April 2, 2015 Page 3 Hawthorne Happenings News For The ‘City Of Good Neighbors’ From City Clerk Norb Huber Walkabi lity of Your City In a recent survey, Americans prefer to live in cities that allow them to walk to their favorite shops, restaurants or businesses. When purchasing a home many buyers are willing to pay a little bit more for a place close to a coffee shop or to a shopping area. It has been shown that a home’s value has increased just by the presence of a Starbucks within walking distance. Most of us want to do our part to save our planet by not using our global warming, smog producing vehicles, but Southern California was built for cars. Our homes are located in one town and we work in another. Our churches are located in another nearby city. Our doctor’s office is located five miles away from where we reside. We are forced to own and operate an automobile. It is nice whenever we can walk to get to a destination. I live close to Inglewood Avenue and it is nice to walk to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants. We are blessed to live just a half mile away from our grandchildren. It’s great to be able to walk to see them. It never fails that I run into a neighbor on one of my walks. It’s nice to say hello and stop and talk for a few minutes. I wish we all had more opportunities to get out of our cars and walk. It would be better for our health and the health of our community. Holy Week Since I volunteer to write this column, I pretty much have the freedom to write about anything I want. I try to make my PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 2015ZA01 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of Hawthorne will hold a public hearing on Zone Text Amendment 2015ZA01 as follows: Day: Tuesday Date: April 14, 2015 Time: 6:00 p.m. Place: City Council Chambers 4455 West 126th Street Hawthorne, CA 90250 Project Title: Zone Text Amendment 2015ZA01 Project Location: City of Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, State of California Project Description: Amending Title 17 of the Hawthorne Municipal Code, Chapters 17.04 (Definitions); 17.25 (C-1 Freeway Commercial-Mixed Use Overlay), 17.26 (C-2 Local Commercial), and 17.87 (Mixed-Use Overlay (MU)) zones; related to the regulation of Day Care Facilities. PURSUANT TO the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, the application is categorically exempt from the requirements for preparation of a Negative Declaration or Environmental Impact Report. FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that any interested person may appear at the meeting and submit oral or written comments or submit oral or written information relevant thereto to the Planning Department, 4455 West 126th Street, Hawthorne, California 90250 prior to the date of this hearing. PLEASE NOTE that pursuant to Government Code Section 65009: In an action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul a finding, determination or decision of the Planning Commission or City Council, the issues raised shall be limited to those raised at the public hearing in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission or City Council at or prior to the public hearing. Maria Majcherek Associate Planner Hawthorne Press Tribune Pub. 4/2/15 HH-24635 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2015GP01 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Hawthorne will hold a public hearing on General Plan Amendment 2015GP01 as follows: Day: Tuesday Date: April 14, 2015 Time: 6:00 p.m. Place: City Council Chambers 4455 West 126th Street Hawthorne, CA 90250 Project: General Plan Amendment 2015GP01 Adoption of Economic Development Element Project Description: Proposed adoption of a new optional element of the City’s General Plan. PURSUANT TO the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, the application is exempt from the requirements for preparation of a Negative Declaration or Environmental Impact Report. FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that any interested person may appear at the meeting and submit oral or written comments or submit oral or written information relevant thereto to the Planning Department, 4455 West 126th Street, Hawthorne, California 90250 prior to the date of this hearing. PLEASE NOTE that pursuant to Government Code Section 65009: In an action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul a finding, determination or decision of the Planning Commission or City Council, the issues raised shall be limited to those raised at the public hearing in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission or City Council at or prior to the public hearing. Gregg McClain Director of Planning Hawthorne Press Tribune Pub. 4/2/15 HH-24636 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PRIMESTOR DEVELOPMENT LLC’S APPEAL OF CITY OF HAWTHORNE’S DENIAL OF BUILDING AND GRADING PERMITS (FARMERS BOY RESTAURANT) AT 2750 W. 120TH STREET TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2015 @ 6:00 P.M. HAWTHORNE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 4455 WEST 126TH STREET, HAWTHORNE, CA 90250 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Hawthorne (the “City”) on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the City Council Chambers located at 4455 West 126th Street, Hawthorne, California, will hold a public hearing on Primestor Development LLC’s Appeal of the City of Hawthorne’s denial of building and grading permits to construct a restaurant at 2750 West 120th Street on Lot No. 2 of Tract No. 53336-02. The lot is currently occupied by a parking lot on the lot’s northern portion and a retail use building on the southern portion, and is located within the Runway Protection Zone of Runway 25 of the Hawthorne Municipal Airport. The City Council shall serve as the local appeals board under California Building Code Section 1.8.8.1, adopted by reference by the City of Hawthorne, for the purpose of hearing and deciding this appeal. Notice is further given that at said hearing all interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard with respect to Primestor’s Appeal. Written comments may be submitted at or before the hearing to the City Clerk, Norbert A. Huber, at the City of Hawthorne, 4455 West 126th Street, Hawthorne, California 90250. [to be published in the local paper once, at least ten (10) days before public hearing] Hawthorne Press Tribune Pub. 4/2/15 HH-24638 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2015CU01 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Hawthorne will hold a public hearing on Conditional Use Permit 2015CU01 as follows: Day: Wednesday Date: April 15, 2015 Time: 6:00 p.m. Place: City Council Chambers 4455 West 126th Street Hawthorne, CA 90250 Project Title: Conditional Use Permit No. 2015CU01 Project Location: City of Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, State of California 14225 Inglewood Ave. (APN 4147-027-028) Project Description: Conditional Use Permit Application No. 2015CU01 is a request by Ms. Leticia Redwine, on behalf of La Sirena Gorda, for the approval of onsite beer and wine sales at an existing restaurant located at 14225 Inglewood Ave. in the City of Hawthorne. The property is located within the C-1 (Freeway Commercial) zone. PURSUANT TO the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, the application is categorically exempt from the requirements for preparation of a Negative Declaration or Environmental Impact Report. FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that any interested person may appear at the meeting and submit oral or written comments or submit oral or written information relevant thereto to the Planning Department, 4455 West 126th Street, Hawthorne, California 90250 prior to the date of this hearing. PLEASE NOTE that pursuant to Government Code Section 65009: In an action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul a finding, determination or decision of the Planning Commission or City Council, the issues raised shall be limited to those raised at the public hearing in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission or City Council at or prior to the public hearing. Nina Idemudia Assistant Planner Hawthorne Press Tribune Pub. 4/2/15 HH-24634 NOTICE THAT HAWTHORNE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 2086 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 14, 2015, at 6:00 P.M., the Hawthorne City Council will consider adopting the following ordinance, which will be summarized upon adoption, pursuant to Government Code § 36933(c)(1) as follows: Ordinance No. 2086, repeals and re-enacts Section 8.20 (Nuisances) of Title VIII (Health and Safety) of the Hawthorne Municipal Code, relating to the establishment of comprehensive property maintenance standards, including the designation of public nuisances, establishing procedures for the abatement of public nuisances, including the abatement of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled and inoperative vehicles and repealing Chapter 8.40 (Property Maintenance). Abatement of Public Nuisances Ordinance 2086 provides a comprehensive list of what defines a nuisance and declares as a public nuisance the failure of a property owner to keep their portion of the alley, street or parkway clean of garbage and debris. This provision places responsibility on private property owners in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. Code Enforcement staff would judiciously utilize the enforcement tools and remedies in this re-enacted ordinance to address code violation. The City may exercise its administrative, civil/injunctive and criminal remedies, or any one or combination of these remedies, to compel responsible persons to NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY KOMADA CASE NO. BP160075 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of MARY KOMADA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARTHA SANCHEZ in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARTHA SANCHEZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/22/15 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state meandering diatribes personal and interesting for my readers. I hope that some of the time you can relate to my stories. I try my best to be transparent in my role as city clerk. There is an old saying, “two topics you never should to discuss: politics and religion”. I do my best to never disrespect an individual or group of people. I share my opinions and respect the opinions of others even if they hold an opposite view than mine. I do the same with my religious beliefs. If you have read my columns, I speak out about my Christian faith. I respect the faiths of others. This is the most important week of the year for Christians. On Good Friday, the church commemorates the death of Jesus by crucifixion. His resurrection on Easter Sunday and the promise that we will be raised from the dead is what gives Christians joy. It’s not about what I do or have done. It’s all about Jesus overcoming death on the cross and rising from the grave. It’s not my works but Christ’s work that saves me. That is what makes Christianity different that all of the other religions of the world. May you abate a public nuisance when, in its judgment, such persons have not completed nuisance abatement actions in a timely or proper manner, or when responsible persons have failed to prevent an occurrence or recurrence of a public nuisance. The proposed ordinance would enable the City to notice, abate, and recover costs associated with removing trash and debris from the public right-of-ways, should a property owner choose not to remove the trash and debris when noticed to do so. Procedures for the notice of abatement of both imminent and non-imminent hazards are contained in this proposed ordinance. The intent of the proposed ordinance is to reduce the amount of trash and debris left on the public right-ofways, effectively improving the safety and cleanliness of the City. The procedure for the City to recover costs of abatement, including code enforcement costs and attorneys’ fees in also contained in the proposed ordinance. Recovery of costs includes Special Assessment and recording a nuisance abatement lien on the subject property. A certified copy of the full text of proposed ordinance No. 2086 has been made available in the City Clerk’s Department posted on March 19, 2015 in the office of the city clerk at 4455 West 126th Street, Hawthorne, CA 90250 (310) 349-2915. This ordinances is agendized for adoption on April 14, 2015. City Hall will be closed on April 3rd, 2015. Hawthorne Press Tribune Pub. 4/2/15 your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner RONALD M. LABRAN ZEUTZIUS & LABRAN 234 E. COLORADO BLVD. STE 620 PASADENA CA 91101 4/2, 4/9, 4/16/15 CNS-2733900# Inglewood News Pub. 4/2, 4/9, 4/16/15 HI-24641 Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. - John F. Kennedy HH-24637 have a blessed Easter celebration with the ones you love. Service Providers Fair/Earth Da y/Shredding Event On Saturday, April 11, the City of Hawthorne’s annual Earth Day and Service Providers Fair will be held at Memorial Park. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Allied Waste will provide for the free shredding of documents to all. In addition, they will have free compositing material, (fertilizer), for all of you gardeners out there. Bring over your empty bags or barrels and fill them up to feed your hungry plants. America n Cancer Society – Relay for Life The annual event will be held at the Hawthorne High School track on the weekend of April 18-19. You can participate by walking, donating or volunteering to be part of the cure for cancer. Haw thorne Educa tion Foundation’s Health Fair and 5K Run This great event will be held on Saturday, May 9 at Memorial Park. Start getting your jogging shoes out and start running to get in shape for the only road race in Hawthorne. Golf Tournament Results The 26th annual Hawthorne Parks and Recreation Foundation Golf Tournament was held this past Monday out at Coyote Hills Gold Course and there was a tie for first place with a 12 under par score for the best ball format. Imperial Projects was declared the winner by virtue of a tie breaker over Team Huber. This marks the third year in a row for my team to finish second. It just motivates us to want to come back and win the tournament next year. Spring Break I’ll be on spring break this coming week, so there will not be a column next week. I’ll be back in action the week of April 14th. Upcoming Events Sunday, April 5: Easter Sunday • Saturday, April 11: Service Providers Faire/Earth Day – Memorial Park • Sat/Sun, April 18/19: American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life – Hawthorne High Coments or Questions Contact me at: norbhuber@gmail.com. • “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” - og mandino
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