EL SEGUNDO HERALD March 16, 2017 Page 3 Centennial Salute Calendar of Events Deadline for Calendar items is the prior Thursday by noon. Calendar items are $1 per word. Email listings to marketing@ heraldpublications.com. We take Visa and MasterCard. THURSDAY, MAR. 16 • El Segundo Farmer’s Market, 3:00 PM. – 7:00 PM., located on Main Street, Downtown El Segundo. FRIDAY, MAR. 17 • Bingo, 1:00 PM. - 3:00 PM., 50 Plus, $3.00 minimum, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Helen at: 310-416-9181. SATURDAY, MAR. 18 • Saturday Night Dance, 7:00 PM. – 9:45 PM., Cost: $3.00 Per Person, Adults of all Ages Welcome, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call: 310-524-2705. • Concerts in the Library: Evan Marshall – Virtuoso Mandolinist, 2:00 PM., free, El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Avenue, Call: 310-524-2770. • El Segundo Co-op Nursery – Honeymoon in Vegas Casino Night Fundraiser, 6:00 PM. – 10:00 PM., Tickets: $40 Presale, $50 Door, Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport St., Contact: elsegundocoop.org. • People and Pets Learning Meditation Together, 10:30 AM. – 12:45 PM., 310- 640-2211. SUNDAY, MAR. 19 • Bridge & Pinochle Groups, 11:30 AM. – 3:45 PM, Senor Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856. • Teen Mindful Meditation, 3:30 PM. – 5:30 PM., 310-640-2211. • Adult Intuitive Meditation, 3:30 PM. – 5:30 PM., 310-640-2211. MONDAY, MAR. 20 • Canasta Group, 12:00 PM. – 3:00 PM., 50 Plus, Free, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856. TUESDAY, MAR. 21 • City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM., City Hall, 350 Main Street, Call: 310-524-2306. • ESMS PTSA Meeting, 7:00 PM., ESMS Library, 332 Center Street, Call: 310- 615-2690. • El Segundo Kiwanis Club Meeting, 12:10 PM., The Lakes at El Segundo, 400 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Contact: elsegundokiwanis. org. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 22 • Care for Community Trees, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM., Tree Musketeers, call: 310-322-0263/ volunteers@treemusketeers.org. • Bowling, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, 50 Plus, Senior Club of El Segundo, Gable House Bowl, 22501 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, Cost: $8.00 for 3 games, Call Joyce at: 310-322-7621. • Senior Housing Board Meeting at Park Vista, 7:00 PM. • ESMS Choir Concert , 7:00 PM. – 8:00 PM., ESMS Bull Dog Hall, 332 Center Street, Call: 310-615-2690. THURSDAY, MAR. 23 • El Segundo Farmer’s Market, 3:00 PM. – 7:00 PM., located on Main Street, Downtown El Segundo. • Drop-In Lobby Events: At-Home First Aid for Your Pets with Dr. Streiber from El Segundo Animal Hospital, 12:00 PM., El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Avenue, Call: 310-524-2728. FRIDAY, MAR. 24 • Bingo, 1:00 PM. - 3:00 PM., 50 Plus, $3.00 minimum, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Helen at: 310-416-9181. SATURDAY, MAR. 25 • Saturday Night Dance, 7:00 PM. – 9:45 PM., Cost: $3.00 Per Person, Adults of all Ages Welcome, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call: 310-524-2705. • Care for Our Urban Forest, 10:00 AM. – 12:00 PM., Tree Musketeers, Call: 310- 322-0236/Volunteers@TreeMusketeers.org. SUNDAY, MAR. 26 • Bridge & Pinochle Groups, 11:30 AM. – 3:45 PM, Senor Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856. MONDAY, MAR. 27 • Canasta Group, 12:00 PM. – 3:00 PM., 50 Plus, Free, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856. TUESDAY, MAR. 28 • Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 PM., District Administrative Offices –Board Room, 641 Sheldon Street. • WEDNESDAY, MAR. 29 • Care for Community Trees, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM., Tree Musketeers, call: 310-322-0263/ volunteers@treemusketeers.org. • Bowling, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, 50 Plus, Senior Club of El Segundo, Gable House Bowl, 22501 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, Cost: $8.00 for 3 games, Call Joyce at: 310-322-7621. • Evening Book Discussion Featuring A Man Called Ove, 6:30 PM., El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Avenue, Call: 310-524-2728. THURSDAY, MAR. 30 • El Segundo Farmer’s Market, 3:00 PM. – 7:00 PM., located on Main Street, Downtown El Segundo. • 17-1888ps_sby-ie-17-008 ©2017 lacmta Ride for Less, All Over LA County Seniors, customers with disabilities and students are eligible for reduced fares. As a reduced-fare rider, you’re automatically signed up for free Balance Protection, so you won’t need to worry if your card is lost or stolen. It’s free to apply at taptogo.net/reduced-fares. Purple Line Extension Construction Update Construction of the Purple Line Extension is in full swing and a=ects Wilshire Bl from La Brea Av to La Cienega Bl. Excavation at La Brea Av will continue through Fall 2017. Decking activities at Fairfax Av have begun and will take a total of 10 weekend closures to complete. At La Cienega