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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-11-05MINUTES HUNTINGTON BEACH BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS Room B-8, Civic Center 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1980 - 1:15 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS: Lipps, Truppelli, Tindall REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS: CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION NO. 80-55 Applicant: Theodore Grussing To permit a 5h' reduction in open space dimension on 16% (144 sq. ft.) of required open space located on the east side of Compass Lane, approx. 70 feet from Waterfront Drive (21332 Compass Lane). This request is a categorical exemption Class 5, California Environmental Quality Act, 1970. Secretary Lipps briefly outlined the proposal stating that the request was within substantial Ordinance Code conformance, however, Conditions of Approval for the subject tract (Tract 6338), specify that any open space dimension of not less than 20 feet in any direction shall be unencumbered. Required overall open space would still be provided with approval of this application. Mr. & Mrs. Grussing were present to represent the application. Chair- man Tindall opened the public hearing. Mr. Grussing stated that if the addition was located such that the exception were not necessary, several mature trees would have to be removed, and that the addition would not fit into the overall plan of the existing house. Further Board discussion ensued. Chairman Tindall closed the public hearing. ON MOTION BY TINDALL AND SECOND BY TRUPPELLI, CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION NO. 80-55 WAS APPROVED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AS FOLLOWS: REASONS FOR APPROVAL: 1. The applicant provides approximately 200 sq. ft. of open space in excess of that required by Ordinance. 2. The lot depth is four (4) feet short of a standard sized R-1 lot in the City. MINUTES: H.B. BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS November 5, 1980 Page 2 FINDINGS: 1. The granting of the Conditional Exception will not constitute a grant of a special privilege inconsistent upon other properties in the vicinity and under an identical zone classification. 2. Because of special circumstances applicable to the subject -property, including size, shape, topography, location, or surroundings, the strict application of the zoning ordinance is found to deprive the subject property of privileges enjoyed by other properties in the vicinity and under identical zone classifications. 3. The granting of a Conditional Exception is necessary in order to preserve the enjoyment of one or more substantial property rights. 4. The granting of a Conditional Exception will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare, or injurious to property in the same zone classifications. 5. The granting of the Conditional Exception will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City of Huntington Beach. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: A. TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS: 1. The conceptual plot plan and elevations received October 16, 1980 shall be the approved layout. In its approval action, the Board of Zoning Adjustments considered the following issues relating to the conceptual plan: - Traffic circulation and drives; - Parking layout; - Lot area; - Lot width and lot depth; - Type of use and.its relation to property and improvements in the immediate vicinity; - Past administrative action regarding this property. AYES: Tindall, Truppelli, NOES: Lipps ABSENT: None CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION NO. 80-54 Applicant: Mr. & Mrs. Norbert R. Bunt To permit a reduction (8 inches) into minimum open space dimension and approximately 97 sq. ft. reduction in the minimum open space located on the east side of Glacier Circle at 20112 Glacier Circle. This request is a categorical exemption Class 5, California Environmental Quality Act, 1970. MINUTES: H.B. BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS November 5, 1980 Page 3 Chairman Tindall introduced the application to the Board. Secretary Lipps briefly outlined the proposal, noting that the request is within substantial Ordinance Code conformance except for the reduction in open space. Mrs. Norbert Bunt was present to represent the application. Chairman Tindall opened the public hearing. Mrs. Bunt stated that the addition would not extend past an existing wall, also, that several homes adjacent to the subject site had added on to their homes in the same manner as she is requesting. The Board discussed impacts on the area. Chairman Tindall closed the public hearing. ON MOTION BY TINDALL AND SECOND BY TRUPPELLI, CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION NO. 80-54 WAS APPROVED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AS FOLLOWS: REASON FOR APPROVAL: 1. The applicant provides a total square footage of open space in excess of that required by Ordinance Code. The deficiency is only in the dimension. FINDINGS: 1. The granting of the Conditional Exception will not constitute a grant of a special privilege inconsistent upon other properties in the vicinity and under an identical zone classification. 2. Because of special circumstances applicable to the subject property, including size, shape, topography, location, or surroundings, the strict application of the zoning ordinance is found to deprive the subject property of privileges enjoyed by other properties in the vicinity and under identical zone classifications. 3. The granting of a Conditional Exception is necessary in order to preserve the enjoyment of one or more substantial property rights. 4. The granting of a Conditional Exception will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare, or injurious to property in the same zone classifications. 5. The granting to the Conditional Exception will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City of Huntington Beach. MINUTES: H.B. BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS November 5, 1980 Page 4 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: A. TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS: 1. The conceptual plot plan and elevations received October 7, 1980 shall be the approved layout. In its approval action, the Board of Zoning Adjustments considered the following issues relating to the conceptual plan: Traffic circulation and drives; Parking layout; - Lot width and lot depth; - Type of use and its relation to property and improvements in the immediate vicinity; - Past administrative action regarding this property. AYES: Tindall, Truppelli NOES: Lipps ABSENT: None THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED Walter Lipps, Secretary Board of Zoning Adjustments