The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About1955-02-23MINUTES HUNTINGT.ON BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION Council Chambers, City Hall Huntington Beach, California February 23, 1955 Pursuant to adjournment of February 15th meeting the adjourned meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Com- mission was called to order at 7:3 0 o'clock P. M. by the Chairman. Commissioners Present: Schryer, Bardwell, Stang, Bazil Commissioners Absent: Presson, Davis, Irvine Others Present: Consultant Parks Minutes On motion by Schryer seconded by Bar dwell the min- utes of the meeting of January 31, 1955, as mailed by the Secretary be accepted, was approved. Resign.- The Secretary read a letter of resignation df Com- missioner Irvine. The Planning Commission recommerided the letter of resignation of Commissioner Irvine be forwarded to the City Council for their consideration. Chairman Stang opened the public hearing on the petition for conditional exception filed by R. B. Wat- kins. P.ub.Hrg.- The Secretary read the legal notice of public R.B.W. at hearing published in the Huntington Beach News,February kins, 2nd, 1955, calling a public hearing to be held at the petit. hour of 7:45 o'clock P.M. on Tuesday, the 15th day of cond. February, 1955, for the purpose of considering a peti- excep, tion for conditional exception filed by R. B. Watkins for the purpose of drilling for the production of oil and gas. The Secretary reported that there were no written or verbal statements filed for or against the request for petition for conditional exception of R. B. Watkins, Chairman -Stang declared the hearing closed. On motion by Schryer seconded by Bazil, the Plan- ning Commission recommend to the City Council that the request of R. B. Watkins for petition for conditional exception to drill for oil and gas on the property de- scribed as the SW- of Section 13, T17P 6 S, R 11 W, and ` well to be located 150 feet south of Hamilton and 150 feet east of Newland Street, was approved, subject to the following conditions: Such operations and construction shall be in conformity with the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code provisions. The uses permitted shall not be construed as permitting rotary mud dumps sumps or disposal, 4 Page #2 Minutes - H-. B. Planning Commission February 23, 1955 petroleum refinning or processing or storage of oil or gas in tanks exceeding 1,000 barrel capacity not to exceed 15 feet in height. All service equipment such as top of well, pumps, tanks, and the like, shall be at least 150 feet from the nearest por- tion of any public road, street, or state high- way, and shall also be at least 25 feet from any lot line which is not common with a public road, street, or state highway line. Signs shall be linited to two in number and each have an area of not over twelve square feet. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: • Commissioners: Bar dwell, Bazil, Schryer, Stang NOES: Commissioners: None ABSENT: Commissioners: Presson, Davis, Irvine Seaboard Chairman Stang read the petition for conditional Oil Co.- exception filed by Seaboard Oil Company requesting Petitions permission to drill for oil and gas on property des - for cond. cribed as that part of the Southeast Quarter of Sec - exception tion 19, TWP 6 S, Range 10 1V, County of Orange, State of California described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Easterly boundary line of City of Huntington Beach distant Northerly 150 feet measured at right angles to the Northerly line of Pacific Coast Highway and proceeding in a north- westerly direction parallel to and 150 feet North- erly of, measured at right angles to said Northerly' line of Highway, 660 feet;- thence in a Northeast-' - erly direction and at right angles to said Highway to the Northerly line of Seaboard Oil Company ? s Thorpe lease; thence Southeasterly along said North- erly lease line to the Easterly line of City of Hunt- ington Beach; thence Southeasterly along said City line to the point of beginning. On motion by Schryer seconded by Bazil the Sec- retary be instructed to publish notice for public• - hearing on the petition for conditional exception filed by Seaboard Oil Company, calling for a hearing at 8:15 o'clock P.M., Tuesday, March 15, 1955 was approved. Chairman Stang read the petition for conditional exception filed by Seaboard Oil Company requesting permission to drill for oil and gas on property des- cribed as that part of the NW! of Section 19, TIVP 6 South, Range 10 West, and the NE4 of Section 2L{, TWP 6 S, Range 11 West, County - of Orange, State of Cali- fornia, described as follows: . Page #3 Minutes - H-.B. Planning Commission February 23, 1955 Beginning at the point of intersection of the North- erly line of the Seaboard Oil Company's Thorpe lease with the Township line between said Section 19 and 24 and proceeding in a Southeasterly direction along said Northerly line of the Thorpe lease, 660 feet; thence Southwesterly and at right angles to'the Northerly line of Pacific Coast Highway to a point 150' distant Northeasterly from said Highway; thence parallel and 150' distant measured at right angles from said Northerly line of Pacific Coast Highway 660 feet; thence North- easterly to the point of beginning. On motion by Schryer seconded by Bazil the Sec- retary be instructed to publish notice for public hearing on the petition for conditional exception filed by Seaboard oil Company calling for a hearing at 8:30 o'clock P. M., Tuesday, March 15, 1955, was approved. Reso. #32 Chairman Stang read Resolution No. 32, a reso- re: New lution of the Planning Commission of the City of land Ave. Huntington Beach relative to Newland Avenue, as fol- low: "WHEREAS the southerly end of Newland Street connects with Ocean Avenue at a sharp angle which is known to be poor design particularly where a State Highway is concerned, and WIC-REAS this portant from the street, but will important, and junction is now relatively unim- standpoint of traffic on Newland become continually more and more WHEREAS the ideal time to make proper adjust- ments in street alignment is prior to development on either side and this situation now prevails in the case of Newland Street at said location, NOW THER-FORE BE IT RESOLVED, -that said Com- mission does recommend to the City Council that the proper city officer negotiate with the owner of the land on each side of Newland Street, with respect to acquisition, by trade or otherwise, of a strip of land 84 feet wide and approximately 400' feet long for street purposes and having its longitudinal center line at right angles to the Coast Highway and joining the existing center line of Newland Street, 400 feet, more or less from the Highway, preferable by a curve, so that the approach to the highway from Newland Street will be at or near right angles as in the case of Hunt- ington Avenue, and Wright Street, and that at such time as this is accomplished the southerly portion of Newland Street thus cut off be abandoned, all sub- stantially in accordance with the attached map, and BE IT FURTHERRESOVED that the 84 foot width proposed be obtained as it is considered that this width will be required in the future on these through streets, which are approximately one-half Page #4. Minutes - H. B. Planning Commission February 23, 1955 mile apart, to provide two - 12 foot traffic lanes, an 8 foot parking lane, and a 10 foot sidewalk or parkway area, on each half of the street." On motion by Schryer seconded by Bazil Reso- lution NO. 32, a resolution of the Planning Com- mission of the City of Huntington Beach relative to Newland Avenue,.was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners: Bar dwell, Bazil, Schryer, Stang NOES: Commissioners: None ABSENT: Commissioners: Presson, Davis, Irvine On motion by Schryer seconded by Barwell the Or. Co. Chairman be instructed to appoint a committee con - Plan. Comm.- "sistirig of any two members of the Planning Com- Tent. Tr. mission and to be called by the Secretary and together Maps with the opinions of Consultant Parks to act on and - review the tentative tract maps presented by the County of Orange Planning commission to the Hunting- ton Beach Planning Commission and the Committee to make their recommendations directly to the County planning Commission, was approved. On motion by Bazil seconded by Bardwell Con- sultant Parks be requested to make a study of set- backs within the City boundaries east of Hamshire Avenue. On motion by Schryer seconded by Bazil the -Planning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned. EDW. R . STANG Chairman l L.&OV Sec etary pro -tern 1