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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-05-04; Design Review Board; MinutesMINUTES Meeting of: DESIGN REVIEW BOARD Time of Meeting : 5:OO p.m. Date of Meeting: May 4, 1988 Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Hall called the Meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Chairman Hall, Board Members McCoy, McFadden and Schramm. Absent: Board Member Rombotis. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Chairman Hall. Staff Members Present: Chris Salomone, Housing & Redevelopment Director Nancy Rollman, Associate Planner David Hauser, Assistant City Engineer Patty Cratty, Senior Management Analyst PROCEDURES: Chairman Hall gave the procedures for Design Review Board Meetings. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no one present requesting to speak before the Board on a non-agenda item. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: I. RP 88-1/CUP 88-4 - LUBIN - Request for a Minor Redevelopment Permit and Coastal Development Permit (CDP) to open a Chiropractorls Office at 3021 3efferson Street. Board Member McFadden stated she was not at the prior meeting when this item was discussed, but she had read the Minutes and the Staff Report. Nancy Rollman gave a review of the staff report that was presented at the last meeting, stating the conditions had not been changed from the original report, but there had been conversations with the owner and Mr. Lubin's representative. improvements and the possibility of putting a block wall in and a trash enclosure. They are aware of the parking lot Chairman Hall re-opened the public testimony at 5:13 p.m., and issued the invitation to speak. Bob Holmes, 810 Caminito Rosa, representing Dr. Lubin, stated this development would benefit five other tenants, and he felt there was only so much one tenant could be expected to do. To require this tenant to provide parking for the five other tenants and landscaping and maintenance for the landscaping for those tenants was not fair. Mr. Holmes stated staff had asked for a planter to be placed in the parking area, and he would suggest this be a walkway. He asked this be eliminated. MEMBERS \ MINUTES May 4, 1988 Page 2 Mr. Holmes stated Mr. Lubin has letters from the church across the street and Cliff's Pantry stating he could use their parking areas, and again Mr. Holmes stated there should be some way to differentiate between the owner and the tenant as far as supplying parking for five other tenants. Mr. Holmes stated Condition W2, requiring the office to be closed until all conditions were complied with, should be deleted, as this would be a hardship on Dr. Lubin. The suggestion was made to place a time limit on the compliance with the conditions. Dr. Marshall Lubin, 3536 Woodland Way, the applicant, stated that according to the square footage his office occupied, four parking spaces were required, and there are four spaces behind Cliff's Pantry when they are closed. That, added to the space available from the church and the parking on the street, gave more than the amount of space needed for his patients. He requested the parking lot requirement be removed from the conditions and the parking remain as it is now. Gene Siegel, 5553 Trinity Way, San Diego, the property owner, stated these were two separate pieces of property, and he did not understand how the back parking area became involved. house to Dr. Lubin had anything to do with the front businesses. He said he did not understand how renting the Dave Hauser explained the reason this came about was the architect brought in a plan showing five parking spaces on one lot, and Engineering could not approve that plan as they did not meet City standards. Department recommended denial of the project. In order to work the parking out to meet standards, it had to be done the way staff presented and could not be done on one lot. The Engineering Chairman Hall explained that if the owner separated the two lots and considered them that way, the front parcel would not meet standards. legal size at this time, and must be brought up to City standards. The parking spaces are not Chris Salomone stated that if the lots were separated, there would have to be a wall installed between Cliff's Pantry and Dr. Lubin's office. Chairman Hall added that by combining the two lots, the parking would be ample for both the front and back tenants. Staff indicated they had no problem with leaving the walkway as it is, but would like a planter area in the back for the safety of cars, or at least curb stops in that area. Mr. Siegel stated it would be difficult for him to remove the garage, as he rents that to another tenant for storage The rent from Dr. Lubin just covers the payment on the property, and the $200 he receives from the garage storage is necessary to cover expenses. MINUTES May 4, 1988 Page 3 There was a discussion about the square footage of Dr. Lubin's office and basing the parking requirements on the net footage. Staff indicated the City Ordinance requires the footage to be figured on the gross footage--not net footage. Since no one else wished to speak on this item, the public testimony was closed at 5:49 p.m.j Chris Salomone stated that if a time limit were to be placed on compliance with the conditions, he felt it should be 60 days to be realistic. condition must be complied with immediately, and the City will determine how that is handled. The electrical Chris Salomone suggested the walkway be allowed to remain, with the condition that the most westerly part should be striped or curb or bumper guards for the protection of cars. Nancy Rollman stated the the site plan would be revised to eliminate the landscaping and show the walkway, with the westerly portion to be striped or otherwise protected. The consensus of the Board was to allow the garage to remain at this time, but to re-arrange the parking to improve the appearance of the property. Board Members felt that Dr. Lubin should not necessarily do all these improvements, but they should be done. The trash container wall would also not be Dr. Lubin's responsibility, but should be done. The block wall should be installed to the west end of the house. Some lighting would be needed in the parking area, as in the winter time it is dark at 7:OO p.m., Dr. Lubin's closing time. Design Review Board adopted the following Resolutions: RESOLUTION NO. 115, APPROVING A MINOR REDEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO OPERATE A CHIROPRACTOR'S OFFICE AT 3021 3EFFERSON STREET. RESOLUTION NO. 116, APPROVING A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO OPERATE A CHIROPRACTOR'S OFFICE (RP 88-1) AT 3021 JEFFERSON STREET. Added conditions: Including a 60-day time limit on all improvements; installation of a block wall from the west end of the house along the southern property line to the garage. Installing a block wall around the trash container-- location to be determined by staff; Provide adequate lighting in the parking area and the parking plan will show 8 1/2 foot widths with three compact spaces and one handicapped space. maintenance of the planters; the planter area to the north as shown on the map will be deleted and will remain as a sidewalk, with the west end near the alley to be striped or parking berms istalled to the satisfaction of the Engineering Staff. marked one-way in. Condition will be deleted regarding The access from 3efferson Street to be MEMBERS ' Hall McCoy McFadde n Schramm MINUTES May 4, 1988 Page 4 DEPARTMENTAL (CONTINUED ITEM: 2. REDEVELOPMENT SUBAREAS Nancy Rollman reported the revision to the manual of the subareas will take from four to six months before anything can be submitted to the Board. The suggestion was made that staff bring ideas to the Board before they get to the final recommendation stage. Chris Salomone announced there would not be a meeting on May 25, but the regular meeting would be held May 18. The Board requested the meetings be taped and staff agreed. AD30URNMENT: By proper motion, the Meeting of May 4, 1988, was adjournec at 6:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, &-- IS SALOMONE Housing & Redevelopment Director Harriett Babbitt Minutes Clerk !