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2 that you would care to hear the 286 different names read.
3 The announcement is that it does contain 286 names, and it
4 will remain on file in the proceeding, unless some one cares
5 to insist that they be, read..
6 MR. JAMES WHITE: I would like to add just one
7 thing: That all of - those names are adjacent to the area,
8 and are residents and property owners adjacent to this
9 proposed rezoning site.
10 MR. WOODWORTH: These papers,that you are now
11 presenting, Mrs. Elsey, are the papers,,that were previously.,
12 presented by Mr. White to you, is that,correct?
13 CITY CLERK ELSEY: That's right.
14 MR. WOODWORTH: Under the chairls,previous . ruling,
15 all these documents are being received as part of the record.
16 Whereupon the documents above referred too
17 purporting to be signed by 286 signatureso.were received
18 in evidence and made a part of the record ...
19 ... The following additional documents were then
20 read by the City Clerk:
21 "Aug. 9P.1954
22 ' "Members of the City Council.
23 City of El Segundo
24 Gentlemen:
25 As residents and property owners of
26 El Segundo, we wish to add our protests to th
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3 No firm can say, with absolute certainty,
4 that enough off-street parking can be allocated
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result in expansion not contemplated at the
present moment, established parking areas will
become insufficient.
We are employees of Northrop Aviation, Inc.
in Hawthorne and we are aware of the situation
in the residential areas surrounding that company.
One -hour parking limits are flagrantly ignored.
It is common practice for employees arriving
too late to find space in company parking lots,
to park on the street, accept the parking viola-
tion notice - -and apparently, the City of
Hawthorne cannot afford to have the streets
.systematically policed as one a week is a fair
average -- pay the $1 charge at Personne'1 I
Activities for each violation and consider it
'cheap' parking rent.
We have been residents and property owners
in El Segundo for 11 years. We recently bought
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25 CITY CLERK ELSEY: It is, sir.
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We respectfully urge you to consider
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people who have bought homes in what they
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considered was a desirable residential
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Yours truly,
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Marvel L. Koren (signed)
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Andrew Koren (signed)
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1121 E. Sycamore"
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"Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cole
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out of town on your next hearing of August 18,
1954. We would like to have go on record that
we oppose the rezoning of the Westerly 700 ft.
lot 1, C. C. Hunt subdivision proposed by North
24 nand.ea to you previously by Mr. Bryant?
25 CITY CLERK ELSEY: It is, sir.
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2 Although we do not live in the
3 immediate vicinity we would hate to see all
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4 the lovely homes around there suffer with cars
5 parked all over the streets. Which is inevitable
6 with any large - commercial building . Also would
7 it not be possible for North American to purchase
8 more property and commercializing the whole
9 section. The representative who was at the
10 Planning Commission said they dropped. one parcel
11 of land because it was too expensive. Is that
12 the reason they do not purchase property.on the
13 East side of Sepulveda, where.commercialism is
14 wel c om e .
15 For the Business man, Manufactory and,
1G Doctors of E1 Segundo, it's a good deal. For
17 the poor guy who has to fight traffic in and
18 out of town, we oppose.
Sincerely,
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Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cole"
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22 MR. WOODWORTH: Are the documents that you are now
23 going to present, Mrs. >Elsey, the documents which were
24 handed to you previously by Mr. Bryant?
25 CITY CLERK ELSEY: It is, sir.
16 MR. WOODWORTH: And it consists of several sections
enhance the value of property and would bring
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1 of a petition, each of which has substantially the same
2 language at the top, is that correct?
3 CITY CLERK ELSEY: That is right, sir. I have
4 not had an opportunity to check the number of signatures
5 on these petitions either. It is addressed to the Honorable
6 City Council, City of E1 Segundo, California, and reads
7 as follows:
8 "Dear Sirs:
9 We,*the undersigned residents of the
10 City of E1 Segundo, respectfully request
11 approval by the City Council of the applica-
12 tion for change of zone filed by North
13 American Aviation, Inc., concerning that
14 property located on the South side of Imperial
15 Highway between Sepulveda Boulevard and
16 California Street. We make this request for
17 the following reasons, among others:
18 1. This property, due to its nearness
19 to the Airport and other industrial areas, is
20 more suitable for the general office building
21 to be built by North American than it is for a
221 residential area.
