HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC_Minutes_1956_07_09• MINUTES OF THE REGULA.'R. IIBETING OF Tm: PLANNING COM~-USSION held i1fcnday, July 9 t 1956, at 7:30 P .. H., in the Council Chamber. of the City Hall. ROLL CALL; Present: Comm. Fisher, Haneman$ Via:ult, Black~ McMahon and Chairnw.n Dennie .. Absent: l-!a.yor Sa.chau. FETITION OF JOHN E. HAWORTH Petition of John E. Ha.worth., covering Lots 25., 26 and 27., Block 10, Hermosa Beach Tract., situated at 901 Hermosa Avenue, for an exception to the provi5ions of Ordinance No. N" S. 8 to pannit .fabrioa.tion and assembly of' proc.ucts made from a material called polyurethane foarn11 necessitating perm..-tsaion for light manufacturing in a commercial zone. Mro Haworth and Mr. Kovnick., lessee~ spoke in behalf of the petit:i.on. Ur. T. Lo ~lton said, if there was not undue noise, he favored the petitiono Conm. Fisher moved tha.t the Planning Commission recommend to the City Co,mcil that thie specific property, now zoned as C.-3JI be allow·ed. a use for the purpose or fabricating and assembling products made fran polyurethane f'oam. under such terms a.nd conditions a.s the City Council may deem proper under these special Cll'C1.D11Stances, for the reason that this is necessary for the enjoyment of a sub3ta.ntial property-right in view of the fact that the building is of large proportions and not designed for general canmercial uae. The motion wa& sGConded by Comm. Dlack. Cmm. Viault1 voting again~t the motion~ stated that ample parking space for employees should be assured be.fore allowing the petition. Resolution No. 90 was adopted by the follOW'ing vote: ADS: Comm.. Fisher, Haneman, ffi.aok, McMahon and Chairman Dennie. NOFS: Comn. Viaul t. ABSENT: Ha.;yor Sacha.u. PETITION OF VEI!NON L. COBADE, JR., AND BARBARA E. 0OBABE Petition of·Vernon t. Cobabe, Jr., and Barbara E. Cobabe, covering Lot 1, Tract #5650, si-wated at 1030 Ninth Street, requesting permission to install a bar sink in rumpus room and to extend a. reinforced concrete stairway into the required front yard per pl.ans on.file in the Building Department. P..r. Cobabe spoke in behalf' of his petition. Comm. Black moved that the petition be granted for the reason that the re-quests are not detrimental and are for the preservation and enjoyment or a substantial property right possessed by other property owners in the same vicinity:. The motion was seconded by Comm. Fisher0 and Resolution No. PC 91 was adopted by the following vote: .A.YES: Ccmn. Fi~her, Haneman, Bl.a.ck, McMa.hon11 Viault a.nd Cha.i.rman Dannieo NO~: None. ABSENT: Mayor Sacha.u.
PETITION OF JOHN W. AND BZffl J. GARDNm Petition of John Wo and Betty J. Gardner,. covering the easterly 60' of Lots 8, 9 and 101 Camino Real Tract. situated at 910 Sixth Street, requesting permission to divide these lots into two lots, 55xn0' each, one facing Pine Street and one facing Sixth Street. T'ais petition was con:iidered at the June 11 meeting and was held over a.wait.mg an opinion-tram the City Attorney as to whether this propart:r should be considered as one lot or three sei:arate lots .. Chairman Dennie stated that it was the City Attorney's opinion that this property-be considered a.s three separate pa.reels. ?-!rs. (hr~ was present and spoke in behalf of her petition. • · . (both lots to f'a.oe Pine St.) Comm. Fisher moved that, the request to m&J{e this property-two lots/be • granted and that the lots enjoy a.n· R-2 Zone in order to be consistent with property-1n the same vicinity, and that the existing dwelling be remond in order that the propert:v can be restored to the origiml atatus of three loteo The motion was seconded by Comm. Black., and Resolution No. PC 92 was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Canm.. Fisher, Haneman~ mack, McMahon, Viault and Cha:inna._11 Dennie. NOES: Noneo ABSENT: Ua~r Sachau. PETITION OF TERRELL. DALTON Petition of Terrel t. Dalton• cove:r-ing Lots 1, 2 and 3. Block ll, Hermosa Beach Tract, situated a.t Tenth Streat and Strand, requ.esting permission to build seventeen garages and one car port in conjunction with an eighteen--unit stru.cture. Mro Dalton wa.s present and spoke in behal!' or-his petitiono CClll!m. V:lault moved that the petition be denied on the grounds that there is not provided one garage per unit as required. The motion wa.s seconded by Camn. Hanema.n., and Resolution No. PC 93 was adopt ad by the following vote: AYES: Ccmn. Hanema.n, Vi&ult, McMahon and Chair.man Dennie. NOES: COJJlll.o Fisher and Black. ABSENT: l!ayor Sachau.
