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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-02-09361 MINUTES HUNTINGTON BEACH BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS Conference Room, City Hall Huntington Beach, California Wednesday, February 9, 1966 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: John Mandrell, Herbert Day, Richard Harlow. BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: None. MINUTES: The Minutes of February 2, 1966 meeting were accepted as transcribed. AREA VARIANCE NO..66-7 Applicant: Mike Tovatt To allow a straight in driveway to be 20 ft. in length in deviation to the required 22 ft. in the R-1 Single Family Residence District. Located at 5602 Dittler Drive. Legally described as Lot!.74 of Tract No. 3642. The hearing was opened to the audience. There being no comment, the hearing was closed. -Board Discussion followed. It was mentioned that all the homes in the area having straight -in -driveways are set back 20'. It was also noted that the existing garage also has a 20' set back. A MOTION WAS MADE BY HARLOW AND SECONDED BY DAY TO APPROVE AREA AVARIANCE NO. 66-7 FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED REASONS. AREA VARIANCE NO. 66-8 Applicant: Roy D. Bryant To allow an addition to the main dwelling to encroach to within 3 ft. of the side property line in deviation to the required 5 ft. interior side yard setback in the R-1 Single Family Residence District. Located on the south side of llth Street, approximately 300 ft. west of Lake Avenue. Legally described as Lots 40 and 41, B1ock,910,; Huntington Beach Tract, Wesley Park Section. The hearing was opened to the audience. Mr. H. M. Cooper, 938 llth Street, addressed the Board and requested that the lot be surveyed to establish the proper location of the building in relation to the side property line. Herb Day stated that thistype of request is normally handled through the Building department if they feel it is necessary and that the Board's responsibility is to act on the -application only. Richard Harlow stated that eaves and architectmw�alfeatures should be setback 30" from property line. Roy D. Bryant, applicant addressed the Board and stated that the controvery between he and Mr. Cooper was regarding a fence that was built along the common property line. He further stated that he has had no objections to the requirement that the architectural features be setback 30" from the property line. 1. 362 There being no further comment the hearing was closed. Board discussion followed: A MOTION WAS MADE BY DAY AND SECONDED BY MANDRELL TO APPROVE AREA VARIANCE NO. 66-8 WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION:"'- 1. All architecturalfeatures shall be setback 30 inches from_ property line. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. The house next door was originally built with a 3' side yard setback. 2. The addition will maintain same side yard setback as the existing residence. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: DAY, HARLOW, MANDRELL NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED. USE PERMIT NO. 66-4 Applicant: Bema Investment Co. To permit the construction of commercial buildings in the C-4 Highway Commercial District. Located on -the east side of Beach Boulevard, 330 feet south of Ellis Avenue.- Legally described as being -a portion of the S%, NWY4, NW/4, SE/4, of Section 36-5-11. The hearing was opened to the audience. - Roger Slates, realtor, addressed the Board and reviewed the proposal. It was noted that this plan was -previously approved by the Board -as Use Permit 65-23 and that changes primarily involved reduction of the building size and relocation of the parking. It was further noted that the applicant was unable to provide all of the parking spaces previously required. He stated that the parking shown on the plot plan will accommodate all of the cars needed forithe shopping center. He also stated that the 10' wide driveway located along the North property line will serve as an exit to the existing dead-end drive. -Frank Belvedere, owner, addressed the Board and gave further explanation of the development. Board discussion followed regarding reduction of the number of.parking spaces and the 10' wide driveway. It was noted that the Zoning Ordinance required off-street parking to be provided in relation to the use of the building and:not a -flat requirement of one space per 200 square feet of building area. - It -was the consensus of the Board that - the entire second story would probably be used by tenants that-would-fal'l into the category requiring one off- street parking space per 300 square feet of floor area, and that 25% of the area in the ist floor would also fall into this category. The remaining 75% of the lst.floor would generate a need for parking at the ratio of one space -per 200 square feet of floor area. 2.` 363 It was also -the consensus that, although the.10' wide drive at the North property line was not a -completely desirable situation, it did eliminate a bottle- neck caused -by the dead-end 20' wide driveway and that the driveway could be posted "one way, do not --enter." The applicant further stated that Fire Department had approved the layout of the plan. It was brought up that the Traffic Engineer requested the driveways at the North and South ends of the property be consolidated to an.additional 30' wide driveway. There being no further comment, the hearing was closed. -A MOTION WAS MADE BY HARLOW AND SECONDED BY MANDRELL TO APPROVE USE PERMIT 66-4 WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. Beach Blvd. shall be fully improved to State Standards. Improvements shall include street trees, street signs, and street lights. 