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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFEBRUARY 9, 1954 . . Council Chamber. City Hall Aroadia, California February 9. 1954. 8:00 p.m. TO: ALL CITY COUNCILMEN AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS SUBJECT: PLANNING COtmISSION MINUTES The City Planning Commission met in regular maet1ng with Chair- man Knopp presiding. PRESENT: Commissioners Anderson. Balser, Berky. Knopp, P~att. Robertson and Sorenson ABSENT: None OTHERS PRESENT: Hulse. NioklIn. Rogers, MoGlasson and Talley The minutes of the meeting of Janull1.'Y 26 were approved as t'1r1 tten and mailed. ~suant to notice given, a publiC hearing was held on the application of Herbert A. Mo11no and others for a change of zona from Zone R-2 to Zone 0-3 on each side of ~arte Road. beginning ap- proximately .300 feet east of Baldwin Avenue and extending east approximately 400 feet. A communioation from Minnie Cuccia, owner of property in Zone C-2, favored the ohange. Attorney Ardene Boller represented the applicants and stated that this present application for Zone C-3. including the agreement to dedicate propeI'ty for the widening of Duarte Road. had been submitted at the suggestion 0.1' the Planning Consultant to. substitute reI' the application to change to. Zone 0-2 previo.us1y submitted. Mr. Bo11er briefly stated the need for more business property In this area and the adaptability 0.1' these deep lots to. use far business purposes and parking area. Mrs. Lenare Eicher. 6!57 West Duarte Road, 1'avoI'ed the change to. Zane 0-3. I~o. ather persons desired to. be heard. The Chairman deolared the hearing closed and referred the matter to. the Planning Consultant far report and to the CommissioneI's and other interested o.fficials for considera- tion. Pursuant to notioe g1 van" a public hearing was held on the application of Get"rge H. Jel1nek and athers for a change of zane trom Zone R-l to Zone ;;:-2 on each side of Duarte Road" beginning approxi- mately 700 feet ef,at of Baldwin Avenue and extending east approxi- mately to. La Cadena Avenue. A cammunication fram Le Ray Andersan, 474 West Duarte Road, favored the ohange and requested that hie prop- erty be included. A oommunication from Malcolm Davis, $34 West Du6l'te Raad. opposed. the ohange an the grounds that the area 1s presently developed to. R-L use and that any change mignt be detrimental to the present improvements. Attorney Ardene Baller represented the appll-, oants and poInted out the large deep lots in this area, stating that they qou~d not be develaped to their best use under the existing R-I zoning. E. N. Orth. .512 West Duarte Road, favored the app11cation. also poi.pting out the limited use presently allowed and stating tha.t in hi~ Qpinion the area shQuld be zoned R-3 instead 0.1' R-2. L. B. rUller, ,qJ. West Duarte Road. also ravored the petition on the same gt>ou~~ as abo.ve referred to. No other person desired to be hewd and th,~ Chail'l1lan declared the hearing closed and referred the matteI' to th~ Plannlng rJonsultant. the Commissioners and other interested offi~1.a1s for cansideration. 2-9- 5L~ . . l Pursuant to notice given, a public hearing was held on the applioation of Helen S. Howser for a zone variance to allow the con- struotion and operation of a gasoline service station on a portion of Lot 10, Tract No. 13487, looated at the southeast corner of Colo- rado Street and Oakhurst Lane. A communication from Ernest c. Renaud, owner of property on Renoak Way, protested the granting of the variance, stating that the investment in residential p:r>operties in the neighborhood should be protected. A letter from Rancho Sante. Anita. Inc. also opposed the granting of the variance. A p:l ti tion bearing twenty-five signatures of owners adjacent and nam' the prop.. erty opposing the change t1as presented and read. A oommunication from Ranoho Santa Anita Residents' Association bearing signatures of fifty persona opposed any ohange in the p:r>esent zoning. Fred N. HOt1- ser presented a large soale map or the area, showing its relation to the Santa Fe Railroad right-of-way, Santa Anita Turf Club, the Frontier Drive-In Restaurant, the Frontier Motel and a nursery, stat- ing that all of these developments tended to shot7 the oommeroial nature or the area. He stated that the State Highway Department estimates that 20,000 ca:r>s and trucks travel Colorado Street eaoh day. Ho also requested that the City Attorney investigate the legal effect of formal' zone variances on the present applioation. Verbal protests to the granting of the pl)t1tion were registered by James Blum~ 38 East Huntington Drive, representing twenty-five petitioners reslding in the area; u~s. Helen E. Curol, 250 Oakhurst Lane; E. F. O'Oonnor, 270 Renoak Way; Ernie Taylor, 280 Oakhurst Lane; and Paul Gadber. 