HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes - 1971/05/11 - RegularPLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
May .T- .1 , 1971
INITIATION
1. The regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Temple
City was called to order by Chairman Atkins at 7:30 p.m., May 11,
III 1971.
2. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Chairman Atkins.
3 ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners ® Dennis, Garvin, Lawson, Atkins
Absent: Commissioners - Startin
Also present: Asst. City Attorney White and -Planning Director
Dragi cev i ch.
Commissioner Dennis moved to excuse Commissioner Startin's absence
for cause. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Garvin and passed.
0 - 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting of Apri 1 27, 1971
There being no additions or corrections, Commissioner Lawson moved
to approve the minutes as written. Motion was seconded by Commissioner
Dennis and passed.
5. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS TO AMEND TEMPLE CITY
ZONING CODE RELATING TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
TO D R I L L WATER W E L L S I N ANY 'ZONE I N THE CITY
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The Planning Director stated the public hearing had been advertised
as legally required. He continued that a request had been received
by the City to drill water wells, extract and process water in a
residential zone (R ®1). The City's zoning'code requires a conditional
use use permit in Commercial and Manufacturing: zones but there is no
-reference concerning the location of the use in Residential zones.
Currently there are several water wells and pumps located in single -
family residential zones and they are legal nonconforming uses.
There were no questions from the Commissioners, therefore Chairman
Atkins declared the public hearing open.
Mr. Richard Henderson, General Manager of Sunny Slope Water Co.,
addressed the Commission, saying that, from time to time it is necess-
ary to replace wells in order to maintain the supply. Because of the
high cost of commercial and manufacturing properties, it is necessary
to consider residential zoning for locating well sites. The require-
ment for a conditional use permit would not hurt his company and is not
unusual. The site his company is considering in Temple City is close
to a source of water, and the site is vacant and available. The clos-
est source of water to the area in question is the site on Huntington
Drive. The applicant proposes to put the pumping apparatus underground,
with only an electrical panel in a metal cabinet of modern design, above
ground. Only one-third of the property, on the west side, would be
needed for the well, and the remainder could be leased back to the City
to develop into a park; otherwise Sunny Slope would landscape the
property and maintain it presentably. It is estimated, from geological
studies, that the well will reach a depth of 1000 to 1200 ft. It is
not practical to slant drill for water production. Mr. Henderson con-
cluded, in answering the Commissioners' questions, that he would be
willing to sit in on a study session to develop guidelines for develop-
ing wells under conditional use permit requirements.
There being no one else to give testimony, Commissioner Garvin moved
to close public hearing. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Dennis
and passed.
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P L A N N I N G C O M M I S S I O N M I N U T E S
M A Y 1 1 , 1 9 7 1 P A G E T W O
I n c l o s e d d i s c u s s i o n , C o m m i s s i o n e r G a r v i n s t a t e d h e w a s i n f a v o r o f
p l a c i n g w a t e r w e l l p r o d u c t i o n a n d d r i l l i n g u n d e r c o n d i t i o n a l u s e
p e r m i t , b u t w o u l d l i k e t o h a v e a s t u d y s e s s i o n a n d d e v e l o p g u i d e l i n e s
f o r t h i s u s e . T h e C o m m i s s i o n e r s a g r e e d , a n d m i n o r c h a n g e s w e r e
s u g g e s t e d t o t h e d r a f t o f t h e p r o p o s e d r e s o l u t i o n . C o m m i s s i o n e r
G a r v i n m o v e d t o r e c o m m e n d t o t h e C i t y C o u n c i l a n a m e n d m e n t t o t h e
M u n i c i p a l C o d e r e l a t i n g t o c o n d i t i o n a l u s e p e r m i t s f o r w a t e r w e l l s .
M o t i o n w a s s e c o n d e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r L a w s o n a n d p a s s e d .
A s s t . C i t y A t t o r n e y W h i t e r e a d t i t l e t o R e s o l u t i o n N o . 7 1 - 4 1 8 P C , A
R E S O L U T I O N O F T H E P L A N N I N G _ C O M M I S S I O N O F T H E C I T Y O F T E M P L E C I T Y
R E C O M M E N D I N G A N A M E N D M E N T T O S E C T I O N 9 2 0 2 ( 3 2 ) O F T H E T E M P L E C I T Y
M U N I C I P A L C O D E R E L A T I N G T O C O N D I T I O N A L U S E P E R M I T S . C o m m i s s i o n e r
G a r v i n - m o v e d t o w a i v e f u r t h e r r e a d i n g a n d a d o p t . M o t i o n w a s s e c o n d e d
b y C o m m i s s i o n e r D e n n i s a n d p a s s e d .
6 . C O M M U N I C A T I O N S
A . P l a n n i n g D i r e c t o r D r a g i c e v i c h g a v e a 3 0 - d a y p r o g r e s s r e p o r t o n R e h a b
C a s e 7 1 - 2 a t 4 8 3 7 R i o H o n d o . H e s t a t e d t h a t a b u i l d i n g i n s p e c t o r
f r o m t h e L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y E n g i n e e r s ' O f f i c e h a d i n s p e c t e d t h e
p r o p e r t y a n d n o t m u c h p r o g r e s s h a d b e e n m a d e s i n c e M a y 5 t h . H e
c i t e d t h e w o r k a c c o m p l i s h e d w h i c h w o u l d e n t a i l a b o u t s i x h o u r s ' l a b o r .
