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Home My WebLink About1953-01-20• MINUTES HUNTINGTON BEACH PLANNING COM!TISSION . Council Chamber, City Hall Huntington Beach, California Tuesday; January 20, 1953 Chairman Schryer-called-the meeting of the _Planning _Commission of. the City of -Huntington Beach to order at 7:30 o'clock P.M. Commissioners present: Commissioners absent: Others present: Schryer, Tunis, Davis, Stang, Kettler Hinshaw, Pyles City Attorney Bauer, City Engineer Overmyer, City Clerk Henricksen, Con- sultant Parks Vinutes On motion by Stang seconded by Davis that the minutes of the meeting of December 29, 1952, be accepted without change or correction as mailed by the Secretary, was approved. The Secretary presented a communication from the Orange County Planning Commission submitting the subdivision tentative map No. 1713 for re- view by the Huntington Beach Planning Commission. Public Chairman Schryer announced that this was the Hearing-_ date and hour set for the public hearing of the John Bello petition for conditional exception filed by John cond,excep. Bello of the Fifth Street Cleaners at 218 - 5th Street, requesting permission to construct a concrete building on the easterly one-third of Lots 34, 36 and 38 in Block 504, Huntington Beach Main Street Section, to be used for a dry cleaning business and asked the Secretar- to read the petition for conditional exception filed by John Bello. The Secretary read the petition for conditional exception of John Bello requesting permission to build a concrete building to house a dry cleaning plant to conform with all City, County and State regulations and in accordance with requirements of the State Fire Marshal, said building to be 20' X 30' and to be located on the easterly one-third of Lots 34, 36 and 38 in Block 504, Huntington Beach Main Street Section, and that the present zoning of said property is in the C-3 zone and the property at present is vacant. The Secretary also reported that there has been no verbal or written statements received for or against the petition for condtitional exception filed by John Bello. Chairman Schryer asked if there was anyone present that desired to express their opinions for or against granting the proposed conditional ex- ception as requested in the petition for conditional exception of John Bello as read by the Secretary. City Attorney Bauer explained to the Planning Commission members present their position relative to a hearing on the petition for conditional ex- ception. There being no response from the Chairman's - request fors anyone to express their opinions for or against the proposed conditional exception requested by John Bello, the Chairman declared the hearing 1 1 • • • E r, Page #2 Minutes - January 20, 1953 closed. Public Hearing- At 8:15 o'clock P.M. Chairman Schryer announced So. Calif. that this was the hour set for the public hearing Edison Co. -_on the petition for conditional exception filed by petit. for the Southern California Edison Company of 601 W. cond.excep. Fifth Street, for permission to erect a sub -station to consist of transformer racks and other appurte- nances connected- therewi th on property, described - as the westerly 85 feet of the southerly 55 feet of Block 804, ivesley Park Tract, of the City of Huntington Beach. The Chairman requested the Secretary to read the petition f dr conditional exception of the Southern California Edison Company. The Secretary read the petition for conditional exception of the Southern California Edison Company. Chairman Schryer asked if there were any persons present interested in expressing their opinions for or against the proposed conditional exception re- quested by the Southern California Edison Company. • • C.D. C. D, Shedenhelm, Local Manager for the Shedenhelm Southern California Edis:) n Company, before ,appeared the Commissioners and stated that the Edison Company had previously received a variance on the same property but the items enumerated therein did not specifically cover a switch rack or open sub -station and there was a difference of opinion as to whether the prior variance covered this and therefore the Company desired to ask for, this variance to cover the particular type of structure requested in the petition, and further stated that with the erection of a switch rack the switch -yard will carry the load facilities of the area for approximately twenty years. There being no further-_ comments from anyone present the Chairman declared the hearing closed on the petition for conditional exception of the Southern California Edison Company. Discussion Chairman Schryer stated that a discussion by of John the Commissioners was now in order on the petition Bello petit. of John Bello for the erection of a building to house a dry cleaning plant in accordance with the petition read by the Secretary. The request of John Bello was discussed at considerable length by the members of the planning Commission present and the general opinion was that the three conditions justifying the said conditional exception