HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Comm min 1965/12/06December 6, 1965
"re r'egdlar meeting of the Cit? Pls*n~ng :~o-m:i:~s~ol'~ w~:'., ~,eld on the above date in
t~e Council Chamber, giviic Cer::Ler,, ~,~h tqe ;o~':~.~w~-~9 members present: Stevenson,
Stewart, Smith, Johns~r, Ad~¢2:; ,-,d ::let. AS:;e~t: ¢~e,~b..r Vaden (with prior notifi-
c~t~or,~'. Also present: D~e, ct:~ of P:i~.";T;~:g W 'req, Associate Planner Manganell~,
' tv Attorney t[ndberg:, Pr~-;c~p~ Er:g~r;eer ¢~[';;cm~n ~qd Plaqn]ng Draftsman Irish.
APPROVAL 3F M~Nd/E~
~'~2( (,=~yer-Adams) ,~m;tes of *~cve-~be:~ ,5 ~96~, be ~pp~oved as malled.
FTZbN~NO ~ PUBLIC HEAR~N;3: 2oc:t',..'-/;: :ot,-~e,r of Fou~t~ 8~d ~H'" Street -R-3 to C-1
;~( ~pp~ication w~:~ re&d ~ w~ ~ re~ce~' w3', m~de tc rezone from R-3 to C-1
;be ~;outheast corner of ~ou th :,*,d '~'
E~ect:or of Piann~9 Wsrren subm t~¢;c ~ F~13t. p~4r.~ m}t~ng the location and adjacent
~=;:d use. The request ~nvo~ves 3 49ts p~es6:~t~y zor. ed R-3 and developed with single-
fsm:~y residences. The Cener,~ Pt;=-, pli3ces tr~s ~nter~ect~on and surroundin9 area
¢:he very high-density res~de~t~s~ c;4:*'~f~c~t:~)~. The applicant would propose to
construct a seFv~Ee sts[~o-: o} ~hL, site. ;~4 ~eques[ ~s followed by a conditlona]
- u:;e permit and a vr,:'~snc::'~ ;~;~ rely, ted to t".~s recjLest.
!'h~ be~n9 the t:~me and p~ece a:; advertised, the he~r~*9 was declared opened.
'~o~ Oruss, Lee Mather Re~tty~, a~d age~c for fhe ~ppJ~ce~t, ~'emarked that all major
o~l companies are ~ookin9 fo~ locat:.o' r g;owth ~6es, e~d Chula V~sta's rapid growth
~¢, one of record. "K" Street ~ p".>po,¢,~d to be extended e~,st, with a freeway grade
=,6per~t~on ~t ~t:ersf~te 805; z:h~s qEreet w~'1 ~be~e beC:omc ~ major traffic carrier.
i'-,e C~Ey has plans to w~de¢: ~ouf't~ A~e;~,.. a~d ~6s~de,qE~ai zon~n9 here could present
?ob~ems, as loc'; compaq~en w;:i ot r;qk< ~u~.~%t~,'~t:~,l lO~u':,; for apartments fronting
a>~Y}'"e-i~ne streets or "f:~:~t: s*~'ee(~'."~ ~e ~dded uh;¢;t he t~ked to a number of people
'n the ~e~ghborhood ~'~ ;~c 6 }¢ t~,em >bjec:: ~o tn,~ p~opo;sed service stet~on.
M~. ~utterf~e~d, 5~! rO~'*", Ave~;e s~ted ~ r ; !~v6d ~;~ Chu!~ V~sta for 55 years,
m.st af th~s t~me ~ th~ p~e~.e,*t ,~d"e*s. ;<e O~)ge tt~ tO the service station because
;t wo,J"d depreciate t~e ',/al~e of I s property a-d d::~cour,~ge mu]tlple-family development.
",'. J~ck P~li~;=,rd? ow~e¥ of p,r,s, pe. ty z-',~? ~ 2 ¢.~:".}s,; ire t~r6et from this site on '-"
St"qet, dec'~ared t~e pirie.em o~ ,;, 4:rc ¢~ t--ffF h~: been *imited to this street
~-:d more Would ca.se = t:(,'f~c p~ ,,9~e~. ~r¢ : t'; third t~me he has appeared for
!~'r?dwa/ ~;d Tr'.'d Averu6 T.~ ne:./=~ rte' ,ced:' ~'d ?e EomF~.:'~on should carry out the:
ce.~'~op%¢::. A Ceqe;'=,; F h:~s bee,' ~do~ted ¢o,: z. he ;,¢, even though a flexibl~
p' Dy ;o[ comme[~c],:i zorn-9 ~ n,z,t the w~/ to c~:¢ ,:(:~: t~e P~an, since this tend=;
t3w~rd r._'b~tandard de~e~op~e'-,L:, ?Ld vi, , : t.~; ~ trer3 down "H~ Street.
