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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1951-03-05 PC MINS MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COI:-A?ISSION OF THE - CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Ivlonday, March 5th, 1951 The Planning Commission met in the Council Chambers of the City Hall on the above date at 7:30 P.1:4. with the following Members present: Iffulff., Drew, Ramage, Poulter, Smith. Absent; Halferty, Stewart. Also Present: City Engineer Floyd, City Attorney Boyer, Councilman Riesland. It was moved by Member Drew; seconded by Member Smith, and carried, that the minutes of the meeting held February. 19, 1951 be approved,as mailed, with the following corrections: The minutes should read that the route of the proposed new highway to the North should cut directly across the City of San Diego, in- stead of Chula Vista, and the zone variance on the Third Avenue extension should specify that Mr. Davies" florist shop will -be required to be located at least 40 feet from the curb line instead of from the center of the street. At this point, 7:40.P-m- , Member'Stewart arrived. Zone Variance _ Hobart Homes - Request for a 15 foot setback on Country Club Drive. .t It was moved by Member Smith, seconded by Member Poulter, and carried, that the variance be granted for the reasons stated in the application. . At this point, 7:50 P.M., Member Halferty arrived. Off-Street Parking.Report - Members Ramage & Smith. After a general discussion the Planning Commission considered the following recommendations to be presented to the City Council: a parking lot on the East and jiTest sides of Third Avenue between Center Street and F Street; the widening of Church and Landis Avenues to 80 foot streets between E Street' and F Street for parallel parking; the adoption of the recommendations of Mr. Davis as a whole, with the exception that no action should be taken on the ball park on F Street as a parking lot at this time. It was moved by Member Smith, seconded by Member Poulter, and carried, that the matter be discussed further at the regular planning meeting, March 19, 1951.. At this point, 8:30 P.M., Member Smith left the meeting; Zone Variances Jake Dagenhart - 153 Brightwood Avenue It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Halferty, that Mr. Dagen- hart-'s request for a variance to reduce the size of his lot to 4,620 sq. ft. in- stead of the. required 6,000 sq. ft. in an R-3 zone, be granted for the reasons stated in-the application, and to be acted upon within 180 days. The motion was -2- carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members Drew, Halferty, Ramage, Stewart. I NOES: Members Poulter, Wulff. * ABSENT: Member Smith. Robert Griffin - Brightwood and E Sts. It was moved by Member Halferty, seconded by Member Poulter, that Mr. Griffin's request for a variance to deed away a portion of a lot and to reduce a lot to 50 x 85 ft. in an R-3 zone, and to use the same for R-3 purposes, be granted for the reasons stated in the application, provided the same is acted upon within 180 days. The motion was carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members Poulter, Halferty, Stewart, Wulff. NOES: Member Drew. ABSENT: Member Smith. NOT VOTING: Member Ramage. Hazel M. Gibb - 244 Garrett St. It was moved by Member Halferty, seconded by Member Drew, that Airs. Gibb's request for a variance to reduce the rear yard setback to 15 ,ft. be granted, for the reasons stated in the application, providing an additional 22 ft. is deeded to the City for a future 20 ft. alley, making, a total setback of 172 feet from the center of alley._ The motion was carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members Halferty, Drew, Ramage, Stewart, Wulff. NOES: Member Poulter. ABSENT: Member Smith. `J William H. Copp - 215 Davidson St. It was moved by Member Drew, seconded -by Member Halferty, and carried, that Mr. Copp's request for a variance to construct a single dwelling on a lot 50 x 100 ft. in an R-3 zone, be granted for the reasons stated it the application. Tree Removals Mr. Kenneth L. Hayden, 279 Twin Oaks., requested removal of an acacia tree from the parking strip in front of his property. It was moved by Member Drew, seconded by Member Stewart, and carried, that the tree be removed at the owner's expense and re-placed with another tree of a suitable type as recommended by the Park. Superintendent. Mrs. R. H. Owens, 139 G Street, requested removal of one, possibly two elms from the parking strip in front of her property. ' It was moved by Member Drew, seconded by Member Stewart, that the request be denied. The motion failed to carry by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Members Drew, Stewart. NOES: Members Poulter, Halferty, Ramage, Wulff. ABSENT: Member Smith. ' It was then moved by Member Poulter, seconded by Member Stewart, and carried, that only one of the trees be removed, at the owner's expense, subject to the Park Superintendent's recommendation, with no replacement necessary. Chairman Wulff recommended that the Park Superintendent's request for removal of palm trees at the Southeast corner of Madrona and Del Mar Avenues be tabled until the meeting of April 2, 1951. -3- Tentative Map - Miles and Dalseth Subdivision It was moved by Member Poulter, seconded by Member Ramage, and carried, that the tentative map be approved with the. following recommendations: a 30 ft. ease- ment on the East side of Lot 1; sidewalks may be waived on the South side of King St., east of Lot 18, curb and gutter to extend to West end of curb return; side- walks, curbs and gutters to be installed on the North side of King St. from the Easterly line of First Avenue to the ,Easterly line of Lot 1, including return. -Tentative Trap —Deming Subdivision It was moved 'by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Ramage, and carried, !.;that the tentative map be approved with the following recommendations: Whitney St. to be made 60 ft. instead of 50 ft.; increase the 25 ft. easement to 30 ft. for future extension of Carla Avenue. Recommendation to City Council .- Planning Engineer Chairman Wulff asked that the Commission recommend to the Council that the City employ a Planning Engineer. It was moved by Member Halferty, seconded by Member Poulter, and carried, that a competent person be employed on a full-time basis to serve in the capacity of Planning Engineer, and that a Division of Planning be established within the Department of Public Works, said Planning Engineer to be under the supervision of the City Engineer and responsible for the carrying out of the wishes of the City Planning Commission. Paramount Subdivision No. 1 It was moved by Member Poulter,' seconded by Member Stewart, and carried, that the revised tentative map of the above subdivision, showing a jog, 51 91' in the walk on the West side of the Easterly end of Woodlawn Avenue, be approved, and that the reduction of certain lots to 5,900 sq. ft. as shown on the map, be approved. Tentative Map - Kuebler Subdivision It was moved by Member Drew, seconded by Member Ramage, and carried, that the *yap be approved, providing a 60 ft. street is used, 40 ft. of which. is to be paved curb to curb. Adjournment It was moved by Member Poulter, seconded. by Member Drew, and carried, that the meeting adjourn to March 19, 1951. GAG JVY C. Steele, Secretary