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Planning Commission on November 8, 1954, be approved and granted by this Council, permitting Southern California Edison Company: first, to increase the capacity of the Sullivan Substation in 1954 by the addition of three transformers and appurtenant equipment and facilitie ; and, second, to increase the capacity of the Sullivan Substation sub- sequent to 1954 from time to time and aB required by local' demands until the ultimate capacity of the Sullivan Substation ie reached, all such increase in capacity to conform to and be in accordance with, as nearly as practicable, the plan and design as shown on Exhibit A, attached to the Variance Application. In Re Communications were resd from the Planning Commission recommending Variance F.J.Foral denial of variance application of Frank J. and Hazel M. Foral to permi~i the construction of a one-story building on the front 54' of lot and of a one-story residence on the rear portion of lot situated west of ll5 Stanford Street, to be used for a retail business of selling and repairing musical instruments and related items, with a 2½' x 6~ neon sign, and from the Department of Public Works that replacement of broken sidewalks is needed to bring it up to present city standards. Mrs. Bertha Cunningham, 122 Stanford and Mrs. F.H.Johnston, 211 Stanford, objected to the granting of the variance and stated that this area is in the residential zone. Frank J. Foral presented a petition signed by forty-two persons favoring the establishment of the retail business. On motion of Councilman Dahl, seconded by Jerome and carried, the petition was received and filed. On motion of Councilman McBride, seconded by Larsen and carried, the recommendation of the Planning Commission was approved and variance denied. At the request of the applicant and on motion of Councilman McBride, seconded by Larsen and carried, the Clerk was authorized to return the petition to Mr. Foral after having said petition photographed for Council record. In Re. On motion of Councilman Jerome, seconded by Larsen and carried, the Variance Prisciliana Esparza recommendation of the Planning Commission was approved and variance granted to Prisciliana Esparza to construct a two-unit building on property at the northeast corner of First Street and Western Avenue, one side to be used for a furniture upholstery shop and the other side to be used as rental for business purposes, in R-2 zone, subject to certain conditions. In Re On motion of Councilman Dahl, seconded by Jerome and carried, the Variance Roman Catholic recommendation of the Planning Commission was approved and variance Archbishop of i Los Angeles granted to the Roman Catholic Ar~hbishop of Los Angeles to construct a one-story classroom school on property on the east side of Sycamore Street between Borchard and Wilshire Avenues, in connection with exist- ing school and church at 109 Borchard Avenue, and proposing to build the classroom school on the Sycamore Street frontage, set out to the property line, with no entrance to the building from Sycamore Street, but with windows only on the street side, the entrances to the class- rooms to be from the playground side.