, ~,, according to the staff
[Pete ~,:'e ~pprox~¢:,te'!iy ~6 ~e'v'ce .... t ~, .¢ ~ ';:¢ ~/A of mile of this s~te; (S) ..just
cT~;~:~:6 2 problem wYt; tr:-f¢[c f ow; fr..~m ~ p}: ~'':~ ;ac, dpo~nt, it is not a good place
t~';e Comm[ss or sfou~d eqcour,:9e t~e 9o~', of tr( P"
MflL'C {Gu~er'-Adam:z], g6que:t for :ez~,'r-g be ,~c~,'~cd b~::,ed o,~ the fol!;owing:
~. ,~he r'eqdest~d change w~u~ repre~,c-:t spoc z,o:'~ ':9 further encouraging strip com-
mercial development alon9 ":::'~ ~*t',et w~,}c~ w;,.ll ~ b{ directly co,~trary to the goals of
the General P~aq aad wo~td work to d~t~:t the fL;net oz: of major street~.
,." ,~o ev[de~'ce wa:- ~ubm[tted ['J c~i~,'tg thet ~e pr¢~poz~ed change was dictated by
p~c: ~ecessity: the {:om,m~:%: ~o:~ F':)~[ ,;te,J :)ut ~rat f;k~ere were sixteen service stations
~,a operation or in the developrre~t toge w'~tP~? tr,~ee-,qu~rters of a ~ile of this pro~
posed :, i
~ _ .[ ,e:,,~ Co?]eir of Fourth and ~H" Street
: ~; ~ff~',m~tive, ~r. Warren suggested
.:~'y A ..... et L,;:~:)e g :rated ~ ~e L. :': q.,c .J ope;t the hear~:ng and then cot:-
' - _ N declared opened,
Fedu, c~c,' , :etb;'c:k :'::d tc"e~se ;'~ S~gr,
~EAR~*,&: U.:o:nt:"5~! ~;;r~::~ a; .)~ w~.,~a , ~c~ p.):~tuO,~ - Southeast Corner of Celnter
Street t,,Fd ~ )~::,~ Aw~,,t~.e - A~:._~: ~ P:::Tk~[,~ Requirements & Setbacks
Z:~'C~Z¢~r Of P~l~'r~,-~g W',~ ~e t~ e~ th,,::t ,~ev[~ed ~:'~, were ~eceJved in the Planning
0ep:~;zment ab:~ut ~:30 t~ :,fte~ ~,:':t~r' ~r~d ~,e "k'~ ire
~ ,:.~ e,. ~pp]~cant if there would be any
o~jec~i~on t:o a cont~r.~-~r¢~. ~ c~ {~r?g[r:e~r~ng ~p~trrle;~t h~s not, as yet, had a
c~,~: ce to revnew the p~s~s. ~s ~pF l~c-]','t ~ ,dm:c ,sad the desire to discuss the pla~
.... ~ ~R~,og staff reco~e~ded a total
ot ~6i p~ki~g spezes fz~r t~~ p,'oj(;ct, ~h~~ tre ~pp!~c~nt declared he could not
F~r,}v:~d~ ~',d d~scussed cert~m ~ p',.poseJ re*':: ,;- · ;*~e plaF. The Commission co~curred
t-at revised plans sh~u]d be _ ~.~ Lied *~ th, e FJ~r~t~y~9 ~,~rec~or for review. A letter
w~:~ seti~ ~:o tre appJlc:nt: ~.:Ki ,g ~:, F"la',: ne '::som]t:te:d to the staff for review at
:~:~,~st o,'~e week prior to t~3 me~ [i?5 ~oweFe-7 t~e st~ff f:~rst received the plans at
:,e~ut ~:30 th~s 8f.er:o~, ' - ' ' ~:, '~, ,'; ha~e bee~ made in the plans, and
~ .... :~ t:re 46! p:~k~t~g spaces, or even ~00. The
~: gCneer~g ~r:,~f~ ~es ,;~ b,ed ~: :,;,~;,,~ :~ ~,:0, ,review the p?ans, and the staff would
~ke ~ recommender ),- t~,~t =~ti~': b~ c:o~::fnued L: t~4 ln, e ~eting of the 20th, in order
ro g~ve both depart~,;'~[s re)r_, t},m? ',) 4'e ¢ze t'e -ev~ ed plans.
