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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/15/1966CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Minutes of: Regular Meeting of Planning Commission Date: September 15, 1 '966 Ti.me: 8:00 P.M. Place: Council Chambers COMMISSIONERS ROLL CALL Commissioners Present x x x x x x x EX- OFFICI MEMBERS Present: Benjamin B. Nolan, City.Engineer George D. Roberts, Asst. City Atty. Charles C. Zimmerman, Acting Planning Director STAFF MEMBERS Present: Eugene Cich Helen Herrmann Carol Kruse MINUTES Minutes of the regular meeting August 18, 1966 and adjourned meeting September 1, 1.966 were approved on motion of Commissioner Copelin, seconded by Commissioner Clemence, and carried. RNDMENT Planning Commission Amendment No. 224 which A -224 proposes to amend Districtingg. Map No. 14 in APPROVED order to establish a zero (0) setback on the alley side of Lots 3 through 14 inclusive.and Lots 15 through 26 inclusive of ;Block'7, Section 5, Balboa Island.Tract; located betwee Abalone Avenue and Grand CanaT, and Balboa Avenue and Park Avenue, Balboa Island was Motion x recommended to the City Council for approval Second x Ayes x x x x x x VARIANCES BREWER, Walter H. 105 Via Lido Soud, N.B. Noes x V -892 Lot 878 & Por. 879 Tract 907 Zone R -1 HELD OVER Applicant requests permission to construct a UNTIL 6 foot fence in the 10 foot front yard setback. LATER IN MEETING With the consent of the applicant, this vari- ance was held over until Commission considera- tion later in the meeting of "Statement of Policy on.Fences in Excess of Three (3) Feet Maximum Height Limit in Front Yards Used as • Protective Devices for Swimming Pools or Bluffs ". Page 1. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH September 15, 1966 COMMISSIONERS C9 J N S fi N N n USE PERMITS ROBERTSON, John P. 1008 W. Balboa Blvd.., N UP -1225. Newport Beach .APPROVED Lot 3 Block 110 Tract 234 Zone R -3 Applicant requests permission to make altera- tions and additions to existing buildings (3 units) on a lot having 3075 square feet in an R -3 District.. Approved, subject to the condition that the Motion x carport on Balboa Boulevard be eliminated, the Second x curb cut be closed for car use and a full curb All Ayes installed. The Planning Commission .considered "Statement ,.a of Policy' on helicopters identified as Resolution No. 678 which was approved in prin- ciple'by the,Planning Commission on May 6, 1965. Resolution No. 696, being • A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE'CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ADOPTING A.. POLICY..TO GOVERN. THE GRANTING.OF USE PERMITS FOR THE LANDING OR TAKING OFF OF HELICOPTERS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HELIPORTS OR HELISTOPS was adopted. Motion x Second x All Ayes UP -1226 THE IRVINE COMPANY ON 8'80 Dover Dr., Npt.Bch. BEHALF OF MACCO REALTY DENIED COMPANY Por. Lot 2 Tract 1125 Zone "U" Applicant requests permission to construct.a private heliport- helipad for landing and take- off of helicopters, located approximately,800 feet from the prolongation of Westcliff Drive, on the east side of Dover Drive, immediately across from the Macco Realty Company offices at 881 Dover Drive, said site and landing pad. being 125' x 125' located 35' from the Dover Drive curb line. Mr. Russ R. MacQuiddy and Mr. Lupe Amaya,.re- • presenting Macco Realty Company spoke. The following persons spoke in opposition to Page 2. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH - September 15, 1966 COMMISSIONERS r, n w the proposed use; Mr. Milan Dostal, Mr. Jack Corzine and Mr. Aubrey Horn. The application was denied; Chairman Curtis Motion x summarized for the Commission the reasons for Second x the action of denial of the application as Ayes x x x x x follows: Noes x x (a) The concern that approval of the use might establish a precedent and create "inroads throughout the community of this type of operation "; (b) the problem and question of safety as a result of the location of the facility close to Dover Drive, and the proposed church at the southeast corner.of the extension of 16th Street and Dover Drive in addition to the existing Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; and (c) the closeness of the facility to • Westcliff residential areas to the north of the facility. Chairman Curtis requested the staff to.place on the study session agenda for October 6, 1966 "Discussion of Statement of Policy regarding helicopters ". COMMUNICATIONS The Commission considered a request dated 1. August 8, 1966, signed by Paul G. Rife, Project Manager, George M. Holstein & Sons, that a sidewalk on the southerly side of Vista del Oro north of Corona del Mar High School in Tract 5692, be deleted.. The Acting Planning Director read communications from The Newport, -Mesa Unified School District, City Engineer, Benjamin B. Nolan, Traffic Engineer, Robert L. Jaffee and Police Chief, James Glavas stating that.the request for waiver be denied and that the sidewalk be con - structed, submitting that the sidewalk was essential for the.following reasons: • (a) Adequate separation of traffic and pedestrians; (b) pedestrian safety; Page 3. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH a September 15. 