23 2i The general office building would
24 enhance the value of property and would bring
25 prestige to the City of E1 Segundo.
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4- There is no available and adequately
zoned area in I this vicinity which Would be satis-
factory for such a general office building.",
Whereupon Similar . petitions, totaling 50 in
number, similar to the one above read by the City Clerk,
Purporting to contain 734 names altogethero having been
Previously handed to the City Clerk by Mr.
Don Brygntj, were
received and made a Part of the record
MR. E. G. KRUG: May i qiA,.
as the council at ode
this time?*.
WOODWORTH:. Pardon me., Mr. Krug. /i back
Mr. Mayo'r.."before , we get I into the oral
testimony part of this meeting, I suggest that the
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witnesses who expect to address the Council all be
one time in order to save time and, if this is tr one
testimony, Sir, I suggest that You be Sworn bef have
ment is made because all the rest will be req•
sworn unless it is merely a preliminary inqj -
a., this
MAYOR SWANSON: Before YOU contin wne to
want to give some
instructions here at t'. Z. ae petitions
MR- KRUG: All right.
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that she read,
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25 MR. BRYAUIT: Yes, Sir, It in throii[rhoiit. the Pntirp
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>' MAYOR SWANSON: Are those all of the written
-2° communications, Mrs. Elsey?
A 3 CITY CLERK ELSEY: Those are all, Mr. Mayor.
4 MAYOR SWANSON: At this time we will refer to the
5 audience for their''pros and cons. We will hear from those'
6 first in favor of the zone change, and then from•those
7 opposed to it.
s First, we are going to give those who are
9 in favor of the change an opportunity to present their side
10 of the case. And then the opposition will have an oppor-
11 tunity to make `their statements. After that`we will go back
12 to those in favor of the change for rebuttal and then
13 refer back again to those who are opposed to thechange in
14 rebuttal.
15 I am going to ask that each and every one
16 of you wait and speak in the proper category that I have
17 just indicated.
18 MR. KRUG: Honorable Mayor and Gentlemen, this y,
19 is merely a question. Mr. Bryant would be the one to
20 answer it. Are these signatures that are on the petitions
21 which he handed into the City Clerk in the affected neigh--',
22 borhood. That wasp t brought out in the a
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quite clear to me. Would you please answer •
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25 MR. BRYAM,.T: Yes, sir, it is throughout the entir
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3 coming from the Junior Chamber of Commerce those of people
4 in the affected area or where are they from?
5 MR. BRYANT: From various locations in the city,
G including the area that is directly affected.
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MALE SPEAKER: I would like to make a statement
at this time. I heard the name of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce mentioned in this petition. I would like to
state here that the Junior Chamber of CommerceA&tioned
in this petition. I would like to state bane that the
Junior Chamber of Commerce had nothing to do with this
petition whatsoever. (Applause)
What I mean to say by that is, that we did
not circulate it. We have some people that did sign it
and some people who did circulate it.
MR. WOODWORTH: Mr. Mayor, I am going to interrupt
by stating that the witnesses should be sworn before they
start making any further statement.
MAYOR SWANSON: The City Attorney will make an
announcement at this time.
MR. WOODWORTH: By request of the Mayor, it is {
announced at this time that the City Clerk will swear ally,
persons who expect to address the Council with reference
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3 time, raise your.right hand and in response to the oath
4 which the Clerk will administer, say: "I do," or words to
s' that effect.
6 ... Whereupon the vast majority of the audience
7 was duly sworn by the City Clerk .. .
s MR. ERNIE BOWDRY: I reside at 627 West Acacia
s Avenue. I just wish to have it cleared up before we got
10 started, Mr. Bryant was representing himself not only as
11 a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, but also as a
12 resident of the City of E1 Segundo. He did not submit the
13 petition as an official J.C. paper. The Junior Chamber
14 of Commerce did not circulate a petition. That is all I
15' wanted to say, Mr. Mayor.
