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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-06-02 PC MINS MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Held Monday, June 2, 1952 The Planning Commission met in the Council Chamber at City Hall on the above date with the following Members present: Poulter, Drew, Stewart, Wulff, Ramage. Absent: Members Smith, Longworth. Also Present: _ City Attorney Boyer, City. Planner Wagner. • APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Member Wulff, seconded by Member Drew, and carried, that the minutes of the meeting held May 19, 1952 be approved, copies having been mailed to each Member. TREE REMOVALS Mr. Olen Williams, 120 Madison Ave., requested the removal of one black acacia tree from the parking strip in front of his property, to allow the installation of a driveway. It was moved by Member Ramage, seconded by Member Stewart, and carried, that the tree be removed at the ownerts expense and replaced with a suitable type of tree as recommended by the Park Superintendent. Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 181 Fifth,Ave., requested the removal of three black acacia trees from the parking strip in front of. the church property because of the destruction of palm trees between them. It was moved by Member Wulff, seconded by Member Stewart, and carried, that the trees be removed at the applicant's expense, with no replacement necessary. FINAL MAP - Pepper Tree Lane - Henry Algert. It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Ramage, and carried, that the Final Map be approved, subject to the checking of the map and improvement plans by the City Engineer. ZONE VARIANCES i 7'l d 1 l C� Yl 1 N R Mr. Arthur J. Mashburn, 88 Second Ave., presente an amended application for ap- proval of a guest house in an 9-1 zone on a lot having less than 8,000 sq. ft. and with less than the required 5 ft. side yard, the guest house to be built to the lot line. At the request of the Commission, Mr. Cord, Building Inspector appeared,:_to state the requirements. which Mr. Mashburn must meet to conform to the Uniform Building Code and the State Housing Act. It was moved by Member Drew, seconded by Member Stewart, -and carried, that the request be granted, subject to conformance with the Uniform Building Code and State Housing Act. Mrs. Marvel Allen, 478 Second Ave., requested approval of a child care center in a residence in an R-1 zone. Mrs. Allen's first application was referred back to the Planning Commission for further study by the City Council as a result of three letters of protest to the Commission's granting of said application. Mr. De Fere appeared be- fore the Commission, representing Mrs. Allen, and filed- a petition signed by 31 adjacent property owners approving the variance request. Letters of protest from Mr. and Mrs. { _ Walther, Mr. and Mrs. Burr and Mr. and Mrs., Jantz, were read by' City Planner Wagner, said letters having been read to'the -City Council at their meeting of May 13, 1952. -2- Letters in favor of the variance, from Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, Dr. Jacob Wenig, M.D., Mrs. R. W. Trupp and Mrs. R. H. Rush, were read by,14r. Wagner. Mrs. Walther was in the audience and added a further protest. Member Wulff stated that he wished to go on record that the Planning Commission was not setting any precedent, if the variance was granted, in granting a business in an R-1 zone, because such requests had been granted before. Member Drew stated that his feelings were the same as stated in his letter to the Commission, said letter being on file in the office of the City Planner. Miss Mary Pagliaro, Social Worker, was present at the meeting and spoke in favor of Mrs. Allents work. It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Wulff, that a Resolution be prepared by the City Attorney, granting the variance. The motion was carried by the following vote, to writ: AYES: Members Stewart, Wulff, Poulter, Ramage. NOES: Member Drew. ABSENT: Members Smith, Longworth. Mrs. Mary Ricchiuti, 1941H" St., requested approval of--a child care center in an R-1 zone. Letters favoring Te variance from Helen and Lillian Kennedy, Mrs. Eliza- beth Showalter, and 2vss. Dorothy McCready were read by Mr. Wagner, as well as letters in protest from Mr. and Mrs. Jantz, Mr. and Mrs. Burr and Mr. and Mrs. Walther. Mrs. Berger was in the audience and spoke 'in favor of the variance. It was moved by Member Ramage, seconded by Member Stewart, that a Resolution be prepared by the City Attorney, granting the variance, for a two-year period ending December 31, 1953; limitdd-to: 1). a maximum of eight children, 2). provided it was conducted in conformance with County regulations 3). and provided advertising signs do not exceed 4 sq. ft. The motion was carried by the following -vote, to-wit: -AYES: 'Members Ramage, Stewart, Wulff, Poulter. NOES: Member Drew. ABSENT: Members Smith, -Longworth. Chula Vista Savings and Loan Assoc., 406 Third Ave., requested approval of' the 1 elimination of the required ft. rear yard to enable addition to existing building at the rear. It was moved by Member Ramage, seconded by Member Wulff, and carried, that the variance be granted for the reasons stated 'in the application. Mr. Everett T. JUones, 522 Third Ave., requested- approval to operate a licensed real estate office within the Manager's office of an existing court apartment in an R-3 zone. It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Wulff, and carried, that the variance be granted for the reasons stated in the application, with a sign not to exceed one -and one-half (11) sq. ft., for a period ending December 31, 1954. Member Drew did not vote. APPROVAL OF TRAILER PARK PLANS - 246 National Ave. It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Wulff, that the trailer park plans be approved. The motion failed to carry by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members Stewart, Wulff, Ramage. - NOES: Members Drew, Poulter. ABSENT: Members Smith, Longworth. Member Drew suggested that the matter be again considered at the meeting of June 16, 1952. APPROVAL OF HIGHWAY PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS - Chula Vista-National City Chambers of Commerce. City Planner Wagner distributed maps and outlined the joint Chambers of Commerce -3- recommendations for five major highway improvements connecting Chula Vista, National City and.surrounding vicinities with Highways 3952 80 and State College in San Diego. It was moved by Member Ramage, seconded by Member Wulff, and unanimously carried, that the Planning Commission is in favor of the proposed recommendations, authorized the Chairman to sign the map as approved and requested the City Attorney to prepare a Resolution indicating approval of the map. APPROVAL OF EASEMENT - Corte Maria Ave. & "D" St. It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Ramage, and carried, that private easements for the extension of "D" Street Easterly of Corte Maria Ave., and Corte Maria Ave. Southerly of "D" St., be approved for the purpose of permitting construction of a dwelling on land adjacent to the easements, owned by applicants, Gordon W. Bixler and Bette L. Bixler, said land being described in that certain deed, .dated September 21, 1948, recorded October 4, 1948 in Book 2967, Page 399 of Official Records of the County Recorder of San Diego' County. RECOMMENDATION ON STREET NAME CHANGES - Mr. Wagner. The City Planner presented the following suggested name changes for eight streets in the City of Chula Vista: 1. Orange Street to Seavale Street. 2. Smith Avenue to Beech Avenue. 3. "I" Esplanade to West Manor Drive. 4. "J" Esplanade to East Manor Drive. 5. National Parkway to Halsey Street. ` 6. Laguna Street to Laguna Avenue. 7. "D" Street, between,First and Second Avenues, to Hill Street. 8. Palomar Drive to Cuyamaca Drive. The matter was continued for further study. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Member Stewart, seconded by Member Wulff, and carried, that the meeting adjourn to Monday, June 16, 1952. . C. Steele, Secretary i