HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC_Minutes_1967_05_01MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION held at the City of
Hermosa Beach, California, in the Counci I Chambers at~ P,M., on Monday, May
l, 1967.
ROLL CALL -Present: Comm. Armer, Hamilton, Noble, Reeves, Hales,
Chairman Viault; Bud M. Trott, Building & Planning Director
Absent: Comm. Boice
CONTINUATION OF STUDY POSSIBLE AMENDMENT TO N.S. 154, BUSINESS OPERATION
LATE AT NIGHT WITHOUT ATTENDANTS
Chairman Viault requested that Mr. Bud M. Trott, Building and Planning Director,
read the draft of proposed amendment to N.S. 154, relating to businesses 0perating
without attendants, open late at night, and conducted partially or entirely
in the open. The Commission discussed the various points of said proposed·
amendment. The problems which arise with drive-in and walk-in restaurants,
garages which extend their operations into their parking areas, control of
bars, and those businesses which would be non-conforming in relation to such
an amendment were also discussed.
Present to speak, was Mr, R0y Stinnett, representing the Chamber of Commerce,
who expressed the opinion that business must be discouraged by too restrictive
control, and the Planning Commission shoulcl keep this thought in mind. This
control, Mr. Stinnett was advised, should encourage the type of business which
the City would desire, and was only meant to discourage those operations
detrimental to the community.
Motion was made by Comm. Armer, seconded by Comm. Hamilton, to adopt P.C.
Resolution No, 154-611, a Resolution of Intention of the Planning Commission
of the City of Hermosa Beach to initiate action for the purpose of consideration
of amendmendment of Zoning Ordinance N.S. 154 by amending paragraph (!),
adding paragraph 5, 6 and 7 to Section 801 relating to issuance of Conditional
Use permits for certain uses in the commercial zones, and adding Section 255
to Article 2.
Before vote was taken on the above motion, a motion was made by Comm, RarafJt9n,
seconded by Comm. Reeves, to include in the Resolution of Intention, the following:
All Uses that will be nonconforming by the proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance
will be required, within five (5) years of the effective date of said amendment,
to secure a Conditional Use permit as set forth in said amendment to the Ordinance,
and this provision to be added only if approved by the City Attorney. The
motion carried as follows:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Comm. Armer, Reeves, Hales, Hamilton, Chairman Viault
Comm. Noble
Comm. Boice
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CONTINUATION OF STUDY -BUSIN ESS OPERATING WITHOUT ATTENDAN TS Con t:
Vote wa s t hen taken on motion to adopt Reso lut io n P.C. 154-611, and the mo t ion
c arried by th e following vot e :
AYES:
NOES :
ABSENT:
Comm. Armer, Reeves, Nobl e, Hales, Hami lton, Chairman Viau\t
None
Comm. Boic e
STUDY AND REVIEW OF THE HOUSING CODE
At their regular me eting o n Mar c h 21, 1967, t he Ci t y Counci l acted to
re fer a letter from Coun c ilman Quentin L. Thelen rega rding a stepped up
program of upgrading hou s ing standa r ds to the Planning Commiss ion
for study and rec orrmenda t ion . Mr. Th ele n had reque st ed in h i s let t er,
which was addressed to the Council, th at adop tio n of the Uniform Housing
Code be considered.
Mr. Bud M. Trot t explained to th e Commis sio n what the Unifor m Housing
Code was, and how it is put into p rac tice . Chapter 10, "Substandar d Buildi ngs,"
from the 1964 edition of th e Uni f orm Hou sing Cod e had been furnished to t he
Co mmissioners prior t o the meeting . The Informa t ion therein wa s discussed at
length, a nd whether th e insp ec tion of zoni ng vio lations could be inc orpo rat e d
at the time wh e n building violations we re c hecked.
Comm. Nobl e men ti oned that the California Re al Estate Committee s upported
t he adoption of the Housing Code, and encourag ed local groups to form for
promotion of such a plan.
