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Home My WebLink AboutPC_Minutes_1956_01_09----MINUTES 0!1' THE REGlf'"~B. HEE·I'ING of' th0 Plau:ning Co!1.m:is.Hion held i•io;.1.dt.:ry * 0 January 9, 1956 in. the Council Cha.mbe~ of' t.h0 City Ha:~1? City of m.n'filosa , Beach,. ROLL CALL: Present: Absent: Other's: PETITION OF .JJINE mms ... M Corum.. Bla.ek, Fisher g Hai"1.eman ll lfi..iller i Viaui:t ~ and Ch.u.nan Dennie lJ!~ror Ed.wards R~bt .. Smith, Bldg,. Supt .. , Bud Trot;t.11 Lieo Coll,, Petition of June Husse covering Lot 8, Block 100£ Shakespeare Tracti sit"t.le.·~ed al, "3501 mnha·tte.n A"tl-e•, Zo1" pc21uissic:2.to 1.~ei:Jlot.cl the prese:1::t rei,._1 oata:~e office t.o include }'XlWds:i:" !'c.oms &.;.'1.d/ or atvck :.-<>.:>om ~,nd. to ~n1n:rge and be&rtif§ the y.[c·~sent aite fo1" ·Mw comf'i:.'lrt and convsnianee or those employed~ Miss Russ ~~s presen:t ,J.lld. meutj.oned that, the prem.se,s r.er::ded bea"lx~i-fying and t-h?t --~he o:rt.:tce -~af. 11·e'.(j!' stafAll 't",Jth no rest ~:->com i'aciJ.~."'uiae ,,, Mro W~s Koh.lstedt ll 133-.35th St:t ~t;t jl protested the g:t'M'i:-ing of t!->.J.~. variance foJ? the rea~on that; business is not, des:i.i"'~ble in. a,."l R Z."'3~.e, -the p$,rki:ng si t~ti,)l'J. i.s ver7 bad o.t.1. t,hese street,s ~ ·md. 1 e :felt ·r.hat. allowing expansion of ·chis busin-::as "'•:uuld be p:co,:·iding a :edge :~<>r ( 2tu:0·Ghez: bu~d.ness eu·;::;erprises in ·chis e.r•ea .. Miss Aline C1ir-rie. 121-35th Street also spoke in protest to the g:!""P..n•~ing of' this petition tor th.e reason of the t,~d parking witua.-tion .. After f"nrther disu:m;..Bion. Comm,., Miller moved the denial of this peti -tion for the reason$ that it is not desirable to fu1"'i.~her 1,.rx:p.and business in & residention zone.. The motion -~~is seconded b)v Gomm,., Viault, and Resolution. No.PC ;6 was :..dopted hy 'the foll01:iing "rot;e: Yes: Comm .. Black, Fiaherj Miller11 Vie.ult!> Han.em.an and Cb.Hirmen. Dennie No: None Abse11t: Ma: ·or Edl.~-ards A:t~er Comm .. Miller had m~j.e his motio:a.9 Miss H:ls~ ini"or-mr1tl ·the Commission ijhat she 1-:cul.d not; ht~ve bt,tight the :9:ccpe~y in ·the fir-st place ii' she had not been. infom-acl by .. ~he City ·tl:.a;;:, ~hE' could con-tinue ~<;he u!le ef •i:;h<~ of.fiee £or -~he re:-11 e;?'b~1te bu.s:lne~s ~ i..11 spi'i:;e or a change or 01;ne1:>sh:1.p.. She said she had been in.formed that the business ~s operated under a pe~~w.m1ent varili..11ce,, lfu~. Smith e::cple.ined t;h~t ,9.ppa~arri.ily this business, had been est~,blished before 191-!-3 , and therefore ·there was no couplete record. cf the ·type of permi·t uuder which 'Ghis lm.sinraas cpax·.\trces. It ,rould. ·0hei"e:core have to be considel"'ed a non··coru~ormi'."'.g ·use., and, aB such, ca.