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Home My WebLink About02/17/1949a! The Newport Beach City Planning Commission held a regular meeting on Thurs- day, February 17, 1949, with Chairman Longmoor presiding. Commissioners present: Baltz, Copelin, Daniell, Ellerbroek, Johnson, ROLL CALL Longmoor, Pleger, Rudd and Wightman. Commissioners absent: None. Commissioner Johnson made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Copelin for MINUTES the approval of the minutes of the meeting of January 20, 1949, as read. ?Action carried and so ordered. Final hearing was declared upon the matter of a proposed amendment to Ordi- PUBLIC nance No. 525, relative to the rezoning of Corona Highlands, upon petition HEARINGS of the owners, Jennie S. Crutcher Foundation, as advertised. Discussion was brief due to several meetings of the committee and also the Commission as a whole having been held, and, Commissioner Copelin made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Daniell that the Commission recommend the approval of Tentative Map of Tract 1237, subject to the following conditions rr (1),a twenty foot, non - access strip be provided along Highway 101, and (2) all improvements, including sewers, electricity, water, gas, curbings, gutters, paving, etc., be installed at the expense of the subdivider. This motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Baltz, opelin, Daniell, Ellerbroek, Johnson, Longmoor, Pleger, Rudd arid Wightman. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. After this motion, the proposed amendment relative to the rezoning of this tract was considered for final action. Chairman Longmoor instructed that the letters of protest be filed and counted, which showed thirty four letters of protest, a letter with fifteen names, also in protest and, a petition, in favor, carrying two hundred and nine names, in addition to a letter, in favor, from the Corona Del ? =far Civic Association. Commis- ' sioner Ellerbroek made the motion for closing the hearing, which was second- ed by Commissioner '�Jightman and carried, after which Secretary Copelin made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Daniell, that the Commission recommend the zoning as follows: 0-1 zoning for Lots 1, 30, 31, and 32, and 61, 62, 63, and 64; R -3 zoning for Lots 2, and 3; R -2 zoning for Lots 4 to 29 in- clusive, Lots 33 to 46, both inclusive, Lots 60 and 190, and, the balance of the.lots be zoned R -1. This motion passed by the following roll call vote: ,AYES: Baltz, Copelin, Daniell, Ellerbroek, Johnson, Longmoor, Pleger, Rudd, and Wightman. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. Hearing upon the application of the Newport Beach Ebell Club for a condition- al permit for remodeling and the construction of an addition to the present clubhouse on Lots 10, 11, 12, and 13, Block 10, East Newport Tract, was de- clared, same having been duly filed and advertised. Several adjacent pro- perty owners were present, among whom were +'•r. Graham, 111rs. June Rose, both in protest, and 1a1r. and Mrs. Charles W. Swing, who did not object, providing the parking problem could be handled. Also present were several members of the Club, including ?sirs. Robert Killefer, president, and past presidents, Mrs. C. ?:I. Deakins and tars. Victor Grace, who spoke, urging the.Commission to recommend this application. Secretary Copelin made the motion for closing the hearing, seconded by Commissioner Pleger, which passed, after which Sec- retary Copelin made the motion that action be tabled for further study and for further study on other proposed location where parking would not be a problem and which would be.more.centrally located. Commissioner Johnson sec- , onddd this motion, which carried, and so ordered. Hearing upon the matter of the application of Dr. Leo James Grold for a 5 foot setback variance for Lot 4, Block 2, Tract 626, was declared, same hav- ing been duly filed and advertised, as required. Secretary Copelin read Dr. Grold's letter of application and two letters pertaining to same and considered as protests. One was from i,'r. Lewis S. Charleston, owner of Lot 3v which stated, "I do not know what disposition will be made of this matter, but 70 feel that if he (Dr. Grold) be allowed the additional !F feet that we like- wise be granted the same favor ", and the other from Mr. Armand Monaco, owner of Lot 5, which carried the same request, "if any variance is grant- ed to favor the Docotr and correct the mistake, that the variance include ' Lots 11 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, of Block 2, Tract 626 ". Secretary Copelin ex- plained that the application referred to the residence being constructed on said Lot !