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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-11-03 PC MINS MINUTES OF A REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE ,PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Monday, November 3, 1952 The Planning Commission met in the Council Chamber at City Hall on the above date at 7:30 P.M. with the following Members present: Wulff, Longworth, Drew, Ramage, Stewart, Poulter: Absent: Smith, Also Present: City Attorney Boyer, City Planner Wagner and Asst. to City Engineer, Wheeler. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Longworth, and carried, that the minutes of the meeting held October -6,' 1952, be approved. av TREE REMOVALS Pepper Tree Lane Tract requested the removal of 5 pepper trees - south side of "Kn Street between Riverlawn and Woodlawn Aves. to allow for driveways for new homes. It was moved by Member Ramage, seconded by Member Stewart and carried that the Planning Comission approve the removal of the 5 trees as requested at the owneres expense, subject to replacement only if required by- the Superintendent of Parks. R. -M. Sexauer requested that one black acacia at 247 Church Ave. be removed. It was moved by Member Drew, seconded by Member Ramage, and carried, that the requested tree be removed at the expense of owner-and with no replacement; A. B. Ellington, 625 National Ave. requested the removal of 8 palm trees at that address. It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Longworth, and carried, that the 8 trees be removed at the expense of owner and with no replacement. John Gardner requested permission to remove four palm trees on the 100 feet northerly of Halsey Street on the east side of National Ave. It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Drew, and carried, that the four palm trees be removed at the expense of the owner - without replacements. TENTATIVE MAP - Country Club Villa No, 2 - Wayne Smith for H.H. Johnson It w s moved by Member Poulter, seconded by Member Stewart, and carried, that the tentative map of Country Club Villas. No, 2 - 84 lots - East of Hilltop Drive and Country Club Villas subdivision - area now in San Diego County - be approved with the following' provisions: 30 foot setbacks instead of 20 foot be provided on Sierra Way; that a one foot lot on the southern terminus of Roberts Avenue be deeded in fee to theCity of Chula Vista; that. 50 feet property line radius be provided on the turn around "at the end of Roberts Avenue; that a minimum of ten feet of tangent be shown on Sierra Way on the reverse curve; and subject to approval by the City Engineers. -2- TENTATIVE MAP - Kenwood Village No. 3 - Henry Algert It was moved by Member Poulter, seconded by Member Stewart, and carried, that the tentative map of Kenwood Village No,, 3 - Stafford & Gardner - N.W. Corner Fifth and ttJ" -- approximately 12 acres, 40 lots, R-1 zone be approved as submitted upon the follovaing conditions: That the streets be made 54 feet vide instead of 50 feet, thus reducing the lots from 7000 sq. ft. to 6700 sq. ft. Also provided that the street names of the north-south streets be Ash, Beech, Cedar and a new.name to be given to Smith Street. Also provided that setbacks on 11K11 Street be 20 feet in- stead of 25 feet as .shown on the tentative map. TENTATIVE MAP - Verde Park #4 - Harold Foster It was moved by Member Drew, seconded by Member Ramage, and carried, that the tentative map of Verde Park #4 - continuation .of Fig Ave. north of "J" Street - 7 lots - be approved as submitted, FINAL MAP - Westmont - Harold Foster It was moved by Member Drew, seconded by Member Stewart, and carried, that, in the absence of Mr. Foster, consideration of Final Map of Westmont - 45 lots - approximately 10 acres - S.E. Corner Fifth and "J" be postponed until the first City Planning Commission meeting in December, 1952. ZONE VARIJ�NCES Mr. Phillip Davila., 226 Ash Ave., requested permission to construct between "Ell and Davidson Streets or rental purposes) a 2-bedroom residence facing East Park " ,Lane on a 60, x 1201 lot. There is an existing 3-bedroom residence on this lot, facing on Ash Ave. and is in an R-1 zone adjacent to M-1 zone. Mr. Henneh, a neighbor and acquaintance of Mr.. Davila for 51 years, opposed a zoning variance because he stated he believed such a variance would devaluate all of the properties on the block which was planned for single family residences; He contended that if one variance was allowed, others might be allowed also. Mr. Fred Kidd, who lives next door to Mr. Davila, stated that he did not believe the variance, if allowed, would reduce the value of the property to anyone. It was moved by Member Poulter, seconded by Member Stewart, and carried, that action on this request be postponed to the first meeting of the City Planning Com- mission in December, 19523 at which time Mr. Davila is asked to present a plot plan to the Commission. Mrs. Everett T. Jones, 522 Third Ave.,_ requested permission to be allowed to . " continue to display 0 x 2-1/2s real estate sign which exceeds the 1-1/2 sq. ft. limitation placed on zone variance. It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by . Member Longworth, -and carried, that in view of the fact that there was a misunder- standing on the subsequent purchase of the size sign not in keeping with the zone variance, the 21 x 221 sign purchased by the applicant be approved for' the reasons mentioned in the amended application. Member Drew did not v6te; -3- Mr. Fred H. Watts, 703 First Ave., requested reduction of required 201 set- back on .the south side of "J" Street east of First Ave. to allow addition to ' existing dwelling. It was moved by Member Ramage, seconded by Member Longworth, and carried, that a variance be granted to line the house up with the other houses to the east on that street. Herb Davies,Sign Matter. When variance was granted for a flower shop on Third Ave. xtension,- no approval was given for a 48 sq. ft. sign. It was moved by Member Drew, seconded by Member Ramage, and carried, that a sign at the west end of the building, on. a 12' post, be considered a pertinent part of the equip- ment of the business for which was granted the zone variance. APPROVAL OF CHURCH LOCATION Mr. Mangum and Mr. Harris Goodwin requested approval of location of the Church of Christ, at 231 Fourth Avenue. It was moved by'Member Stewart, seconded -by Member Drew, and carried, that permission be granted, provided the required 20-foot setback, 10 foot side yards •and=.10 feet between church and old residence be conformed with. APPROVAL OF CASSELMAN STREET OPENING Approval of the opening of i65, of Casselman Street east of Monte Vista. Ave.- as a 50, wide street, with all improvements, was requested. It was moved by Member Longworth, seconded by Member Drew, and carried, that the property be ap- proved for the opening of a street, .subject to the approval of the City Engineer. APPROVAL OF REPORT TO COUNCIL Approval of report to Council required by Section 16-F (Variance-Appeal) of Ord. 398 on the Warren Thomas variance request for a trailer park in the R-3 zone. It was, moved by Member Drew, seconded by Member Stewart, and carried, that the proposed report of the Commission required by Section 16-F regarding the Warren Thomas variance be approved and submitted to .the City Council, Member Poulter.3:eft the meeting at this point. REPORTS OF CITY PLANNER Mr. Wagner outlined his proposed -project numbering system and said that he hoped to have all Commission activities covered in the system and copies ready for distribution by the November 17th meeting. On the subject of the Master Street Plan, he stated that the City Engineer's field crew had staked out the nLi► Street- Telegraph Canyon road extension and were working on the other major streets and as soon as all were completed he would arrange for, the Commission to make a field trip to-inspect the centerline stakes. Mr. Magner invited all members of the Commission to attend a Four-County Highway Association luncheon on Monday, November 10, 1952, for the purpose of discussing highway problems with representatives from San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange and Imperial Counties. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Member Drew, seconded by Member Longworth, and carried, that the meeting adjourn until Monday, November 17, 1952, at 7:30 P.M.