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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-10-21 PC MINS MINUTES OF A REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA,CA-LaFOR.NIA October --2�i 1957 a� The regular adjourned meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Chula Vista was held on the above date at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers at Civic Center, with the following members present: King, Calkins, Stewart, Crossley and Bendickson. Absent: Member Armstrong. Also present: Principal Engineer Harshman and City Attorney Campbell. Vice Chairman Stewart, presiding at the meeting, read Keith Menzel's letter of resigna- tion thanking the Commission and the citizens of Chula Vista for their cooperation during his tenure as member and ad Chairman of the Commission. It was moved by Member Crossley, seconded by Member King and unanimously carried that a letter be written by the Commis- sion thanking Mr. Menzel for his services and good work on the Commission. Vice Chairman Stewart welcomed the new .member, Mr. Lee Bendickson, to the Planning Commission. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: It was moved by Member Calkins, seconded by Member King and carried that the minutes of the meeting of September 16, 1957, be approved, copies having been mailed to each member. ZONE VARIANCE - Hewitt Skinner, 726 Broadway VMr. Skinner's application was read asking that the M-1 zone be extended to include his entire property at 726 Broadway, said property being- 210 feet deep and the 11I-1 zone being only 125 feet deep. It was moved by Member Crossley, seconded by Member King and carried that the M-1 zone be extended to include the entire 210 foot depth of Mr. Skinner's property, for reasons as -stated in the application. ZONE VARIANCE - Charles Wilson - 557 "J" Street A letter was- read from Mr. Wilson asking that his variance application be held over to the next meeting as he had been called out of town and could not attend the hearingo Protests were heard from Mr. Jerry Benish, 692 Ash; Mr. E. Taylor; Mr. Haynes, 548 "J" Street; Mr. George Jones, 692 Beech aid Mr. Hodson, 538 "J". Vice Chairman Stewart stated that the hearing would be continued to the meeting of Novem- ber 4, 1957. r' ZONE VARIANCE - Lee Raitt, Northwest Corner of Smithand "H" V Mr. Raitt' s application, asking for a variance allowing the construction of a commercial building in an R-2 zone and asking for a reduction of setback on both Smith and "H" Streets, was read. Mr. Raitt's application stated that the proposed commercial building will con- tain professional offices and that off-street parking will be provided. It was moved by Member Crossley, seconded by Member Calkins and carried that the appli- - 1 - cation be granted, that the applicant be given permission to construct the commercial ' buildings and that he be granted a reduction in setback on Smith from 15 to 10 feet and on "H" from 20 to 5 feet, subject to the following conditions: _ 1. That the building nearest Smith be restricted to 1 story. 2. That off-street parking be provided for 8 cars. r 3. That public improvements, curb, gutter, sidewalk and shoulder, be constructed on Smith. ZONE VARIANCE - Charles Ramm, 902 Beech Avenue . Mr. Ramm's application asked that he be granted a 22 foot reduction in setback on Street, the side of the property fronting at 902 Beech Avenue because the house had been built on a 222 foot setback rather than the required 25 foot setback. The applica- tion explained that it had been an unintentional error, one that had not been caught when the plans were checked and when the building was passed for occupancy. It was moved by Member Crossley, seconded by Member King and carried that inasmuch as the error was' unintentional that Mr. Ramm be granted a reduction from 25 to 222 feet on "L" Street, the side of the property fronting at 902 Beech Avenue. ZONE VARIANCE -' Theodore Anderson, 148 Fourth Avenue Mr. Anderson's application asked that he be given permission to build a second house on his R-3 property with a reduction in setbadk on Fourth from 30 to 15 feet. The ex- isting house is built on a 25 foot setback. A letter of protest, signed by 7 property owners, was read. Vice Chairman Stewart stated that the application -would be held over until the next meeting for furtherstudy. RESOLUTION NO. 98 - Approving and Recommending to City Council the annexation of Property Known as Church of Nazarene Annexation . Offered by Member King, passed, adopted and approved by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members King, Calkins, Stewart, Crossley and Bendickson NOES: none ABSENT: Member Armstrong RESOLUTION NO. 99 - Approving and Recommending to City Council the Annexation of Property Known as First Baptist Church Annexation Offered by Member Crossley, passed, adopted and approved by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members King, Calkins, Stewart, Crossley and Bendickson NOES: none ABSENT: Member Armstrong RESOLUTION NO. 97 - Waiving Construction of Public Improvements West of Montgomery Freeway REQUIRed by Ordinance No. 543. Offered by Member