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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-01-23 PC MINS MINUTES OF A REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held January 23, 1956 The Planning Commission of the City of Chula Vista met on the above date in the Council Chambers, at Civic Center, at 7:30 P.M. with the following members present: Menzel, Young, Raitt, Crossley, Burford and Hesse. Members absent: Shamrell, Also present: City Planner Scherer, City Attorney Campbell, Principal Engineer Johnson. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: It was moved by Member Young, seconded by Member Crossley and unanimously carried that the minutes of the meeting of January 9, 1956; be approved, copies having been mailed to each member. PUBLIC HEARING: - Changing Name of Third Avenue Extension to Third Avenue - Changing Name of Third Avenue, north of "D" to Sea Vale Chairman Raitt declared the public hearing on the proposed street name changes open, and the secretary read the Planning Commission Resolution #60. There were no comments fromthe audience, either for or against the proposed changes. It was noted that letters had been received from property owners on Third Avenue Extension and Third Avenue approving the change. Chairman Raitt declared the public hearing closed. It was offered by Member Young, seconded by Member iflenzel that Planning Commission Resolution #60, initiating a street name change be approved by the Planning Commission and forwarded to the City Council for their consideration and further action. The motion was carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: -Members Menzel, Young, haitt, Crossley, Burford and Hesse NOES: none ABSENT: Member Shamrell CORRES PONDENCE: Charles and Odessa Borden - 681 Del Mar A letter from the above persons asking approval of their property at 681 Del Mar Street, for a church site, was read to the Planning Commission. Mr.Scherer stated,- that several adjacent property owners had stated that if they continued to" operate as they have in the past few months, they would have no objection to the church site for a limited time. Chairman Raitt stated that he would like to have the matter held over until- the next meeting so that the Planning Commission could visit the site and study the situation further. He stated he desired to have the fact publicized that the Planning Commission is to have a discussion at its next meeting on the subject so that all interested parties could be present. Mr. Tillman Habegger, District Superintendent of the Missionary Church Association, with whom the Bordens are affiliatedt stated that the Bordens were just asking per- mission to hold informal church services for servicemen and their friends. It is not to be a regular church site. Chairman Raitt stated that they would be given an opportunity to speak before anything is decided on the subject, that all the Commissioners agreed that they would hold the - 1 - matter over until the next meeting so that they could familiarize themselves with the locale, and study the request further. He stated that there is some doubt in the minds of the Planning Commission just what action they-could take on the matter and they would like time to consider it. HOBART PROPERTIES ANNEXATION: M,.p s were presented showing the location of the proposed annexation. Letters from the Hobart Properties, Inc., and from the San Diego County Boundary Commission were read. Mr. Scherer explained the maps to the Commission and stated that the Planning Commission can recommend the zoning if and when it is brought into the city. The Planning Commission recommended that it be zoned R-1. Chairman Raitt asked if the Engineeri. ing Department had any objections to the continuation of Hilltop Drive as shown on the map. Mr. Johnson stated that -they did not. Chairman Raitt stated he thought the city had obtained the triangular piece of land at the northwest corner of Vista Way and Hilltop Drive. It was reported that the City council had not acted upon the recommenda- tion of the Planning Commission to do so. .It was moved by Member Young, seconded by Member Crossley and unanimously carried that the Planning Commission recommend to theCity Council that they accept the Hobart Prop- erties Annexation and that the City take steps to acquire the triangular piece of land located at the northwest corner of Vista Way and Hilltop:,, Drive. C. L. HART & SONS, #1 - Tentative Map Maps were presented of the subdivision along with a letter showing recommendations of the Department of Engineering. The map had been held over from the meeting of Jan- uary 9, 1956 to enable the subdivider to attempt to work out something so that the sub- division would have additional ingress and egress. Chairman Raitt reported that both the Fire Department and Police Department felt they could serve the subdivision adequately. The Fire Department further stated that they did not feel the subdivision would effect their fire rating. It was moved by Member Young, seconded by Member Crossley and unanimously carried that the tentative map of C. L. Hart & ions #11 be approved subject to the following condi- tions: 1. That a 1' lot (Lob B) be dedicated on the southerly terminus of Beech Street. 