M'. ~'r~:k Ce'r:r'e~4), t~e ,app :~c,,'r., declared t~,.,t tr,,~: m,~tter has been continued severa~
f~'t~-;qc~ng. As to ;he p;;: ~ [~6y ~:~¢,,e do,? the be~,~ t~ey can, and now they have no
~;'gumer't left~ ,r :::3~e c,. ~D ~ :se .~ t-e.h,~-~, tFey will have to abandon the
project. They ~d t,,: go h,-~ck to ~h~ o" ,9~ }~; co cept of the plan because of economic
~e~,ber JoFmson ssked ~f ¢~rty co*i::,]~c~' ';,~ w-::', g~ver to other offsite parking, within
tw) b~ocks away aqd ]f the recomme,~-:ded p-rrk~ :g f~g~,e w~s based on the gross floor area
of t~:e p'r'oject. ~e fe~t ~ c:::.u,ld be ~
ree~.c~-: pc:~.~ps by 25 f~ if it can be based on the
:'~le floor erea~ wf[ch w~Ll,d c:~:~ke ~, D:g diFfer~r~e ~n :~e required parking spaces.
' :,r'ect~r W~rre.'~ ar:sw~rreZ t:~t th[:~ ~.'::~ beer~ ~,e~ag(.J o¢,~t, that according to the ex,sting
..... ce~ the parking :pace ' ' ~"'~ ~ ;~ ~ bf: oz~'~ 700 ~p~ces; however, after study~
:t~ .~:,aff reached t~,e ~:~:prom~:e :,f qt: w~,[~.~, ~rey be'Ji[e~e ]~ the m]n~mum number that
')~ d he ~eou]:red. i w~ ~;e ~c~ ~f ~etf:[!ed stmff report discussed pre-
,' ecs ~r ~:?.er c~t~e:; ~re ~n p~ <¢~,j .J¢ :" ::::~ z'u~ 'e puO?~c parking lots that are
~, ' projezt:. 1'~ s : ~r~: c~ z,~'] c-~,)','t De ct .k.:::z~J ~C~ ~:ho~e ~ San Diego or Los Angeles.
,:c~r ~'nu:id we cor~'sidcr t":e ,~ expe:~e',,ce: de~ :,':ble. ~:e re:v~sed plan for this projec[
:ow r.:ubm]tted pr,~vfdcs for '~6~ ~?rKJ[qg pace~'.. ~'r:e b~d[ngs are as or[ginal!y
D ~po~ed except th~ 3 s':>~v ce,,'tc: ~u:~d r:g ?e fi~o' aree has been increased from
55~0 qua're fee~ pc:' f(oor t,-~ ~ ,000 :r~,..~'e r~e~ p~ f,!oo~ ~r~d the,'e wi]] also be ore
~,,- ~::,ccepte:bJe by :~e ~t.+ff~ ~,.e ~t~,:f p,'epcreo (.¢ ,:pp'~e the 354 spaces whlcr
~ i~tt~e o~ ]00 ~fr:),rt rf r-e ~.~m~:,d~d '~6: ':p;.ce':~. -he styli would l)ke to ~ave
~ "~ ~ 8 people to I space. The
f<*i~.~' -~-~. ~.:i!id g ~':[~ c'~p ;y~ 800 pe,3pl¢:: ,and everage 1500 patrons
350 '~:pace:' ,;' < ' :~, ~,r ~ ~, , ~,[~ 'g :~p~::ce. The Home Tower with
iec:t c~F ,~f~ ::~,,: p~u ~ ,,:~ '- ~ F"~J~ 225 sp~ces and you park
f~f~c ~ ;g :,~e' ~,,,'~ ~ w: t~e ~-i: : ~';9 ,:r/fl to c~e up with the 461
';er~:~rked tt}:,c t~y r,-¢,c ( ';~dre 52500. per p~rk:~g space, and ecoqom~cs
tkem to o;?¢: ', ¢ ,uhf~?'" '~: p,¢ki'9 r~ ,o'. ~'hey have to satisfy them-
¢ ,e~de~3, ~::I ,*~ ' ',,'e ,-~;,;g',t w,,:' 9~ver; to adjacent parking
}we:-s -: ;,: ~ :~ w r- .',.-, ,' ::,~ "~,:,~e' Lofporat~on, stated they f~gure
, ~ ~ ', ,. ~ ¢-,::~*,dled ~ orqe 0¢ three w y
= ,.~ · · , ¢ ~ ; ,~[ which is located 300"
' :, b." e~ : ',~,:~ ~ 3 P~,rk~n9 d~str~ct. The
errei~a st~zed tr t : ,?thf" me~,z '9 wou~d ~ to:) ]a~e; zitey need a decision now.
