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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMARCH 17, 1949 ,. ~ . . Council Chamber, City Hall, Arcadia, Cali fornia March 17, 1949, 8:00 P.M. The City Planning Commission met in regular meeting with Chairman Pike presiding. PRESENT: Mr. Anderson, Ingstad, Pike, Shaw, stoner, Sullivan, Cornyn and :Klomp. ABSENT: Mr. Pippin, Watson and Talley In the absence of the secretary, Kenneth Godso, assistant engineer, acted as secret~. Motion by Mr. Shaw, seconded by Mr. Ingstad and carried that the minutes of the meeting of March 3rd be approved as written and mailed. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Shaw reported on the request of Cec.l D. Collins, 1415 S. Tenth Avenue, to divide a lot. Most of the lots in the vicinity are larger, and many of the houses are being improved. The usaple area of the lot is only about half that indicated by the dimensions, because the rear lies in low area adjacent to the wash. Motion by Mr. Shaw, seconded by Mr, Anderson and carried that the request be recommended for denial. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Shaw reported on the request of J. A. Niemeyer, 1516-1518 Lovell Avenue, to divide a lot. In their opinion, such a division would not be consistent with other lots in the vicinit:[. They also reported that a poorly constructed building was being buil~ on the lot, and recommended that the Building Inspector investigate. Motion by Mr. Shaw, seconded by Mr. Anderson and carried that the request be recommended for denial. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Shaw repor ted on t he request of J. J. Truttman, 510 W. Palm Drive. to divide his lot and sell 65 foot lots fronting on the extension of Los Altos Avenue. They recommended that no action be taken until this owner and others take some action to extend Los Altos Avenue to provide reasonable access to the property, and in that event, the proposed 65 foot frontages would be inconsistent with the development to the east on 82 foot lots. Motion by Mr, Shaw, seconded by Mr, Ingstad and carried that the request be denied, and that the applicant be advised of the above facts. Communications from E. F. Earhart, 82 W. Palm Drive, and R. Payton, 84 w. Palm Drive, requested permission to divide and sell lots with 50 feet frontages. These requests had been investigated by Mr. Anderson, Ingstad and Stoner. Motil)n by Mr, Anderson, seconded by Mr. Sullivan and carried that such a division would not be consistent with the balance of the street, and that the request is recommended for denial. In the matter of the request of Mrs. Martha Panzich, 626 W. Camino Real, for permission to rent out a garage which had been converted into a house, Mr. Ingstad and Mr. stoner reported that in their opinion that there is no violation of zoning, and that the Planning Commission has no jurisdiction. Motion by Mr. Ingstad, seconded by Mr. Sullivan and carried that the letter bEl filed and the applicant be advised. . In regard to item number 6 of Resolution No. 1844, being the request of James Bone for Zone R-3 on lot 50 on Forest Avenue. Mr. Anderson reported that the present owner of lot 39 tothe north is requesting that his lot be removed from Zone R-3 and placed in Zone R-l. In view or this change, it is recommended that lot 50 remain in Zone R-l. Motion by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Shaw and carried that the request of Mr, Bone be denied. -. -1- . . . . Motion by Mr. Shaw, seoonded by Mr. Sullivan and carried that Mr. Ingstad be app.ointed as the representative of this Commission on the Advisory Committee of the Southern California Planning Congress. Motion by Mr. Shaw, seconded by Mr, Ingstad and carried that the request of Kathrine L. Higginbotham to move a frozen food stand from the northwest corner of First Avenue and Alta Street to the southwest corner of First Avenue and Alta street be recommended for approval on a temporary basis. Mr. Sullivan did not vote on this matter. A resolution of the Arcadia Realty Board requesting an amendment to Ordinance No. 742 regulating the width of lots in Zone R-l was referred to this Commission for recommendation. Motion by Mr. Sullivan, seconded, by Mr. Ingstad and carried that the matter be considered by the Commission acting as a committee of the whole. Motion by Mr. Shaw, seconded by Mr. Sullivan and carried 'that the City Attorney be requested to draw a resolution setting forth the recommend- ations of the Commission on the matters mentioned in Resolution No. 1844 Qf the City Council regarding the ne.w zoning ordinance. Motion by Mr, Shaw, seconded by Mr. Sullivan and carried that the meeting adjourn. '~;J. #.J /y'/.~' Acting Secretary \.: '.>.' \ '. \ ) ...\-- " J' J' '. L.JI_'......... ......J -2-