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Home My WebLink About1953-07-28• • MINUTES HUNTINGTON BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION Council Chamber, City::Hall Huntington Beach, California Tuesday, July 28, 1953 Pursuant to adjournment of the meeting of the Planning Commission of July='21, 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: Tunis, King, Presson, Davis, Stang, Schryer Commissioners absent:- Kettler Others present: City Attorney Bauer City Engineer Overmyer City Clerk Henricksen • Public The Chairman requested the Secretary to read the legal Hearing- notice, Notice of Public Hearing, for the purpose of consider- Co.Sanit.. ing a petition for a conditional exception to regulations Districts- of the Districting Ordinance, filed by County Sanitation petit.cond. Districts NOW 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11, of Orange County, exception California, for the purpose of the construction and operation of sewage treatment facilities on property located between the Santa Ana River and westerly to the proposed Wright Street extension within the City limits of the City of ' Huntington Beach and a point approximately 339 feet north of the Pacific Coast Highway." Chairman Schryer asked if there was anyone present • that wished'to make statements opposing the application of the County San station Districts for construction of selvage ' plant facilities on the property described in the petition read by the Secretary. L.Blodgett Attorney -at -law, Lew Blodgett, representing Peter Karales and adjacent property owneru, appeared before the Planning Commission and stated that the Commissioners . _ should recommend to deny the application as the site could be placed further north in the area of the present outfall sewer plant on Ellis Street, and also pointed out that a petition of owners owning approximately 2,000 acres adjacent to the present -proposed site had been filed with the Sanitation Districts, opposing the location. • Mrs'.D.Hook Mrs. Daisy Thorpe Hook addressed the Council and stated that she owned the property south of the site and was not in favor of having such a -development adjoining her property. Ernie Ernie Gisler appeared before the Commission and stated Gisler that as one of the group of farmers that signed the petition referred t o• by Lew Blodgett and filed with the Sanitation Districts, stated that their position was that they desire the plant at Ellis Street in order to have access or availability of the waste water effluent for irrigation purposes. • H.Ashton Attorney -at -law, Harry Ashton, representing the Orange County Sanitation District No. 11 as Legal Counsel, addressed Commissioners and stated that the proposed site was in _the the original Bacon plan of thich the voters of the entire area had approved and it was as much to the interest of the community of Huntington Beach as they were a part of the Sanitation Districts, and also pointed out that -when • Page #2 Minutes`- Planning Commission, Tuesday, July 28, 1953 original planning was made the area was not part of the City of Huntington Beach and automatically became an R-1 zone when it became annexed and it is now necessary for the Sanitation Districts to come in and ask for a condi- tional exception to permit construction of facilities as designed and approved by the voters. H.Nisson Attorney -at -law, Harold Nisson, appeared before the Commissioners as Legal Counsel for the Sanitation Districts and explained in detail the operations of the proposed plan to show that it will not be obnoxious, and the beauti- fication plan as part of the plans will set back from any present or proposed highway, and also pointed out that the entire -program was voted on by the people not only the community of Huntington Beach bu-t all of its surround- ing areas. Willis Willis Warner, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Warner also Chairman of the Orange County Sanitation District No. 11 representing Huntington Beach asked the City Council for a very urgent and favorable ruling as contracts had been let for trunk lines and time was the essence and requested the Commission to make a favorable recommendation to the City Council as soon as possible. _ There being no further comments lodged for or'against the petition for conditional exception filed by the County Sanitation Districts Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, arid ll,' of Orange County, California, the Chairman declared the hear- ing closed. 1 • • The Chairman asked the reprenentAtives of the R.C.A. Communications Inc.$ and Daisy Thorpe Hook if their supplemental maps ha°d been filed with the Secretary in lieu of the maps that were attached t o the original petitions heard at a prior meeting. • Representatives of the R. C.- A. Communications Inc. and Daisy Thorpe Hook presented their supplement maps covering the area that they wished a variance upon for their exploratory wells was received and presented to the Commissioners. R.C.A Com. On motion by Stang seconded by Davis that the area Inc. petit. delineated on the supplemental map attached to the original passed map filed with the petition of the R. C. A. Communications, Inc. be recommended to the City Council for the purpose of drilling for gas and oil production, was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners: Tunis, King, Presson, Davis, Stang, • S chr yer NOES: Commissioners: None ABSENT: Commissioners: Kettler D.Hook On motion by Davis seconded by Presson that the Planning petition Commission of the City of Huntington Beach recommend to the approved City Council that the area delineated in the supplemental map attached to the original map of the Daisy Thorpe Hook peition for conditional exception for the purpose of drilling for gas and oil and said variance be subject to a_;set back of 150 feet from the Pacific Coast Highway, • was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES Commissioners: Tunis, King, Presson, Davis, Stang, Schryer NOES: Commissioners: None ABSENT: Commissioners: Kettler Public Hrg.- T.B.Talbert, E 1-1 11 Page #3 Minutes - July 28, 1953 H. B. Planning Commission Public Hrg.- The Chairman requested the Secretary to read the legal T.B.Talbert, notice, Notice of Public Hearing, that was set for the petit,condi.'hour of 8:30 o tclock Y.M. Tuesday, the 28th day of July, exception, 1953, for the purpose of considering a petition for Tailer Pk, conditional exception to regulations of the Districting Ordinance to permit construction of a trailer park adjacent to and east of Huntington Avenue and south of Atlanta Street, approximating 20 acres, and for the Secretary to read the petition for conditional exception of ownenv T. B. Talbert of 219 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California. The Secretary read the legal notice of public hearing and the petition for conditional exception filed by T. B. Talbert owner of the acreage refdrredto in the legal notice of public hearing read by' the Secretary. Attty Attorney -at -law, Ray H. Overacker, appeared before the Overacker, , Planning Commission on behalf of owner T. B. Talbert and gave a brief description of the development that would go in as a high class trailer park and gave reasons why the petition should be considered as it was contiguous to a recreational area and there are at present a trailer park privately operated and also referred o the trailer park across the highway on the ocean side operated by the City as a Municipal Trailer Park. Mr.Walters Mr. Walters, designer of the trailer park, spoke on & the type of park that it would be, and that it would be Mr.Sahagan one of the most outstanding trailer parks in the United States and would receive only independent trailers. Mr. Sahagan, who will operate the park, also appeared and informed the Commissioners as to the type of trailer park it would be and the detail of the operation and its beautificat ion pr ogram. There being no further comments for or against the • proposed construction of the trailer park filed by petition of T. B. Talbert, owmer, the Chairman declared the hearing closed. C� • T.B.Talbert On motion by Davis seconded by King the Planning Com- petit.apprtd.mission of the City of Huntington Beach recommend to the City Council the granting of the conditional exception filed by T. B. Talbert for permission to construct a trailer park adjacent to and east of Huntington Avenue and south of Atlanta Street, approximating 20 acres, subject to the rules, regulations and requirements for independent trailers of the housing division of the State of California, was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners: Tunis, King, Presson, Stang, Davis, Schryer NOES: bommissioners: None ABSENT: dommissioners: Kettler On motion by Davis seconded by Stang that the Blanning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach adjourn to the hour of 7:30 o t clock P.M. Friday, July 31, 1953, was approved. Chairman 0 < 7" /' , , " � �' Secretary