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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-06-1960 - Special MeetingIndex 0 Recon- sidera tion • Counci Action on Var 615 McCook CA 13 • • CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Page 63. - Volume, 14 Minutes of SPECIAL.MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Date of Meeting: October 3,; 1960 Time :of Meeting: 8:15 A. M, COUNCILMEN City Clerk, ��"° 24. Roll Call: Present x X X X X X .Absent x Mayor Stoddard called the,mee.ting to. order and the: City Clerk read the Notice. of Special Meeting, wherein. it was statedthat the, meeting, was called. for .the. purpose. of considering,the. application -for reconsideration of the City Council's action granting Variance No. 615:to -Mrs. Patricia.McCook, 111 "G" Street, Balboa. The City Clerk stated that all. members. of .the Council had signed,the Waiver. of Notice. and Consent to holding ,of said,meeting. Mayor Stoddard op'ened.the, meeting for. discussion and read a letter: from L. K..Hegewald. received, by.the City Clerk on September 29,, 1960, directed,to,.the Mayor and City: Council,. which states- as follows:. "In referance. to Variance No.. 615,, by Patricia. McCook,. which was. denied bythe, Planning Commission and.appealed before..the Council Sept.- 26, 1960, and approved,, it was stated at .the, hearing that I did. not object. This, is, an-incorrect statement. because. I do. object. Our view of,the. ocean will be. lost which would devaluate our property. I wish ...to.ask:the, Council . for reconsideration, "' Mr. Hegewald and Mr. Evans T. Evans were in.the. aud141 Lce. Mayor Stoddard stated,.that. he had. called., the meeting because he. felt that .time .was. of the essence. The City Attorney stated that he was. of .the. opinion that. the Council had the power to reconsider its, action taken in granting _.the, variance as- long.as- no-one, has been prejudiced, by any action. taken. Mayor Stoddard inquired,of Mr. Evans whether or not any action had. been taken. by Mr. Evans. or Mrs. McCook, Councilman Lorenz, joined. the, meeting at this, time.) cr ,t 4 Mr.. Evans., stated that their architect had.prepared drawings. The- City Attorney asked Mr. E_ vans. whether or not-they had secured a building permit for construction or. whether or not they had purchased any supplies,, build - ing,materials„ et cetera. Mr. Evans. replied.that_ they had not,, but stated:.that subsequentto.the Council decision they had had. an appointment with their architect, and that drawings, had, been produced. The City Attorney .felt that the. action taken would, not constitute; use of the variance which would preclude :.the Council from reconsidering, the ;variance. appeal. Councilman Somers, made a,motion.that. the. request for Motion x reconsideration•of the applicationfor. variance, which is the - letter:.from L. K.,Hegewald,. be granted and,that the appeal from the, Planning Commission' s, decision. denying Variance. No.. 615,. be. reconsidered. A further discussio was.had. A vote. was taken on Councilman Somer s, motion which carried unammoy�ly. /kl/ All Ayes ( . s / ATTEST: �\ SA . � _ ) A (i Page 63 Mayor City Clerk, ��"° 24. Inriex .(October 3. 19601 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCILMEN Page 64 - Volume 14 xA ;�Z�po . The matter was set for hearing on the 18th day of Motion x October, 1960, at 7:30 P.M.. in the Council Chambers All Ayes (said,date was selected to enable the Council to give ten 61 61 days` notice.of.the hearing and to. enable. all Councilmen ar et to be present); the Council indicated.its. intention of earinE adjourning the regular Council meeting to be held 0-18-(o October 1Oth.to October 18th, and indicated its intention A 13 to hold the regular Policy "Study Session," scheduled for October 17th, on October 18th, following the adjourned meeting. .djou E*e meeting was adjourned. Motion x All Ayes • • ATTEST: M yor City Clerk Page 64