16 MAYOR SWANSON: Thank you.
17 At this time now we will throw the meeting
18 open to those in favor of the zone change, and I think it
is would be right if North American, the one that is requestinE
20 it, would have the first opportunity.
21 DR. MESCHUK: I live at 811 California Street.
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23 Superintendent of Standard Oil of California, heard rumors
24 to the effect that Standard Oil has officially taken a
26 stand on how they stand on this particular matter. He was
26 unable to get a communication to the City Council in time
24 1 'L 0-- -11UM ta_l=11U0 c.11u 1 act: numc upliusiTion.
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2 people here and the City Fathers that Standard Oil has
3 not taken a stand, and they are entirely neutral in the
4 matter. (Applause)
5 MAYOR SWANSON: In order to help the Court
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6 Reporter get this information down, Capt. Woods would like
7 to make a statement on the direction of the microphone.
8 CAPT. WOODS: We have the use of this microphone
9 here for those who desire to use it. The Court Reporter
10 has requested that you come up to the microphone, state
11 your full name and address so that he will be able to copy
12 it correctly, and then make your statement.
13 If you will hold the microphone within two
14 or three inches of your mouth while you are speaking, you
15 can be heard very plainly and clearly by all those in the
16 auditorium.
17 MAYOR SWANSON: We will hear first from a represen
18 tative of North American Aviation, Inc.
19 MR. LELAND TAYLOR: My name is Leland Taylor, and
20 I am the Assistant toIthe president of North American
21 Aviation, Inc. My business address is 5601 West Imperial
22 Highway, Los Angeles. My home address is 257 North Bentley
23 Avenue, Los Angeles, California.
24 I see some friends and I see some opposition.
25 I hope that we are all friends even though we are not on
261 the same side of the fence in this issue.
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3 toys that I have here, a presentation of what we propose, o
4 how we propose it, and the things that we have gone into
5 to resolve some of the problems that we have learned in
G the last several weeks that have created some of the
7 opposition. With your permission I would like to do that.
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MAYOR SWANSON: You have my permission.
MR. TAYLOR: 44hi7e this is being set up, I would
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10 like to take this opportunity to thank every one of you
11 for being here tonight. Whether you are opposed. to-what
12 we have requested in the City of E1 Segundo, or whether.
13 you are supporting us, we appreciate your interest because
we believe at North American that community interest is
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15 important, and the fact that there is a strong community
interest in E1 Segundo is important to us because we are
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now a member of this community, we hope to be more of a
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member of this community.
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With reference to these things that are
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20 being set up here, charts and photographs and so on, as
21 you know, we were turned down by the Planning Commission
22' on our application for a rezoning. There have been some
developments since then that have changed our plans. I
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will get into that in this presentation.
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We are now here on an appeal of that
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1• tha Kd °basic objections to our proposal.,
2 First, a fear that a rezoning would bring in undesirable
3 industrial development. I hope to clarify that, and that
4 is not what we intend.
5 Secondly, that the present traffic problems
6 in the immediate_-,.° neighborhood are the result of our
7 installation of what we call Hangars 8 and 9, just north
8 of Imperial Highway. I believe that we have the facts
9 here to show that we are not the cause of that. I will
10 admit that we contribute to it.
11 Another part of the fear that has been
12 expressed to us has been that if we go in here with 800
13 cars parked in the immediate area, the immediate neighbor -
14 hood will be a- hazard day and night. I think we have
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developed a plan with some of the officials of the City
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of E1 Segundo, that will put your tears to rest on that.
