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Home My WebLink AboutPC Agenda 2010-03-18 CITY OF SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA March 18, 2010 7:30 p.m. District 1 – Ellery Deaton District 2 – John Larson District 3 – Erin Bello District 4 – Jerry Galbreath District 5 – Sandra Massa-Lavitt Department of Development Services Mark Persico, Director Jerry Olivera, Senior Planner Steven Flower, Assistant City Attorney Carmen Alvarez, Executive Assistant City Hall office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Closed  noon to 1:00 p.m. The City of Seal Beach complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you  need assistance to attend this meeting please telephone the City Clerk’s Office at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at (562) 431-2527. Planning Commission meetings are broadcast live on Seal Beach TV3. They are  rebroadcast on Sunday afternoons, Channel 3 at 4:00 p.m. Videotapes of Planning Commission meetings may be purchased from Seal Beach  TV3 at a cost of $20 per tape. Telephone: (562) 596-1404. Copies of staff reports and/or written materials on each agenda item are on file in  the Department of Development Services and City libraries for public inspection. City of Seal Beach Planning Commission • Special Meeting Agenda • March 18, 2010 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET The following is a brief explanation of the Planning Commission agenda structure: ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Anyone wishing to address the Planning Commission on tonight’s agenda may do so during this time period. The Planning Commission may also allow the public to address any other matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning Commission. No action can be taken by the Planning Commission on these communications on this date, unless agendized. AGENDA APPROVAL: The Planning Commission may wish to change the order of the items on the agenda. CONSENT CALENDAR: Consent Calendar items are considered routine items that normally do not require separate consideration. The Planning Commission may make one motion for approval of all the items listed on the Consent Calendar. SCHEDULED MATTERS: These items are considered by the Planning Commission separately and require separate motions. These transactions are considered administrative and public testimony is not heard. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: Public Hearings allow citizens the opportunity to speak in favor of or against agendized items. More detailed information is found in the actual agenda attached. If you have documents to distribute, you should have enough copies for all Planning Commissioners, City staff and the public. Please give one to the secretary for the City files. The documents become part of the public record and will not be returned. DIRECTOR’S REPORT: Updates and reports from the Director of Development Services (Planning and Building Departments) are presented for information to the Planning Commission and the public. COMMISSION CONCERNS: Items of concern are presented by the Planning Commissioners and discussed with staff. All proceedings are recorded. City of Seal Beach Planning Commission Special Meeting Agenda March 18, 2010 7:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS At this time, members of the public may address the Planning Commission regarding any items on the agenda. The Planning Commission may also allow the public to address any matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning Commission, provided that the Planning Commission may undertake no action or discussion on matters not on the agenda unless otherwise authorized by law. AGENDA APPROVAL By Motion of the Planning Commission, this is the time to notify the public of any changes to the Agenda, re-arrange the order of the Agenda, and provide an opportunity for any member of the Planning Commission or staff to request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. CONSENT CALENDAR Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and are enacted by one motion unless prior to enactment, a member of the Planning Commission, staff, or the public requests a specific item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. 1. Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of February 17, 2010. 2. Minor Plan Review 10-4 208 Ocean Avenue Applicant/Owner: Fabio Rigo de Righi / Jim & Judy Freimuth Request: To add an approximate 12 ft. 0 in. wide by 12. ft. 0 in. long by 12. ft. 0 in. high open-beam trellis within the required rear yard setback area. Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions, through adoption of Resolution 10-7. 1 City of Seal Beach Planning Commission • Special Meeting Agenda • March 18, 2010 3. Minor Plan Review 10-5 1115-1117 Electric Avenue Applicant/Owner: Shant Barsikhian / Jim Klisanin Request: To add an additional two-car garage to an existing nonconforming residential property. The property is nonconforming due to less than required off-street parking, and the existing two-car garage does not meet minimum rear yard setback requirements. Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions, through adoption of Resolution 10-13. SCHEDULED MATTERS None. PUBLIC HEARING 4. Conditional Use Permit 10-1 2902 Westminster Avenue Applicant/Owner: Cheng Family, LLC Request: To permit a reduction of up to 15% of the minimum required parking for common parking facilities on a site of 5,000 or more square feet. Recommendation: Continued to future date. 5. Conditional Use Permit 10-2 4657 Guava Avenue Applicant/Owner: Sandra Luz Turner / Sigfried H. Hamann Request: To allow a large family child care home (not more than 14 children) within a single-family dwelling located within the Residential Low Density (RLD) Zone. Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions, and as may be revised by the Commission after considering public testimony, within the parameters provided by state law. Approval should be through adoption of Resolution 10-14. 2 City of Seal Beach Planning Commission • Special Meeting Agenda • March 18, 2010 6. Zone Text Amendment 10-2 Citywide Applicant/Owner: City of Seal Beach Request: To repeal Section 28-2317.D, Height Variation for Non- Habitable Architectural Features. If this Section is repealed, the City Municipal Code would no longer permit “Height Variations” for architectural projections for spires, towers, cupolas, belfries, monuments, parapets (Not required by the Building Code) or domes. Recommendation: Adoption of Resolution 10-15 and forward to City Council. 7. Adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program for the River’s End Staging Area and San Gabriel River Bikeway Enhancement Plan Applicant: City of Seal Beach Request: Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the River’s End Staging Area (RESA) and the San Gabriel River Bikeway Trail. The RESA is approximately 2.70 acres in size and includes: paved surface parking spaces; a restaurant facility, and a City-owned maintenance structure. The San Gabriel River Bikeway Trail is a paved regional recreational trail along the eastern boundary of the San Gabriel River. The total length of proposed trail improvements from PCH to I-405 would be approximately 2.6 miles. Recommendation: Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the River’s End Staging Area and San Gabriel River Bikeway Enhancement Plan (SCH# 2010021026) DIRECTOR’S REPORT COMMISSION CONCERNS ADJOURNMENT To regular meeting of April 7, 2010, at 7:30 P.M. 3 City of Seal Beach Planning Commission • Special Meeting Agenda • March 18, 2010 2010 Agenda Forecast Conditional Use Permit 09-1 (Indef. Ext. ) – 13956 Seal Beach Blvd. Apr 07 (Primrose Café) Seal Beach Shores Trailer Park Survey Apr 12 Joint City Council/Planning Commission Title 11 Meeting Apr 21 Planning Commission Training Session – Part I May 05 Planning Commission Training Session – Part II May 19 Jun 09 Jun 23 Jul 07 Jul 21 Aug 04 Aug 18 Sep 08 Sep 22 Oct 06 Oct 20 Nov 03 Nov 17 Dec 08 Dec 22 4