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HUNTINGTON BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION
Council•Chamber, City Hall
Huntington Beach, California
August 16, 1955
Chairman Stang called -the regular meeting of the
Planning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach to order
at 7:40 o'clock P.M. -
Commissioners present: Bazil, Schryer, Davis, Stang.
Commissioners absent: Valentine, Bardwell, Presson.
On motion by Bazil seconded by Davis the Minutes
Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Commission of July 19, 1955,
was transcribed and mailed by the Secretary be accepted and
ordered filed, was approved. -
Chairman Stang announced that at the hour of7.:30
o'clock P.M. was set for a public hearing on a petition for
conditional exception, and requested the Secretary to read
the petition.
The Secretary read the petition for conditional
Russell B. exception filed by Russell B. Watkins of Long Beach, Calif -
Watkins ornia, requesting permission to drill an, oil well in the R-1,
petit.for Zone, located in the east half of the southeast quarter
cond.except.gf Section 13, township 6 South, Range 11 West, and said
recommended location being 1,695;feet south and 1,870 feet east from
to Council the center line of Section 13, Towship 6 South, Range 11
West, and the Secretary read the legal notice of - public
hearing setting the hearing for 7:30 o'clock P.M. Tuesday,
the 16th day of August, 1955.
The Secretary reported that he had received no
verbal or written statements for or against the petition
for conditional exception filed by Russell B. Watkins to
drill an oil well in the location of property as described
in the petition as read by the Secretary.
There being no statements filed verbally or writ-
ten and no one present made any statements, the Chairman
declared`the hearing closed.
On motion by Davis seconded by Schryer the Plan-
ning Oommission of the City of Huntington Beach recommend
to the -City Council the granting of the variance requested
by Russell B. Watkins on the property described in the peti-
tion as read by the Secretary, subject to the following con-
ditions:
1. Such operations and construction:.shall be Inn con-
formity with Huntington Beach Ordinance Code
provisions.
2. The uses permitted shall not be construed as per-
mitting rotary mud dumps,_•sumps or disposal of
petroleum refining or processing or storage of oil,
gas in tanks exceeding 1,000 barrel capacity, or
storage in any tank exceeding 16 feet in height
from ground of surrounding land.
3. All service equipment such as top of well,, pumps,
tanks, and like shall be at least 150 feet from the
nearest portion of any public road, street or state
highway, 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.
4. Signs shall be limited to two in -.number and each
shall have an area of not over 12 square feet.
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5. That the granting of the conditional exception
together with the terms and conditions is an of-
fer which is accepted and said terms and conditions
agreed to if any of the privileges authorized are
used.
Motion carried.
The Commissioners present reviewed the Tentative
Map Tract No. 2832, presented by the Orange County Plan-
ning Commission.
-- On motion by Schryer seconded by Davis the Plan-
Tent.Tract ning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach have no ob-
No. 2832 jections to the Tentative Map Tract No 2832, as filed by
approved. the Orange County Planning Commission, and subject to no
particular conditions, other than as outlined was approved.
The Secretary was instructed -to inform the Orange
County Plaaning Commission that the Planning Commission
of the City of Huntington Beach had no objection'to the
Tentative Map Tract No. 2832, was approved.
Chairman On motion by Schryer seconded by Bazil the
& Vice chair- Chairman of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission
man, to at- and the Vice -Chairman be authorized to attend the Cali -
tend Calif, fornia Leazue of Cities convention to be held at Sari
league of Francisco in September, 1955, as approved by the City
cities cony. Council, was approved.
On motion by Davis seconded by Schryer the Plan-
ning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned,
until 7:30 o'clock P.M. August 30, 1955, was approved.
Chairman
Secretary (/
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