306 liar- vardDrlve. No other person desired to be heard and the Chairman declared the hearing olosed. The matter was referred to the Planning Consultant, the COmmissioners. the Polioe Department and other interested officials for oonsideration and report and speeifically to the City Attorney to consider the errect or priCl' zoning. Pursuant to notice given. a public hearing was held on the appli- cation or La Verne H. Morse and Margaret I. Morse for a ZOne va:r>iance f'or the purpOlS e of' growing, oul ti vating, propagating and sale or orchids and similar plants on the west half of Lot 16, Los Robles de Santa Anita Tract. located at the southeast oorner of Foothill Boule- vard and Michillinda Avenue. A oommunioation from Glenn H. Hiatt pro- posed purohaser and operator of the establishment stated that he wished to amend the applioation to provide that his personal dwelling be construoted on the .front portion or the lot and that the business structul'e be oonstruoted in the rear facing Ml,ohilllnda Avenue. Com- munications of protest from E. Van Dornick and lloward Garrison were read, stating that the property is now limited to residential use by deed restriotions and that any varianoe might only be an opening wedge to other applications for business uses. Petitions signed by seventy persons residing on Foothill Boulevard and in Rancho Santa Anita protested the granting of any variarwe which \yould be in viola- tion of present residential restriotions. Attorney Ardene Boller represented ~~. Hiatt and presented an arohiteot's sketoh showing the construction or the proposed cOlIllI>>rcial building. Photographs show- ing th.e prer;ent oondition of the lot had been submitted with the applioation. Mr. Boller stated that he had been informed that if this va:r>iance were granted by the City, t.he Trustees of the Baldwin Estate \'I1ould procure e. relaxation of the deed restriotions. .Mrs. Betty Isabel MaoLeay. 1140 Foothill Boulevard and adjacent to the proposed site, favored the varianoe on the grounds that the growing and sale of orohidswould not be obnoxious 8l'ld would be much better than the lot in its present ooncl1t1on. James P. Frazier. 600 Old Ranoh Rond, also favored the applioation. Harry In. Vawter, Director of aanoho Santi! Anita Property owners' Assooiation, presented wr1tten protest a from the direotors of the Association, attaching a copy of the oriBinal deed restrictions of the Los Robles de Santa Anita Tract. He refe~ed to recent rezoning in the City of Pasadena - 2 - 2-9-$4 . . west of Miehil11nda Avenue, stating that eons1deratlon had been givon to the City of Arcadia 1n plaolXlg the north side of Foothill Boulevard in Zone R-l for a distanoe of 150 feet west of fUohill1nda and in Zone R-3 for an additional 350 feet and felt that the same oonsideration should be shown by the City of Arcadia by denying this application. Verbal protests were registered by Herman Summer, 1150 West Foothill Boulevard and J. s. Monroe. 890 West Foothill Boulevard. No other persons desired to be heard and the Chairman deolared the hearing closed. The matter was refewed to the Planning Oonsultant, the Commissioners and other interested officials for consideration and report. D Pursuant .to notice given, ,a pUblic heElI'ing was held on the application of Arcadia-Monrovia Realty for a change of front yard requirements .on property fac1. ng on proposed Southview Road in Traot No. 19503 (an unrecorded tract) to allow a 20-foot depth of front yard instead of the requirod 25-foot depth. Mr. Marks stated that this followed the same plan used in a preVious tract at the northwest corner of Santa ~ta Avenue and Colorado Boulevard where garage entrance is provided from alleys in the rear and a lo-root setback from tha alley is required. He stated that the restrictions in this tract would be similar to the restrictions in Tract No. 17329. There VJaB no objeotion to the change and the Chairman declared the hearing closed. Motion by Mr. Pratt, seconded by Mr. Robertson and unani- mously carried that the City Attorney .be instructed to draw the ' necessary resolution to reoommend gr~ting