2. Water supply shall be through -the City of Huntington -Beach's water system. 3. Sewage disposal shall be through the City of Huntington Beach's sewage system. 4. The property shall participate in the local drainage assessment district. 5. Preliminary and final soil reports shall be submitted by an approved private soils engineer to the City prior to the issuance of building permits. 6. A plan conforming -to the grading ordinance shall be submitted to the Department of Public Works for approval prior to the issuance of a building permit.. 7. All utilities shall be.installed underground. 8. The water, sewer, and fire hydrant system shall be approved by -the Department of Public -Works and Fire Department. 9. Fire alarm system conduit and appurtenances shall be installer by the developer at locations and to specifications provided by the Fire Department. 10. Off-street parking facilitiess including landscaping, arrangement, access paving and striping shall conform to Article 979. 11. A masonry wall shall be constructed along the rear property line. The het ht of said wall shall be such, that the top will be six (6� ft. above the highest ground surface within twenty (20) ft. of the common property line. 12. A copy of the recorded 40ft. easement providing ingress and egtesss to the subject property from Ellis 13. An additional 30' wide driveway shall be provided and the driveways at the north and south ends of the property shall be deleted. 14. The 10' wide driveway located behind the building on the north property line shall be posted "ONE WAY, DONOT ENTER." 15. Off-street parking shall be based on,the-following ratio: 2nd-floor-one space per 300 sq. lst floor -one space per 200 sq. the 1st floor and one space per the remaining 25%. ft. of floor area. - ft. of floor area for 75% of 300 sq. ft. of floor area for 3. 364 16. The Fire Department shall approve the plot plan. 17. A revised plot plan• conforming to the above conditions shall be submitted -to the Planning Department prior to issuance of a building permit. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: MANDRELL, DAY, HARLOW NOES: NONE. ABSENT:- NONE. THE MOTION�CARRIED. USE;�PERMIT NO. 66-3 Applicant:- Julius Gomes To allow the construction of a hardware store with a building materials yard in the C-4 Highway Commercial District. Located _east of Beach Blvd., approximately 1000 feet north of Yorktown Avenue. Legally described as being a portion of the NW/4; of Section 1-6-11. Further legal description on file in the Planning Department Office. The hearing was opened to the audience. Julius Gomes, representing the applicant'explained the proposal and offered to answer any questions that the Board might have. - Board discussion followed. a Gus Rigoli, builder addressed the Board and also offered to answer any questions that the Board might have. Richard Harlow read Section 9431 of the Huntington Beach-,Ordinance•Code, limitations on Permitted Uses in C-2 Zones and asked the applicant if they were able to comply with these requirements. - Mr. Rigoli stated that they would be able to comply with the conditions as provided for in the Ordinance. It was noted that the drive- way does not meet the Department of Public Works standards and should be approved by the Traffic Engineer. It was further noted that the parking lot did not conform to all of the parking of Article 979- the hearing was closed. There being no further comment, A MOTION WAS MADE BY HARLOW AND SECONDED BY DAY TO APPROVE USE PERMIT'NO. 66-3 WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. Beach Blvd. shall be fully improved to State Standards. Im- provements shall include street trees, street signs,' and street lights. 2. Water supply shall be through the City of Huntington Beach's water system. 3. Sewage disposal shall be through the City of Huntington Beach's sewage system. 4. The property shall participate in the local drainage assessment district. 5. Preliminary and final soil reports shall be submitted by an approved private soils engineer to the City prior to issuance of building permits. 6. A plan conforming to the grading ordinance shall be submitted to the Department of Public Works for approval prior to issuance of a building permit. 7. All utilities shall -be installed underground at the time of development. 4. 365 8. The water, sewer, and fire hydrant system shall be approved by -the Department of Public Works and Fire Department. 9. Fire alarm system conduit and appurtenances shall be installed by the developer at locations and to specif- ications provided by the Fire Department. 10. Off-street parking facilities including landscaping, arrangement, access, paving and striping shall conform to Article 979- 11. All provisions of the C-2 Zone shall be complied with • regarding the limitations on permitted uses in C-2 Zones. 12. The location of the driveways shall be approved by the Traffic Engineer. 13. No structures, other than those shown on the approved plot plan, shall be constructed -within the project. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: MANDRELL, HARLOW, DAY. NOES-:, NONE. ABSENT: NONE. THE MOTION.CARRIED. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD A MOTION WAS MADE BY HARLOW AND SECONDED BY DAY TO ADJOURN. Richard A. Harlow Secretary / hn K. ; Mandrell 5-