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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 02/26/1974 MINUTES February 26, 1974 of the regular meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Commission TIME: 8:05 p.m. DATE: February 26, 1974 PLACE':' Council Chambers, City Hall South San Francisco, California MEMBERS PRESENT: Vice Chairman Mathewson, Commissioners Hale, Lazzari, Slade, and Chairman Mullin MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Raffaelli ALSO PRESENT: Assistant City Planner Surendra N. Amin Director of Public Services Frank Addiego Zoning Administrator William Costanzo MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of February 13, 1974. Commissioner Lazzari moved that the minutes of the regular meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Commission of February 13, 1974 be approved. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hale and was passed by the follow- ing roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners Hale, Lazzari, and Chairman Mullin ABSTAINED: Vice Chairman Mathewson, Commissioner Slade NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner Raffaelli ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING TAPE RECORDING OF MEETING Chairman Mullin announced that this meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Commission would be recorded on tape, but that anyone who wished to come before the Commission to be heard, but who objected to having his or her voice recorded in this manner, could request the Chairman to order the tape recorder turned "offlV for the duration of the time that he or she is speaking or is heard. - 3259 - UP-264 February 26, 1974 UP-264, request from L. K. White to permit auto repair and sales at 512 Cypress Avenue, in a C-3 district. Zoning Administrator William Costanzo read the staff report into the record. Proponents: Larry West (owner of the property) City Grille and Radiator L. K. White (lessee) Harbor Automotive Don Galbraith Poletti Realty Opponents: None Discussion: The Commission discussed the contentions of the proponents which were: 1. That the use as requested was not for a public garage, but was for the repair of VW automobiles only and that these vehicles once repaired would be wholesaled to the public. 2. The applicant would limit his hours of operation to between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. 3. That no vehicles would be stored or repaired in the public right-of-way. 4. That they would be willing to accept a revocable permit. 5. That there would be only 5 or 6 cars on the premises at anyone time. 6. That there would be a limited amount of body work. After the Commission discussed each of these items, in turn, it was determined and the staff concurred, that the use could possi''bl;y;be considered for approval subject to certain restrictions. These were outlined by the Zoning Administrator: 1. The business shall not open before 8 a.m. and shall close at 8 p.m. 2. No vehicles used in conjunction with the business shall be stored or repaired outside the building area. 3. That the applicant shall comply with all the requirements of the Building Division, Fire Dep.artment, Dept. of Public Services and all other governmental agencies. 4. The use for which this permit is approved shall adhere to, all these conditions. If at any time it is determined that these conditions are not complied with, the permit would then be subject to revocation. 5. The permit shall be reviewed on a year to year basis PI anning Office, and shall be automatically approved for continuation if there are no complaints from the neighboring property owners. - 3260 - UP-264 Continued February 26, 1974 A motion was then made by Commissioner Lazzari and seconded by Commissioner Slade, that UP-264 be approved subject to the conditions as presented by the Zoning Administrator. The Commissioners present unanimously approved the motion as presented. UP-265 UP-265, request of Heywood Mansergh to permit the construction ~f. 15 ~ac~"a and 18 under-eave signs and appurtenant structural and roof modlflcatlons. to the existing buildin~ located at 611 - 675 El Camino Real~ Zoning Administrator William Costanzo read the staff report into the record. Proponents: Richard B. Warren Property Manager for G. W. William Co. owner of the site Opponents: None Discussion: The Commissioners spoke of the need for remodeling of the existing commercial facilities and the effect of this remodeling on El Camino Real. In particular, there was some discussion on the sign problem on the site. It was felt that those businesses with street to street frontage should have additmonal sign identification, and that the roof signs should be removed. However, it was fel t that a time period reflection of the actual lease dates for the businesses was more appropriate. