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HomeMy WebLinkAboutUse Variance 67-55 - Miller-Downing Enterprises, Inc - Amuse. _ News tP:�blished Huntington Beach• • act. 5, 1967) NOTICE OF PUISLIC NZAKINO • USE VARIANCE "C. -i7-53 - NOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hoaxing will be held by, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach. . ' in the Council Chamber of the Civic • - Center, Huntington Beach, California, at ' the hour of 7t30 P.M., or as soon there. • after as possible, on Monday, the 23rd day of October, 1967, 'or the purpose of considering an appeal to the dual by the City Planning of a portion of Use Variance No. F7.55, to permit the con- struction of an amusetnsnt; glide In the C-4 Highway Commercial District, on property located on the west side: of Beach Boulevard, approximately 870 feet • south of Ellis Avenue. and legally des- cribed as Lot 7, Tract 7. All Interested persons are Invited to attend said hearing and express their opinions for or against said Use VarlatK.-V, as requested. Further information may - be obtaln*d from the Office of the City Clerk. DATEM October 2. 1967. _ - - CITY,'OF HUNTINGTON BEACH • By IFAUL C. JONES • City Clerk uv u.ss` �'iloa6�p DO�aoa� [�a��ppp0��3 DG�s ��7 18651 BEACH ORVD., HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92646 Nonorable"layor Shipley City Counail Huntington Boa:h, ra1i£ornia Gentlemen, r Semi 29, 1957 {►vrrrr � �'�r�c� l�X 19C7 c, P, 4� ; 4,7 DENIED BY COUNCIL CT 2 3 M7 >•iillor-Dawning &Mrorprises, Ina., applied to tho City PlamAng Co=ission for a special use permit to construct an axus c—mcnt slide, Use 112riance W-55, The :Tanning Co=ission, with only four nembers voting, turned down tho use permit. The two main reasons fcr turning down the application wore: (1) Thoy felt that it would create a traffic hAsard by di.trauting drivers on Beach Blvd. (Using the Aamingues Slide for an ox=pls) (2) They felt tha}. the ntructurn was unattractive. (Without having soon or investigated the intended area of application) Whia,e Beach Blvd.is designated as a stato highway, it is rapidly b©lioni.ng the main Blvd. thorouahtars of the Citj of Huntington Beach, Approximately five new traffic lights have boon installed along the Boulevard which with the present lights, makl.rg the traffic halt every other intersection. limits to 30 to 55 M. this deri.nitaly j could not nause a haza.rd with traffic moving at Chia speed. Slidos are not considered particu7.ar:y unique at the present tine. For an example, we pointy out tbo slide constructed in Dominguez directly adjacent to tho San Diego Freeway, which has a speed limit of 65 MT3. and az vsual traffic speed of 70 to ?5 F.M. The City roquires a fifty foot cet-back to prevent visual obstruction and the 50 foot setback plus the 20 foot area of the slide front boing ground level could poitl er bei a visual obstruction or so spectacular as to create R traffic '1azard. Located along Beach Blvd. are numerous lighted, moving signs donigned to attract motorists, which should be much more distractin#1 to drivers than this slide. Anlnsa�od signs are erected directly adjacent to the sidewalk in nitnernss instances. We do not Teal that a slide whose ma=J=.-u elevation is in excess of 200 feet from traffic,.lanes constitute aim more of a traffic hazard than anination signs adjacent: to the side. walk. Aesthetles are mainly a matter, of opinion. What one person considers Unattractive. might appear attractive .to anothor parson, i. e, a's the i� PP Eiffal Tow'dr,' there is nortainly nothing off.ensi.ve about x cloan truo'ttiral erection. Tho main structuro would. not be, visible from o. Y ul t 1 te1 $AAA it mrect £rental view, since the skein#; iaYtes xa c QoAp o .y 0 L:iINQrMDouning Enterprises (I; Tr_ fact, the sliding lanes themselves are to a nheorful valor, and are attract -Iva, Giving a festive holiday effect to the Boulevard. The structures is vory clean and simple and is architecturally ple&.Ring. 7"..o City Council of Costa Hesa has approved a similar slide in the City of Costa Hasa. Slides aro '.