( PETITION OF »al. WESSEL Petition of 'Emil Wessel, covering Lot 139, Southern California Convention Hall and Marine View Park 'l'ract, a vacant lot . situated adjacent to 72l-3oth Street., ro-• questing permission to build a garage extending to the property line on both sides of the loto Ur. Wessel waa present and spoke in behalf' or his petitiono CC12?1. Via.ult moved that the petition to build the garage to both aides of the property line be denied for the reason that such construction does not provide the necessary clearance for fire or habitable property adjacent. The motion was seconded by-Comm. 14:cMahon, and Resolution tro. PC 94 was adopted by the i'ollot-rillg vote: AYES; Comn. Haneman, V:t.ault, ?.!cHahon, Fisher and Dlack and Chairman Dennie. NOES: None. ABSENT: ?-r&yor Sacha.u .. REQU!ST FOR OPINION ON CHILD CARE CENTm The request from the License Collector for an opinion as to whether or not t.he operation or a child care center at 221.1 Hemoea Avenue would be permissible. which request had been held over £ran the pz-evious meeting, was considered. Ur. ma.ck moved that the property is not adequate for use as a child care center and that pe~ion for such use be denied. The motion was seconded by Hr. !,:c?-!ahon and approved by-the unani-mous consent r£ the Conmission. -3-
fil."'.QUEST OF LEROY HARRJ,e Requasi of Ler-oy B. I-ta:::-::-is ·tha·t Lot::i 15 and l61i ~ac:t /,J691'/ be sp.lit, the south half to face on t!ontganery Drive and -t-.he north i1alf to face on Aubrey Court. Hr. Ha.rriB was present and spoke in bebali" of his request .. Evidence sh<rl'fed that on March 5,. 19541 ~.iro R. L. Smith, Buildjng lnsp~a·cori had written tha Planning Ccmunission a. letter in whit!h he outlined ?,1r.. &rr:i.8 ~ desire to split the lots,; making two building sites:, and ask:i.ng f02: set bac;ks to be est&bl;l,shed on Kontgomocy Drive ~.d .Aubrey Ceurt. The Z:13.nning Com= mission, ~.s shewn by Minutes of t.he Ua1·eh 8_,. 1954., kWet:i.ng~ gran.t,ed Hr .. Ha1 .. r.is~ l"equest~ and by letter dated 1•Ic1.rch 9 J> 1954-, :eiecommended to ·l;he City Council that set backs be established.1 but neglected to refer t,o ·the lot split,. ThG City Council" by Resolution lJo. tJ. s. 1685-' established ten foot set backs on both l•~ontgan~ry Drive and Aubrey Court ror this property but did not men-tion the £01'lnal splitting o.f the lots. Cof{in. Fisher moved that, ths Planning Commission recommend to tha Gity Council that Resolution No. N. So 1685 be reconsidered for the reason that there va.s an oversight on the pa.rt of ~ .... he Planning Commission :in not -referring to the lot split in its reconnne:ndation to tha Coune:U and that it ·was the owner's int,ention· to split the lots as per sketch attached to I-~ ... Smith's letter of l{areh 5, 1954, and by sur·voy of w~eJ.ay Engineerin!I Co;npa.ny su.b'.:tltted by Mr. Harris. Mro Black seconded the motion, and Resolution Moo PC 95 was adopted by the following vote: AYES! co:mn. Hanema.n, Via.ult, l-!et::ahon., Fisher and !ll.a.ek and Chairman De1mie., MOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Saohau. MnmruM GARAGE SIZE ESTABLISHED -·---------• By UJ"l.animoua vote, it was agreed that the Commiss:iDn t•ecommend to the Oity Council that mini.rm.un inside dimensions be es·~s.blished for priYate garages to aonsis't of a nine-foot, width clearance and twenty-foot. depth for each car., NEW Fam~ FOR PETITIONS TO OCM-MISSION -------Chairman Dennie called attention to the necessity for new forms for f:ll5.ng petitions for a.m.endment,s.::1 variances and condition.al-use pe>:'lnits uz1der. Qrdini:'.nee No .. N. s. 154~ and it 1-ra.s decided t.o meet Saturoey, July lk:-1956=' at 8:00 A .. M.:-in the Council Chambers$! at which time for-ms to eunsid.e:r would ba tOD.d.e available,,
ELECTION OF' CHAmMAN Conm. Fisher moved that the eerviee of Donald Uo Dennie. Chairman of the Planning Commission. and Paul Black., Vioe-Cha.i.rma.n, be extended fc,r, another year tram July l, 1956., to June 30, 1957. T'ne motion was seconded by?~. McMahon and approved unanimously. • APPROVAL OF MINUTES M1mtes of the June U, 19S6, -meeting were unaro.mousl;y approved. ADJOURNMimT The meeting was adjourned at 10:.'.30 P. M.~ the next regular meeting to be held on August 13$1 1956, at 7:30 P. M.