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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-01-07 PC MINS • N MINUTES OF A REGULAR NEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA— Held Monday, January 7, 1952 The Planning Commission met in the Council Chamber at City Hall on the above date at 7:30 P.M. with Chairman Wulff presiding. Present: Members Wulff, Drew, Ramage, Halferty, Stewart, Poulter, Smith. Absent: None Also Present: City Attorney Boyer, Assistant City Engineer Wheeler, City Planner Wagner. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Member Smith, seconded by Member Stewart, and carried, that the minutes of the meeting held December 17, 1951 be approved, copies having been mailed to the Members. TENTATIVE MAP - Vista Real - Harold Foster. Mr. Wilson iA.ied, one of the owners of the property was present and objected to the request of City Planner Wagner that Kearney Street be placed at the south boundary of the subdivision on the grounds that it would eliminate five lots. A compromise was discussed which resulted in a motion by Member Smith "that the Tenta- tive Map of Vista Real be approved with a reduction in lot sizes to no less than 5500 sq. ft. and that Kearney Street be located at the south boundary of the sub- division as 30 foot travel way on a 45 foot right of way with combination curbs and sidewalks ten (10) feet from the property line on the north side and curbs without sidewalks five (5) feet from the property line on the south side and a 5 foot set- back from the property line on the north side with a reduction in set-back on "J" Street from 25 feet to 20 feet with a one foot wide lot to be dedicated to the City at the east end of Kearney Street", and was seconded by Member Ramage and carried, all voting aye. ZONE VARIANCES Mr. Otis L. Gray, 459 "D" Street, requested a variance to allow construction of an Additional unit at the rear of a 75 foot by 158 foot lot in an R-1 zone, tabled from the meeting of December 3, 1951 for-study-of possible rezoning of the entire block from R-1 to -R-3. It was moved by Member Halferty, and seconded by Member Drew "that the request be granted for the reasons stated in the application, provided that a garage or car port be provided for each unit and that the time limit for starting construction be six months" was carried, all voting aye. Mr. John L. Hoffman, 587 Third Avenue", .requested reduction of the rear yard set-back from 25 feet to 11-0-Te—et for an additional unit in an R-3 zone. City Attorney Boyer noted that all the required property owners had not signed the petition. Chair- man Wulff pointed out that the Commission was considering the reduction of rear yards in R-3 zones from 2.5 feet to 15 feet and asked ;sir. Hoffman if 15 feet would suffice. Mr. Hoffman felt he needed the reduction to 10 feet, but would get the necessary other signatures on the petition and provide more information and return to the meeting of January 21, 1952 for final action by the Commission. I + � -2- APPROVAL OF TRAILER PARK PLANS - J. R. Crocker, Quarter Section 163, between "H" and "I"Streets, from right-of--ay of and 330 feet easterly of San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railroad: Mr. J. R. Crocker, and his attorney, Mr. Charles E. Burch, were present and discussion centered- around the developments lack of compliance with the proposed Major Street Plan. It was moved by Member Poulter, seconded by Member Smith,--and carried, that the plans be approved subject to permanent improvements being located so as to conform to the proposed Master Street Plan'and that curbs and gutters be installed on "H" and "I" Streets, all I.4embers voting aye. - ib.. ?WALTER P. KRAMES; Assistant General Freignt Agent for the Santa Fe Railroad request for approval of salvage enterprise on Santa Fe tidelands north of the City and west of the Freeway was laid over for a future meeting at the request of the . developers. INALTER DAVIS, CHAM3ER OF COISTERCE, requesting approval of a billboard advertising Chula Vista business centers, stated that the City should have some sort of sign or billboard to be located near the southeast corner of Third Avenue Extension and Fourth Avenue to direct cars to our two business districts. Assistant City Engineer Wheeler stated that Sari Diego County would soon install traffic separations at the intersection and possibly signal lights. As a result of further discussion it was moved by Member Drew and seconded by 1.4ember Stewart and carried, "that the Planning Cormiission favor some sort of business directional sign at the southeast corner of Third Avenue Exten- sion and Fourth Avenue and that it be lighted", all voting aye. RECODMIENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON BILLBOARD CONTROL ON FREYWAYS laid over from last meeting. Mr.