1966 COMMISSIONERS n V O -s J• N � J � N (c) student and resident convenience; (d) additional demands for a sidewalk as the high school and surrounding area develops; (e) elimination of hazards and obvious dangers because of the lack of a sidewalk. The Commission denied the request for waiver Motion x of sidewalk and instructed the staff to address Second x a letter to the Newport -Mesa Unified School All Ayes Districtsuggesting improvement - landscaping of the parkway. .ADDITIONAL BUSINESS The Commission considered a "Statement of 1. Policy, Objectives, and Principles to Guide in the Consideration of Use Permits for Fences in Excess of Three (3) Feet but not • in Excess of Five.(5) Feet on Building Sites which.overl.00k _ a Waterway, Beach or Bluff, when Fences are Required as Protective. Devices for Swimming Pools or to'Protect Against a Hazardous or Unsafe Condition Existing because of Topography ". Resolution No. 697; with the following amend -. ment, "The fence may consist of metal material with vertical bars not greater than one - half (1/2) inch maximum in section,.spaced six (6) inches apart on center, and using not more than two (2) horizontal members not greater than one (1) inch maximum in section" Motion x was adopted. Second x All Ayes Variance. Following adoption of the above Resolution, the 892 Commission considered Variance No. 892, Walter H. Brewer at 105 Via Lido Soud, Newport Beach and indicated that the applicant could not • prove the various elements of a hardship, therefore the application would be considered as a use permit under Section 20.08.130 -B. The Commission approved the application, Motion x Second x Ayes x xxx x Page 4. Noes x CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH September 15, 1966 COMMISSIONERS n O Jn�N C subject to the fence conforming to the adopted "Statement of Policy" Resolution No. 697. 2. The Commission considered an amendment to "Statement of Policy, Objectives, and Princi- ples.to Guide in the Granting of Approval of Planned Residential Developments in Newport Beach; California" through addition of con- trols relating to "Encroachments within the Common- Green ". The Acting Planning Director stated that the proposed amendment to the policy was considere at the Commission study session on September 1 1966 and approved in principle subject to review and approval by the City Council; the City Council approved the amendment on September 12, 1966. Mr. Paul G. Rife of George M. Holstein & Sons requested that the matter be held over pending • review. The Commission directed that subject amendment Motion x be held over until October 6, 1966 and in- Second x structed.the staff.to schedule a committee All Ayes meeting prior.to that date. APPEAL OF BUILDING DEPARTMENT - PLANNING DEPARTMENT DECISIO The Commission considered an appeal of, Fred .Nash on behalf.of his client, Mr, L. Gregory from a "Decision of.Denial" of the Building Depart- ment and Planning Department concerning inter- pretation of definition of "eaves and cornices' as the interpretation applies to a mansard roof. The Commission overruled the decision of the Motion x Building and Planning Departments. Second x Ayes x xxxx x EXTENSION OF USE PERMIT NO. 962 The Commission considered a request of the Noes x Irvine Company that Use Permit No. 962.which permits signs at the following locations be • extended: 250' east of Jamboree Rd., north side of Coast Highway. 250' west of Jamboree Rd., south side of Coast Highway. North side.of Palisades Rd., opposite Page 5. Jamboree Road. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH a September 15, 1966 COMMISSIONERS M5 N � 7 N m�C Mr. Edward E. Haworth of the Irvine Company pre- sented a drawing which indicated the copy to be used on the signs and the Commission approved an extension for a period of one,year, subject Motion x to the signs being in conformance with the draw- Second x ing presented. All Aye Commissioner Rea, Chairman of the "Off- Street Parking Requirements in Commercial Districts - Special Committee" gave the following report to the Commission. The Committee is analyzing.0 -1 and C -2 Districts now exempt from mandatary off - street parking requirements. The Committee met with, City Manager Harvey L..Hurlburt and came to this con- clusion.., "The Committee specifically will work on an ordinance with some various and sundry ramifications for parking for C -1 and C -2. This ordinance will take several months to be pre- pared. In the interim, there is a possibility that we, as a Commission and a Committee, might like to put an interim overlay of either " -H" or " -Z" on now exempt C -1 and C -2, simply as a measure to see that the condition (the absence of requirements for off - street parking)does.not worsen". The Committee requested that the Planning Depart - meht, the Office of the City Attorney, the Build- ing Department and Division of Traffic in the Public Works Department prepare a report as soon as possible on the programs, alternatives, and methods available to accomplish the goal of desiring to provide off- street parking require- ments in Districts which now have an absence of off- street parking provisions, and Chairman Curtis so ordered. On motion of Commissioner Copelin, seconded by Commissioner Clemence, and carried, the meeting was adjourned until October 6, 1966 at 8:00 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Ray 641in, Secretary Planning.Commission Page 6.