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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-12-031 MINUTES OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH PLANNING C010IISSION Council Chambers, City Hall Huntington Beach, California Tuesday. December 3. 1 Commissioners Present: Bazil, Stang, Liles, Presson, Schryer, Davis. Commissioners Absent: Bardwell. Minutes On motion by Schryer and seconded by Davis, the minutes of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission of Tuesday, November 19th, 1957, as transcribed and mailed by the Secretary, were accepted as mailed. Public Hearing Date Upon discussion of the commissioners, Chair - Master Land Use Plan man Bazil instructed the Secretary to set the Public Hearing for the Master Land Use Plan for 7:30 P. M. December 17, 1957- Resolution Adopted For Following comment from the Commissioners, a Master Parking Plan motion was made by Schryer and seconded by Davis to adopt Resolution No. 47 recommending Master Parking Plan "A" with amendments as outlined at previous November 19th, 1957 meeting. Roll Call Vote AYES: Stang, Bazil, Schryer, Presson, Davis, Liles. NOES: None. ABSENT: Bardwell. Discussion Held By-law Change The Commissioners were asked to discuss and possibly request a resolution to be submitted to change the By-laws allowing the Secretary to set dates for public hear- ing with the consent of only the chair.1pn. The Secretary stated that the request was made by W. L. Weybright, representative of the Planning Consultants, in order that work to be done on the Master Plans may be expedited. - Schryer suggested that he might favor such a resolution if it were used discretionately. However the majority of the Commissioners felt that it was their-peregative to set dates for Master Plan Hearings and that they wished to have ample time to make a decision. The Commissioners in majority decided to leave the By-laws unchanged. No further action was taken. Page 2. Review of Alley As a matter of courtesy, a petition, which was. Abandonment Proposal referred to the Ass't. City Engineer and the. Planning Technician, was presented to the Planning Commission for review. The petition, requested by Jake Stewart, asked for the complete abandonment L. of a 15 foot alley lying between Highway 39 and A Street a distance of 660 feet north of Wintersburg Avenue. The alley was included in original Tract No. 528. There was no official public hearing held, although several persons from the audience were heard. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Funk, 143 Pomona Avenue, Apartment A, Long Beach, California spoke to the Commission and stated that they intended to use the alley in the future for garage exits for multiple units. Fred Barrigar, 16879 "A" Street, Huntington Beach, addressed the Commission to state that as property owner of Lot 24, he wished to go on, record as being in favor of the alley abandonment. Jake Stewart, 8031 Wintersburg, stated that he believed it to be good planning to abandon the alley. Chairman Bazil gave the opinion that the alley abandonment would only be of advantage to those who owned the parcels both east and -west of the alley. He believed that an individual property owner should retain the advantage of the alley if he so desires. The consensus of the Commission was similar to Bazil's opinion. On motion by Liles and seconded by Presson, the matter was referred back to the City Council without further action, because there was no'legal counsel and no public hearing held. -The motion was carried. Use Variance The Secretary read the report for a use variance Jerry Perkins .,requesting a permit for a tool sharpening shop on the rear one half of the property located at 19111 Huntington Beach Blvd., and legally described as the north 41 feet of the south 132 feet of Bloch 3008, East Side Villa Tract. . The Chairman opened the hearing to the public. Joe Cappociama, 19232 H. B. Blvd., asked for specific details of the application, however he voiced no objection. Following another inquiry, the public hearing was closed. It was the consensus of opinion among the Commissioners that the business would more appropriately fit under a Home Occupation, however since 4 J re: Page 3. the Orange County zoning regulations did not permit Home Occupations in the garage it was necessary to obtain the variance. On motion by Davis and seconded by Stang, the Use Variance was RECO101 LADED FOR APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION: Home Occupation section of the Huntington Beach Ordinance No. 395• This would permit the business to �e operated in not more than 150 square feet on the rear one half of said lot. A sign of not more than 6 square feet may be permitted. No merchandise would be allowed for display. Use Variance for Chester Ingersoll The public hearing on motion by Liles and seconded by Presson was continued until next session to be held December 17, 1957• The varl4nce was requested to permit the wholesale and retail sales of variety store and lapidary products located at 18421 Huntington Beach Blvd. approx- imately 400 feet north of Ellis Avenue on south side of H. B. Blvd. The Commission reset the hearing dat4 because of lack of inf&rmation. Use Variance Continued At the request of the applicant, this Variance Joseph Allianp opt request was cancelled with�predjudice. Edison Petition for Garfield Rezoning Chairman Bazil-informed the Commission that the Edison petition to rezone the 330 feet by 660 feet parcel fronting on the south side of Garfield Avenue approximately 500 feet east of Highway 39 had been referred back to the Planning Commission for further study. Bazil reported that he and Stang had attended the Council meeting and had heard the Edison Company lawyer -and the City Attorney present their viewpoints of the problems involved. The Secretary reported to the Commission that the City Council had requested early action on the matter to determine the findings and circumstances for their recommendation and possibly amendments thereto. Members of the Commission expressed the view that while Bazil and Stang had heard legal opinions rendered for the case, the Commission as a whole was still uninformed of the legal consequence and thus could not act with confidence to determine the issue. Chairman Bazil stated that he was completely satisfied with the legal counsel given at the previous City Council meeting, but that he could not request others of the CommissionE--., Page 4. to act without full and complete knowledge. The hearing was continued to December 17th, 1957. J Bob Bazil Chairman AClif Tripp Secretary I .