 3 through 7, and lots 25 through 30, Walter Ransom Co's Redondo Home tract. Their original request to operate a florist shop in this R-P zone, was reviewed by the Commission on May 8, 1967, and approved for such use. Mr. Mason, architect for the Chadwicks, told the Commission that the florist shop would be built around the shell of the buildings now existing on the property, and as a courtesy to the Commission, they had felt the changes should be stu~ied by them. Their original plans had shown a new structure. There was discussion about landscaping of the property, and the Commission studied the new plans. Speaking in favor of the applicants, were four residents from the surrounding neighborhood who lived on 24th Street, Mr. Chadwick was asked whether he would be placing anything on the top of his building, such as refrigeration machinery etc. and he assured those present, that such things would be concealed, and not evident to the eye. Motion was made by Comm. Armer, seconded by Comm. Boice, that the Planning Commission give confmrmation of their original decision for use of the land in this R-P zone to allow a florist shop, and approval of the plan as submitted, with the hope that the applicants would landscape the south side. Pla nning Commissi o n Page 6 June 12, 1967 POS T AGENDA ITE M -COUNC IL APPROVED PERMITS FOR CERTA IN BUSINESSES Mr. Wesl e y McDani el , City Manager , communi ca ted to th e Planning Commis s ion , at the r eq uest of the City Council, inf ormation c oncerning businesses whi ch may have an advers e e f fect upon the Ci t y whe n operated in an undesirable fashio n. The Counci l is co nsidering special Counci l approve d busin e ss permits which would includ e busin esse s li sted in Classificat i on B of the City 1 s bu s iness li ce nse code, as wel l as a n additi on al list of businesses not presently reg ula ted by t his cl a ss ifica t i o n. After dis c ussion and revi ew, motion was mad e by Comm . Boi ce, seconded by Comm. Armer , to r eques t clarification from the Council a s to why some of the listed bus in esses would req ui re two pe r mi ts f r om the City (Conditional Use permi t and well as Council appr oved bu sine ss permit), and to ex p ress their feeling that t he prop ose d li st is too restrictive and d iscriminatory. Th e motion c arried by the fo llowin g vote : AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Comm , Armer, Reeves, Nobl e , Boice, Hales, Chairman Viault Comm . Hami lto n Non e LETTE R FROM CITY CLERK -COUNCIL ACT I ON ARNOLD'S HARDWARE Re ceive d and filed. LETTE R FROM CITY CLERK -COUNCI L ACTION -EXTENS ION OF ALLEY BETWEEN 4TH STREET AND FIFTH STREET Rec eived and f iled. LETTE R FROM CI TY CLERK RE VERDES INVE ST MENT PROPERTIE S Recei ved a nd f iled. LETTER FROM CI TY CLER~ -UNIFORM HOUSING CODE Received and f iled. LETTER FROM CI TY CLERK -ZONE VARIANCE FOR BRUCE GOBEL Receiv e d and fi ~e d. ELECTION OF OFFICERS - 1967 through 1968 Motion was mad e by Comm. Boice, s e c ond e d by Comm. Reeves, to re t ain as Chai rman, Ch air ma n Vi ault. Mr . Viau l t wa s comm ended for the fine job he has done during t his pas t year as Chairman, and t he Commi s sion un a nimou sly voted in favo r o f his r e -el ection. Motion was m4d e by Comm . Reeves, seconded by Comm. Noble, to retain Bob Boic e as Vice-Chairman, and motion carried by unanimous vote. Chairman Viault t hanked t hose pr ese nt, and appointe d Comm, Armer to be Sec retary. PLANNING COMMISSION ELECTION CONT: Page 7 June 12, 1967 Mr. Joe Noble, volunteered to become the representative for the Inter-city Highway Committee, and Robert Boice said that he would be happy to continue on the Southwest Area Planning Committee. The Chairman accordingly appointed them to these positions. Comm. Noble made a motion for adjournm~t) ADJOURNMENT 11:20 p.m. '(,;:_,_~~~. \~- Robert ~iault, Chairman