--i. be carried on with no t:Jt:r,uc·iux·c>.l aJ.t.ei·ation as long a~ "i.ihe oune1 .. ·ttished, in spite or changes in oimership~ ~ PETITIO~l OF ~;,~ Peti·c:}on 0£ Vincent Pickett, covertng Lot 1, Block 123, Shakesper.:.re Tract, situated at 32.32 Morningside Drive~ .f'or pel'm:tssion to construct 2" e1~ves in a 3'6" sideyard on the 33rd Street side of the prope1•ty.,. Cono." Viault augges-ted that a variance could not 'be granted £or a~;_.iearance :r~ason.s only, and tha·t if ·this ltas done in one instance, i':, ~ou1d certainly set a. "Dx>ecede:at 'tha:t could cause con.siderablca ~if'ficulty in the futUT&c-Comm.,. Via.ult moved that this petition ba denied fort.he reason -that it would be unfavorable to grant this variance without a1J.mdng the same privilege to other property otmers, which could be detrimen~al 'to sm ... rounding properties. The motion ~as see•-:>ndad by Comm .. Ble.ckJ and Resolution No.PC 57 was adopted by the £ollo'"1'i.ng vote: Yes: Comm .. Black, Fisherri Hanema:u, Miller Viault and Chairman Dannie No: None Absent : Mayor Edwards ( LETTER FROM LICENSE DEPTo RE BUSINESS ALLOWED IN c-3 ZQNE Request from the Lieense Depar·tmenG in regard ·Go the establishing of a business not enumerat,ed under c-.3 businesses in Ord.No .. N.S .. B .. Mr .. c(l Henne :ms present and stated that he would be conducting a small businetiS, ncrt to involve more than 2 or 3 employees in the preparation of biological. specimens in plastic for use by laboratories~ scb.ools, ete. Comm. Black moved fhat the Commission recommsnd to the Council tha~ this ·type o£ business would not be more obnoxious., hat;ardous or • detrimental to the ttelfare of the particular district tha.~ the enter-pr-lses or businesses enumerated in Seetio:d 15 (F) of Zoning Ord.inane e No. N .s .. 8. The motion t1aa seconded by Comm .. Fisher and carried unanimously~ CONSIDERATION OF CHANGES TO PROPOSED MAP AND ORDINANCE RECOMMENDED BY ,cm COUNCIL u The follouing recommendations from the City Council. Tor changes in the propoaed new zon~ng map and ordinance were consideredp and the £ollowing action was taken: le That Blocks 78 and 79, Sec.Add. to Hei"m.osa Beach~ and Lots 10 through 18. Block 80~ SecsAdd~ to Hermosa Beach be zoned for Commercial ne;e.o J.. • ... r----1 ~.?! .. :.tn~·:.:.:\~ (:4:_· -· .. ~ .. ;., . _ Page Thrt~e Jru'lUiU"Y 9 ~ 1956 Mro 1. B. Reynold.$, 705 Pier Avem1e, stated "thti·t ·the p:;:-opor-ty on the north side of Pier Avenue shculd definitely be zoned £0~ C usage, since it is ob~iously on a main arter.-y of the Cityp and the taxoa on t;ha·~ property !ll"'e t,oo high to main:tain it as R propert~y .. Mr .. Van Osbree, pastor of Hermosa Gospe.! Tabernacle also stated that he wished the C zoning kept on that property. Comm. Fisher moved that the above listed proper-tie~ be ~oned fo~ c usage, tr"ith comm.. Black seconding the Motion.. It carried ima?"li-mously. That Lot 97. W&.lt,ei-Ransom Co11e Vonable Place be zoned Go Cort.mo BJ.ack ~o mM"ed, and Comm'" Fisher sacondecl ths mo·Gion~ Wld it carried unanimously., That Lots lO through 18, 20 "ch.rough 33~ and 35 •iihrough .38 or the Angela Heights Trac~ be Boned R-2. Colilln. Fishar so moved~ Comm. Black seconded it, &1d it carried ti.nanimously. That Lots 1 through 5l) Tract l\To.,6051,.l) Lo·;;;s 26 thi~oug&i. ,31, Block l., Johnson and Ne"t·:mo11; J Cru:ino Real T:;;~a.ct, Lo'ts 62 ·chrough 64; Tract Noe 2!