„ by I:r. Roy Greenleaf, Jr., and that the secor_d story of same has been placed 5 feet beyond tae front setback line. Mr. Greenleaf was present, representing Dr. Grold, and explair_ed that the error had occured apparently through using survey points at the rear of the lot and then measuring forward, and that the error had not been recognized by either himself or the Building Department until the building was 95% com- pleted, and further that he felt that due to the topography of ;block 2, that no great har'dship would result to the other property owners, so had written to each in the block explaining the matter and had included in each letter a cop, of a form letter, to the effect of having no objection to the granting of such variance, for each'to sign and forward to the Commission. Four of these were present, as received from Mr. E. T. Mall, owner of Lot 6; Mts. James S. Rogers, owner of Lot 13; Mrs. Charles C. Crawford, owner of Lot 11, and Mr. G. Restituto, owner of Lot 1. Mr. Yonaco was also Dresent and repeated his request as given in his letter, and stated, "had discovered the error, which the Building Department should have found ", and "the pro6ests are from people who..already built on the basis of 25 foot setbacks instead of 20 feet ", and further that, "Mr. ' "tall, who voiced no objection in his letter, owns another lot on the peninsula on which he intends to build rather than on Lot 6, of this block." After discussion from the audience, which included a verbal protest from Fr`r. C. H. Shire, representing •r. J..W. Hines, of 1344 East Bay (second lot west of the Dr. Grold property), and stating that the ' Hines felt that this 5 foot setback variance "definitely damaging to their property, so were definitely protesting ". Commissioner Pleger made the motion for cloging the hearing, which Commissioner Rudd seconded, and which carried, after which Secretary Copelin stated that with three pro- tests out of thirteen lost, the matter "seemed to be out of the hands of the Commission ". Commissioner Johnson made the motion that the Commiss- ion recommend that this application be denied, which Commissioner Baltz seconded, and which carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Baltz, Gopelin, Daniell, Ellerbroek, Johnson, Longmoor, Pleger, Rudd and Wight - man. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. First hearing was declared upon the matter of a petition of property own- ers on the southwesterly side of Ocean Boulevard, Corona del IMar, compris- ing one -half of Lot 13 and Lots 14 through 17 df Tract 1026, all of Tract 1257, and the northwesterly 305 feet of Block A, for the elimination'of the 10 foot setback variance for this property, provided the roofs of the houses built thereon be not higher in elevation than the curbing on the opposite side, or the north side of Ocean Boulevard, same having been duly filed and advertised and cards sent. Heated discussion followed, with the following protesting in person, T. A. Chester, for Mr. Farenback and ,;Ir. ansberry, lair. Paul Payne, Mr. and POrs. Greiser, Walter Gerhart of the Corona delIlar Civis Association, "ars. Helen Lind, A. E. Fitzmorris, Mr. 1dacGavern, ; °f. Brown, R. 41% Callerhead, lair. Long, and R. S. Henderson, with Dr. R. C. Burt, pleading for the petition. Chairman Longmoor brought up the matter of a petition, now before the City Council, relative to a low- er road, as an access road, which is pertinent to this setback petition. Commissioner Daniell made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Baltz that this matter be set to the next meeting for final hearing and action. mot- ion carried and so ordered. NEW Secretary Copelin requested action of the Commission on whether membership BUSINESS should be continued in the Southern California #lanning Congress through the payment of 125.00 yearly dues, to which Commissioner Johnson made the motion seconded by Commissioner Pleger that this be discontinued and the bill for $25.00 not be paid. motion carried. Commissioner Cop_elin made the motion for adjournment, seconded by Commiss- ioner Tightman, which carried, and so ordered. Respectfully shbmitted, — 4a/.- Ray v. o lin, Secretary 71