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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-06-23MINUTES HUNTINGTON BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION 2:00 P.M. Administrative Annex 523 Main Street Huntington Beach, California TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1970 ROLL CALL: Bazil, Slates, Porter, Duke, Tom, Bokor MEMBERS ABSENT: Miller SERVICE STATION STANDARDS - Discussion The Acting Secretary informed the Commission that the fifth draft of the service station standardsas prepared by the City Attorney's Office had been submitted to them for review and that the last time the Commission discussed the proposed Standards for Service Stations, there was concern over the section dealing with utility trailer rentals. Because of this the staff was asked to investigate existing facilities and prepare a recommendation as to the amount of area within a service station site that should be used for the rental of utility trailers. The Acting Secretary -informed the Commi'ssion that a report regarding utility trailers had been prepared and it was the staff's recommendation that no more than 2% of existing service station sites should be devoted to utility trailers and that this should only be allowed if adequate landscaping, parking and -on- site traffic circulation was provided. A slide presentation and video tape of service stations presently renting utility trailers was reviewed by the Commission. Further discussion followed relative to the rental of utility trailers. It was the consensus of the Commission that because service stations were permitted by use permit that any use which is an adjunct to such service station, such as a carwash or utility trailer rentals should also be processed by a use permit application. This could be accomplished under one application or if such uses were not proposed concurrently, then a separate application would be required when the service station operator chose to conduct this extra activity. This is based on the fact that although these adjunct uses are automobile oriented,they are separate businesses. It was the consensus of the Commission that the standards should be revised to specify that utility trailers, automobile washing, etc., would only be permitted by separate use permit, and that in reviewing the use permit application the Board of Zoning Adjustments should pay particular attention to screen walls, landscaping, parkiM and adequate on site circulation. The Commission also discussed the possibility of requiring rear entry bays for service stations. It was the consensus that where four or more bays are proposed, no more than 3 bays could be entered from any one side of the main building. The Commission also concluded that the placement of telephone booths should not be controlled by these standards. It was the consensus of the Commission that the staff should prepare a final draft to be adopted at a later date. PC - 6/23/70 Minutes - Huntington Beach Planning Commission Tuesday, June 23, .1970 Page 2 APPROACH TO THE POLICY - Discussion Jere Murphy, Associate Planner, discussed with the Commission the procedure the staff proposes to pursue in the. adoption of a Policy Plan. He pointed out that the staff had been meeting with the Planning Commission Goals and Objectives Committee and had been discussing the Policy Plan with various department heads as well as comm- issions and boards of the City. Mr. Murphy informed the Commission that several members of the City Council were aware of this Policy Plan and that Ed Selich, Planning Aide, had discussed this matter with the Cultural Committee. The Planning Commission approved this approach and suggested that the staff present the matter to the City Council for their comments. Chairman Slates also requested that the staff interview each commissioner for their own individual comments. RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO REZONE OIL PROPERTIES Richard Harlow, Acting Secretary, reviewed with the Commission Zone Case, No. 70-10. He pointed out that the zone change was initiated by the Planning Commission and would imple- ment Article 968 - Oil Combining District, so as to locate various oil drilling islands throughout the city. He indicated that the staff had been working in cooperation with Signal Oil and Gas Company and Standard Oil Company to locate the various drilling islands. He also pointed out tha several of the drilling islands proposed by Standard Oil Company were not included_in this Resolution of Intent, because four of the islands are situated on the ocean side of Coast Highway and the property is presently the subject of litigation between the City and property owners. He also indicated that several of the islands were not included because they were not zoned for oil production and it was understood that the City would not be rezoning property for oil production unless it was already so zoned. BEAUTIFICATION AWARDS - Discussion The Acting Secretary discussed with the Commission the possibility of activating a program for presenting beautification awards for outstanding developments in the City. It was the consensus of the Commission that the staff should prepare a list of buildings and developments they felt worthy of the award and that the list should be broken down into several categories such as: residential, commercial, professional, institutional, etc. Chairman Slates also suggested that each Commissioner be contacted for his own individual comments on the matter and it was the consensus that the list would be considered by the Commiss- ion at a study session. APPLICATION OF APARTMENT STANDARDS - Discussion The Acting Secretary discussed with the Planning Commission the possibility of establishing a given number of apartment units within all zones in the city which would be subject to the apartment standards adopted by the Commission October 21, 1969. The Acting Secretary pointed out that at the present time; the Board of Zoning Adjustments requires that the apartment standards be complied with on any project requiring use permit approval. He pointed out that this caused some inconsistencies Inasmuch as the R2 zone requires a use permit for 10 units, in the R3 zone it is 20 units, and in the R4 zone; it is 30 units. He stated that the staff felt that the use permit applicatio ndoes not provide for the most logical breaking point and suggested that when an apartment project exceeds 20 units, the staff and Board of Zoning Ad- justments would apply the apartment standards, keeping in mind that there will be exceptions to this rule on the smaller projects. -2- PC - 6/23/70 Minutes - Huntington Beach Planning Commission Tuesday, June 23, 1970 - Page 3 A MOTION WAS MADE BY BOKOR AND SECONDED BY PORTER TO HAVE THE APARTMENT STANDARDS APPLY TO ALL APARTMENT PROJECTS HAVING 20 OR MORE UNITS AND THAT THE STANDARDS BE APPLIED WITH DISCRETION ON THE SMALLER APARTMENT PROJECTS. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Bazil, Bokor, Slates, Porter, Tom, Duke NOES: None ABSENT: Miller SIGN INTERPRETATION James Palin, Assistant Planner, informed the Commission that the Board of Zoning Adjustments had approved an Administrative Review, June 17, 1970, for the Will Wright restaurant but that the design and color of the sign in front of the building was not a part of such approval. He requested that the Commission make an interpre- tation as to what portion of the building should be included as a part of the sign. He stated that the sign consisted of a large "W" on the front of the building and there was a red and blue panel extending from'the "W". He felt that the extension of the red and blue panel, constituted a portion of the sign, and requested Commission interpretation of the matter. He stated that the -red panel had lighting and that the sign ordinance does not allow exterior lighting such as proposed on a building except if it is tied in with a sign. It was the consensus of the Commission that the portion of the paneling or the red -painted side of the building which had the light bulbs should be considered a part of the sign area and that inasmuch as the blue stripe or panel had no lighting such portion would not be considered as a part of the sign. CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION NO. - 69-21 Applicant: Macco Corp. The Acting Secretary discussed with the Commission the procedure to be used at the June 30th meeting at which time they will be reviewing the apartment project proposed by the Macco Corp. situated on Warner Avenue 600 feet east of Edwards Street -Mr. Harlow informed the Commission that Macco Corp. had indicated that they would like the Commission to review their existing apartment project on Warner Avenue, west of subject property, after which they would be discussing the apartment project that is proposed for construction. He informed the Commission that the study session would convene at 2:00 P.M. on June 30 and that there are two or three regular items to be discussed. Discussion should take approximately one hour after which the Commission could adjourn to the Recreation Building of the Macco project where_ a_ presen- tation would be made be representatives of Macco. He asked if • the Comm- ission would prefer to return to the Council Chambers to render a decision on the matter or if they felt it proper, a decision could be made at the recreation room. Commission discussion followed. It was the consensus of the Commission that they would view the subject property, listen to the presentation by the Macco Corp. and to decide at that time whether or not an immediate decision should be made. Therebeing no further business the meeting adjourned to a Study Session on June 30, 1970, to be held in the Council Chambers, Civic Center, Huntington Beach. Roger D. Chairman - a VtAzr--- K. A. 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