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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-08-05 PC MINS REGULAR MEETING OF THE PIANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA August 5, 1957 The regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Chula Vista was held at 7:30 P.M. on the above date in- CouncilChambers at Civic Center with the following members present:; King, Calkins, Menzel, Crossley, Stewart, Axelson. Absent: Member Armstrong. Also present: Attorney Albert Boyer, Principal Engineer Hars`hman.: APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Member Callins, seconded by Member Crossley and unanimously carried'. that the minutes of the meeting of July 15, 1957, be approved, copies having been mailed to each member. APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM ORDINANCE NO 543: St. Johnt s- Episcopal Church - First and Kearney A plot plan s4owing proposed and .future construction .of churchbuildings'-for the St. Jo�ml s Episcoppl Church on First Avenue south of Kearney,. was .presented .along with a letter asking for relief from installing certain public improvemen is at the location.: A letter was read giving recommendations of the Department of Engineering faith regard to public improvements. It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Axelson and unanimously carried-:a's follows: That the Planning Commission finds .that as indicated in recommendations from the Department of Engineering, it is extremely impractical at this time for sidewalk, to be installed on the northerly 260 feet of the west side of First or for any of the public improvements to be installed on the remainder of the church property on First ;. but, that curb, gutter, sidewalk and shoulder be installed on the" south side of Kearney abutting the church property and on the southwest corner of the intersection of First and Kearney and that curb, gutter and shoulder be installed on the northerly 260 feet of the west side of First Avenue abutting church property. That the balance of the public improvements be installed at the time the remaining buildings shown on the plan are constructed. That the church site be approved as per plan submitted. s AMENDMENT OF MASTER STREET PLAN - "Hit Street east of Hilltop and Master Streets west of Montgomery Freeway The Commission set a public hearing for Tuesday, September 3, 1957, for consideration of amending the master street plan to conform to the Mohr report, project No. 1006-8 for the area west of Montgomery Freewak and also to conform to the tentatively approved map of Pardee-Phillips Subdivision for the extension of "H" Street east of, Hilltop Drive, H. Street and Sons - Relief from Provisions of Ordinance No. 543. The letter from H. Street & Sons asking thaat they be exempt from installing public improvements at their wrecking yard, now under construction, at "E" Street and Bay Boule- vard, Wext, was read along with a letter of recommendations from the Department of Engineering. J I 194 Montebello, protested the change of zone. Mr. Dominicl� Rego, petitioner for the rezoning, stated that because of the strong opposition, he wishes to withdraw the CD petition. Member Crossley moved, Member Axelson seconded and the motion carried that the petition for rezoning be denied. PROPOSED REZONING OF PROPERTY FRONTING ON BROADWAY BETWEEN "Ht' AND "I" The situation was explained that because a portion of property fronting on Broadway be- tween "H" and "I" is being used to a 150 or 180 foot depth for business and because the business zone is only 125 feet deep�.,a request for the extension of the M-1 zone to a 180 foot depth from 125 feet had been made. The Commission directed that a letter be written to the party questioning the depth of the zone stating that they should apply for a zone variance to resolve their particular , situation or that they wait until the Commission is in a position to make a study of the complete Broadway area with respect to type and depth of zoning. Rather than undertake to correct the situation piecemeal, the Commission- prefers to have a study made of the entire length of Broadway and attempt to resolve the problem in one action. Member Stewart requested that a legal opinion be gotten as to the difference between a zone variance and a zone change with respect to the title of the property, and that this information be included in the above-described letter. JUDSON RESERVOIR ANNEXATION No action taken as the proponents for annexation requested that the .petition be withdrawn at this time. PLANNING COMMISSION FINDINGS ON THE "E" STREET REZONING Chairman Menzel asked that the report from the Planning Commission on their findings of the proposed rezoning of "E" Street from R-1 and R-3 to C-2, be read and asked the members for any comments they may have. Member Stewart stated that he is of the opinion that the correction to be made to the minutes of the August 5th meeting should also be be reflected in the findings. Member Armstrong stated that even though he did not attend the meeting at which the decision was reached, he had been present at the hearing and agrees with the findings. It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Crossley and carried that the find- ings be approved with the above change and forwarded to City Council. Member King voted "no" for the reason that he had been in favor of the rezoning. HALF-STREET DEDICATION EAST OF SECOND AVENUE, SOUTH OF MURILY Member Stewart moved, Hember Crossley seconded and the motion carried that the matter be held over to the September 3rd meeting for further study and a field trip. EXTENSION OF TIME ON ZONE VARIANCE - Fbrence Rehfield, Southwest Corner 5th & Flower A letter was read from lvi-s. Rehfield asking that the time on a variance granted to her allowing a reduction in setback on both Fifth and on Flower Streets be extended for one year. Mrs. Rehfield has built on Flower, using the setback reduction granted, but has not been able to build on Fifth using the 20' setback granted. - 2 It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Axelson and carried that Mrs. Rehfield be granted an extension of time on the variance granting a setback reduction on Fifth Avenue. Said extension to expire September 1, 1958. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PLANNING CONGRESS A communication from the Southern California Planning Congress was read adcing the name of the member appoirted to serve on the Advisory Board. Chairman Menzel was elected to serve in this position. HARBOR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION TO ODUNCIL A communication from the Harbor Commission with respect to the letter from the San Diego and Arizone Eastern Railway concerning the Mohr-Adams-Plourde Report was read. No action. PETITIONS FOR REZONING Due to the numerous petitions for rezoning of small pieces of property being brought before the Commission, discussion was held as to a means to curb the promiscuous filing of petitions as a means of avoiding paying the fee for a zone variance. At the present time a .$35.00 filing fee is charged to handle the expense of processing zone variances with no fee being charged for zone change. It was thought that in order to avoid diffi- culty, if a charge is made, it would cover the cost of processing the petition for re- zoning and not the actual amendment of the ordinance. There is at present a $50.00 filing fee when plans for new trailer parks are submitted to the Commission for approval. The Commission directed that the secretary contact local .cities to determine what charges, if any, are made for requests to reclassify or change zones and also to obtain the average publication charge for the most recent requests for rezoning that we have had. ORAL COMMUNICATION Mr. Peter Schnor, 700 First Avenue, explained that he has a problem with the grade level of the street at his property, and needed help. The Commission explained that he would have to contact the Engineering Department or the City Council, as theyhave no authority in s uch matters. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Menzel adjourned the meeting sine, dies explaining that the regular meeting of September would be held on the 3rd rather than the 2nd due to the 2nd being Labor Day. Respectfully submitted, � r AudreySt /ehouse Secretar as Member Stewart moved, Member King seconded and the motion carried unanimously, that a letter be directed to the City Council with the findings above approved, stating that the Planning Commission again strongly recommends that a study of the commercial zoning in Chula Vista in connection with the proposed rezoning of "E" Street to commercial, be made by a competent planning consultant prior to any action accomplishing the rezoning.