were ihadequate by the petitioner, and discussing prior statements of the Fire Chief and the Building Inspector relative to the zone that this particular type of cleaning plant should be permitted in, it 'vas generally conceded that the cleaning plant could be located in the C-3 zone and Commissioners felt as the - particular.type of business was on the border line ofwhether it belongs in the M-1, Light Manufacturing District, or the C-3 District, the Commissioners felt that it -would be best to amend the uses of the C-3 District to permit a cleaning plant under certain conditions. Page ' #3 Minutes - January 20, 1953 Reso.amend. Commissioner Kettler read a prepar-ed re-_ C-3 & M-1 solution of the Planning Commission of the City Dist.prov. of Huntington Beach relative to amending the C-3 and M-1 District provisions to allow dry-cleaning plants to be established in the C-3 District rather than requiring them to be in the 14-1 District. On motion -by Kettler seconded by Davis resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach relative to the amend- ing of the C-3 and M-1 District provisions was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners: Tunis, Davis, Kettler, Stang, Schryer NOES: Commissioners: None ABSENT: Commissioners: Hinshaw, Pyles Conditions On motion by Kettler seconded by Stang that re: grant- - the Planning Commission of the City of Huntington ing of Beach recommend to the City Council that the Bello petit. petition for conditional exception of John Bello to construct a concrete block building on the easterly one-third of Lots 34, 36 and 38, Block 504, Huntington Beach Main Street Section, to be used for a dry-cleaning business, be granted subject to the following conditions: 1. That the cleaning plant, boiler, and pertinent equipment, (excepting pressing machines) shall be on the rear 1X3 of said lots. 2. That air, fumes, gas, or steam exhausts shall be at least 8 feet in height; be vertical type exhausts; and shall be muffled, to the satis- faction of the City Council, at any time it may require such action. 3. That the building proposed to be built on the front portion of any of said lots shall be built concurrently with the erection or con- struction of the cleaning plant. 4. That there shall be no open storage of materials, containers, supplies, clothing or equipment. 5. That the aggregate capacity of all cleaning units shall not exceed a total rated capacity of 300 lbs. 6. That off-street automible parking stalls, if provided shall be so arranged that ingress or egress to such stalls from a public street or alley may be accomplished without moving any other car. 7. That there shall be no driveway nor automobile parking between Main Street and the front of any building permitted to be erected upon the front half of aaid lots. 8. That the granting of this conditional exception shall not be considered as an authorization to permit a nuisance of any'kind whatsoever. 1 1 • • C • f r 9. That the City Council may revoke this conditional 0 n • • 1 Page #4 Minutes - January 20, 1953 exception at any time, without a hearing if any --of the conditions attached thereto are unfulfilled or violated. ,10. That the granting of this conditional ex- ception together with its terms and conditions is an offer which is accepted, and said terms and conditons agreed to, if any of the privi- leges authorized are used. the and that/approval of the Planning Commission for the granting of the petition for conditional ex- ception is predicated on the belief that cleaning plants have been considerabley changed in the scope of their operations to allow inclusion in the C-3 District, was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners: Tunis, Davis, Kettler, Stang, Schryer NOES: Commissioners: None ABSENT: Commissioners: Hinshaw, Pyles On motion by Stang seconded by Tunis that the Planning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach recommend to the City Council to grant the petition for conditional exception filed by the Southern California Edison Company to erect a sub- station on the westerly 85 feet of the southerly 55 feet of Block 804, Wesley Park Section, of the IVIN'"' City of Huntington Beach, as their variance al- C S:'S� ready exists fdr the uses they have at present, 4(7 'A -A was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: Caa"• AYES: Commissioners: Tunis, Davis, Kettler, Stang, Schryer NOES: Commissioners: None ABSENT: Commissioners: Hinshaw, Pyles Ext.of The Secretary was instructed to write to the Hamilton St, Orange County Planning Commission that the Plann- ing Commission of the City of Huntington Beach de- sired to call to the attention of that body to give consideration to the possible future extension of Hamilton Street that lies westerly of the pro- posed subdivision covered by the tentative map #1713, that was sent to the Huntington Beach Planning - Commission for review. On motion by Davis seconded by Kettler the regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned to 7:3 0 P.M: February 3, 1953. Chairm S� _ - Sec etary