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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-02-19• MINUTES Council Chamber, City Hall Huntington Beach, California February 19, 1952 Chairman Wood called the Planning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7:30 o'clock P.M. Commissioners present: Tunis, Schryer, Kaufman, Wood Commissioners absent: Kettler, Pyles, Hinshaw Others present; City Attorney Bauer, City Clerk Henricksen, City Engineer Overmyer McKenna- Mr. McKenna, a resident of 702 - 10th Street, Lots on appeared before the Planning Commission members and stated Balt imore that he had recently purchased three 25 foot lots at Balti- Ave. more Avenue with a frontage of 75 feet and was contemplat- ing dividing the lots into two parcels with a 371 foot frontage on each lot and understood that if that was done he would not be permitted to build on a lot in the R-3 District having only 371 foot frontage. The Commissioners discussed the requirements of the R-3 Zone with the City Attorney and the City Engineer and it was found that in the Ordinance No. 556 amending Districting Ordinance No. 495 that it made a requirement in the R-3 District that each permissible building shall be located upon a lot not less than 50 feet in average width and having an area of not less than 5000 square feet, -'provided however that said minimum provision of width and area shall not apply to any lot of less than said width an area which was held under separate ownership and existing on the date this ordinance became effective and said further that there shall be at least 750 square feet of lot area for each apartment or each single dwell- ing unit . City Attorney Bauer pointed out to the Commis- sioners that there was a provision in Section 24S of the Districting Ordinance which stated that provisions of the ordinance not withstanding any lots which existed prior to the effective date of this ordinance may be used as a building site for at least one single family dwelling and City Attorney Bauer stated that this seemed to nulify the Section 15.3 of Ordinance No. 556. On motion by Schryer seconded by Kaufman that the City Engineer be requested to make a study of the require - merits of lot size and area in the R-3 District and report to the Commissioners his findings and recommendations, was approved. G.M.Parks- G. Millard Parks, Planning Commission Consultant, Beach & presented to the members a text he had prepared which Bluff Dev. combined the studies that had been made by the Commission and outlined the proposed general plan for the beach and bluff development. A general discussion of the text was held. On motion- by Schryer seconded by Kaufman that the regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach adi ourn . was approved. Secretary C>q a G� •0 d �f. Chairman I� 1 1 • 0 • • • 0