- Charles Dana, representing Foster and Kleiser Co. was present and spoke in behalf of the advertising industry locally and City Planner Wagner read a 6 letter to the Commission signed by I.4r. Dana which attacked certain statements allegedly contained in Mir. Luchenbachls letter to the City Council. City Planner Wagner stated that San Diego City and County Planning Commissions were meet-ing Monday, January 14, 1952 to discuss this matter and we have been invited to attend. It was agreed that Chula Vista Planning would be represented at this meeting and action taker_ later. A LETTER FROM J. I:4. McDONALD, district superintendent of Sweetwater Union High School district requesting approval of purchase of 10 acres additional land adjacent to present facilities for expansion was read by City Planner Wagner. It was moved by Member Smith and seconded by Member Ramage,_ and carried, that the site be approved.as requested and that a letter be drafted and sent to Lor. McDonald notifying hfm of :the Commissionls action. Member Drew discussed the problem of school buying potentially good business property and cited Flower Street School as an example. He stated that the north side of "E" Street is good business property. DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTION NO. 20 OF INTENTION TO AMEND ORDINANCE 398: A letter from the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce stating they wish to go on record as favoring the rezoning from R+I-2 to R-3 of the property east of the S. D. and A. E. R. R. from "J" Street north to the south line of the S. D. and A. E. property approximately 600 feet south of the south line of "D" Street in Quarter Sec. 161 and the property north of this point remain in its present zone. Mr. C. H. Eichenlaub representing the S. D. and A. E. R. R. stated that they wanted their entire 7 acre piece of property to be either M-1 or I1-2, a portion of which is now R-3 adjacent to troodlawn Avenue. As a result of further discussion, it was moved by Member Smith, seconded by Member Poulter, and carried, that the property from the north line of "D" Street to the north City limits and east of the Freeway that the Ie4-2 zone be changed to M-1 and that the R-3 zone remain as is. It was moved by Member Drew, seconded by Member Smith, and carried, that the S. D. and A. E. R. R. property, located between the east line of -3- Montgomery Freeway and 7oodlawn Avenue and between "D" Street and the prolongation of the center line of Flower Street, which is now zoned"i.1-2 and R-3, be zoned 11-1 by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members Wulff, Drew, Smith, Ramage, Halferty, Stewart. NOES: Member Poulter. ABSENT: None. It was moved by MemberRamage, and seconded by Member Smith, that, with the except- ion of the S. D. and A. E. R. R. right of way, all property lying easterly of said right of way Jxetween the prolongation of the center line of Flower Street south to "H" Street and from "I" Street to "J" Street, that is now zoned 1.4-2 to be rezoned to R-3, carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members Wulff, Smith, Ramage, Poulter, Stewart, Halferty. NOES: Member Drew. ABSENT: None. It was moved by Member Halferty, seconded by Member Stewart, and carried, that Lots 11 and 14 of Quarter Sec. 136 remain in the R-1 zone, all voting aye. It was moved by Member Poulter, seconded by Member Drew and carried, that Rosebank Subdivision remain in the R-2 zone, all voting aye. It was moved by Vember Smith, seconded by Member Ramage, and carried, that the block between Fourth and Fifth Avenues and between "C" and "D" Streets be rezoned from R-1 to R-3 zone, all voting aye: ._ " It was moved by Menber Smith, seconded by Member Ramage, that section (k) of Resolution No. 20 be approved as worded except to add that business parking can be provided irithin •1000 feet from the main building, and was carried by the following vote, to writ: AYES: Members vuulff, Smith, Ramage, Poulter, Stewart, Halferty. NOES: Member Drew. ABSENT: None. It was moved by T!ember Smith, shconded by Member Stewart, that Resolution No. 20 of Intention to Amend Ordinance No. 398 be adopted, and was carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members Wulff, Poulter, Smith, Ramage, Stewart, Halferty. NOES: Member Drew. ABSENT: None. It was moved by Member Smith, seconded by Member Ramage, and carried, that the meeting adjourn sine die at 12:30 A.M. Fred E. Wagner, City Pla, er Acting Secretary P