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CITY OF Di3LINGANE PI��AM1 LUG COMMISSION
COl'El'tISSiovERS PARIESEN�.L�.
Finger
Hendor 'CD'
K illdig
r1arti
Stivers
CALL TO ORDER
M INUTil';
COMMISSIONERS ABSEAT
Dle'le. i chsen
IN.-, or b erg
OTHERS RIFIS',EV1.I
City Attorney i{armel
1411 a . jOuraea regular meeting, Of the U E'.i.Il y3ara : City PlarxL inc,j \ O.-all !issio.0
was held on the above date. Meeting called to order at 8:15 p,m::
Chairman Martin presiding,
PURPOSE OR Mr_'FT"'1'NO
Chairman Martin announced that this was an adjourned meeting from. the
regular me:etini of December 22,, 1958, for the purpose of d.etex•nainiv
conditions and stipulations to be made; a part od the use pe mit re,
guested by Patrick Mullins to operate a golf dr3 vir�"g g�� . e
U,r FLUSHED BUSLUESS
1. SPECIAL PERMIT - Golf Driving Range, Patrick iio:? l ns aFpI-.caat ,
Chairman Martin referred to the meeting of December 22,, 1-358, a-3 which
time Planning Consultant Mann was requested to prepare O
recommended fence heights to be used by -he Commission as a
reso:hing the issue.
Mr. Mann read from a letter, which was prapared at the request of the
Commission to be transmitted to the City Council, '-proposing the follow--
Ingo
On the westerly side
For a distance of 150 yar=dsa 30 feet high,
For the next 50 yards, 18 feet high
Along the line parallel to the tees 6 feet high
On the easterly side
For a distance of 100 Ards, 30 feet h1gh
For the next 75 yards, 20 feet high;
For the balance, 6 feet high.
In explanation; intro Manin advised that the measurements bad been pra--
pared after careful investigation and on tine ouestions of -he
Possible pro jectory of driven golf balls ar:.d the bo-nda.ry lines,
Fir. Mullins must pursue in building the fence,
Mr. Mana referred to a drawing of the site and painted out the angla
at which the fence will be built and the locatior -jr- to the
Bayshore Freeway, Mr. Mann noted that as the lenE;th ppog-_ass sq this
distance fro:;-, the Freeway inemasea so that aft t1le Point �: t the f arti' ast
end from where the ba,"Lls are driven,, there is considerable space be-
tween the fence and the Freeway.,
Reading further From the proposed letter to the Council, It was men-
tioned that in the event .Mr. Mullins should succeszsful'..y negotiate
with the City to lease two acres of city -owned property, thereby In-
creasing the usable area within the driving rargee the fence heights
aloe; the ea,sterl ty boundary could be decreased as follows
For a distance of 100 yards,, 6 feet high;
For a distance of 100 yards,, 18 Feet high;
For the ba lance ,, 6 feet high,
Mr. flanzl stated that according to the information he was able to
gatiie , r=he first 150 yards from the driving tee is the critical.
area and the fence heights were designed accordingly
Commissioners discussed briefly the matter of planting along the
easterly fence and agreed that this should be left to the discretion.
of Mr. Mullins
In reply to a question raised by Commissioner Finger concerning a time
limit, on the pePmIt to run concurrently with the laasb �:rom the
Burlingame Shore land Company o Mr. Mullins agreed to a 10 year limi•n
tationo
Chairman Martin invited comments from the audience,
Mr. Ed Arnold, member of the Burlingame Recreation Commnissio ., staved.
the position of the Commission as opposed to the type and height of
fence which the driving range would require. Mr. Arnold. referred to
a golf driving range in San Carlos and advised tiiat he had been in-
formed by the building inspector of that city that the fence is 100
feet high for a distance of 150 yards. This height was reached
gradually as experience proved than the original height of 30 feet
was not sufflcient. An increase was made, to a point between 65 and
70 feet, and finally to 100 feet.
Mr. Arnold maintained that the City of Burlingame would be confronted
with a,,,.An identical situation should the proposed driving range be ap-
proved.
Mr. Russ Engle, member of the Burlingame Recreation. Association, stated
that in his opinion the driving range was not the best use of the land,
Mr_ John Mackesyy, chairman of the Burlingame Recreation Commission,,
concurred in the remarks presented by Mr. Arnold and stated that the
objections of the Commission were not directed to the driving range
but to the fence structure. Mr. Mackesy declared that from the stand-
point of safety, considering the proximity of the driving range to
the Bayshore Freeway, it would not be unreasonable to presume an ultimate
fence height of 100 feet. On this basis, the objections of the Recre-
ation Commission were intensified.
Mr. Mackesy suggested that should the City purchase the acreage of the'
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Burlingame Shore Nand Company, and agree to a lease ar-°angeme�t wit-
Mr, Mullins. to Include a portion of the land ai r-saa-v o-v.rr.ed by the
It ?-Iculd appear Chat tidere nuuld then be land- etvc-a _1a.`�1i�; z-o 1-eloca e
the range to provide a satisfactory facility.