+sing erected in Anaholn, Buena pork, West Covina and many other cities. Slides are currently in operation An Dominguez, Gardena, Hermosa Beach, Sacrsmenta, San Ddego and many other cities. It 13 hard to believe that Huntington Beach wou,14 disapprove a structure that the above cities consider completely aaeortablo. It would seem that the City of Fiuntiru ton Beach should not depr;lve the children of the City ,from enjoying the pleasures of sliding on this attractive amusement. By improving the property, curbing, blacktorping and landscuprinp; the area, it Mould be a definite asset to the appearances of the area. At the present time, the lot is unpaved, the, sidovalks and gutters are not in, and the lot is in no way an asset to they cam=nfty, chb%kons, horses And goats roam the neighborhood. and these animal.. would be fenced away from the area. The City would raot only obtain tax revenues of an increased valuation, but the City would obtain sales 4.ax revenues (rota tho operation of tho overall project. For these roasons we respectfully request that the permit be granted. Veryr; ,ark: Do Miller- t ; .... .',.i .�., '.: �$ tS�''.:'S1 '; i/ �.t t,�.%1• :tit�jyli t:MY,-4• iN l'VCY�...��'1.+..I�1+i �.. �}�i�t'L�y �t ►...ti � � 4.':._r.... ` RE to' 077a Received From I' Address D.Ilo ..1 I` 67 ForZ; �j ` CCI� QUNT aON WD ' ? AAAT Gf CI�SoI A.CCQC.NIT ' AIAT. PAID �►KCK dW Out •---� 1.Oro i <, ,: .: ..,'-,.}�,,..; .. �.. .... ... .. ..._. �.... .. .. .. � . ':'•i t r���) i 7� lily.. �5(t t . . tt � :. �ra11t,, I Miller -Downing Enterprise 18651 Beach Blvd. Huntington Beach, Calif. 92646 Mark Downing 18575 Beach Blvd. HLotington Beach, Calif. 92646 Carl Bielefeldt 18732 Florida Street Huntington Beach, Calif. 92646 Franh W. Selm 1705 W. Wasrington Santa Ann, Calif. 92706 Edna Hi.ler, et al 18702 Florida - RI Huutington Besch, Calif. 92646 freeman L. Haines 18672 „Florida Ave. Huntington Beach, Calif. 92646 William F. Cardinal 18662 Stang Ln. 11untin-ton Beaach, Calif. 92646 Hower Jackson, et al 51-1.0326 Rosecrans Ave. 1*11fLower, California James T. Houston 11 UV 67-55 51611 Hail Huntington Beach, Calif 92647 Ronald L. Shepard 523 N. Hole Ave. Fullerton, Calif. Michael J. Major 48.11 lain Street-` 92631 Huntington Beach, Calif 92646 Dorothy D. Cox, at al 11882 iiar7risborg Lop Alamitos, Cali.f.90720 Drank L. Artarberry 1815 Pine Street Huntington peach, Calif. 92646 L & H Pro 139 act Green P.O. Box Huntington Beach, Calif. 92648 James F . Crawford 132-D S. Adams Street Glendale, Calif. 91205 Lance Project Able Lance Realty Co. P.O. Box 839 Huntington Reach, Calif. 92648 Koni Development Cvr� Bowan Bldg. Suite 542 458 S. Spring St, Los Angeles , Cal . 90013 John M. Cairroll. 18592 N.. plain Rox 121 Huntington Beach, Cal 92648 Robert Q., Shupe 501 Va nut Avenue Hunt inittow Basch, Calif. 1 Frank P. Kscione 1043 1. - Nfigm l is &=blank,.,... C*Uf. 91501 Romer Slater, at al, 318.Springfield ngtr.in neach, Calif. 926n46 C. J. Barnes 19802 Gloucester Lane Huntington Beach, Calif..t 93646 Robert N. Harshall, at a1 1209 Park St Hus..1tington Beach, Calif. 92646 John M. Marion, at al P.O, Box 108 Huntington Beach, Calif., 92648 Jay J. Wall 2 Union Bank Square 500 S. Main St Orange,Calif. 92666 ll.B. Bl.ewentary School 770 17th Street Huntington Reach, Calif. 92646 U.N. Union .Hi ei School Dstj 1902 17th Street 1 1 Huntington Dosch,Calif. 92640