>48, and Lots 1 through 7, Tract No. 84,76 be ¥:Oneel. R-) w-lth a C po·~en-'vi.al" Cemm.. lVI.ille1" so m.oved, 1·1i·ch Comm .. Mi :.1 er seconding the motion o It passed unanimot1Sly .. That Lot 10, Tr~ct No~ 8519 be changed from R-1 to R-3s Comm~ Fisher moTed that tbi~ change be made, Comma B].gck seconded the motion, and it carried u.,,an:L11ously .. 6. Tha·t Lot 71, TZ'act No. 5650 be changed ~.rom C to R-le COID.J"!l~ Han.eman moved the change, and Comm. Black $econded it~ The change llf&.S una.1.imously appl'"oved .. 7" That Block 37 p First Add. ·~o Hermosa Be~cL he changed f:rom RP to R-). Comm. Vin'lilt moved tha'G th:i s be done, s.:nd Comm. Mille1., aeconded the motion!) ~-rlth the Commif'-sic,.i passing it unruiirGously. The ~ollcntf.ing items i1e:re also consider-ed, and it was decided to hold them i'or .fuxtb.er study and consideration .. l. That the Sly· 501 •• of Lot 9 and all of Lot; 10, Block Sl, Second Addition to Hennosa Beach be designated as M, and that the N 78• 0£ Lot 9 an<! all of Lot 8 remain R-1 w-l"i.;h M potentialo 2. The zoning of the property at 624 Prospec-t Ave. was referred ·;;o the Commission without recommendation by the Council, with the notation that a letter of protest was received from Harry Kalfin requesting that the property not be changed from R-2 to R-1. ). The zoning of the Ernst property at 531 Pier Avenue was, ref'erred to the Commission without recommendation by the Cowicil. r~. Rafter, attorney for Mr .. Ernst wa.s present and presented e petition to the Commission for their consider~tion. ( l?'i;:.rLtrLmg Got~.J.:i .. ~~ ~1.~~=-Pc g0 Fc·ur Jauv.~y 9 ~ 1956 4. Tha:'v sec~-,ions 507, 607, and 707, all of "cihich are ent.itled 0101; ~,id-thn be rev:tsecl to read, tieve:ry lo·t shall have a l1J.dt;h of not less than 40' nt the rear :..ine of ·the Te<..ilZ:l:.--ed f·ro11.t yard!-· end that t11e rest of the sections be del~:rtedo Cow1 . ., Sachau aud C~o McCardy were present and both spoke on this snhject$ Ther l!aa a.leo a great deal of discl!Bsion among the Com_l'1lission members Mr-co Reynt•ld.s, 705 Pier Ava. spoke# sayi.ng he fGlt '1 25' lot should. li•.i utilised for more than l d~el.li:ng, if it were zoned R-3,. Mr. Jo}i.nson~ 222 Monte1--ey Blvd .. , said he fel.,G thez-e should be some ~~striction on the numbe~ or units alle~ed on one lote 5. That SActiou Sbo, Parigl'&.pn $, be amended to read as follows: "The follcving u.villgh\';ed signs,• Cou.n.. Mccamy mad.e som3 _suggeftions on this subject. Thera was~ great deul of discussion on all of thes~ itons~ and it ~-as suggeffl:,ed -~hat Mr .. K&licka be contac·Ged. }'nd glven the suggestions or t.be Co·Ja.cil mQ!!l!.)ers and Commission as to what 11ou.ld be m~e satisfactory to both bodies. Chairman Jennie declared the meeting ad.jol.'iTZled~ wlt.h the u...r:;.animous approval \,f the Commission.. The meeting ~djourned at 10:30 P.M.