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1 BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS,
2 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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In the Matter of the Application of
ADRIENNE E. BURKE,
Lot 70-1-MS
33 Crest Road East
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Zoning Case No. 206
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FINDINGS'AND REPORT
The application of ADRIENNE E. BURKE, Lot 70-1-MS, for •
a Conditional Use Permit under Article 3, Section 3. 01, paragraph (D),
subparagraph 3(c), of Ordinance No. 33 as amended by Ordinance No. 112
of the City of Rolling Hills, for the construction of a paddle tennis court,
came on for hearing on February 21, 1978, in the Council Chambers of the
Administration Building of the City of Rolling Hills at No. 2 Portuguese
Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California, the applicant being present in person
and having submitted evidence in support of the application, and the Planning
Commission having determined that it was necessary to physically examine
and view the site of the proposed construction of the paddle tennis court,
and the matter being continued to March 2, 1978, and the members of the
Planning Commission having individually (not collectively) inspected the
site of the proposed paddle tennis court and the premises generally, and the
applicant being present in person and oral and documentary evidence having
been presented by the applicant, and residents of the. City of Rolling Hills
having testified in person both for and against the granting of said Conditional
Use Permit, and the Planning Commission having been fully advised, now
makes its findings and formal report as required by Ordinance No. 33, as
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The Commission finds that applicant Adrienne E. Burke is the
owner of a certain parcel of real property which is in the process of being
improved, described as
Lot 70 of Miscellaneous Parcels in the Records
of the City of Rolling Hills,
said parcel also being. known by street and number as 33' Crest Road East,
Rolling Hills, California.
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Notice of the public hearing in connection with the application
of Adrienne E. Burke, for a Conditional Use Permit for the construction of
a paddle tennis court on the above described real property, was given as
required by Sections 8. 06. and 8.07 of Ordinance No. 33 as amended, of the
City of Rolling Hills, California.
Applicant proposes to construct a paddle tennis court on the
westerly portion of the above described real property which parcel contains
approximately 2. 2.gross acres, on which there has been constructed a resi-
dential dwelling, swimming pool and a pool house. Said paddle tennis court
is located so that it can be viewed by traffic traveling in an easterly direction
on Crest Road and from Southfield Drive, which is located easterly of said
property and is lower than the road surface of Crest Road and Southfield
Drive.
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Applicant proposes to screen said paddle tennis court with
landscaping and agrees to maintain said landscaping as required. A plan
of said proposed landscaping was introduced into evidence for examination
by the Commission.
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Said paddle tennis; court proposed to be constructed is located
440 feet southerly of the Occhipinti residence, 450 feet from the Morris resi-
dence, 420 feet from the Stearn residence, 320 feet from the Fischer resi-
dence, 200 feet from the Wachtell residence, and 435 feet from vacant
property on which Mr. Coates proposes to construct a residence. A11 of
said properties are either adjacent to or are located in the vicinity of the
proposed construction.
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That all land in the City of Rolling Hills is zoned for residential -
agricultural purposes except for a small area zoned limited commercial at the
northerly boundary of the City. Applicant's property is located in a residential -
agricultural two -acre minimum zone on Crest Road East, which is the, pri-
mary road for transversing the City in an easterly and westerly direction.
Houses located on the northerly side of Crest Road are generally at a higher
elevation than those located on the southerly side.
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Ingress and egress to applicant's property is over private
roads and applicant's property is located near the intersection of Crest Road
and Southfield Drive. The property slopes generally in a southwesterly
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2 Mr. Joe Linkogle, Vice President of Coldwell Banker, a realty
3 brokerage firm, and who has specialized in selling real estate on the Palos
4 Verdes Peninsula for ten years, testified that construction of the applicant's
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paddle tennis court, if properly located so as not to be an eyesore and having
an adequate distance adjacent to the property, would not deteriorate from the
value of adjoining properties; and if said court were improperly placed, in
such a manner that it obstructed the view, of adjoining properties or if it were
constructed in such a .manner that .it detracted from the general overall appeal
of the adjacent properties, it could be a detriment to the value of adjoining
properties.
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Allan Roberts, Thomas Wachtell, residents of the City of
Rolling Hills, testified against the granting of the Conditional Use Permit.
Eugene Schwartzman and Robert Schmidt, residents of the City of Rolling
Hills, testified in favor of granting the Conditional Use Permit. The southerly
boundary of the Wachtell property is 200 feet distant from the site of the pro-
posed paddle tennis court.
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The arrangement and location of all improvements, including
the proposed paddle tennis court on applicant's property, gives the overall
effect that the property is being over -built. The lot, although containing
2. 2 gross acres, has a net area of approximately 65, 000 square feet (after
deducting easement areas) and is smaller in area than lots in the immediate
vicinity.
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There is in existence on the Stern property, which is located
420 feet from the site of the proposed paddle tennis court, a tennis court;
and. the construction of a paddle tennis court will increase the noise and
traffic and congestion in the area in which the applicant's lot is located.
XI
The construction of the paddle tennis court on applicant's lot
is inconsistent with the development of the surrounding property and puts
too great a burden on the lot itself; and has an adverse effect on adjoining
properties.
FORMAL REPORT
The granting of the Conditional Use Permit to applicant would
either destroy or intrude upon the rural nature and quiet atmosphere and
would obstruct the view' of properties adjoining Lot 70 of Miscellaneous
Parcels and would infringe upon the seclusion and privacy of owners of
adjoining residential property and is not in keeping with the development
of other properties adjoining or in the vicinity of said property.
From the foregoing, it is concluded that the Conditional. Use
Permit should not be granted to applicant Adrienne E. Burke, and the granting
of said permit would be inconsistent with the purposes and objectives of
Ordinance No. 33 as amended as said purposes are set forth in Section 1.01
of said Ordinance and would be contrary and undesirable to the convenience
and general welfare of the public.
DATED: March 22, 1978.
11 C: hairma
Secretary ofthe aiming Commission
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