17 And I must also..•recognize another fact:
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was shown here tonight when Mrs. Elsey was reading a '
letter while a transport took off -- it gets annoying at
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21 times -- I must admit that, and I will explain what we
22 have been doing to keep that noise down for the immediate
° area from our operations across Imperial Highway. I
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24 cannot promise that we will not make any noise from our
25 installations to the north of Imperial Highway because I
26 cannot make a commitment that I cannot live up to. But I
24 (Chart) "Our obligations to the nation's
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2 MALE VOICE: May questions be asked during the
3 presentation of this gentleman's remarks?
4 MAYOR SWANSON: Please ask your questions after
5 the gentleman gets through. If you are one of the o
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s tion, you will ask your questions when the meeting ip
7 turned over to the opposition. First of all, we will hear
3 from those in favor of the rezoning change.
s SAME MALE SPEAKER: I was trying to straighten
10 that point'out, as to'whether we will be permitted to ask
11 questions during the discussion or later on.
12 MR. TAYLOR: We will follow your procedure, but
13 for the record'I wish to state that I have other gentlemen
14 from North American here who are experts in this particular
15 field of questions that may come up, and we will be most
is happy to answer any questions from supporters or the
17 opposition that are put to us.
13 Those of you in the back part of the room
19 undoubtedly will not be able to see this chart clearly, so
20 I will read, it to you: "Headquarters and,General Offices
21 Building of North American Aviation, Inc." 46
22 (Chart) "We plan to move our executive
23 headquarters to E1 Segundo."
24 (Chart) "Our obligations to the nation's
25 defense program have steadily increased to a point where
26 they involve: 54POO employees
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1 "Plants in Los Angeles, Downey and
2 Fresno, California, and Columbus, Ohio,
3 and more than 20 supporting facilities b
4 "Design, engineering and manufacture
5 of Air Force and Navy airplanes...guided
6 missiles... electronic systems ... rocket
7 engines ... peaceful applications of atomic
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9 (Chart) "We built or leased new produc-
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tion areas as we outgrew the old ones, and
11 now we need more office space."
12 (Chart) "We need a separate, modern
13 headquarters building:
14 To centralize the direction of the
15 company's activities
16 To provide offices for the company's
17 executives and ample office space for
18 900 staff advisors and. administrative
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20 To expand over - crowded conferehce and
reception areas."
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We are talking about an office building, an
23 executive headquarters; we are not talking about a shop;
24 we are not talking about machines and equipment. We are
25 talking about a headquarters office building.
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4 Accessibility for employees and business
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6 Ample room for entrance and off-street
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9 (Chart) "We've selected this site in E1 Segundo."
to (Photographic map) To orientate you, this is
11 Sepulveda Boulevard to the north (indicating), Imperial
12 Highway going to the west, this is the new 11ouglas hangar
13 here, our hangars 7 and 8 here, Patmar's here on the
14 corner, the car dealer's place here, the motels in here,
15 this piece of property right here (indicating) --
16 MR. WOOEVORTH: Pardon the interruption, Mr. Taylo ,
17 but for the purpose of the record, when it is transcribed
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is' so that when it is introduced
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21 to review, that the instrument that you are talking about
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23 MR. TAYLOR: Yes, sir, we will do better than that
24 I will enter it into the record, a copy of this photograph,
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261 explaining what I have said from the transcript, is that
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Mft. MOODMOilT I Will that be so received, Mr.
Mayor?
MAYOR SWANSON: It shall be so ruled upon and
properly noted..
MR. WOODWORTH: For the purpose of the record., will
it be designated as the Applicant's counsel's Exhibit No. 1?
Would that be agreeable ?' Will it be so ordered, Mr. Mayor?
MAYOR SWANSON: So ordered.
MR. WOODWORTHi All right.
(Whereupon the photographic map above referred to
was marked as Applicant's Counsel's Exhibit No. 11 and
received. in evidence.)
MR. TAYLOR: ,That piece of property that I marked
out there constitutes ten acres, part of that ten acres
is already a C-2 zone. As a result, we asked the Planning
Commission to approve C -2 zoning for all of the site.