2. That improvements be installed in accordance with the requirements as deter- mined by the Department of `'ngineering. 3. That the setbacks be maintained as shown on the tentative map-i. The Planning Commission recommends to. the City Council that they accept a cul-de-sac of a radius of 40' rather than the required 501 radius. GUY S. MOORE - Appeal of Planning Commission action A brief resume of the zone variance requested by Mr. Moore was given by theCity Planner. The secretary read a rough draft of a report of the "findings" of the Planning Commission, which is to be presented to the City Council as required by Ordinance #398, Section 16. It was moved by Member Crossley, seconded by Member Burford and unanimously carried that the rough draft of the findings be prepared for the City Council, rewriting the last paragraph for clarification. =2 - RESOLUTION NO. ,61 - Planning Commission Policy A resolution governing the giving of opinions by the Planning Commission, as written by the City Attorney, was read and discussed. The resolution seemed to meet the purpose for which it was written. Resolution No.. 61, offered by Member '`'enzel, passed, adopted and approved by the follow- ing vote, to-wit: AYES: Members Menzel, Young, Raitt, Crossley, Burford and Hesse NOES.: none ABSENT: Member;>Shamrell. DISCUSSION,.- . A request had been made to Mr. Campbell for the definition of a "Structure" which is often referred to in the Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Campbell's definition is as follows: "Structure defined: Structure is any construction or any production or piece of work aftificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. " ROBERT'S GLEN = 735 First Avenue A discussion was held on the request for permission to build on an easement. The matter had been held over from the meeting of January 9th for further study. Letters were read from the Fire and Police Departments stating that service could be given to the property in question. It was moved by Member Crossley, seconded by Member Burford and unanimously carried that the permission be given, to build dwellings on an easement at the rear of the property at 735 First Avenue. PROPOSED ORDINANCE BY CITY COUNCIL - Governing Installation of Cutb, Gutter and Sidewalk concurrent with construction of dwellings. The secretary read the proposed resolution and a discussion followed. The Planning 'Commission is of the opinion that some action is definitely needed to help the city obtain curb, gutter and sidewalk. It was felt that this resolution appears to be a good starting point. It was moved by Member Burford, seconded by Member Young and unanimously carried that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that the proposed ordinance governing installation of.curb, gutter and sidewalk concurrent with construction be adopted with the following changes: 1. That in section 4. pertaining to definition of structure, the amount of money be raised from $2,000 to 45,000, and 2. That section 3 and any part of this proposed ordinance referring to "shoulders" be deleted. DISCUSSION: A short discussion was held on the possible use for the old library site. It was- the - 3 - L opinion of all the members that any discussion should be continued until more in— for-mation could be gotten as to the status of the land at the present time. A committee composed of Members Young, Burford and Menzel, and the City Planner, was appointed to get pertinent information. DISCUSSION - Proposed Pierhead and' Bulkhead line for harbor Frnnt Development. A map of the proposed bulkhead and pierhead line for the harbor-.development in the City of Chula Vista was presented to the `'ommission. The position of the bulkhead and pier- head lines were approved as shown on the map:; Proposed New C-3 Zone A proposed C-3 zone, for the City of Chula Vista, was presented to the Commission and a short discussion followed. By common approval, the matter was held over for a future meeting, to give the Commissioners time to study the proposed ordinance. J. M. Banister Property After a short discussion, it was moved by Member Young, seconded by Member Crossley and unanimously carried that the City Planner write a letter to the City Council asking that the Mankato Street problem be referred back to the Planning Commission for further study. ADJOURNMENTs It was moved by Member Burford, seconded by Member Menzel and unanimously carried that the meeting adjourn, sine die. Respectfully submitted, Audrey bVnehouse., Secretary