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RECESS At 3:50 PoM., the meeting was recessed to 7:30 PeN. The meeting was recon- vened at 7:30 P.Mo with the some Council- men present o Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, the Imvoca- tion was delivered by the Reverend Robert Do Fraley, Saint Luke's Methodist Church. APPEAL 186 Hearing was opened on APPeal 186, filed JOSAM INVESTMENT COMPANY by Josom Investment Company, appealing VA 66-95 Pl~E C~amission's denial of Variance 66-95 to construct 140 unit apartment complex that encroaches into required street side yard and rear yard with less than required parking in C 2 District at 901 South Harbor. The Clerk of the Council reported notice of the hearing mailed to adjacent property owners with certificate on file and stated that no written communications had been received. Dale Heinly, attorney for applicant, called attention to the fact that in evaluating the proposal, the staff calls the proposal an apartment complex in the C 2 District; the applicant calls it motel apartments because they have units which have a bedroom, a bath, a kitchen and a living room. client's idea was copied from what is called an executive hotel in Chicago. They charge on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. From June i tkr~.,gh September 15 they have s,,,.,er rates, more profits in that period than in any other actual period, and they~ do not allow weekly or monthly rates in that period; they'do rent on a we&kly basis, but the rate is suhstaut~ially greater than the ~ate charged in the winter. Discussing the staff evalua- tion of the proposal, point by point, Mr. Heihly noted that denial was recommended, but conditions suggested, if approved, were requirements for the R3 and R3H Districts even though property is zoned C 2. Displaying pictures of the Wishing Well and English motels, Mr. Heinly c~mwented this development could be built as planned in the C 2 District as a motel with the exception of the ~kitchens on the ground floor° He asked Council to indicate it is a motel and allow development. The Pla~,t~g Direct°r stated that in the Municipal Code part of the defini- tion of apartment is that it has a kitchen. In motel, part of the de2ini- tion is that parking is located close to the unit, and it is primarily designed for transient use. He said the City Council determined some years ago that a motel was whatever was comparable to the standard of the trade. The standard of the trade, as developed from a survey (of 72 motels) showed slightly less than 22% of the rooms had kitchens. The application proposed here has 74% of the rooms having kitchens. It was the determination of the Council that the standard of the trade was around 25% with kitchens o This proposal was three times greater, which caused the Commission to state that this was an apartment rather than a motel. Mrs° Madelyn C~ynkar, speaking for the President of the Southwest Home- owners Association, noted that 140 units are in excess of those allowed by law; that Kent Street is the only ingress and egress to Montgomery Park off Harbor Boulevard, a heavily travelled street. Evelyn Wiley, property owner of the corner of Harbor and Kent directly south of the proposed complex, stated she does not wa~t Harbor Boulevard to become Apartment House Row; expressed concern for the traffic problem; stated no objection to the motel, but objected to amything that would rezone Harbor Boulevard. Glenda Paulos, 901 South Figueroa, stated they had a petition signed hy nearly everyone im Montgomery Park protesting this co.plax; commented that parking is comgested now, and the residents of Montgomery Park do not want additional parking on their streets. CITY COUNCIL -108- January 16, 1967