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Special Mleet"inF'
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January 13, 1948 - 8 p.m.
CounciL Chambers
At the request of Mayor Simonds, the Planning Com-mission met with the City
Council to review the petition of Mrs. E. J. Roussey to resubdivide two lots at the Soutr
easterly corner of Easton Drive and Cortez Avenue into three lots. The following sere
present:
Commissioners Present:
Brown
Macomber
Shattuck
Stivers
Absent:
Coles
Mitchell
Councilmen Present:
Simonds
Hunt
Harris
Whitsell
Dahl
Absent:
None
Others Present
City Attorney Karmel
City Clerk White
City Engineer Fitch
Mayor Simonds stated that the Council desired to .review with the Planning
Commission the disapproval of the proposed resubdivision in order to bring out any facts
which might have been overlooked because the Council has received a communication from
Mrs. Roussey in effect seeking reconsideration. The Secretary of the Planning Commission
reported that at the Regular Meeting November 20 there was held a full hearing of the
matter when Mrs. Roussey was represented by Attorney Luther Carr and neighboring
property owners appeared to protest and none to approve. At that meeting on roll call
the commissioners voted "No" 5 and "Yes" 1. At this meeting with the Council, CommissionE
Brown spoke in favor of approving the resubdivision on the ground that the resubdivided
lots as proposed would each contain an area in excess of 5,000 square feet and he saw no
harm in permitting three residences to be constructed thereon instead of two as planned
in the original subdivision which was made many years ago. The other commissioners
present stated that, after full consideration, they did not approve of resubdivisions of
this character in a developed first -residential area, and especially so when neighboring
property owners appeared to protest and. none in favor. Mayor Simonds in conclusion indi-
cated that the matter will receive formal action by the Council at a later date.
At this meeting, following the above discussion, Mayor Simonds also brought up
the communication December 19, 1947 from the Burlingame Planning Commission to the City
Council relative to the offer of White & Pollard to sell 100 acres of tideland to the
city at a price of $250 per acre. In the discussion which ensued it was remembered that
the Planning Commission had not recommended the purchase but believed that the subject wa;
worthy of serious consideration to determine what would be the cost to the city and the
possible use of the area in connection with the other tidelands already ovied by the City
for long-range development. It was the consensus of those present that the matter is
worthy of full consideration. Dr. Macomber spoke of the possibility of the development of
additional apartment area when land is filled, combined with park and recreational facili-
ties, including if feasible a yacht harbor. No definite action was taken at this meeting.
D. A. Stivers, Secretary.