ANDlAwNDAleNews The Weekly Newspaper of Lawndale Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 July 5, 2012 Inside Raises Funds with Fireworks SalesCity Celebrates Independence Day, This Issue A Student’s Perspective...2 Calendar...............................3 Lawndale Councilmember Larry Rudolph got into the Fourth of July spirit this week by volunteering at one of the Lawndale Classifieds ...........................3 the Lawndale Kiwanis, which work theFireworks stands that was sponsored by stand to raise funds for their charitable work. Rudolph is seen here completing a sale for some happy Lawndale residents. Faith ......................................3 Photo by Paul Bennett Food ......................................7 Hawthorne Happenings ...2 Legals .......................4,6,8-11 Lawndale City Council Ponders R-2 Regulations for Garage Access Smile Awhile.....................12 By Nancy Peters egress to garages and/or carports. poles can exceed $75,000 to $80,000. The Lawndale City Council met on Monday The Council discussed at length the suf- The Council recommended that the ordi- with the theme of the evening from public ficiency of the proposed change to increase nance be introduced with the R-1 setback speakers and the Council dais for a safe and the garage access area for the R-2 setback increase from five feet to 10 feet minimum Sports ...................................5 happy Fourth of July celebration for all end- from 25 feet to 27 feet, but expressed concern for the access at the back of the property ing most comments. The Council did take that while the proposed two-foot increase when the garage is on the alley. R-2 setback care of agenda items as well. may be considered for cars more than 18 will increase the five feet of minimum open The consent calendar items, unanimously feet long (e.g. long-bed pick-up trucks or space to an average of 10 feet of setback from approved, contained a request to hire Willdan SUVs), perhaps this could be either 28 or the property line, limited to a calculated 20 Engineering as a consulting service for the 30 feet instead. Planning Commission Chair feet minimum of open space overall, and for review of the environmental impact report Dan Reid, speaking to the issue, admitted that the garage access space to be increased from for the extension project of the Metro Green his own vehicle would have to make more the current 25 feet to 30 feet. The ordinance Weekend the request to destroy obsolete records in to keep more space for the actual building before a final approval to the change in thewill be brought back for a second readingwith the Council recommendations includedthan one “K” type turn to turn around in 27feet of space, but his colleagues were tryingLine, which will have a portion of the projectcut through Lawndale. Also approved was Forecast from the public that some records of historical type of building. The comments from the requirements for single-family and two-familymunicipal code for the R-1 and R-2 setbackfootprints of a new development in the R-2the City’s archives, which sparked a concern significance would not be preserved even on public included concern for the presence of zones and increasing the minimum back-up the computer. As stated in the resolution the telephone or electrical poles on the property access clearance required for a certain type Friday records are from old budgets, animal control, that could prevent the amount of garage ac- of parking space and garage access. Partly agendas, petitions, grant files and special with the code and that the expense of moving See Council, page 12cess space from always being in complianceelections. The records in the Building and Cloudy 69˚/61˚ the resolution presented and the concerned Pet of The WeekPlanning Department are not among those incitizen was assured that the historically important approved plans and documents for any housing are retained in perpetuity. Saturday introduce an ordinance to change the mu-The Council held a public hearing to Partly nicipal code for R-1 and R-2 setbacks and parking space access design regulations, Cloudy with Community Development Manager Groucho 720˚/63˚ Perry Banner making the staff presentation • SS#12-04104 and recommendation based on the Planning • Domestic Short Hair Commission-approved motions. The R-1 and • 3 months R-2 setbacks were initially reexamined due • Male Sunday were not sufficient for the types of develop- •CenterSouth Bay Pet Adoptionto the realization that 2006 code regulations Partly ment that continue to be built in Lawndale. 12910 Yukon Avenue Cloudy family residences and more two-on-a-lot style 310-676-1149Hawthorne, CA 90250Primarily the new development is less single- 74˚/63˚ condominium housing, with one building in Play with me! I am an energetic, fun-loving little guy looking for a home to call the front of the property and a second build- my own. I get along great with other cats and I don’t even seem to mind the com- ing in the rear, separated by an expanse of pany of dogs. • unused land to accommodate ingress and
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