HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/27/1936NEWPORT BEACH CITY PLANNING COMiISSION met in ad-
journed session, Chairman. Parks presiding, or, May
27, 1936.
Present: Parks, Baum, 11rs. Williams, Palmer, F.W.
Briggs, L.W..Briggs, Thompson.
Absent Willia:ason, Patterson.
Minutes: Einate:s of last regular meeting, May 20,
1336, were approved as written.
Union Cif Co: The Union Gil Co. application to the
City und.er date of May 1, 1935, and referr-
ed to the Planning Commission was discussed at
length.
Of the two lots owned by the Company, one now
carries 7G00 gallons of gasoline storage and 6000
gallons of Class "B" petroleum products, and the
other lot, being in the same bloc =: and within 100
feet of the bay, is vacant. The Ordinance limits
total petroleum products that ;nay be stored in a
single block within 100 feet of the waters of New-
port Bay, to 10,000 gallons Of Class "A" (gasolines
and 10,000 gallons of Class "B" (diesel oils, etc.)
Also limits on new construction, to 5,000 gallons
of Class "Ali and 5,000 gallons of Class "B °, petro-
leum products per 2500 square feet of lot area.
Mr. Thompson commented that such limitations were
imposed in that district.on account of the real fir
hazard involved.
Mr. HnuELam stated that this business is a neeessit
in this type of locality and that the Union 011 Co.
facilities as a marine service station are the
best existing here.
In view of the fact that the unanimous vote of the
council is required, under the Ordinance, to re-
verse a negative recommendation of the Commission
that the individual commissioners state thair
ox.)inions of the probability of a formal request
for a variance involving the required public head-
ing, resulting favorably for the company, in order
to save everyone's time.
mr. Bau:a: Personally, I feel that the limits as
required by the Ordinance are proper. The prece-
dent of stretching he regulations contained there-
in should not be set.
Motion: Com:aissioner Palmer moved that the appli-
cation of the Union Oil Co. for permission to
ponstr.ct i �a�Ft
rovts I� a C -1 district consisting.
n part of 7. q a, ona._ undergrotidnd storage tanks
be denied. Potion seconded by Com. Baum and
carried unanimously.
Tentative .Tan: Tentative Flop of Tract M
proposed subd.ivlsion by American Legion Post
*291 composed of eight lots on Bay Avenue between
9th St. and 19th St., was submitted.
Loved by Palmer, seconded by Rau-a, that this
tentative map be ap)roved subject to the require-
ment that al L lots be of 4000 square feet
minimum area, that new prints be furnished the
co:i:aission for the files showing; that such
renuire ents have been met, and farther the.t the
Chalrmai; and Secretary be authorized to execute
the approval on sach new prints. Motion carried.
The Commission discussed a Pziaster Plan for Newport
Beach and also the parking problem existing here.
Tilton and Mr. TThompson comr:,ented on the
legal phases of planning work.
On motion, the meeting adjo r//n�ed�. r
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L: -�;Y. BRIGGS,((U(( yy
Secretary.
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