HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - PC - 1950.04.27M I N U T E S
Vice Chairman Harris presiding.
Present Absent
Harris Mitchell
Brown Macomber until 9:10p.m.
Henderson
Stivers
CITY PLANKNG COMMISSION
Burlingame, California
Regular Meeting
April 27, 1950 - 8 p.m.
Others Present
City Attorney Karmel
City Engineer Fitch
City Building Inspector Watson
Glen Smallcomb appeared with plans for a new steel building, 120 x 120, to
be constructed on the old Bayshore Highway to be used as a warehouse for the storage of
automobiles. Approved.
Dr. W. H. Martin appeared and referred to his petition for variance from
"Apartment" to "Commercial" zone specifically for use as a medical and dentists clinic
affecting a residence building designated as 1500 Broadway and 1205 El Camino Real. A
public hearing was held on this petition at the meeting March 30, 1950 and the matter
at that time was tabled for further study and consideration. At this meeting Dr. Martin
explained that he desired to enlarge the present building to accommodate four to six
more doctors and dentists and urged that this be approved on the ground that office space
is scarce and that there are not enough doctors and dentists in Burlingame. The follow-
ing individuals appeared and spoke in favor of a variance:
MR. WALCOMB,.1472 Drake Avenue; F. C. LEE, tenant 1021 El Camino Real; J. C.
BURKLOW, 1108 Cambridge Road; MR. Z1tWERMAN; and W. R. DUNK, 1859 Broadway.
;HISS LOIS J. MONTGOMERY, 1137 El Camino Real, spoke in opposition to a
variance.
During the discussion which ensued, Commissioners Brown and Stivers spoke
against a variance pointing out that for many years it has been the effort of the Planning
Commission to follow a master zoning plan which includes apartments and first residential
zones on the West side of the highway and that from a planning point of view they were
opposed to business on the West side of E1 Camino Real. Commissioner Harris spoke in
favor of a variance to permit use for doctors and dentists offices and inquired of City
Attorney Karmel if a variance for this purpose might be granted with such restriction,
which the City Attorney answered affirmatively. Commissioner Henderson made a motion that
the petition be granted for such purpose. At this point the Chairman asked the City
Attorney as to procedure and was advised that the recommendation of the Planning Commis-
sion would go to the City Council, whereupon Commissioner Harris seconded the motion and
on roll call the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Harris Yes
"
Henderson
"
Brown
n
n
n
n
No
n
Not present
Absent
A letter dated April y, 1950 was received from Chester R. MacPhee, 1048
Valencia Street, San Francisco, representing Fred S. and Mrs. Dorothy Strauss, desiring
to rezone property on Skyline Boulevard for commercial purposes to provide stores in that
area. As it appeared that the property referred to is outside of the city of Burlingame,
the communication was ordered referred to the County Planning Commission.
A letter, April 7, 1950, from Frederick F. McLean, Librarian, Burlingame
Public Library, was received requesting assistance in the matter of off-street parking
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April 27, 1950
for the employes of the library on a portion of the library property. In considering
this subject, the members of the Planning Commission expressed the view that they had
no knowledge of any property available for this particular use and that it is a subject
which should apparently be taken up for investigation, and it was put over for another
meeting.
A communication April 20, 1950 was received from the City Council relating
to a letter April 14, 1950 from the Park Superintendent and the Director of Public
Works reporting on a study of traffic hazards on El Camino Real resulting from tree or
shrubbery obstructions and containing certain recommendations for the removal thereof.
Following the reading of this communication a MR. PRYOR, 2101 Parkside
Avenue, Hillsborough, spoke in favor of the removal of the large tree at the South-
easterly corner of Chapin Avenue and El Camino Real as a traffic hazard influencing
him to avoid the use of that intersection by travel around the block.
Following the discussion which ensued, Commissioner Henderson made a motion
in favor of removing the one large tree at the Southeasterly corner of Chapin Avenue
and El Camino Real, on which the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Harris
Yes
" Brown
"
" Henderson
"
" Macomber
No
" Stivers
it
A communication was received from the Tri-County Planning Council asking for
information which the Secretary was directed to answer.
City Engineer Fitch was present and referred to the tentative County -wide
Master Plan of Streets and Highways prepared by the San Mateo County Planning Commission
of which he is a member and suggested that this be considered at a study meeting of the
Planning Commission. Chairman Harris indicated that he would make arrangements with
Mr. Fitch for such a meeting.
E. J. Miller, owner of the property at 1000 Oak Grove Avenue, appeared and
asked that the Planning Commission follow up the matter of rezoning his property for
"Commercial" use. It was explained to Mr. Miller that a public hearing was held at the
last meeting at which it appeared to be the consensus of the Planning Commissioners and
neighbors who spoke on the subject that there is no objection to the variance under
proper conditions, but it was concluded that the subject should be tabled and brought
up when the Miller and adjoining Lang property may be considered together in that block.
After discussion, the Secretary was directed to write to the City Council that the
Planning Commission is in favor of a variance from "Second Residential" to limited re-
tail use of the Lang and Miller properties occupying the block on the Northerly side of
Oak Grove Avenue extending from the railroad right-of-way to Linden Avenue.
FRANK S. CONTI, representing the Lang property, appeared and explained that
they hold an option on the Miller property and they would like to proceed as soon as
possible with the construction of a modern food market with parking space, and that they
will write a letter to the City Council agreeing to removal of the present old buildings
upon the completion of the new building.
City Building Inspector Watson presented plans for proposed two-story apart-
ment house with five units to be constructed on Lot 9, Block 4, Burlingame Shore Land
Co., Corbitt Drive and Bayshore Boulevard. Approved.
Building Inspector Watson presented plans for proposed two-story apartment
house with eleven units to be constructed on Lot 10, Block 4, Burlingame Shore Land Co.,
Corbitt Drive and Bayshore Boulevard. Approved.
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April 27, 1950
Chairman Mitchell was out of town on a business trip and he wrote a letter
to the Planning Commission referring to a number of subjects which he expected to
bring up at this meeting. These subjects will probably require a series of study ses-
sions, - the first one to be scheduled for some date after May 16.
Meeting adjourned at 11:15 P.M.
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D. A,. Stivers, Secretary.