of the requested variance. Application of' Theodore B. Holmes, 606 East Camino Real. to divide property was reported on by fill'. Sorenson and Mr. Berky. They stated that while the lots would not have II. 75-toot frontage, they would comply in area and would be an improvement to ,the neighborhood. Motion by Mr. Sorenson. seconded by Mr. Berky and oarried that pe%'- mission to divide the East 70 feet of the West 158.91 feet of the North 126 feet of Lot 122. Aroadia Acreage Tract. be recommended for approval. Application of Zelma Marguerite Smith, 1702 South Santa Anita Avenue. for permission to divide property at the north extension of Grace Avenue was reported on by the ~ubdivision Committee. A report from the Planning Consultant WfiS read stating that if the application i3 approved, ~t\U'e street strips should be placed to prevent addi- tional parcels being developed without proper'divlsions and dedica- tions of street. It was the ooinion of the Subdivision Committee that future ext<ensions ot this < development would be requested and that access shOUld be provided to Santa Anita 01' Louise Avenue. Motion by Mr. Pratt, seconded by &!r. Robertson and carried that the matter be held for further study of an over all plan and that the applicant file a tentative map of II. subdivision of the entil"e area with the possibility of recording 1n separate tracts. A propqsaL of W. R. Soott. 2407 South S1xth Avenue to dedicate property for ~treet purposes on Rodell Place. west of Sixth. was reported on by Mr. Balser. A report from the Planning Consultant stated that ~ offered dedication would not conneot with any exist- ing dedicatea. l:itreet and that 11' a dedication 1s made. it should extend aoros~ the entire .north side ot the subject property to con- nect with Ro.qe.:!,l Pla.ce n01r dedicated. It was the opinion of Mr. Bal ser and th~ Cl ty Engint3er that the opening of Rodell Place we uld be desirable. Motion by 141'. Balser. seoonded by ~4r. Anderson and oa1'1'ied that the prasent otfer to dedicate be racolllll1ended for denialtand that the City Er.\ginee:r and Planning Consultant work with r4r. Scott to arrive at some dedioation whioh will be satisfaotory to all parties concerned. - 3 - 2-9"54 . . The request of F. R. Jerome, 156 West Longden Avenue. for per- mission to build a seoonfi dwelling on a lot containing 14350 sq. f't. was reported on by Mr. Sorenson. A report f'rom the Planning Con- sultant stated that no provision of' the Zoning Ordinance would automatically cover this situation but that there might be suf'f'io1ent grounds for the granting of a variance to alloVl the request~ based partially on the fact that an 80-foot flood control. right-of-way adjoins the property on the west. The City Attorney, assuming the correctness of dates as set out in the Planning Consul'tant's {Deport, conourred with the re!lart. Motion by Mr. Sorenson, seconded by Mr. Berky and carried that the request to build a second house be recommended for approval as being in substantial oOlnpliance with the requiremants of the Zoning Ordinance. A request ot Hugh IT. Stevens. 381 West Camino Real, to divide property was repol'ted on by Ml'. Knopp and Mr. Balsel'. Motion by Mr. Balser. seconded by Mr. Knopp .and carl'ied that permission to divide the North 85 feet of' Lot 48, Tract No. 10933. be recommended f'or approval provided the improvements mest all yard requirements. The request of' Martin Kordlok to divide propel'ty south of' Laurel Avenue and east of the santa Anita Wash was reported on by the Sub- division Co~ttee. A report from the Planning Consultant stated that in his opin10n the lot a as requested wouldrequlre variances before residenoes could be built. Motion by Mr. Pratt, seconded by Mr. Balser and carried that the matter be held for further study and that the Planning Consultant be requested to study the property located to the south of this present application for the purpose of submitting a proposed plan for the entire area. Tentative map of Tl'act No. 20098. located south 01' No~an Avenue and east of Eighth Avenue. was repcrted on by the Subdivision Com- mittee. A communication from Harold D. owings, owner, and David P. Slater, develope~r was read requesting that consideration be given to the proposed 5~-foot street and to the lots less than 7S feet in width because of the location of the tract and tha developmant ~or the surrounding area. A report f'rom the Planning Consultant recom- mended that an e1'1'ort bemade to dispose