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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/17/1948The Newport Beach City Planning Commission held a regular meeting on Thur- sday, June 17, 1948, with Chairman Longmoor presiding. ROLL CALL. Commissioners present: Baltz, Copelin, Daniell, Johnson, Longmoor, Rudd, `.ightman. Commissioners absent: Ellerbroek and Pleger. D41INUTES Commissioner Johnson made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Rudd for the anproval of the minutes of the meeting of May 20th, as read. Motion carried and so ordered. PUBLIC Final hearing upon the application of Mr. C. F. RexRechs for rezoning HEARINGS from R -2 classififfation,to C -1 for Lot 5, Block 23, (2308 West Ocean Front), for the purpose of building an eight unit addition to the present Ocean Front Hotel and also to build a three car garage, was declared. Commissioner Rudd ,gave the committee report, stating that he and the com- mittee wished to discuss the matter further with Mr. RexRechs, relative to the present garage building being non - conforming, and accordingly Com- missioner Rudd made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, that the hearing be continued to the next meeting for further study. Motion carried and so ordered. Hearing upon the application of Mr. R. H. Files for a 50% $root yard set- back variance for Lot 8, Block 19, First Addition to Newport Beach, was declared, same having been duly,filed and advertised. Commissioner Baltz gave the committee report, stating that the committee had found that the building, for which Mr. Files is requesting this setback, is already under construction, apparently based on the setback being granted, fur- ther stating, "the building is in line with the house to the west, but not with the one to the east ", adding however, that he recommended same ' be approved. Commissioner Rudd stated he "would have been in favor of approval in the first place, if the building had not been started ". Com- missioner Daniell argued that the building has been approved up to its present stage of the framing. Mr. Nelson stated that he had informed Mr. Files of the necessity of staying back the required 10 feet until he ob- tained his variance, and that the building had apparently been approved by some one else in the Building Department, but not by himself, and, that the area_is one of old houses, all eut beyond the lot lines. Chair- man Longmoor suggested that the Commission refuse to take action, due to the building being in violation of the ordinance. 6ammissioner Copelin made the motion for closing the hearing, which was seconded by Commission- - er Rudd and carried, after which Commissioner Baltz made the motion that the Commission recommend that this application be denied, in view of the fact that this building is being erected in violation of Ordinance No. 525,. which was seconded by Commissioner Copelin, and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Baltz, Copelin, Johnson, Longmoor, Rudd and Wightman NOES: None. ABSENT: Ellerbroek and Pleger. Hearing upon the application of Mr. A. D. Callahan for a 50% setback var- fiance for the northwest side of Lot 28, Tract 742, Venetian Place, was declared, same having bsen duly filed and advertised. Commissioner John - som gave the committee report, stating, "this is another case where the owner is trying to use more of his lot area than the ordinance permits, and the granting of such an application would amount to 'spot zoning' ". Mr. Callahan was present, arguing that this lot presents a different pro- , blem than the usually in that the variance setback iS requested on the northwest side, which is adjacent to the walkway, and that there would still be 11-' feet between Callahan's house and the one across the walkway which is more than any of the other houses on the island allows, or pres- ents. Commissioner Daniell agreed and approved of the granting of this application. Mr. Callahan also presented a letter of approval from his neighbor, taYrs. Ross. After much discussion, Commissioner Copelin made the 47 motion, seconded by Commissioner Johnson for the closing of the hearing which carried, and then Commissioner Johnson made the motion, which Com- missioner Copelin seconded, that the Commission recommend that this appli- c ation be denied, which carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Baltz, Copelin, Johnson, Longmoor, Rudd. NOES: Daniell and ddightman. . ABSEYT: Pleger and Ellerbroek. Hearing upon the application of Mrs. Lois E. Glick for a setback variance of 32 inches for the second story being erected on Lot 11, Block 431, Corona del Mar, (431 Dahlia), was declared, same having been duly filed and advertised. Mrs. Glick was present and explained t,,at the builging is under construction, (the addition), and same is or was built in error, and the variance is therefore being requested now, adding that she was not advised of the required setback, that'she has lost 64 square feet, fue to the sewer line cutting across the rear of her lot, and that the lot also has an 8 foot drop, which further decreases the area. 1r. Nelson stid that this addition is for two -rooms being added on the side of the present house, and Commissioner Johnson stated, "another case of the owner wanting to use more of the lot area than the ordinance permits ". Commissioner Baltz gave the committee report, stating, "dont know what to recommend, as this addi- tion is being built in violation of the ordinance ". After much discussion, Commissioher Copelin made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Johnson that the hearing be closed, which carried, and Commissioner Johnson then made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Copelin that the Commission recommend that this application be denied, which carried by the following roll call vote, AYES: Copelin, Johnson, Longmoor, Rudd and Wightman. NOES: Baltz, and Daniell. ABSENT: Ellerbroek and �Aeger. ' A letter of application from Mrs. Nell Cary for rezoning from R -3 to C -1 COMMUNICATIONS of Lots 1 and 9, Block 14, Balboa Tract, (901 East Central Avenue¢, was read, same having been received too late for advertising for hearing at this meeting. Mrs. Cary's letter explained fhat she desires to "install offices for professional people. I have already leased one office to a dentist ". The secretary was instructed to contact Mrs. Cary