Crossley, passed, adopted and approved by the following vote, to-wit:: - 2 A AYES: Members King, Calkins, Stewart, Crossley and Bendickson NOES: none ABSENT: Member Armstrong PERMISSION TO BUILD ON AN EASEMENT - Jack Lowenbein, approximately 548 "D" Street Mr. Lowenbein's letter was read, stating that he wishes to divide his R-3 property into two lots and requested that he be allowed to build on the resulting rear lot which would have its only access via.an easement to "D" Street. Chairman Stewart asked the purpose of an R-3 lot being divided and served via an easement, when the lot as a whole can be developed as extensively as the two separates. Mr. Lowenbein stated that it is a matter of financing, that he can get financing only for one building. at a time. It was moved by Member Crossley, seconded by Membet Bendickson and carried that the request to build on an easement be denied. PERMISSION TO BUILD ON AN EASEMENT - 100 Block Minot, Harold C. Foster Mr. Foster's agent presented the application and letter stating their desire of dividing an R-2 lot in Rosebank Subdivision, the 100 block of Minot, into three R-2 lots, and re- questing permission to build on the resulting interior lot via an, easement to Minot. He stated that the lot fronting on Minot has an existing house and that the third lot has approximately 20 frontage on the dedicated "D" Street and approximately 40 foot frontage on an alley. Member Crossley moved, Member King seconded and it was unanimously carried that the re- quest to build on the interior lot with its only access being via an easement to Minot be deniedp as the purpose of the easement is only to allow construction on completely land-locked areas, not for the purpose of dividing existing lots and thereby circumvent the zoning ordinance. Chairman Stewart stated that if the applicants had considered dividing the lot into two separate R-2 parcels, it would be necessary to apply for a variance to build on the lot fronting on "D" and the alley, as the lot would have less than 50 foot frontage on a dedi- cated street. REQUEST FOR PROPER ZONING OF A "FIGURE STUDIDI A letter was read from Mr. J. Fred Dunham, Curvaceous Figure Studios, asking that the Commission determine the proper zoning for a figure studio using mechanical message equip- ment, passive exercise equipment and vibratory belts. It was moved by Member Crossley, seconded by Member Calkins and unanimously carried that a resolution be-prepared for adoption establishing such an operation as a C-1 use. ZONING OF NEWLY ANNEXED LANDS After reading the list of recent annexations not yet permanently zoned, the Commission directed that the matter be held over until the next meeting for a field trip and asked that the owners of property in the Whittington #2 Annexa/ti:on and the "J" Street Annexa- tion be contacted to determine their desires as to zoning. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO MASTER PLAN OF HARBOR DEVX OPMENT A letter was read from the Harbor Commission asking for Planning Commission recommenda- _ 3 — tions in the implementation of the master plan for harbor devebpment. Because the work that is planned in the immediate future would change the master plan as approved by the Commission, the Planning Commission directed that.a public hearing, be called for the meeting of November 4�: 1957. REQUESTED STUDY ON REZONING OF BROADWAY A letter from the Chamber of Commerce was read asking that the Planning Commission con- sider the immediate rezoning of Broadway from its present M-.l to a C-2 commercial zone. The commission directed that the matter be.placed on the agenda, as time permits, so that the matter can be studied. REQUEST FOR REZONING OF A PORTION OF THIRD AVENUE A letter was read from Mr. J. D. Peters asking that the Commission consider the rezoning from R-3 to C-1 of the property on the west side of Third Avenue, between Madrona Street on the north, the railroad tracks on the west and the intersection of the tracks and Third Avenue on the south. This land is 'now occupied by the Chamber of Commerce building and the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Station. The commission directed that a public hearing be set for the 4th of November, 1957. PROPOSED AMENDMENTSTO ZONING ORDINANCE. The commission discussed the problem again of .the increasing number of requests- for change of zone and requests for permission to build. on lots with their only access being via an easement. It was decided that some consideration should be given to amending the zoning ordinance so that there would be a filing fee on zone change requests and that requests for easements would be handled in a manner similar to a zone variance, with a. filing fee and public hearing, and that this might help to discourage the filing of unreasonable requests. The commission directed that a public hearing be set for the 18th of November, 1957, and that the secretary prepare a written report that could be acted upon by the Commission and forwarded to City Council as a basis 'for an amendment to the zoning ,ordinance. ADJOURNMENT: Vice-Chairman Stewart adjourned the meeting, sine die. Respectfully submitted, =Snehouse Audre Secretary