HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC_Minutes_1955_12_12PLANNING COI"IMISSION December 12:i 1955 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the P1Mning Conrmissic:t .1eld l•10nday, DecembeT 12, 1955 at 7:30 o9clock P.M. in the Council Ch;m:~er of the City Hall, City of Hermosa Beacho ROLL CALL: Present.; Commo Blac1':, Mill.er IP Viaul:t and Che.i>~.an Dennie Absen·t g Comm. Fisher, Haneman and. Mayor Edwards Also present: Robt. Smi~h, Building Supezi:in·cGndent E•l.d. T1~ot;t, License Collector Pfil'ITION OF EELIQE.MQ.BBJ.DE (_ Petition of Felice l-k\Bl"ide, covering Lots 2'7 and 2.3s-T~act Noo ,54811 situated at J.801 Hillc~e:r~ Drive in an. R-1 zone. Potit~ionez~ requests permission ·to divide those 2 lots to face ll-1.llcrest Drive instead 0£ 18-~h Street. This pa~it.iun uas hr:-1d over f::eom the mee·ting of November 14th, 1955 for furthe:t> s"tudy. Mrs"' Green was presen·t representing the petltion.er, l'vlrs .. NcBr.ide. A protest was heard from 1'.14"u and Mrs .. John. Plug,, 1$29-1831 Hill-crest Drive regard:i.ng any change in set··ba1::k requiz-cme:,1ts on Hill-crest Di'ive.. They \iere info:i:-m.ed t,bat the se·t-back alTeady estab-lished uill be maintained if thia division is allonod. There was further discussion as to \1he·ther or no·t the pl"oposed division \.rC>l.1ld be best or whethe:.." aplh;ting the parcel in he.lf' would be more desirable. Tbera ,1as also tliscussio11 ar!-to t1hethar or not to allow the division of sub-standarci lots into more sub-standard lots .. Comm. Black moved the denial of ~his petition ?.or the rsaaon that 2 sub-standard lo·ts L. area ~'lould thereby be created. The mot.ion 'Was seconded by Comm,. Viault, and Resolution No .. PC 54 traa adopted by the following vote: YES: NO: ABSENT: Comm. Black,. Viault and Chair-man Dennie Comm. Miller Comm. Fisher, Haneman and Mayor EdllJS.rds REQUEST FOR SET-BACK ESTABLISHMENT ON PRIVATE DRIVE KNOWN J.S 12th aT.RE.Etl... Letter rrom the Building Department requesting eatnl.J.isbment of f'ront yard set-back .for that portion 0£ Lot; 9. Block 71, Second Ao.dition to Hermosa Beach, \.ihich :races the private ti•ive lmomi ae 19th Street vest of Valley Drive. Thi3 request l'iaS held over from the meeting or November 14th, 1955, pe:r1ding rei:eip-i:i 0£ .further plans £I"OJJ1 Mr. Stevenson, the owner, and n. • • •'· :.ng his presence rt this me,~ting.
_-,.).:-·. , ' -. Docembei., 12, 1955 Page 'I'l'JO Chairman Dennie informed the Cor.Jll:i.saion that he had been advised by the City A~tomey that no action should be taken bf the Cornrai$sion on thiE request~ PE!'I TION O!? vE!(lRGE ..ck..lffllll P0t:i:tion of George G,, White11 covering Lot 5 and the Sly 28 .. 08" or Lo·i; 6, Block 8i; Hermosa Beach Crrac·t., s1tu~:ted at 720 --734:. Strand /117enue.. Peti·~ion.eT !'E}quests pex--illission to mo,7e the common 1~·-, line f)ver 1.92', thus egclle.nging si~es of t,he 2 lots .. Mro White wa.s present and explained tha.i.:. because of s.ome techni·~ ealities, this ar-eangement would be more desirableo Comm.6 B1ack moved the granting of this petition beca·"•.se the mo·q1ng of ·i,he lot line in this manner will not be de-criment0l to the surrounding properties or property mmerso Tbe motion was seconded by Comm. Mi11er., and Resolution No. PC 55 was adopted by ~he follo~ing vote: YES: Gomm .. Miller~ Black, Viault and Chairman Dennie NO: None ABSENT g Comm.. Fisher, Han.em.an &nd Mayor Edi-ro.rds C~tmES REQUESTED Ilf .P.BOPOSED ZONING_NAE_ The owner ot Lot 97, Walter RansoM0s venable Place requested that this lot be zoned C in "Ghe p:t>oposed new 3anirtg map, ":leca· .. \se he ia also the owner of the lot adjacent 011 ·bhe et].f;-t and t.~e frontage lote; on Pacific Coast Highway~ umich are all zoned c .. Anotbozi reques·~ tor a change C:llli3 f!'Om ~Tudge Bridge, representing Joh!1 Shaw, owner of Lot 10 and the Sly por-~ion of Lot 9. Block Slp Second Addition to Hermosa Beach. He requosted that this property be zoned straight M instead or the proposed R-1 with M potential~ There was some discussion as to whether or not this "w"Cu1d make the existing auto court on that property non-conforming; howeverg, Mro Shaw .felt that since it would al.80 be non-eonf'"onning in the pro= posed R-1 zone, he would still desire the M zoninga Chairman Dennie jn-r,.onned these p14operty ownors that these r~gue~rl;s would be considered at tbe timd the City Council requests further changes in the map and ordinance, af'ter holding their public hearing on the matter, December 20, 19;;. APPH.QYAL . .QF MINUTES G Comm .. Black moved thiei approval of the min•utes of the meeting of Nover;:iber U., l955, tdth the second by Comm. Viault. The m.inutee were approved as ~eceived unanimously.
Docc;:ab -a:l' 12 I) l;;,1,: :5 Page Three 0J1lQ~N.! ( ' Commo Miller mov-ed t.he adjourri..me.z:rjj of ·chis meeting -~o Tuesday, Dec:~mber 200 1955 at 6:L!-5 PaM. for fu.L-Gber disucssion a;1d action o,n. the en•c;ire ZOD.ing m2,tt0i:"o The motion i·;as seconded by C:: mo Ill.eek and c&"'1 ... ied 12n.animously.. Th.0 meetiue; adjour.ned at 9~00 o•clock P.M.