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MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER is$ 1954 - 7:30 PM
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER
Shairman Longmoor called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission
to order.
ROLL CALL:
Commissioners present: Reed, Rudd, Keene, Hayton, Copelin, Lind, Longmoor
Commissioners absent: Smith, Briggs
MINUTES: Minutes of the meeting on October 21, 1954 were approved on
motion of Come Copelin, seconded by Come Reed, and carried.
AMENDMENTS:
#9 2nd hearing on the application of Weaver H. & Eleanor AMENDMENTS
R. Smith, and all the property owners of Lots , #39, 4O,
41, 46, 47, and 48 in Tract #682, which all lots face #9
Waterfront Drive and comprise a block of property
surrounded by streets and alleys, to change zoning Smith, Weaver
from an R -I district to an R-2 district under Ord. &
#635 of the City Code. (Property is located on Eleanor R.
Waterfront Drive between Avocado and Acacia Avenues,
Corona del Mar.) Lots 39,40.41,46,
The hearing was declared open. 47, 48,
FINDINGS: Said block of lots was zoned R -2 under Tract #682
previous Zoning Ord. #525 and was changed to Rrl
under present Zoning Ord. 9635. The property GRANTED
immediately to the rear across an alley is in an
Rt2 district and adjacent property to the east between
Acacia and Begonia Avenues, and Pacific Drive and
Second Ave. has been changed from an R -1 to an Rr2 district
since Ord. #635 became effective December 26, 1950. No
objections were received.
The hearing was closed on motion of Come Copelin, seconded
by Come Hayton, and carried.
Come Reed moved that the application be granted, seconded
by Come Hayton, and carried by the following roll call vote,
to -wit:
ALL AYES
(Set over from hearing of October 21, 1954)
Application df Donald H. Hall for a variance from Section 9103.21 VARIANCES
of Ord. #635 to permit commercial work to be performed in an R -2
District on Lot 12, Block 439, in Corona del Mar Tract and located V - #154
at 418 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar.
The hearing was declared open. Hall, Donald Haven
A letter was received from the applicant asking that his application
be withdrawn. Lot 12; Bike 439,
The hearing was closed on motion of Come Copelin, seconded by Come CDM Tract
Reed, and carried.
Come Copelin moved that the City ,Council be advised that Variance withdrawn
application #154 has been withdrawn, seconded by Com. Reed, and
carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit:
ALL AYES
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Application of Eldon & Mary Urschel referred back from the City
V - #167
Council for further consideration.
The hearing was declared open.
Urschel, Eldon
A letter was received from the applicants asking that their
& Mary
application be continued to the next meeting.
The application was contined for :.hearing at.the next regular
continued to next
meeting on motion of Com. Keene, seconded by Com. Hayton, and
meeting
carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit:
ALL AYES
Application of W. P. and Patricia. L. Crilly, and R. J. &
Dorothy W. Burke to re- subdivide a parcel sixty feet wide by
ninety feet deep and located at 434 Via Lido Nord at its
V - #173
intersection with Via Jucar facing the waterfront. Property
consists of the easterly twenty (20) feet of Lot #487; all
Crilly, W. P. &
of Lot #488, and the westerly ten (10) feet of Lot #489.
Patricia
Building sites are as follows:
Burke, R. J. &
Bldg. Site #1 - having a width of thirty (30) feet and an area
Dorothy
of2700 square feet and consisting of the easterly twenty (20)
feet of Lot #4.87 and the adjacent westerly ten (10) feet of
prtn. Lot 487, all
Lot #488 in-Tract #907 to be used for single family dwelling
Lot 488, and
only and t comply with; >the R -1 district zoning requirements.
prat. Lot #489,
Bldg. Site #2 - having a width of thirty (30) feet and an area
Tract #907
of 2700 square feet and consisting of the easterly twenty (20)
feet of Lot #488 and the westerly ten (10) feet of Lot .#489
GRANTED
in Tract .#907 to be used for single family dwelling only and
to comply with the R-1 district zoning requirements. Said
property is located at 434 Via Lido Nord.