Now, I would, like to pause here to digress
from this. We are now asking the City Council to consider
these additional facts before acting on our zoning request,
and here I would like to depart from this (referring to
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chart). There has been some criticism that has come to us
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of C -2; why C -2 zoning. Because C -2 zoning in the mind of
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some people in the immediate area, we have been told, would
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open the area for more than we say that we contemplate
doing, and what assurance does anyone have that more than
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s refile our application for C-1, which is all we now require,
io we do not have an over height limit plan on our building.
11 We do not require laboratories as we did originally. We
12 can not, under the existing requirements of the City,
13 change from C -2 to C -1 under the pending application. We
14 would, be compelled to refile which would require a time
15 delay.
io Therefore, we are proposing tonight, and I
17 would like now to offer a letter to the City Council, with
18 the approval of the City Attorney, the substance of this
19 letter is that we continue on our hearing and present
20 application for C -2, subject to a letter commitment from
21 North American upon the granting of this; we would. proceed
22 with our building, but limit our building activities to
23 those requirements of C -1 zoning and immediately file for
24 C -1. Our purpose in doing that is to save time, and that
251 is the only purpose in it. I should like to read that
261letter and then you may enter it in your record-
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administrative and executive facilities.
s However, time is of importance to us. To
s refile our application for C-1, which is all we now require,
io we do not have an over height limit plan on our building.
11 We do not require laboratories as we did originally. We
12 can not, under the existing requirements of the City,
13 change from C -2 to C -1 under the pending application. We
14 would, be compelled to refile which would require a time
15 delay.
io Therefore, we are proposing tonight, and I
17 would like now to offer a letter to the City Council, with
18 the approval of the City Attorney, the substance of this
19 letter is that we continue on our hearing and present
20 application for C -2, subject to a letter commitment from
21 North American upon the granting of this; we would. proceed
22 with our building, but limit our building activities to
23 those requirements of C -1 zoning and immediately file for
24 C -1. Our purpose in doing that is to save time, and that
251 is the only purpose in it. I should like to read that
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DAVID E`ITLES6N, C �3 �1b 'CIAL
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"NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC.
International Airport, Los Angeles 45,
California
In
August 18,
The Honorable City Counci
City of E1 Segundo
E1 Segundo, California
Re: Application of
Aviation, Inc.
reply refer to:
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North American
for Change of Zone
Gentlemen:
There is pending before you for consider-
ation and decision, the above entitled. appli-
cation for change of zone to Zone C -2
reference to the property described as the
westerly 700 feet of lot 1 of C. C. Hunt's
Subdivision. When this application was filed,
North American requested change to a C -2 Zone
for the reason that contemplated operations in
the proposed building could only be carried on
in that type of zone. Since the application
was filed, however, it has been decided to
conduct these operations elsewhere. It is now
proposed that the premises be used as an
office building for the company's executive
tine property for purposes other than those
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appropriate parking facilities, is permitted
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in a C -1 Zone.
In North American's vital part in
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national defense and welfare, time is of great
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importance. It is essential on account of
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unprecedented. expansion for North American, at
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the earliest possible time, to complete the
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construction of its new office building in
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order to more efficiently perform its work and
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to eliminate overcrowded conditions and to
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centralize its key personnel.
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North American is anxious to close its
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pendingdeal for the acquisition of the property
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and to commence construction of the office
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building as soon as possible.
We are informed that C -1 zoning is
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acceptable to many of the nearby residenbs and,
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as above noted, it is sufficient for our pur-
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poses. We suggest, under all of the circum-
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stances, that your honorable body grant our
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application for C -2 Zone with the understanding
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that North American will not make any use of
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the property for purposes other than those
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which are permitted under a C-1 Zone; further,
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that North American, as soon as it legally may
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Zoning Ordinance, file a new application
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with the City Planning Commission for the
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purpose of changing the C-2 Zone to a C-1
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We assure you that North American will
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cooperate in every respect and that it will,
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if a C -2 Zone is granted at this time --
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which will enable us to proceed. with the
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construction of our office building without
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delay --file an application to change the zone
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to a C-1 Zone as soon as it can be legally
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accomplished following the adoption of the C -2
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Ordinance.