for the filing fee and to advertise same. Also read, as referred from the City Council, were two applications for self - service laundries ", one from kr. George P. Thompson, for a permit to operate a "self- service washerette" on property described as Lot 4 and 5 Block U. Tract 323, Corona del Mar, and the other from Olive M. English and Garland H. English for a "launderette" at 313 Marine Avenue, Balboa Is- land. Mr. Thompson was present with his plans, and argued his point, i.e., that a!"self- service laundry" is not a laundry, and that accordingly same should be permitted at this location, also presenting a petition with 132 names favoring same. Mr. Nelson, asked if the Building' Department should or could issue a building permit for sucj a building, to which Commissioner Copelin answered that "self- service laundries "have not been clarified in relation to Ordinance No. 525. Chairmat Longmoor stated, (1) Commission and /or i °`r, Thompson sould request the City Attorney to give his ruling as to whether a "self- service laundry" is a laundry or not, (2) Commission could maMe the move to amend Ordinance No. 525 to permit laundryettes in C -2 zones, as until the matter is clarified the Commission eannot recommend. Mr. Thompson agreed to contact the City Attorney and Commissioner Copelin made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Daniell that a letter be directed from the Commission to the City Attorney relative to thesd two letters of applications for laundryettes, and requesting his interpretation of Ordi- nance No. 525 on s -:me. Motion carried and so ordered. Also read was a letter from lrvine Beach and Country Club Estates Ltd., re- lative to its petition to the City Council, offering for annexation approxi- mately 58 acres of uninhabited territory lying within 'range County and 48 directly inland from Shore Cliffs, and requesting approval of the Com-, mission of said plan of development and the tentative map. Mr. R. A. Dorn and ivr. Bruce B. Hall were present, explaining the development. air.,J. B. Webb, City Engineer, said his main suggestion would be that the streets should be 40 feet, graded to 30 feet, and Commissioner Daniell stated that he could see no objections, except that when annex- ed the property would be acreage. fir. Hall stated that he and his associates have studied this property for over two years, and if the Commission does not approve, "then we do not want to annex ". Commis- sioner Ccpelin stressed that the streets be 40 feet and that the lot areas be at least 6,000 square feet. The matter of a proposed moving picture theater on the corner of Helios trope and Coast Highway was brought up by Commissioner xudd as having been presented to the Architectural Committee for approval, said plans calling for the entire lot to be used for the theater of 1,000 seats, with no provision for off - street narking. Commissioner Baltz stated that he thought the plans were being temporarily held up on an engin- eering problem, which Commissioner Pleger had found, but which were being corrected. The matter of parking and traffic hazards at this location were discussed at length, and, Commissioner Rudd made the mo- tion, seconded by Commissioner Wightman that a letter be directed to the City Council relative to these proposed moving picture plans hav- ing been referred to the Architectural Committee, that "said plans do not provide for any off- street parking, that Ordinance No. 525 does not require off- street parking, but, it is the recommendation of the Archi- tectural Committee, and the Commission concurs in this, that steps be taken by the City Council to require the party or parties contemplating the building of this theater to provide adequate and accessible off- ' street parking for said theater, as a requirement for the issuance of the building permit, and, further that the Commission is making this re- commendation in line with its policy of requiring business projects which cater to a large number of people, and which cause the congrega- tion of a large number of automobiles, to provide off- street parking, and, in view of the location of this proposed theater, on a major thoro- £are, the Commission feels that for the safety of the people using the highway, as well as the patrons of this proposed theater, that off- street parking should be required ". Motion carried and so ordered. Following is the proposed amendment to Ordinance No. 525, as received from the City Attorney, and read by Chairman Longmoor, after which Com- missioner Copelin made the motion, seconded by gommissioner Baltz, that same be advertised for hearings. Piotion carried and so ordered: "Sub- section 6 under Section 6 of Ordinance No. 525 is hereby amended as follows: "6. The following uses, subject to the issuance of conditional permits, therefor as provided in Section 11. (a) Apartment hotels; (b) Storage garages; (c) Professional Offices ". Section 2. Sub- section 4 under Section 11 of Ordinance No. 525 is hereby amended by adding a new sub - section thereto, to be-known as sub- section (i), and shall read as follows: (i) Professional ffices, upon condition that the location and building plans be approved by the Planning Commission, and under such conditions which will preserve the integrity and character of the dis- trict, the utility and value of adjacent property, and the general wel- fare of the neighborhood, and under such other conditions and restrict - tions as to off- street parking as the Planning Commission may in their judgment stipulate." PLANNING Chairman Longmoor reported that the matter of obtaining the services of CONSULTANT the Orange County Planning Commission for the City of Newport Beach had KRI been referred to the &oard o£ Supervisors, following a meeting which he and Mayor Drake and others attended, said meeting being of these of the Orange County Planning Commission. Chairman Longmoor also reported that he had received a communication from .Administrative Office John Sailors that Mavor Drake was calling a joint meeting of the City Council and the Planning Commission, for informal dis- cussion, on Wednesday June 23, 1948, and, requested that all of the members of the Commission attend. Commissioner Rudd made the motion for adjournment, sedonded,by Commissioner ADJOURNMENT Copelin, which carried, and was so ordered. Respectfully submitted, Philmer J. Ellerbroek, Secretary mbc