The hearing was declared open.
FINDINGS: The building sites as proposed herein are of the same
size as adjacent recorded lots in the same block which are now
zoned R -3. By limiting the district zoning usage the property
would be upgraded. Adjacent lots to each side will not be
reduced by this subdivision below said recorded sire lots. The
Lido Isle Community Association approved the subdivision and no
objections were received.
The hearing was closed on motion of Com. Copelin:, seconded by
Com. Rudd, and carried.
Com. Copelin moved that the application be granted with the
stipulation that each building site be limited to a single family
residence, motion seconded by Com. Rudd, and carried by the
following roll call vote, to -wit:
ALL AYES
Application of Charles W. Masters for a three foot front setback
V - #174
for a proposed attached garage building on Hazel Drive in Corona
del Mar instead of the ten foot setback required by District .
Masters, Charles W.
Map #18. The lot has a sharp drop in the rear which limits the
actual economical building area. Property is described as Lot 47,
Lot 47, Blk. A,
Block A. Tract #673, and located at 308 Hazel Drive, Corona del Mar.
Tract #673
The hearing was declared open.
The applicant was not present nor represented. Com. Copelin moved
held over to next
that this application be held in abeyance until the end of the
meeting.
meeting. If the applicant was not present by then, the application
was to be held over until the next regular meeting. Motion seconded
by Com. Rudd, and carried. (Mr. Masters was not present at any time
during the meeting so hearing on this application will be held at the
next regular meeting of the Planning Commission).
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Application of Francis J. Leddy for a thirty (30) inch overhang
into the ten (10) foot rearyard setback for a second floor V - #175
' living quarters to ovexhlang a double garage proposed to be con-
structed facing a ten j1O) foot wide alley on Lot #9, Block 12, Leddy, Francis J.
Section 4, Balboa Island, and located at 216 Onyx Avenue.
The hearing was declared open. Lot 9, Blk. 122 Sec. 41
FINDINGS: Similar overhangs have been allowed on surrounding Balboa Island
property on Balboa Island due to the small area of lots. Said
oveihang will not restrict any movement of vehicles or be detri-
mental to other properties. Granted
No objections were received.
The hearing was closed on motion of Com. Rudd, seconded by Com.
Copelin, and carried.
Com. Copelin moved that the application be granted, seconded by
Com. Keene, and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit:
ALL AYES
Application of Ira 0. Hardesty for a fifteen (15) inch overhang V - #176
into the required ten foot (10') rearyard setback facing a
fifteen (15) foot alley for a proposed second dwelling unit to Hardesty, Ira C.
overhang a proposed double garage attached to an existing front
house, in a C-1 -H District. The lot is thirty by eighty feet Lot 1, Block 3,
(30f R 801) with an area of 2400 square feet, and described as Newport Bay Tract
Lot 1, Block 3, Newport Bay Tract, and located at 300 E. Balboa
Blvd., Balboa.
The hearing was declared open, set over
' Neither the applicant nor a representative were present. The
hearing was closed on motion of Com. Rudd, seconded by Com.
Copelin, and carried.
Com. Copelin moved that the application be set over for the next
regular meeting, seconded by Com. Rudd, and carried.
Application of David I. Nielsen for a frontyard setback of five V - #177
(5) feet instead of the twenty (20)foot setback required by
District Map #5 and Sections 9104.2 and 9103.55 (a) of the Newport
Beach Municipal Code, on property described as Lots 18 and 19, Nielsen, David I.
Tract #1136 and in a C -1 -H district; located at 404 -408 West-
minster Ave. with fifteen parking spaces off- street along the Lots 18 and 19,
alley in the rear. Tract #1136
The hearing was declared open.
FINDINGS: The owners of Lots 20, 21, 22, and 23 adjacent to the Granted
north have written letters approving the 5 foot front setback.