Chairman Martin aelknowledged the Interest evidenced by the members of
the Recreation and Park Commissions and repeated his personal opinion
that the use proposed by Mr. Mullins would have the effect of" pre-
serving the land against the time that the Cii, ; should be in posy-tion
to develop a park and. recreation area. Cl'ialrmon agre.3ed that
there was cox'siderable merltt in the suggestion -Jiat Ylr,: Pla l_l ns lease
a portion of the fl7_led dump area and act ised that this vjas problem
to be resolved with -the. City Council:,
Biro Robert Thompson, attorney representing Mr. Mullins, stated that the
possibility of the City purchasing the Burlir-.game Shore Land Company
acreage and, in turn,, leasing this as taell as a part of the presently
owned City property to gar. Mullins had bee.--, considered and the Burlingame
Shore Land Company had Indicated interest in exploring the matter further,,
Chairman Martin recognized Mr. Alex Smith, representative of the Bur-
ll.ngame Shore Land Company, who confirmed Mr. Thompson g s remarks auld
advised that his principals further indicated a willingness to
negotiate with the City on a deferred plan of purchase
There was some further discussion concerning Fence heights with the
majority of members agreeing on a maximum of 30 feet and any revision
to be subject to Commission approval.
Commissioner Stivers stated that in his opinion the interest of the
Commission should be confined to a determF.h3r`_ttiCsn on the proper use: 07'
the lard. The responsibility of meeting the require1uents of fenco
heights rests with the applicant, wonting it cooperation with the
State Highway Department and insurance carriers, and considering ot.h ;a
factors which influence the use,
After some further discussion, a motion. was Introduced. by Commissioner
Henderson that the letter submitted by the Planning Consultant be
amended to include (1) that the use permit shall be granted to
Mr. Mullins for a period of ten. years; (2) that in the event increased
fence heights shall become necessary,, the applicant shall be required
to secure City approval.. (3) that the City Council be apprised of the
position of the Burlingame Shore land Company in the matter of City
acquisition of the ,14 acre parcel (4) the position of the Planning
Commission concerning an open use of the ''•._and as opposed to permanent
industrial installations, and, as amended, be transmitted to the City
Council. Motion seconded by Commissioner Finger and carried on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: COMM1SSI0IERS: Finer, Henderson, Kindig, Martin
NOES. CONVIISSID ERS : Stivers (in protest to fence height
spaQi f'l.cat Ions
ABSE14T CC1mplISS10AERS : Diederichsen, blorberg
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sItuat ion-:
Mr. P.oroney Indicated that he r;ovId be agreeable to cooperate with
Mr, Zavattero and 111rPea>rson in an effort to make some correction at
the time teat the drainage system for the new construction. was In
progress
Mr. Moroney described in detail the plans for the new drainage system
and accepted. snggeptiond-'.ro-m. members of 'Ghe Commission. Mrs Moroney
was requeo;_ed to install drainage -o pr€;tjer.t aggravation o,. the exist...
?ng storm water problems of neighboring property owners.,
There being no protests heard, a motion was introduced. by CommissioneT
Henderson, seconded by Commissioner Kin.dig that the use permit be
granted, that rovisions for drair?.age to be according to plans discussed
with the Commission for protection of adjoining residential Lots, and
tY T' sEhool pl.a round areto be properly marked and made availabJ v3 for
ss reet pa f�a. L_ rLg daring church services. Motion carried unanlmous7 i y
on roll call.- vote
Chairman Martin advised the applicants that the permit was granted pro-
vided it was not appealed prior to Tuesday, January 20, 1959,
The hearing was thereafter- declared concluded.
A DJOURNMEN T
There being no Further business, the meating was regular-ly adjourned at
10a10 pem�
RECESS
A five minute recess was called by Chairman kzax t in.,
STUDY
The study meeting, regularly scheduled for this date,, was called to
order by Chairman Martin at 10:15 pomc
The following matters were submitted:
1. VARIAACE - Walter J. Bank, Rm31 use on property zoned R-2 o
Planning Consultant Mann referred to the meeting of December g, 10/58;
at which time Mr. Steve O°Brien of Easton Realty Company appeared to
discuss informally with Commissioners a passible rezoning of five
lots on the westerly side of Capuchino Avenue,, between Broadway and
Carmelita Avenues from —2 District to R-3 District. At that time
the Commission did not loom with favor upon the proposal and indicated
to Mr. 09Brien that consideration would be given to a variance on the
one lot where the existing house was valueless and to be demolished,
Mr. O'Brien appeared to -represent Walter J. Bank, owner of property
located at 1127 Capuchino Avenue, and advised that in the event the
variance is approved, the property will be sold to Gurun-ar J. Klint,
builder, who proposes to construct a six unit apartment bui.ld.ing,,
Plans of an apartment building were submitted to the Commission and
Mr. Klinty in attendance, staked that the plans were those, of an
apartment building constructed on El Camino Real. and were presented
at this time to give an over-all picture of the type of st.rueture
to be built,
In reply to a question from Chairman Martin, Mr, K.lint indicated th�,-..t
he would be agreeable to a stipulation which would confine the
variance to the type of building shown on the plans.