of the narrow south end 01' the tract to adjaoent property owners which would shorten the street and reduce the number of lots in the tract and would probably pro- 'vide more adequate means of sewage dispOSal. Mr. Slater submitted floor plans and elevations of the dwellings proposed to be oon- structed on the tl'act~ including plot plans for Lots 10 and 21. ~iotion by Mr. Pra'tt. seconded by Mr. Balsel' and carl'1ed that the applioants be requested to submit a new tentative map providing 1'01" the improvement with pavement, curb and gutter of' that portion of Lot 1 shown as future stl"eet and shOlling all of the lots on the west side of the proposed nOl'th-south stl'eet to have at least a 75-foot width. The request of Waltel' Q. Moore to divide two pil'cels of land on the west side of Baldwin Avenue south of Hugo Reid Dl'1ve was repo~ted on by Mr. Knopp end Mr. Berley. Motion by 1\71'. KnoPP. seconded by Mr. Bel'ky imd carried that pe1'lll1ssion to divide that por- tion of Lot. 6. Tl'act No. 949, lying west of Baldwin Avenue, beginning 1632.25 feet north of Huntington Dzoive and extending nOl'th 400 feet. into four lots 100 feet wide be l"9oommended for approval and that that portion of Lots Sand 6. Tract No., 949. ly1ngwest of Baldwin Avenue and beginning 2032.25 feet north at Huntington Dzo1 ve and extending north to Hugo Reid Dzoi ve to be divided into two paroels be reoolll!ll9nded for approval, both approvals being subject to the removal o:r demolition of' all the buildings on the property. - 4 - 2-9- 54 ,...., . . Final map of Tract No. 15558. locata.d on Lads Lane between 'fhird Avenue and Fourth Avenue, was presented for approval. A report from tho City Engineer stated that additional sewer laterals would be ;' required but that sewer mains and street improvements were existing. V He recollllIl9nded that- the utility lines serving the dwelling on Lot 4 be located before finsJ. approval ot' the tract. motion by I\'lr. Pratt, seconded by Mr. Robertson and carried that the tract be recormnanded for final approval subject to the location of the above mentioned utility lines and that any necessary easements be shown on tne map before presentation to the City Council for BPP!'Oval. Final map of Tract No. 19769, located south of.Lemon Avenue be- tween Santa Ani te. A venue and First A venue. was presented for approval. A report from the City Engineer recommended approval of the tract but stated that evidence should be submitted to the City showing the con- ./ sent of the School District to permit street drainage to flou onto its property. Motion by Mr. Balser, seoollded by !Ill'. Pratt and car- ried that approval of the tract be reoommended subjeot to the pre- sentation to the City of the oonsent of the School Diatriot to reoeive the drainage from the street. A cOllllUunication fl-om James Ronal d Fetridge.arohi teet. on behal r of Herbert Hezlep. Jr.. requested a variance in the front yard require- ments of Lot 1. Traot No. 13184, located on Hampton Road west of Bald- win Avenue, to comply with the tract restrictions which require 40 feet along the easterly 110 feet of the lot and 15 feet on the balance of the lot. On account of the curved front line of the lot and its relation to other lots In the tract, motion by Mr. Sorenson. seconded by !Ill'. Anderson and carried that the yard requirements of the tract be recommended for approvsJ. as being in substantial oompliance with those required by the Zoning Ordinanoe. Mr. Balser suggested that if the reper ts 01' the Planning Con- sultant on various matters oould be made in time to be mailed out to the Commissioners tor consideration while viewing different properties. it would.be very helpful. Mr. Knopp announoed that on account of a required business trip. he would not ,be present at the next oommission meeting. Tbs City Attorney presented Resolution No. 137. regulating the location of swimming pools. The Chairman requested that copies be sent to Mr. Pratt. Ml-. Robertson and JIill'. Berky for study and report at the next meeting. Mr. Knopp read a communication !'rom the City Attorney, reviewing el1d analyzing the appointments of the members ot' the Planning Commis- sion and setting out the expiration dates of any appointments made to succeed the present mambership in order to comply with the require- ments of the City Charter. The letter was ordered fUed. There being no further busines, the meeting adjourned. JJ C(\ ~."nv. ( L. M. TAr,LEY Secretary - 5 - 2-9-5L~