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Mathewson and seconded by Commissioner Hale that UP-265 be approved subject to the staff conditions. Condition 4 however was to be amended to allow one additional 6 sq. ft. sign on the rear of those businesses with street to street frontage. Additionally, that Condition No. 5 should be amended to delete the words "within two years of the date of this application" and replace the same with, "at the end of the current lease period for those businesses with roof-mounted signs.!! The Commission added a condition which stated that "all new signs for the Center shall be designed to be compatible with the signs proposed for the front of the building." The Commissioners present unanimously approved the motion as amended. UP-266 UP-266, request from Paul Marking to permit construction of a professional medical building on the westerly side of Westborough Boulevard, approximately 450' southerly of Gellert Boulevard, in the C-l district. Acting Secretary Amin read the staff report into the record. Proponents: Paul Markling, Architect for the property owner Ma.;J;'eol m Kohn Discussion: The Commissioners spoke of the access problem on Westborough Boulevard and determined that there was, in their minds, a previous commit- ment restricting access on Westborough Boulevard. Due to the fact that there - 3261 - UP-266 Continued February 26, 1974 were a number of disagreements on this subject, the staff was directed to investigate all previous pertinent information and to obtain reports from the affected city departments on this subject. UP-266 was, by unanimous consent of the Commissioners present, continued to the meeting of March 12, 1974. V-175 V-175, request from Stan Krasovic to permit construction of a room addition in excess of the maximum building coverage permitted, and within the required side yard setback at 624 Serra Drive, in the R-l District. Zoning Administrator William Costanzo read the staff report into the record. Proponents: Stan Krasovic, property owner Opponents: None Discussion: The Commissioners questioned the applicant on the setback requirements to determine his feeling with regard to the effect on the proposed room addition. Commissioner Lazzari moved, seconded by Commissioner Hale that V-175 be approved subject to all recommended staff conditions. This motion was unanimously approved by all Commissioners present. V-176 V-176, request from Langdon Boyle to permit 15 existing apartment rental units to revert to 15 motel units~ granted through an earlier use permit, at 800 El Camino Real, in the C-2 District without providing one of the required 15 parking spaces. Zoning Administrator William Costanzo read the staff report into the record. Pr():t!()!1en ts.: , West Bay Realty Opponents: None Discussion: The Commissioners discussed the various aspects of the parking space problem in. an effort to determine a wO:r~~~~~solution. In particular, parking on various neighboring parcels wereitn.y:e~1.:~.i&i1:gd. This sol~tion was not found to be workable. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Mathewson, seconded by Commissioner Slade, that V-176 be denied. This motion was unanimously approved by all Commissioners present, - 3262 - V-177 February 26, 1974 V-1773 request from Fred Young to permit a 10' "...0" front setback and partial rear yard on property located north of 2372 Shannon Dr., in the R-l District. Proponents: Fred Young Opponents: None Discussion: The Commissioners discussed the various problems with the setbacks as requested. In particular, the distance to the street from the garage door was noted as a potential problem if the setback in that area was less than 19'. Commissioner Slade made amotion, seconded by Commissioner Hale, that V-177 be approved subject to all the recommended staff conditions. This motion was unanimously approved by all the Commissioners present. REPORTS: A memorandum from Secretary Martin was forwarded to the Commissioner on the status of the Colma Creek Linear Park. A request was made by Acting Secretary Amin as to the position of the Commis- sion with regard to the zone change necessary to meet the requirements for compliance with the State standards ;for general plan and zone designation. In particular, the Callan property and the previous direction of the Commission to effectuate the zone change on said property were discussed. The Commission unanimously moved that the staff be directed to bring forward a zone change proposal for the property in question. . GOOD AND WELFARE: Commissioner Slade commented that he had been in the hospital which was the reason he was unable to attend previous Planning Commission meetings. Vice Chairman Mathewson commented to the press about various matters regarding campa.,gn issues. Thp'rmeeting was adj ourned at 11: 30 p.m. Neal J. Martin, Secretary Planning Commission City of South San FRancisco Eugene M< in, airman PI . if, . " annlngj:./\.JommlSs 1 on City of South.San Francisco wc NOTE: The entries of this Planning Commission meeting show the action taken by the Planning Commission to dispose of each, item. Oral presentations, arguments and documents are recorded on tape. The tapes are available in the Office of the City Planner. Documents related to the items are on file in the Office of the City Planner and are available for public inspection. - 3263 -