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Very truly yours,
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NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION,INC.
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(Signed
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Leland R. Taylor
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LRT /lpd Assistant to the President"
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MR. WOODWORTH: Do you wish to present that as
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Applicant's Counsel's Exhibit No. 2 in evidence; is that
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MR. TAYLOR: Yes, sir.
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MR. WOODWORTH: Very well, Mr. Mayor, will it be
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MAYOR SWANSON: It shall be received as
3 Applicant's Counsel's Exhibit No. 2 in evidence.
4 (Whereupon the letter above referred to, consisting
5• of two pages, was marked as Applicant's Counsel's Exhibit ,
6 No. 2 and received in evidence.)
7 MR. TAYLOR: Incidentally, on this land we, as of
s right this moment,do not own the land in question. We have
s entered into an agreement to purchase it subject to our
10 Zoning.
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(Chart) "1. Necessity
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Our needs are imperative
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And no other suitable
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"On your side
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Our move will help you continue to
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control the personality and growth
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of your community
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Because
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"Your knowledge of us is protection
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for the community
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You know our capabilities and our
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intentions
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You've watched our growth and pro-
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gress both as a resident and a neighbor
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2 You've -.-worked with us in your civic
3 activities and your welfare groups."
4 Now, I know there are many people that question
5 our intentions with regard, to some of the noise that comes
6 out of the hangars 8 and 9, but I would like to say that
7 we have invested a million and a half dollars in tunnels
8 from one side to the other side of Imperial Highway in
9 order to keep that noise down. (Chart)
10 "There'll be direct benefits to the entire
11 Community through our move
12 The City will receive an additional
13 $10,000 a year to use for civic improve -
14 ments
15 The school district will receive an
16 additional $21,500 a year to help
17 fulfill its obligations to the community
18 An attractive, $1;500;000 building will
19 be added to the community's assets."
20 As a matter of fact, our tax bill in
21 E1 Segundo this last year was over $90,000. Our school
22 taxes last year on the wide district addition over there,
23 part of which is in litigation, incidentally was $286,000.
24 (Chart) "There'll be an equal
25 Number of indirect benefits
26 Your stable economy will be further
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2 A known industry will occupy an area
3 where Tess beneficial and less
4 desirable commercial activities could
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6 The personality of your community will
7 be further protected by the addition
8 of another knowns responsible corporate
9 citizen."
10 (Chart) "II. Suitability
11 "Our building will harmonize with
12 nearby residential areas
13 !'Architecture will be attractive and
14 modern
15 Entrance and boundary areas will be
16 appropriately landscaped
17 Orderly off-street parking areas
18 will provide ideal buffer zones."
19 Let me show you what this building is going to
20 look like (a photographic chart shown). That doesn't give
21 you the full impression of the thing. It looks pretty
22 blank., so I had them fix it up the way it should look and
23 the way it will be. (Exhibiting a second photograph.)
24 These are aluminum panels (indicating). abey are raised
25 and they are recessed. It is the newest type of construc-
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recently read about the new office building in New York
that they put up in a big hurry and fast. It is this type
of construction. This is the area that will face Imperial
Highway. This would be the main entrance here, Imperial
out here.
MR. WOODWORTH: Do you wish to introduce the docu-
ment that you have just referred to as AppyicanVe Counsel's
Exhibit next in order for identification, so that the record
will reveal what the document was you were talking about?
MR. TAYLOR: Yes, sir.
(Whereupon the photograph above referred to was
marked as Applicants 6ounsel's Exhibit No. 3 and received
in evidence.)
(Chart) "Construction details
The three story building will provide
about 100,000 square feet of floor
space
Outside walls will be built of modern
aluminum panels
Air conditioning, escalators and ele-
vators will be provided inside."
(Chart) "Our actions will harmonize with
nearby residential areas
Quiet, clean office work
Light, controlled. automobile
traffic
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