Said setback is necessary to allow sufficient off - street parking
in the rear as required by the C -1 -H District. No objections were
received. An existing professional building on Lot 17 is set
back five feet on the front.
CONDITIONS: The sideyard setback on the norhherly side of said
Lot #19 shall be a minimum of five feet..
The hearing was closed on motion of Com. Lind, seconded by Com. Rudd,
and carried. Com. Keene moved that the application be granted, seconded
' by Com. Lind, and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit:
ALL AYES
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ALL AYES
Application of the Irvine Co. and A;acco Corp. for a variance from
V - #178
Section 9105.4 (f) to allow detached garages to be located on
the front half of Lots 41, 422 43, 452 46, 47, 493 77,•78, and
Irvine Co. &
81 in Tract . #1700 and Lots 23, 23, 24, 25, and 27 in Tract
Macao Corp.
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#1701, known as Irvine Terrace. Said garage accessory buildings
Lots 7 & 8,
must be attached by a common wall which would eliminate the use
Tract #1700 &
of a breezeway or roofed section for legal attachment.
Tract #1701
The hearing was declared open.
FINDINGS: The variations in architecture allowed by detached
Granted
garages on the front portion of lots creates an interesting
tract of houses since said architecture is under control by
the developers of said Tract #1700 and Tract #1701. Lot sizes
in these tracts are of sufficient width that the garage can
be designed and located so as to be pleasing to the viewer.
The hearing was closed on motion of Cam. Copelin, seconded by
Cam. Reed, and carried.
Cam. Copelin moved that the application be granted, seconded by
Cam. Reed, and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wits
ALL AYES
Application of E. C. Cunningham under Subdivision Ord. #650 to
Resubdivision
Application of the Irvine Co. and Macao Corp, for front setbacks
V - #179
in variance with the requirements of Section 9103.15 (a) of the
City* Code in Tracts #1700 and ,$1701 as per list on file with the
Irvine Co. &
Planning Commission Administrative Assistant.
Macao Corp.
The hearing was declared open.
Lots 7 & 8,
FINDINGS: The frontyard setbacks as applied for herein are
Tracts #1700
consistent with previously allowed setbacks on said property
& #1701
and are laid out to allow a more interesting architectural
development controlled by the subdividers and developers of
,
Granted
said tracts.
The hearing was closed on motion of Cam. Copelin, seconded by
Com. Reed, and carried.
Cam. Lind moved that the application be granted, seconded by
Cam. Hayton, and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit:
ALL AYES
Application of E. C. Cunningham under Subdivision Ord. #650 to
Resubdivision
resubdivide a parcel consisting of all of Lots 7 & 8, Block 142,
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Resub of Corona del Mar into two R-1 building-sites described
as follows:
Cunningham, E.C.
Bldg. Site #1 - consisting of the northerly 61 feet of Lot& #7
and #8 and the westerly 5 feet of Lot #6. Said site #1 has a
Lots 7 & 8,
reverse frontage of 61 feet on Orchid Ave. by 70 feet deep and
Blk. 142,
4270 square feet in area.
Resub B.D.M.
Bldg. Site #2 - consisting of the remaining portions.of Late #7
and #8 and westerly 5 feet of Lot #6, not described under Bldg.
Granted
Site #1, and with a frontage of 71.22 feet on Ocean Blvd, and
an average depth of 76.55 feet and an area of 5358.50 square
feet. An exception is requested from the lot depth of 80 feet
required by Sec. 9254.31 of Ord. #650.
The hearing was declared open. -
FINDINGS:
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Said property has a house oh the rear portion designated as
Building Site #1 which is set back from Orchid Ave. so as to
allow a reasonable frontyard setback consistent with houses
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to the north, and sufficient surrounding depth on other yards.
The remaining vacant portion will allow a good building site of
legal size with exception of the 80 foot depth. The frontyard
setback required along Ocean Blvd. will leave sufficient building
area. The subdivision will not be detrimental to adjacent or
surrounding property.
