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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJUNE 9, 1954 . . Council Chamber, City Hall Arcadia, California June 9. 1954.. 8:00 p.m. TO: ALL CITY COUNCILMEN AND PLANNING COrM~ISSIONERS SUBJECT: PLANIUNG COMMISSION MINUTES The City Planning Commission met in regular meeting with Chair- man Knopp presiding. PRESENT: Commissioners AndeI'son. BaIseI'. Daly and Knopp ABSENT: Commissioners Pratt, Robertson and Sorenson OTIIE:RS PRES};}!T: Hulse. r-'ansUI', Nioklin, McGlasson and Talley The minutes of the meeting of May 25. 1954. were approved as written and mailed. Pursuant to notice 61 ven. a public hearing was held on the pro- posal to create four commeroial zones as contemplated by ResolutIon No. 14.9. Mr. Mansur outlined the proposed uses to be allowed in each zone and the reasoning of the Planning Commission Xor making such reoommendations. No oommunioations were received. Mr. Mar- shall, owner of propel'ty at 504 West Huntington Drive, asked if any survey had been made regarding changes o.f mne on speci:fio property. He was told that no suoh SUI'vey had been made except some very bl'ief l'ecommendatlons f1'om Mr. Mansur. He pointed out the need of study of the ~ea near the proposed new hospItal. stating that suoh area required certain businesses as doctol's' offices. clInics. florist's shop, lunch rooms. gift shops, etc. No one spoke either Infever of or in opposl tion to the proposed amendment. The Chairman deolared the hearing closed and the matter was taken under advisement pending a report from the Planning Consultant. Pursuant to notioe given. a publio hearing WllS held on the pro- posal to limit building heights in Zone R-3 as contemplated by Reso- lution No. 150. No oommunications were received. Mr. Floyd Hill, 618 Fair'1iew Avenue, spcke in favor of l1m1ted building heights but questioned the advi5~bility of limiting Zone R-3 to two stol'ies while Zones R-l and R-2 allowed two and one-half stories. He was told that Mr. Mansur had recommended the limit in Zone R-3.be placed at two lUld one-half stories. Mr. Marks, 216 South First Avenue. recommended that Zones R-l and R-2 be limited to two storles instead of two End one-half. He was told that under the present proceedings the Oommtssion had no authority to recommend any changes in Zones R-l and R-2. No one spoke against the proposal, The Chairman declared the hearing closed and the matter was taken under advisement and the ~lanning Consultant was requested to submit a report. Pursuant to notIce given, a publLC hearing was. held on the pro- posal to limit the keeping of poultry land small animals in I.one R-O as contelllpl ated by Resolution No. 151.: No cOllllllunications were re- ceIved and no one spoke in favor or llBainst the proposal. The Chair- man declared the hoaring closed and the ilIIltter was taken under ad- visement and the Planning Consultant was reque,~ted to submit a report, The Commission considered a deoision on the !p plication of E. ,:. Bates fo~ a chan0e of zone from ione R-Z to ~one C-2 or PR-2 on a small paJ.>cel of pr\jperty at the rear of 850 South Baldwin Avenue. Mr. Mansur submitted a report, reoolllIll.ending the, t the property be zoned PR..2 but not zoned C-2, A discussion was held on the intent - 1 - 6-9-54. .- ~ . . of the ordinanoe as regards :':one PR-2 wi th reference to the pal'king of new cars in conneotion wi th an automobile agency, 'customal' park- ing and employee purking. All of the Commission agreed that the ~ea should not be zoned C;'2. Motion by !!IrQ Anderson. seconded by fn.t-.. Bals3r and carried that the City Attorney be instructed to pre- . pnro a resolution recommending the denial of the application for Zone C-2 and granting the application to change the property to Zona PR-2. said property to be develop6d as required by the Zoning Ordi- nance for parking lots. . Revised map of Tract No. 20555. located at the west end of Lemon Avenue and Alster Avenue. showing the location of buildings on adjacent property was considered. A letter from Fred C. Erickson, l'ealtor. gave more .information conoerning the reasons why more prop~ erty could not be secured to Increase the depth of Lots 4. 