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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-09-16 PC MINS A REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA September 16, 1957 The regular adjourned meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Chula Vista was held on the above date in Council Chambers at Civic Center at 7::30 P.M. with the following members present: King, Armstrong, Calkins,- Stewart, Crossley and Menzel. Absent: none. Also present: City Attorney Campbell and Principal Engineer Harshman. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:; It was moved-by Member Crossley, seconded by Member Calkins and unanimously carried that the minutes of the meeting of September 3 be approued, copies having been mailed to each member. PARDEE-PHILLIPS SUBDIVISION UNIT NO. 1 '- Final Map A letter from the Department of Engineering recommending approval of said map with certain recommendations, wase read, and maps presented to Commission. It was moved by Member Crossley, seconded by Member Stewart and carried that the subdivider incorporate the following changes on the final map of Pardee-Phillips Subdivision, Unit No. 1 and return to the Planning Commission for final approval:, 1. That Robert- Avenue be renamed and be realigned so that a 301 half-street is included in the subdivision and that the street extend south to Lot 15, - Block A of the final map. 2., That 1' lots- be shown and dedicated on the north end of Carla Avenue, the west end of Whitney, north and south ends of Robert Avenue and along the centerline of the realigned Robert Avenue.. 3.. That the travel-width of Robert Avenue be according to Engineering Department specifications. ZONE VARIAKE - Peter and Nellie Zounes' - 636 "E" Street Chairman Menzel stated that as the public hearing had been closed at the last meeting, no further comments could be heard. He asked that the secretary report information re- ceived, upon request, from the Butchers Union and from Mr. Grana Leake, charged with the enforcement ,of the State Pure Food and Drug Act in this area. Mr. Leake is also the senior inspector of fish canneries in this area. Chairman Menzel stated that any affirm- ative action would have to be for a new zone variance rather than an extension of one granted to Mr. Zounes in 1949. It was moved by .Member Stewart, that in accordance with the application for zone -variance that the variance be granted for the operation and maintenance of a fish food processing' manufacturing and distributing plant subject to the following conditions: 1. That as suggested by the City Attorney, the variance granted in 1949 to Mr. Zounes be withdrawn upon application from Mr.Zounes. - 1 2. That only frozen filets of tuna be used in the operation. 3. That any waste material from the processing be refrigerated until such time as it is removed to the reduction plant from Chula Vista. 4. That the operation under this zone variance will not result in the emission of obnoxious or offensive odors in the adjacent area. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members Armstrong, Calkins, Menzel, Crossley and Stewart NOES: Member King ABSENT: none ZONE VARIANCE - Lloyd Lee, Inc. - 740 "F" Street The variance application asking for a 25 foot reduction in front yard setback at 740 ''F" Stret, an M-1 zone, was read. Mr. Lee explained that they had no definite plans for development but that in most cases an M-1 zone has no setback and they felt the property could better be utilized for industry without the setback. It was moved by Mr. King, seconded by Member Calkins that the reduction in setback from 25 to 0 feet be granted for a period of one year and that if the property is m t developed utilizing the reduction within that period, that the variance be void. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members King, Armstrong, Calkins, Menzel and Stewart NOES: Member Crossley ABSENT: none Member Crossley asked that it be a matter of record that he voted no because of the lack of provisions for off-street parking. POLICY REGARDING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE NO. 543. It was moved by Member Stewart, that in accordance with recommendations from the Depart- ment of Engineering in their letter of August 5, outlined below, that public improvements required by Ordinance No. 543 be waived in the M-2 one, the area lying west of Montgomery Freeway and further than any such improvements required in this area, heretofore not . waived by the Commission, but not yet constructed, are hereby waived. "Little, if any, .attention has ever been given to the establishment of street grades west of MontgomEry Freeway. Hence, we have very little background reference material with which to work. Development of the area to the existing highwater mark would be in in itself a defficult problem because of the excessively flat terrain. However, we are now faced with even greater problems introduced by the Mohr-Admas-Plourde Plan.for bay development. Because of the nature of the proposed fill to the "bulkhead line", exten- sive and detailed study must be made over the entire area west of the freeway in order to eliminate removal and replacement of any new work presently installed. Lack of a master drainage plan could set the bay development plan back several years at considerable cost to the city. "Until a master engineering plan is developmd, we feel that installation of public im- provements in the entire area west of Montgomery Freeway should be waived. If the - 2 - Planning Commission is in adcord with the thinking of this Division..." The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members King, Calkins, Menzel and Stewart NOES : Members Crossley and Armstrong ABSENT: none Member Armstrong asked that it be made a matter of record that he voted no for the reason that in his opinion it is not definite at this time that Bay Boulevard qualifies for such a blanket exemption, being partially developed and because it has been stated that in sorry cases on Bay Boulevard there would be little or no grade problem. REQUEST FOR EXR4PTION FROM PROVTSIONS OF CRDINANCE NO. 543. A letter was read from the Cotton Co=s truction Company asking that theScott Brothers Glass Company at Bay Boulevard and "I" Streets be exempt from installing public im- provements requiring during construction of new buildings. The Commission directed that the secretary inform this company of the action taken by this Commission in waiving such improvements in the area west of Montgomery Freeway. APPROVAL OF SCHOOL SITE A. letter and map were presented to the Commission fromthe Sweetwater Union High School District requesting that the easterly 40 acres of the south half of Quartersection 112 be approved as a site for a new senior high school, aaid site to include appro2mately 30 acres shown on the tentative map of Pardee-Phillips Subdivision previously approved by the Commission. It was moved by Member Crossley, seconded by Member Calkins and unanimously carried that the site be approved for a new senior high school but that the precise building plans for the plant be presented to the Commission for approval. RECOMMENDATION: It was moved by Member Stewart, secorrbd by Member Crossley and carried that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that Mr. Edgar Culnan be considered for the Planning Commission to serve in the unexpired term of Col. 0. A. Axelson. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned sine die. ' Respectfully submitted, Audrey S nehouse Secreta-_7