The matter was scheduled for hearing on January 26, 1959.
2. DISCUSSION Li RE CLASSIFICATION OF VENTURE SCHOOL.
Virs, Norma Moore, owner and operator of Ieorma Moores School, 1408 Edge -
hill Drive, hiss Harriet Smith, owner and operator of Denture School
744 E1 Camino Real, and Mr. Joseph Bates, attorney, were in attendance
to discuss the operation of kindergarten classes of the Norma Moore
School in premises occupied by Venture School.
The Planning Consultant advised that Mrs. Moore desires to enlarge her
facilities by the addition of kindergarten classes and. an agreement ,
has been reached with Miss Smith whereby one of the classrooms in the
Venture School will be made available for this use,
The Planning Consultant stated. that at the time- the F i m Departliaent rotas
requested to rake a routine Investigation for fire sa_;'ety crondit .one ",
the question was raised by .Fire Chief lloorby whether or not the
Venture School is a nondconformirg use and whether kLgde,rgarten classes
in a room previously used for dancing cusses would, be an, extension
of the nonconforming use.
In reply to a question from Cha .E rman Martin conce rniag tha course of
action to be a:.akerL by the C:omimission, the P"anni_ng Consultant stated
that in his opinion a formal determination should be ande, as a mat-
ter of record, or the classification of Venture chocl3, whetrer it
1 $ C l33?`t i'�l i� ; Or non" ming i rg its location anC� T 'hE U. er t1te k's., der -
garter. classes may be conct-,�cte;d them'.,
%fro hates questioned the authority of the R3l an.ning Commission to d.e-=-
terrine the issue and City Attorney Karmel expressed the opinion that
it would be proper for: the Planning Cofmi1*—Lss on to decide for the City
whether or not a use is a nonconforming :use,
In reply to questions from the Commission, Miss Smith advised that
Venture School has been operated in tale samv location for the past
14 years and has been licensed by the City for that period of time-,
.Mrs. Moore presented to the Commission Katherine u Bishop, Ed.D. a
Director of the Aorma Noore School, who described the kindergartan
school. program.,
The matter was scheduled for forival consid,er•-tion on January 26, 19590
3 o FLJAL FIAP ` Bearint Industrial Park,
The final map of 3eaa int Nandustrial Pare e s— x°c;;ri.ew_ad with --',he City
Engineer and the P1_ann1'1Y_ng Consultant, Tz :F re being no criticisms
offered, the map was scheduled for formal 3o s zd.erati.on on
January 26, 1959, Dr. Bo to Hearin-1,:, ova=env:- and developer of Ule sub-
division, was in attendance and was reminded that the Agreement Iror
Public Improvements was to be submitted with the maps
4. RESUBDIVISION AND VARIAACE - Paul H. Solis, property located at
northwest corner Oak Grove Avenue and Crossway Road.
Applications for a resubdivision and a variance.9 submitted by
Paul H. Solis, owner of property located at 1264 Oak Grove Avenue,
proposed a change of lot lines on two lots located at the northwesterly
corner of Oak Grove Avenue and Crossway Road and the suboequent use
of said lots for two duplex buildings,
In reply to questions from the Chairman, the Planning Consultant, ad.u-
vised that the proposed resubdivision wil> create two lots suitable
for duplex structures. At the present time, the lots front on
Oak Grove Avenue and are zoned R-2. HoweT3-er, the rasubd:ivisloa ,v,,yl i
change the frontages to Crossway Road, which is R-1 in, zoning and
use, and under the terms of the ordinance, the lots.will assume the
latter classification.. For this reason, Vkie; variance becomes neces-
sary to permit duplex use.
Mr. Solis was in attendance and submitted the resubdivision map and
a pbt plan.
The applications were scheduled for hearing on January 26, 1959.
RESUBDIVI'SION I and 2, Blook 3r, Millsdale. --fadustri-9.1 Fank,Aeo.5
An application proposing to resubdivide the above property was submitted
by the CIIE"y Engineer who advised that the resubdivislorl is satisfactory
as to lanr d aea and frontawas but t, ,, there complications relative to
sewer sye.-wem and power facilities, which must be resolved prior to
f ormal accept-ance of the map.
The applieat-:Ion was scheduled for h�aring January 26, 1959.
U. POLI" OY IN RE t� IiOKE OCCUPATIOINS11
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A statement of pol Icy on "Home Occupations", prepared by the Planning
Consultant, was accepted and held for study at a future date,,
7. COMMISSION REPR&SEATATIVES COMMITTEE STUDYING UAIFORM BUILDTAG CODE.
Chairman Martin announced that Commissioners Diederichsea, Henderson
and Norberg have volunteered to serve as members of the committee
studying revisions of the Pacific Coa—,,st Uniform Building Code,
A DJO URN ME xTIP
There beLnt; no further matters for discussion, the meeting was adjourned
at 11:20 p,,m,
Respectfully submitted,
'E'veratt K. Kindig
Secretary
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