C o m m i s s i o n e r G a r v i n s t a t e d t h e p r o p e r t y o w n e r w a s g i v e n n i n e t y d a y s
o n l y i f t h e p r o g r e s s r e p o r t s e a c h 3 0 d a y s s h o w e d s a t i s f a c t o r y p r o g r e s s .
H e w a s i n f a v o r o f g r a n t i n g o n l y a n o t h e r 3 0 � d a y e x t e n s i o n . T h e r e w a s
n o f u r t h e r d i s c u s s i o n .
B . T h e P l a n n i n g D i r e c t o r s t a t e d a p u b l i c h e a r i n g w i l l b e h e l d o n M a y 2 5 t h
t o c o n s i d e r a m e n d m e n t t o t h e T e m p l e C i t y Z o n i n g C o d e r e l a t i n g t o a
C - 1 C o m m e r c i a l Z o n e i n t h e d o w n t o w n a r e a b e t w e e n K a u f f m a n a n d O a k
A v e n u e s . H e s t a t e d t h e p r o p e r t y o w n e r s o n L a s T u n a s w i l l b e n o t i f i e d ,
a n d t h e h e a r i n g w i l l b e p u b l i s h e d i n t h e n e w s p a p e r s .
C . P l a n n i n g D i r e c t o r r e f e r r e d t o a l e t t e r f r o m S h e l l O i l C o , r e g a r d i n g a
c o e d i t i o r ) I n g r a n t i n g C o n d i t i o n a l U s e P e r m i t 7 0 - 3 2 4 . I t w a s d e t e r -
m i n e d t h a t s t a f f d i s c u s s t h i s m a t t e r w i t h t h e C i t y A t t o r n e y f o r s o l u -
t i o n .
7 . T I M E F O R T H O S E I N T H E A U D I E N C E W H O W I S H E D T O S P E A K
1 1 1 1 C h a i r m a n A t k i n s a c k n o w l e d g e d t h e p r e s e n c e o f M a t t E n g l i s h , G e n e r a l
M a n a g e r , T e m p l e C i t y C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e , A l M i l l h a m , P a r k i n g C o m -
m i s s i o n e r a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f P a c i f i c T e l e p h o n e & T e l e g r a p h C o . ,
R o b e r t G r e e n , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f E d i s o n C o m p a n y , A l N u n a m a k e r , P a r k -
i n g C o m m i s s i o n e r , w h o w e r e i n t h e a u d i e n c e .
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8 . M A T T E R S F R O M C I T Y O F F I C I A L S
A . R e f e r e n c e w a s m a d e b y C h a i r m a n . A t k i n s t o m i n u t e s o f a m e e t i n g w i t h
t h e M a y o r a n d C o m m i s s i o n C h a i r m e n o n M a y 6 , 1 9 7 1 . M e n t i o n w a s m a d e
o f t h e a t t e n d a n c e a t C o n t r a c t C i t i e s a n d L e a g u e C o n v e n t i o n s , , o r c o n -
s i d e r a t i o n b e i n g g i v e n t o a t t e n d a n c e a t s e m i n a r s o r o t h e r t y p e s o f
g a t h e r i n g s w h i c h w o u l d b e m o r e p e r t i n e n t .
B . T h e P a r k s a n d R e c r e a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n i s d e s i r o u s o f a m e e t i n g w i t h
t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n t o d i s c u s s t h e O p e n S p a c e E l e m e n t o f t h e
G e n e r a l P l a n .
C . C o m m i s s i o n e r G a r v i n a s k e d f o r a r e p o r t a t t h e n e x t m e e t i n g o n t h e
s i g n s a t 5 6 3 6 R o s e m e a d B o u l e v a r d . H e a s k e d w h a t a c t i o n , i f a n y , w a s
b e i n g t a k e n o n t h e p r o p e r t y a t O a k a n d L o n g d e n , a n d w a s i n f o r m e d i t
i s e x p e c t e d t o b e d e m o l i s h e d b y M a y 1 5 t h .
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Commissioner Garvin asked what legal recourse the City had in the
event an applicant fails to live up to the conditions of the grant-
ing of his request for zone variance or conditional use permit.
Asst. City Attorney White stated the privilege granted can be re-
scinded. In the ensuing conversation, it was determined that staff
should be more aware whether conditions are met or not, and that
renderings and elevations be requested of applicants of what they
propose to do. Occupancy permit, in some instances, can be with-
held until conditions are met, and the Planning Department has so
instructed the Building Department.
9. ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, Commissioner Dennis moved to adjourn
to the adjourned meeting in the North Meeting Room. Commissioner
Garvin seconded the motion, and the meeting adjourned at 8:20 p. m.
ATTEST: