COSTA MESA CITY COUNCIL PREVIEW
Lolita Harper
CECIL PLACE
Because of the large amount of public testimony on the Home Ranch
project, the City Council has essentially cleared the agenda except for a
couple of small items -- one being a controversial application to build
additional small lot units on an Eastside property.
City Manager Allan Roeder said the city contacted applicant Michael
Schrock and asked if the city could continue the item for another two
weeks.
Earlier this summer, Schrock applied for a petition to rezone his
$800,000 property in order to build two more houses behind the existing
two-story house in the 200 block of Cecil Place that Schrock plans to
occupy.
Despite a loud outcry of opposition, the Planning Commission voted 3-2
on Aug. 27 to recommend the rezoning application based on advice from the
city’s Planning Department.
Under the city’s residential zoning standards, Schrock could have
rearranged the property lines and built all three houses, Planning
Commissioner Bruce Garlich said after recommending the project in August.
The City Council decided at the Oct. 1 meeting to give Schrock until
Nov. 5 to alter the development of two small-lot houses he had proposed
for his 18,000-square-foot property. If the plans come back with
substantial changes, council members will then have the option of sending
it back to the Planning Commission for review.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The council is expected to continue this item to Nov. 13.
FYI
What: City Council meeting
When: 5:30 p.m., today
Where: City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa
Information: (714) 754-5223
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