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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/20/1955124 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1955 7:30 PM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS Chairman Longmoor called the meeting to order and explained that under the new City Charter the Planning Commission will consist of only seven members. Mr. Keene and Mr. Hayton were appointed as a consulting committee, the rest of the men were reappointed to the Planning Commission. ROLL CALL: Commissioners present: Smith, Briggs, 8opelin, Lind, Longmoor, Reed, Rudd It absent: none Consulting committee present: Keene absent: Hayton MINUTES: Minutes of the meeting on December 16, 1954 were approved on.motion of C. Reed, seconded by C. Lind, and carried. 2nd hearing on the application by the Irvine Co. to rezone Lots 1 AMENDMENT to 5 inclusive of Tract #2172 from a "U" District to an Rrl District. #10 SAid property is located along the east side of Harbor Island Road between Rudder Road and Bayside Drive at the west entrance to Beacon Irvine Co. Bay. The hearing was declared open. FINDINGS: The R- i district is the most highly restricted area under 1bts 1 to 5 incl.Ord. #635. Adjacent property known as Beacon Bay is zoned in an Tr. 12172 R-2 district and Harbor Island adjacent across bridge to the southwest is zoned R-1. A Use Permit is required for all construction in a rezone from "U" District. "U" to R -1 The hearing was closed on motion of C. Rudd, seconded by C. Reed, District and carried. C. Lind moved that the amendment be adopted and forwarded to the Approved City Council with that recommendation. Motion seconded by C. Smith, and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wits ALL AYES VARIANCES: Application of Clyde W. Johnston for a 30 inch roof overhang into the three (3) foot sideyard setback for a second story roof along Pearl #187 Ave. Section 9105.4 of the City Code requires a two foot setback Johnston, Clyde from side property lines for roof eaves. Property is descriUad .Lot 6, Blk. 61 as Lot 6, Block 6, Section 1, Balboa Island and located at 311 Sec. 1, Balboa North Bayfront, Balboa Island. Island The hearing was declared open. FINDINGS: The overhang will be along a street side of the building Granted and over the second story and will in no way affect the light and areation of the building or creator an added fire hazard. The hearing was closed on motion of C. Copelin, seconded by C. Reed, and carried. C. Reed moved that the application be granted, seconded by C. Lind, and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit: ALL AYES V -#188 Application of Neff C. Morrison withdrawn prior to publication. ' Morrison, Neff C. Entered hereon for record only. Withdrawn Application of Mr. & Mrs. James VanEvery for a resubdivision by Variance of a parcel located at 3130 Seaview Ave. consisting of Lot 1, and the southwesterly � of adjacent Lot 3 into two building sites, each of which now contains an existing dwelling unit. A letter was received from Mrs. VanEvery requesting that the hearingg on this application be continued for 60 days. On motion of C. Copelin, seconded by C. Lind, and carried, the request was granted. 125 V - #189 VanEvery, James hearing continued Application of Louis W. Allen for a rearyard setback of five:(5) feet for a house on R-1 district property with no alley and described as V - #190 Lot 4, Block A. Tract #518 and located at 117 "G" St., Balboa. The hearing was declared open. Allen, Louis W. FINDINGS: The depth of said lot is .75 feet which is too shallow to take any off for a future alley without jeopardizing the property. The Lot 4, Bik.,A, adjacent lots 1, 2, and 3 have existing buildings set 5 feet from the Tract :1518 rear property line and garages facing the street. Allowance of said . Variance will allow a better house arrangement. Granted The hearing was closed on motion of C. Copelin, secohded by C. Reed, and carried. C. Briggs moved that the application be granted, seconded by C. Smith, and carried by the following roll call vote, to"wit: ALL AYES Application of G. Beemer to construct a detached 3 -car garage building with rear of building to be placed one foot from the east side of V - #191 property line as allowed by Section 9105.4(f) with the side of said building placed on the alley line of a 20 foot alley. A five foot Beemery G. setback on any alley is required by said Section 9105.4(f). Property is described as Lot 14, Block 15, Section B, Newport Beach Tract, and Lot 14, %B1k. 15 located at 1529 W. Balboa Blvd. Section B,', FINDINGS: The proposed stucture .wovld`offei an' obstruction to the '-:Newport Bch-.•Tr:- view`of- .persons entering the alley and extend beyond:-the setbacks of existing'buiidinks on adjacent "properties# DENIED= The hearing was closed on motion of 0. Gopelin, seconded`by C. Lind and carried: C. Copelin moved that the application.be DENIED, seconded by C. Rudd,:: and carried by the following roll call vote, to- 6wit:: ALL AYES Application of Orval-Lyon` to. construct a second dwelling unit on an R -1 district parcel consisting of the northeast 22.5 feet of Lot 20, V - #192 all of Lot''22'".and southwest 7 of Lot 24, in B1oc4 142, Resub of Corona del Mar, and located at 222 Orchid Ave. An existing unit over Lyon, Orval a three car garage is placed across the rear of the property. Proposed 2nd unit is to be residence structure covering the front portion of the Lot 20,22,249 property. Block 142, The hearing was declared open. Resub of CDM' FINDINGS: The previous zoning Ord. #525 indicated that a house per lot could be built and was interpreted to mean that a parcel containing two lots could have two