Warre~ proposed t;~: ~ ~e ~m-r~s:~:~ deC:' 'e:? ar~,)ther ~etin9, the st~ff
the cer:ter bu~d ~g, : d c,;)?':~e~ the ~:5~9¢ o; ~;~e C~t/ property~
;:~mFss oc c;~'::¢Jde:~d ;~:;~n9 : .p~c~ ~r~ee*¢%9 ~.)" ~'hursday, and the applicant
qot~f ed DF .:'v dec :;i9 e~,(h,~:d b~ *r( L~?,,:ff := o'. Chairman Stevenso~ ;::formed
app~ca'*,t ~h~ ~e :~ou~d 5e p~e;e~ ..~ *he ~:,-'f~ ;g ~:o ~e~wer any questions.
~][AR~i',:'¢: She]by & ¢~;~e (:d~'~e - 30Z ~J~' ~e: ::':',e '- Request for Setback Reduct:Jor~ -"-d Var fa-ce from Garage Requ~remen~
'~:'~:.c~:~? ~a're~ not:ed :~e ~cc~ v,.:~: i~ r~ w d~ J:' ~'~or~t .~md ~'~ the applicant
c....~d ~:~ %~td ca g:,:rage ~:: l:'' ~'~c*:~ w~:~c~.~'-:~ ~e approved. ~e may, howe~,e~
:~ ¢(:re kre ~ except o~,- m ,.'~ :~_' .;;~,,;:,'tce'~; ~ ,:vo,/ed' ~,' zh';" situet~on that do not
;.:_~C -~AF :~_: :oc~.::¢~ · ;*,-; ,.~: ~;-' ' '~, - 3~d :;~rt~ Avenue - Setback Reduc~;;r)~
,-r:d ;',,~ .:~e ;n ~'-3 Zone
~',a, ~pp'~c~': :~ w¢:s "-: w":.-t ;~ '¢,~ e,~'* w:~ --,=', ~),,' ~ f~'ont setback reduct~or
z ~:~-d
· ocatlo¢, zordng, and
, . e,~D,¢,-+ ed l~e F~r,:po~:;ed p,:;:l('9 :,-,yD~t. 0f the 330 fee~
or r':);t:.,9~ on Fou~q Av~ %~: 30 ;' 3¢ *,, :, wo.,;;d h,.; r:~o¢.ed ~'~ ~:he setback reduct[or.
';"6¢ w:]', build ~n ,~p?hec~'y s~t¢ w~?¢ ,: bo;¢¢,d :,r)o;~,, oce' p:'ojecting 5 feet ~pto
_ ;c~p~ ~e ~ubm~t~d ~:- L ; p;;~ ~w.: p' o,r t~ .c~,~ ' ,'~9 a b~]d~ng pe~'m t.
~'~: s~Je~ ~ tr~ AF)-',:.~t 'op :,: c¢:*: :'c: t,.~ pe-::'n~-ceut~c~ proOuc, ts
· Let there ~e exccp c~ ;~:: c 'Lu:~ t:~:-~6: ~'::d cohd t~o-~; applicable to the propert~
~r6~ ~nv~]ved or Ehe ~r'e:,ded ,:c: [h~)~ t':,: d:;; ,orapp' I~' y generally to property
_: ~AC:~ REDUC?".O~: "'e *'::'-: ;,: ~ ]~' : g,~ ~w (, ~p greater than that norm~.~iy
3. Tre gra,~t~:-,g of '.,~c~ ~'.,¢. :~: ¢ r,~ce: -:~y ~or t',~ p,r(,e~v~c~on of the
p:operty r~ght of thc~
.::¢~ R[,;dCT'IO~: ~e ore'::' t~ p: dep~rd Lp~r t~: p~ 4: reduction
:':ck to provide for prCpe~ p~ ~ ~g exp,-:0% ~," 'he ¢,r ,e t ~6eded. ~ithout the
A~?'EUAR'f SHOP: W;[z~o.t z~:e ', ~ -'cc "~ ~, c-~ w ~ ~e depr;/ved of a
'~c~ [t~ ~ormal~y co~;~dc'6d : de'* ,, 'd
p'ope':y ~:
',,~ri>' e~;~ i,!b'ie~ a ou!'5id~ ~co p~':,7!* w-:::: i::;::::e:~ tY:::;~ but at the time of the fir,~l
i ,,pegt;o?, ~ red t~:g ~;a:z p~t ~ ~. :;'~'~e ~.~ c;,':':,:; %4'e ~pp~ed for th~s va~ar~ce
¢o the :. ~d :r.9'~ '.ep-~' :m,: ,t. w' cP we'd: p;r':~,/e~, ax,d t~c,y bJ~"Jt according to those
?e~e. bc~'9 's f;.,;,;'the~ cedar,mart, err. ce' ~ ,' s; ~9~J:'~r, the hea~[ng was declared c~osed.
~. 'he~e: .~'re pr:c*~J~J d~f fe,re-;.ce:* .: d .: '~¢;:,::;3a,ry ¢.~';d:;';Jp~: w~thin the meaning of
the ordira;r~ce a~s a'~e%,ded w*,fc; wo~d [-esu;!~t ~n tF~ ~,¢i¢ct :~mp~a~ce of the provisions
of sa[d ordinance.
2. 2~e:r6 ere excec~t:~.3r~, ~ c:i r,'um,:;t.,~;c:e:~ <'d cJ'.d] t Jo':' ,.-'ppi ]cab]e to the property
here. r m/o'~ved .~' the ~-~*~;:d(d ..'e t'he~'e.2, f tF,;t do 'or: ~;:pp. y ge;qeraJ~y to property
fro,% zre f~ont p¢op,; ty *re m::k~::.g t'~7 ~c -3~! .;;gl,z,( p~cc to co~st:ruct t~e p~t~o.
Setback Reduct ~o'
~ cer :'~, ,~ ~,-, A :~,r e ',~:' , :s :e ~,,~ ,~er,e,::i 'y apF, r;~ed for the pr'operty
c:~.d ~.~r~ be r~. ~.~ ~'~'. ~. ~ .- c~ ,~: L ce :d~ ]greed according Lo specific=:
~;;etback ~:';*.g "- A,e:: ~e fror~ ]5 feet to 6 feez ~rrd fOr the co:st~:;ction of a
': ~ 9 20 feet ~ ~td t. ke
(.~'~*r~¢'*~ ~o, oht~[;r;ed a b~;d itg pe*i~,[z, ard whe* he O[scovered that he had ~not,
3topped work o~ tke p~o.;l~Ut. -( ~',dersz:-~d from = member of the Flanr~i:Tg ~taff
· 7e co~:'~d p~'~t a: 6 foot ~::[9h, ,~../F,*g Vedge here .er~d he woald not be v~oiati~g
~u,er-z~ew~'ti: r~' ,JWe:i?I'g On Lot 4: :~-' the ~orit:a Verde Subdivision
for de~::::-~ t; ~ ..... '5 : '~e' ~r Averr.e ~etw~en ,,iH and "J" Streets
)* ~j~--[~,~ ~r.~~ .:r~,~[:e¢~ ¢'DL p~: r~:[ ~]] t~ ~re~ proposed for
' ~,:, ,"e~ :F9 far 5ecembe~ 20,
o A~ of ire cr,e~ges propos6d have bee~ rhode
~Z. 387 ~.6 7,: ~ C~!¢ ~ a , ' :g :Commr~ss~or Stat:~ng The~
:-Ad~,'; *~' * ~ } ~ ' ~, P~;b':~c f:ea,r::'g for' becembe[r 20, ]965, for
~-¢ P.r¢,:me of A~¢~e,F:d~rg CrapteF 33 of the Chu'ia Vista C~ty
C:~de :~, AS,:i':g '~e'er.:, A ,:ew :ect~o~ 33,6].2 Relating to
' .... . :e~.,~ ~, 33.36 and 33.39 to
~':~ t'e A~ t q Lh~pre" 33 of the Chula ~sta
( ,y ,~:J: b,' ~. ~ ;~t'~-:~ ~w ~ect on:~ 33.35.] through
L6 ~: 1; cc ~ ' r':z .t ,~'~'~ Av'e::ue d,cd H~ii~top Or~ve
bc~!~r'g code 'eg~rd~'~9
good, ~e ~,dded ~e ~ever