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Home My WebLink AboutPC Agenda 2009-10-21 CITY OF SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA for October 21, 2009 7:30 p.m. District 1 – Ellery Deaton District 2 – John Larson District 3 – Erin Bello District 4 – Henry Eagar District 5 – Sandra Massa-Lavitt Department of Development Services Lee Whittenberg, Director Jerry Olivera, Senior Planner Steve 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 • Agenda of October 21, 2009 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET The following is a brief explanation of the Planning Commission agenda structure: AGENDA APPROVAL: The Planning Commission may wish to change the order of the items on the agenda. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Anyone wishing to address the Planning Commission, only on items not on tonight’s agenda, may do so during this time period. No action can be taken by the Planning Commission on these communications on this date, unless agendized. 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. 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. STAFF CONCERNS: 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 Agenda for October 21, 2009 7:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I. ROLL CALL II. AGENDA APPROVAL III. By Motion of the Planning Commission, this is the time to: (a) Notify the public of any changes to the Agenda; (b) Re-arrange the order of the Agenda; and/or (c) Provide an opportunity for any member of the Planning Commission, staff, or public to request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS IV. At this time, members of the public may address the Planning Commission regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning Commission, provided that the Planning Commission may undertake no action or discussion unless otherwise authorized by law. CONSENT CALENDAR V. 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. Building Activity Report – September 2009 2. Receive and File: Status Report Re: Proposed Rule 2301, South Coast Air Quality Management District, dated September 28, 2009. 3. Receive and File: Status Report Re: SCAG Sustainable Communities Strategy. 4. Receive and File: “Climate Action Plan,” City of Berkeley, June 2009. SCHEDULED MATTERS VI. 5. Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of September 9, 2009. 1 City of Seal Beach Planning Commission • Agenda of October 21, 2009 6. Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of October 7, 2009. 7. Determination of Proper Zoning – Church Facility within the Main Street Specific Plan (MSSP) Zone. PUBLIC HEARING VII. 8. Conditional Use Permit 08-11 (Indefinite Extension) 136 & 136 ½ Main Street (Pho Basil Leaf) Applicant/Owner: Jennifer Ly & Michael Luu / Brian Kyle Request: Indefinite extension of existing Conditional Use Permit 08-11 for a restaurant use within the Main Street Specific Plan (MSSP) Zone. Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions, and adoption of Resolution 09-41. 9. Conditional Use Permit 08-3 (Indefinite Extension) 302 Main Street (Main Street Wine Cellar) Applicant/Owner: Randy Maddix / Henryk Warno Request: Indefinite extension of existing Conditional Use Permit 08-3 and for the expansion of existing operating hours to 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Recommendation: Pleasure of the Planning Commission. 10. Variance 09-6 & Minor Plan Review 09-7 222 Central Way (Continued from October 7, 2009) Applicant/Owner: Louis & Pamela Mannone Request: To allow an approximate 400-sq. ft. addition (enclosure of an approximate 200-sq. ft. covered breezeway, and the reduction of existing 695-sq. ft. 3-car garage to a 455-sq. ft. 2-car garage) to an existing, nonconforming residential property. The property is currently nonconforming due to a less than required garage setback from the public alley and a less than required street side yard setback. Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions, and adoption of Resolution 09-35 and 09-36, respectively. 2 City of Seal Beach Planning Commission • Agenda of October 21, 2009 11. Variance 09-5 & Minor Plan Review 09-9 1101 Seal Way (Continued from October 7, 2009) Applicant/Owner: Michael Niemeyer Request: To allow an approximate 207-sq. ft. expansion to an existing, nonconforming residential property. The property is currently nonconforming due to a less than required street side yard setback (existing setback is 3’-8”; required setback is 5’-8”); an inadequate garage setback from the public alley (existing setback is 4’-0”; required setback is 9’-0”); noncompliance with current density requirements (3 units existing, only 1 unit allowed under the current Code); and less than required parking (4 spaces provided, 6 spaces required under City Code). Recommendation: Deny Variance 09-5 and approve Minor Plan Review 09-9, subject to conditions, and adoption of Resolution 09-32 and 09-38, respectively. 12. Variance 09-7 & Minor Plan Review 09-5 th 334 12 Street (Continued from October 7, 2009) Applicant/Owner: John & Michelle Currey Request: To allow a 326-sq. ft. first floor addition and a 318-sq. ft. second floor addition to an existing, nonconforming residential property. The property is currently nonconforming due to a less than required garage setback from the public alley and a less than required street side yard setback. Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions, and adoption of Resolution 09-39 and 09-31, respectively. STAFF CONCERNS VIII. COMMISSION CONCERNS IX. ADJOURNMENT X. Adjourn to regular scheduled meeting of November 4, 2009, at 7:30 P.M. 3 City of Seal Beach Planning Commission • Agenda of October 21, 2009 2009 Agenda Forecast Nov 04 CUP 08-8 (Indefinite Extension) – 13960 Seal Beach Blvd (Farmers Mkt.) Nov 18 Minor Plan Review 09-10 – A-30 Surfside Dec 09 Dec 23 4