houses on the parcel and not a house on each lot. Mr. Lyon constructed a house over three garages across the rear of the property with the assurance that he could build a second house across the front portion of the property. The parcel has a frontage of 67.5 feet by 118 feet deep. Recorded lots in the area are 30 feet by 118 feet. The hearing was closed on motion of C. Reed,.seconded by O. Smith, and carried. C. Lind moved that the application be granted, seconded by C. Reed, and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit ALL AYES 126 Application of Hal Will Smith to construct a stairway to a storage V - #193 room above proposed men and women's rest rooms with said stair to extend two feet into the required rear setback facing a ten ' Sn..ith, Hal Will foot alley. Property located at Lots 26, 279 Block 12, Section 4, Balboa Island. (Application withdrawn �rior:to meeting.) Withdrawn. USE PERMITS: .(Set over from December 16, 1954 meeting for further study by the Commission) U.P. #162 Application of R. V. Daniger for permission to use R,2 district lots Daniger, R.U. 7 & 8, Block 532, Canal Section for free public parking in connection with C-1 district business property adjacent across an alley. Withdrawn (Application withdrawn by letter from R. V. Daniger) Application of W. R. Hervey, Jr. to allow the construction of an U.P. #165 accessory building containing seven garages, a library and storage room, located across the rear of Lots 8, 90 10, and 11. Block 26, Hervey, W. R., Jr. Eastside Addition to Balboa Tract and located on the northeast corner of Balboa Blvd.., and "J" St. to be used in connection Lots 819,10,1.1 with a large residence facing the Bay and located on Lots 49 5 Block 26, of said Block 26, Eside Add. Balboa The hearing was declared 'open. FINDINGS: The proposed accessory building is well designed and is Granted needed by the large bayfront home adjacent. Similar properties nearby'have such a use. The construction as proposed will leave more clear yard area that 4 houses which can legally be built on the lots and will not detract from the character of the neighborhood. No objections were received by letter or at the hearing. The hearing was closed on motion of C. Copelin, seconded.by C. ' Rudd, and carried. C. Lind moved that the application be granted, seconded by C. Smith, and carried by the following roll call vote., to -wit: ALL AYES Application of Ralph -B. Tilton to operate a cabinet shop at U.P. #166 2906 W. Newport Blvd. and located on Lot 1, Block 230, Lancaster Addition. A number of signatures of approval by adjacent business Tilton, Ralph B. firms are on the application blank. The hearing was declared open. Lot 1, Blocic 230, FINDINGS: The building proposed to be used for a cabinet shop has Lancaster Add. been used as a radiator shop. This shop and other similar uses and adjacent and surrounding properties have been used for cabinet Granted and similar type businesses. Signatures of approval by the business owners on each side and across the street are on the application. No objections were received before or during the hearing. The hearing was closed on motion of C. Rudd, seconded by C. Copelin, and carried. C. Rudd moved that the application be granted, seconded by.C. Copelin, and carried by the following. roll call vote, to -wit: ALL AYES Professional The discussion of professional offices was tabled. , Offices 127" Request by the Macco Corp. to include Lot 39, Tract #1701 in Variance Lot 39, #182. Claims it was left out through typographical error on their Tract #1701 ' part. Application was for detached garage location on front i. of lot. The Planning Commission advised the Macco Corp. that they would have to Macco Corp. apply for a new variance for Lot 39, Tract #1701, as there is no evidence that this omission was erroneously made. The lot was not published with the original application, Variance #182. Request to establish front property line with a setback of 4 feet for Bldg. Site #1 of resubdivided Lot #970 in Tract #907. Said frontage to be 4 Resolution feet which is the same as that across the street and on the adjacent #592 property to the south whereon a 4 foot side setback exists. C. Copelin moved to adopt Resolution #592 to interpret District Map #6 Lot #970, and Ordinance #650 to establish a front lot line on Bldg. Site #1 of Tract #907. resub of Lot #970 of Tract #907 on Via Fermo with a setback of four (4) feet. Motion was seconded by C. Rudd, and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit: ALL AYES Request for decision on setback of Lot 46 to change Variance #179 to a 10 foot front setback. Irvine Co. applied for an 18 foot setback on Resolution Lot 46, Tract #1700 by Variance #179. #591 C. Lind moved to adopt Resolution #591 to change Variance #179 wherein the front setback on Lot 46, Treat #1700 shall be interpreted to be Irvine,Co. 10 feet since the dimension on the plans were erroneously read as 18 feet by the typist making out the application and it is recognized Lot 462 ' by the commission that the ten foot setback would have been allowed at Tract #1700 the time of the original permit. Evidence shows this error to be as stated. Motion was seconded by C. Briggs, and carried by the following, roll call vote, to -wits , ALL AYES Request C.A. The Planning Commission requested the City Attorney's opinion on the status opinion on of the Master Plan under the City Charter and as to whether a new recom- Master Plan mendAtion must be drafted if the entire Master Plan is to be adopted. under City Charter As there was no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned on motion of C. Copelin, seconded by C. Rudd, and carried. Ray/0 Copelin ecretary