Bl, piling activities have started as well. Thanks for your patience; keep up-to-date on the project by visiting metro.net/purplelineext. Ride Seamlessly on 24 Transit Systems with Stored Value Stored Value is the best way to travel across LA County. Stored Value is money on your TAP card. Just tap when you board and the correct fare will be deducted. Use Stored Value when you ride occasionally, if your trip includes more than one transit agency, or if you’re a visitor and want ?exibility. For more information, visit taptogo.net/stored-value. Free Metro Art Moves Tours Discover artworks featured at Metro Rail stations with free tours led by the Metro Art Docent Council. Volunteer docents provide insights into the artworks, artists and art-making processes. Special tours heighten the passenger experience in novel ways through the perspective of artists and cultural experts. Info and schedule at metro.net/art and metro.net/tours. metro.net @metrolosangeles losangelesmetro Ice Company El Segundo Ice Company, 1920s. Spreading out from the center of town at Ballona Avenue (El Segundo Boulevard) and Richmond Street, many small businesses sprang up. The Pinkerton family owned the El Segundo Ice Company on Pine Avenue west of Virginia Street. Notice the Arrowhead Spring Water sign on the side of the truck and the phone number (133) with only three digits. (Photo and text from Images of America: El Segundo reprinted with permission of El Segundo Library Director Debra Brighton). Planning Commission Examines Impacts of New State Law on Second Units By Liz Spear In response to a new California law designed to provide more affordable housing through the use of attached and detached second units on single-family home lots, the El Segundo Planning Commission held a public hearing at its regularly scheduled meeting last Thursday. According to City staff, the new law, which voided El Segundo’s previous, more-restrictive “accessory dwelling units” (ADU) ordinance on January 1, now requires the City to allow every single-family property in the R-1 zone to have or construct an ADU without requiring any additional parking because each of these properties is within a half-mile of public transit. The City’s previous ordinance only allowed ADUs in an R-1 zone with a side lot line adjacent an R-3, C-2, or CO zone due to City Council concerns about traffic congestion, parking and noise. A lot also had to be 50 feet wide or less to receive a permit to build an ADU. In addition, the ADU was required to share a common entrance with the main house and have two parking spaces in a garage in addition to the main home’s parking, said Planning Manager Gregg McClain during his presentation. Under those rules, fewer than 40 homes met the City’s requirements for an ADU. In addition, the new law requires the City to approve all existing ADUs within an existing house or ADU and requires ADUs have a separate entrance from the main home. McClain explained that an ADU could be within a home, a garage, an existing accessory structure such as an office, rec room, pool house, or play room, or built attached to an existing structure on the property or completely detached. He also noted that staff felt a garage ADU to be the least desirable, followed by new construction of an attached or detached ADU. The best option, in staff’s opinion, was for an ADU to be within an existing home. The new law, however, does give cities the option of limiting the properties where an attached or detached ADU can be built based on issues such as adequacy of water and sewer services and traffic flow and public safety. McClain noted that of the existing 35 or so properties that met the City’s previous ADU requirements, only roughly half of them have an ADU. He also explained that limiting the locations of properties on which an attached or detached ADU could be built would push all other single-family lots to either create an ADU in their existing home or garage. The other option McClain presented was to let all single-family properties in the R-1 zone have the ability to choose any type of ADU they wanted, thereby giving all property owners the same menu of ADU options. The new law also allows a maximum of 1,200 square feet for an ADU (other rules/factors apply). However, staff recommended a limit of 600 square feet. As the commissioners discussed their options and asked questions of staff, Commissioner Brenda Newman asked Commissioner Scot Nicol to weigh in since he is a real estate agent. When Newman asked if the subject of an ADU even comes up with his real estate clients, Nicol said it that “it comes up all the time. People are always looking for it. Everyone has a mom they want to have live with them or like my parents live far away, they’re retired, they want to come live with me for six months. I would really rather them be outside so they don’t hear me when telling my wife how much I don’t like them being See Planning Commission, page 15
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