The hearing was closed on motion of Com. Reed, seconded by Com.
Lind, and carried.
Com. Reed moved that it be recommended to the City Council that
this application be granted, seconded by Com. Keene, and carried
by the following roll call vote, to -wit:
ALL AYES
Application of the Irvine Co., Paul H. Lamport, Lou Reed & USE PERMITS:
Associates, Chrysler Plymouth dealer for permission to construct
and operate an automobile dealer showrooms with offices and shop U.P. #159
building with off - street parking for 21 cars to be used for cus-
tomer pa#ing as shown on the plot plan submitted with the appli- Chrysler -Plymo
cation on property described as Lots 39, 40, 41, and 42, Tract #1210 dealer
and located at 1200 W. Coast Highway.. Use Permit #133 formerly
issued to Johnson & Sons Lihooln Mercury dealer has expired. Lots 39,40,41,42
The hearing was declared open. Tract #1210
FINDINGS: Off- street parking area as porposed in application
#159 is larger and better arranged than is a previous appli- GRANTED .
cation Use Permit #133 fora Lincoln, Mercury Auto sales on the
same property and which automatically expired October 2, 1954.
CONDITIONS: 1. Off- street parking to be as shown on a map attached
to the application and made a part of this Use Permit and as stated
on the application.
2. Said off - street parking to be maintained with a minim= area of
4500 square feet available for customer parking at all times. -with
separate egress and ingress so as to circulate traffic and not cause
conjestion.
3. Customer off - street parking as required herein is not to be used
for storage of new or used automobiles.
The hearing was closed on motion of Com. Lind, seconded by Com. Hayton
and carried.
Com. Copelin moved that the application be granted, seconded by Com.
Feed, and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit:
ALL AYES
ALL AYES
Application of C. Lewis Baltz and Lola B. Baltz for an off- street
parking on an R-2 lot adjacent across an 'alley to C -1 district U.P. #160
property. Located on Lot 1, Block 441, Corona del Mar Tract,
411 Orchid Ave., Corona del Mar. Baltz, C. Lewis
The hearing was declared open.
FINDINGS: The R-2 lot proposed to be used for auto parking is Lot 1, Blk.*41,
owned by the applicant who also owns the adjacent Rt2 Lot #4 to Corona del Mar
the north. Said lot is adjacent across an alley from the applicants Tract
C-1 property and its use as a parking lot will not be detrimental
to adjacent residential properties.
CONDITIONS: Parking is for free use by Baltz Mortuary customers. Granted
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The hearing was closed on motion of Com. Copelin, seconded by Com.
Reed, and carried.
Com. Copelin moved that the application be granted, seconded by
Com. Reed, and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit:
ALL AYES
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Resolution #588 to recommend an amendment to Ord. #650 was
Resolution passed by the Planning commission Sept. 162 1954 and is being
#588 held by the Administrative Assistant to be submitted to the City
Council with Resolution of Intention #589.
(Res. #590 was passed at meeting of Oct. 210 1954)
On motion of Com. Rudd, seconded by Com. Copelin, and carried,
Res. #591 Resolution #591 was made to reinstate three foot front setbacks
on Lots as shown on District Map #1 under previous Zoning Ord.
#525. First hearing was set for meeting of December 16, 1954.
A letter was received from the City Council requesting the
So. Coast Planning Commission to notify the South Coast Co. that their
U. P. #84 Use Permit would not be renewed. On motion of Com. Copelin,
will not be seconded by Com. Rayton, and carried, a letter was directed to,
renewed the South Coast Company notifying them that their Use Permit
#84 would terminate April 21, 1955.