7 and 8. ~. Balser stated that apparently it would not be possible to straighten the rear lot lines of' Lots 4 to 8. inclusiv9, and made e. motion to recommend approval of the tentative map; Said motion fUiled for laclr of a second and the matte!' was held ovor until the nextmoeting. Map of Tract No. 1877S. located on Colorado street between Hal'- yard Drive and Princeton Road. was submitted as a. new tentative and f'inal map. This traot was given final approval on February l7~ 1953. but becD.use of not having been recorded, the !p pro val ha.d expired. r,1otion by roW. BalDor. 59conded by Mr. Anderson and c8l'ried that the final map of Tract No. 18775 be recommended for reapproval. The requeat of Nadine Alsing. 4.11 East Longden Avenue. to dIvide p~oP0rty wes reported on by ~ir. Balser. A previoua reque~t to dlvlde a portion of this property was denied on March 23. 1954. because it cUd not comply with the future street plan as laid out. The present allpl1clltion is to d1 vide the North 120 feet which would be to the n~rth line or a future 50-foot street. It was the op1nion of' the Commission that if and when a future street is. oonstruoted through this property. it should be 60 feet wide and that the present divi. sion of property should be 11mited to 115 feet. Motion by Mr. Balser. seconded by ~lr. Knopp and carried thn.t the applica.tion to divide the North 115 feet of the East 96.78 :fee.t of' the West 188 feet of Lot Ill, Al'cadia Acreage Tract. be recommended for lip pro val , provided such proporty is used with property located at 2101.South Fifth Avenue. A oom,lIunioation f1'om the Clty Engineer recommended reconsidera- tion or the requirement or a dedication of a' 3D-foot alley. south of Duarte Road and east of BaldllJin Avenue. beoause of the f'act that Lot 6 had previously dedicated a 20-foot alley nnd the owner of the East half of Lot 6 hI'S -x>ostructed a duplex 32 feet from the south line of the lot. Tlu.. dedication of another ten feet VJould bring the alley line \YJ thin two feet of' the existing building. Motion by Mr. Anderson, seconded by r.lr. Daly and oarried that the COllllllission reoommend that the present dedioation of 20 feet on the East half of Lot 6 be approved as complying with the recommendation in Resolution No. 142 until such time as the existing duplex is removed or con- vertod to commercial usee. at whlch tlme an additional 10 feet shall be required to be dedioated, and that the original recommendation of. 30 feet apply to all other lots. I .' Mr. Floyd lUll raised the quer.tlon of the opening of a future street through the Bates proparty on Baldwin Avenue. ~~. fTSd MoClung. 526 :cent Duarte Road. raised the question re- garding olinios in the propos ad new C-O Zone. After consIderable discussion the mattor was hold for conslderlltLm at the next meeting, in connection \vi th the proposed cOllllllBroia1. zones. Alao mentioned - 2 - 6.Q:'SL. . . \ for consideration in the decision on the commercla1 zones was the matter of some manufactlU'ing In Zone 0-1 such as candy making. specialty baking; also wholesale sales of a portion 0 f the"'pl:'Oducts in commercial zones; hotels in Zone 0-1; and the limit of 5000 square feet of buildings in Zone C-l as it applies to a serIes of separate buildings on the seme lot. Further di SCUB slon of the pro- posed C-zune chanc;es Feferred to the 10-foot front yard required in Zone C-O with reference to the possibility of signs being plaoed in such yard. Mr. Anderoon announced that the Planning Con8l'ess meeting was to be held in Santa Monlca on June 10 and invited the members of the Oommission to attend. Mr. Mansur announced that a publio hearing was to be held before the Regional Planning Oommission on June 10.. regarding a v:1rlance to allow an addition to a chlU'ch building at 6525 BaldWin Avenue. No action was taken. TheFe belnB no further buslness, the meeting adjourned. i? Yvv. L. M. TAr,LEY Secretary - 3 - 6-9-54