Mo tion wa s made by Comm. Armer, s econd ed by Comm. Hamilton, that the Pl anning
Commissi on recommend to the City Counc il tha t they adopt th e Unif orm Hou s ing
Code with the foll owi ng provisions, th a t in cons iderin g the Housi ng Code, a hou se
to house ins pection be made by the Building Dep artme nt and that in st ructi ons be
given to the Building Insp e ctors to note all b u ilding and zoning violations,
so th a t appropriat e action for correction and en~orcement c an be made. These
inspec t ions are t o be made by dividing the City into f our se c tions, with in
spections to be made of all residential property within these secti o ns, whi c h
a re as f o 11 ow s :
l. Beginning a t a point at the so utherly boundary line and the Strand walk ,
th ence in an ea s terly direction along the south boundary line to Vall e y Dri ve ,
th e nce along Valley Dri ve in a nortrh e rly direction to Pi er Avenue, thence along
Pi er Ave nue in a wes terly dir e ction to the Strand, thenc e along the Strand
in a south e rly direction to point of beg inning.
2. Beginning at a point at Pier Avenue and Str and, thence in a northerly directi on
alo ng the Strand to the northwes t bou ndary of t he Ci t y, thence in an easterly
direction a long the nor t h bound ary l i ne to Va lley Drive, t hence in a sou t her ly
direction along Valley Dr ive to Pie r Avenue, thence i n a wester ly direction
along Pier Avenue to the point of beginning.
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HOUSING CODE STUDY con t :
3. Beginning at a point at the southwes t corner of Valley Drive and Pier Avenue,
thence along Va lley Drive in a southerly directi on to the south bound a ry line,
thenc e in an easterly di r ection along th e sou t h boundary line to t he e a sterly
boundary line, thence along the eas t erly boundary line in a northerly direction
t o Pi e r Av e nue, thence along Pie r Avenue in a west e rly direc t ion to the poin t
of beginning,
4. Beg i nn i ng at a point at th e northeast co rner of Ardmor e and P ier Avenues,
t h e nce along Ardmore in a northerly d irection to the north bound a ry line, thence
along th e north b9undary li ne i n an ea st erly dir ec ti0n to t he ea s terly boundary
lin e , t he nce along t he easterly boundary line in a $ou t her l y direction to Pi er
Avenue, thence along Pier Avenue i n a westerly direc t ion to ~he pot At of
beginning. •
Prior t o vot e on this moti o n, two amendments were made. The fi rst amendment was
made o n motion by Comm. Ha 1 e s, seconded by Comm. Arme r, t hat proper t,i es fo r
which a Zoning Va r ianc e is so ugh t , be required to comply with the Unifor m
Housing c ode which is bei ng c o nsidered. Mot ion c a rried as foll ows:
AYES:
NOES :
ABSENT :
Comm . Armer, Reeves , Noble, Hales, Chairman Viaul t
Comm. Ha m i 1 t on
Comm. Boi c e
The s ec ond amendment wa s a motion by Cornn . Hamilt0n, seconded by Chairman Viaul t ,
that a Board o f Appeal s be establ i shed to handl e .the Housing Code Violation
ap peals , only. Mo tion c arried by unani mou s vote.
Vote was t hen taken on the original motion t o recommend adopti0n to the Ci t y
Cou nc il, a nd the moti o n c arried by unanimous vote.
The Comm is s ion also wis h ed to expres s their f eelings to t he City Co uncil,
t ha t their action was taken and the boundaries for i nspection e stablished in
the mo st f eas ible mann e r a nd without prejudice.
STUDY ANO REVIEW OF THE REDEVELO PMENT PLAN FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA
At their meeting h e l d on April 4th, 196 7 , th e City Council acted t o ,r e c eive
and file the Central Busi ness Di strict Stu0y a nd Redevelopme nt Pl a n o f the Goodki n
Corp o ration, and to re f e r it to th e Planning Commi s sion f o r s tudy a nd
recommendation. Due to th e la te nes s of the hour, a nd the length of ti me.
r e quir ed to evaluate this plan, Chairman Vi ault made a motio n to adjourn the
meeting until the date of May 22 , 196 7, at 8 P.M. in the C(ncil Chamber s of
Ci t y Hall, at wh i ch time thi s m~tter would be re viewed\ -~
ADJOURNMENT 10:5 0 PM -~~.\::_. ("·: ~~ •
Robert Viual t , Chairman