Request of Dean A. Kephart, General Contractor, regarding proposed
Dean Kephart fire zone change on Lots 1, 22 32 41 Block 5, Balboa Tract, between
request for Adams and Palm Ave. on Bay Ave. Also a letter received from said
Dean Kephart to the Planning Commission asking that Lots 1, 2, 39 49
Fire Zone change Block 5, Balboa Tract be removed from the #1 Fire Zone, to permit
on Lots 1,2,3 a more reasonable cost of construction.
and 41 On motion of Cori. Copelin, seconded by Com. Rayton, and carried,
Block 5, a letter was directed to the City Council suggesting that a joint
Balboa Tract study of the Fire Code by the several municipal departments .
actually involved in the administration of the provisions of the
Fire Code would be appropriate, the Planning Commission to be
present, if desired.
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1st hearing on Resolution of Intention #589 .under the requirements
of Section 9106.52 of Zoning Ord. #635 to amend said Ord. #635
Resolution
as follows: Change the Use Permit application.fee required by
#589
Section 9106.21 from five dollars ($5.00) to fifteen dollars .
($15.00); to change the Variance application fee required by
to change
Section 9106.31 from ten dollars ($10.00) to twenty -five
fees on
dollars ($25.00); and to change the amendment application fee
applications of
required by Section 9106.51 from twenty -five dollars ($25.00)
Use Permits,
to fifty dollars ($50.00). A survey has been made of surrounding
Variances, and
and adjacent cities and a condensed recap has been made.'
Amendments
FINDINGS: After study by the commission, it was determined that
certain changes should be made in the fees as originally prescribed
set for 2nd
herein. It was suggested that the fees be set as follows:
hearing
Use Permit - $10.00
Variances - $15.00
Amendments - $50.00
On motion of Com. Copelin, seconded by Com. Bayton, and carried
unanimously, Resolution #589 was set over for second hearing.
(Res. #590 was passed at meeting of Oct. 210 1954)
On motion of Com. Rudd, seconded by Com. Copelin, and carried,
Res. #591 Resolution #591 was made to reinstate three foot front setbacks
on Lots as shown on District Map #1 under previous Zoning Ord.
#525. First hearing was set for meeting of December 16, 1954.
A letter was received from the City Council requesting the
So. Coast Planning Commission to notify the South Coast Co. that their
U. P. #84 Use Permit would not be renewed. On motion of Com. Copelin,
will not be seconded by Com. Rayton, and carried, a letter was directed to,
renewed the South Coast Company notifying them that their Use Permit
#84 would terminate April 21, 1955.
Request of Dean A. Kephart, General Contractor, regarding proposed
Dean Kephart fire zone change on Lots 1, 22 32 41 Block 5, Balboa Tract, between
request for Adams and Palm Ave. on Bay Ave. Also a letter received from said
Dean Kephart to the Planning Commission asking that Lots 1, 2, 39 49
Fire Zone change Block 5, Balboa Tract be removed from the #1 Fire Zone, to permit
on Lots 1,2,3 a more reasonable cost of construction.
and 41 On motion of Cori. Copelin, seconded by Com. Rayton, and carried,
Block 5, a letter was directed to the City Council suggesting that a joint
Balboa Tract study of the Fire Code by the several municipal departments .
actually involved in the administration of the provisions of the
Fire Code would be appropriate, the Planning Commission to be
present, if desired.
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Chairman Longmoor suggested that a list be sent to each of
' the Commissioners of suggested businesses to be included under PROFESSIONAL
the term "Professional Offices" to be incorporated in Zoning OFFICES
Ord. #635. This list will be sent to each Commissioner for
their study and requested that each commissioner prepare his
own list of offices to be discusses at the meeting of
December 16, 1954•
A letter was received regarding a. publication known as "Zoning
Bulletin" for use of Planning Commissioners, wherein legal "Zoning Bulletin"
decisions and interpretations made in various sections of the
country on zoning laws are compiled and presented. On motion
of Com. Copelin seconded by Com. Lind, and carried, the letter
was ordered filed.
The meeting was adjourned on motion of Com. F.ayton, seconded
by Com. Rudd, and carried.
Ray Y Copelin
ecretary