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AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: June 24, 2013
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jill R. Ingram, City Manager
FROM: Jim Basham, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: RESIDENTIAL USE IN THE BOEING INTEGRATED
DEFENSE SYSTEM SPECIFIC PLAN AREA AND/OR
THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO MARINA PARK
(Deaton/Miller)
SUMMARY OF REQUEST
That the City Council receive and file this report.
BACKGROUND
On May 29, 2013, the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 1629, which, if
adopted, would rezone the property located at 1011 Seal Beach Boulevard
(commonly referred to as "Accurate Storage") from Light Industrial to Residential
High Density ("RHD-20") to accommodate the City's share of the Regional
Housing Needs Assessment ("RHNA"),
Mayor Pro Tern Deaton also requested that staff meet with representatives of the
Boeing Corporation to determine whether Boeing would be in favor of amending
the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems ("BIDS") Specific Plan to allow
residential use as a permitted use within the BIDS Specific Plan area. The City
Council asked that the matter also be placed on a future agenda for discussion.
Additionally, at the June 10, 2013 Council meeting, Mayor Miller requested that
staff include the property adjacent to Marina Park within the discussion.
DISCUSSION
1. Boeing Property
The BIDS Specific Plan area includes approximately three acres of excess
parking area located along the southern edge of Westminster Avenue, east of
Apollo Drive. It is zoned for specific plan regulation and currently residential uses
are not permitted.
Agenda Item — A
Staff met with Boeing representatives on June 5, 2013, and based upon
discussion that took place at that meeting, staffs recommendation is that the City
Council not consider the Boeing site as feasible for potential high density
residential zoning for the following reasons:
• Boeing is considering the Seal Beach site, along with others in the area,
for employee expansion in the Southern California region,
• Boeing's corporate policy prohibits residential development, in any form,
on its properties,
• Boeing regularly imposes deed restrictions that preclude future residential
development on its properties.
• Boeing's commercial and defense operation must be able to continue to
maintain site control, high-level security, and aggressive risk management
controls that are imperative to their operation,
2. Property adjacent to Marina Park
The property is approximately four acres and located on the southeastern side of
First Street adjacent to Marina Park. It is zoned for oil extraction and is currently
vacant. The owner previously indicated a desire to develop the site for
residential use, but it is unknown if this is still the owner's intent. The City
recently submitted and was unsuccessful in being awarded a Prop. 84 statewide
parks grant for the possible expansion of Marina Park to include a community
pool.
3. Site Studies and Analyses
If the City Council directs staff to initiate the process to allow residential uses on
either site, feasibility and environmental impact studies are necessary.
The feasibility study would examine such matters as the likelihood of residential
development and the scope of necessary legislative amendments (e.g., zoning
map and general plan amendments) and administrative approvals and
entitlements (e.g., subdivision approval) that would be necessary before the sites
could be developed with residential uses.
The environmental assessment would examine such matters as land use
compatibility, parking, transportation/traffic circulation, aesthetics, and air quality
impacts.
LEGAL ANALYSIS
The City Attorney has reviewed this report.
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CONCLUSION/FINANCIAL IMPACT
Staff estimates that the City's consultant would need four to five months to
complete the necessary analyses at a cost to the City of $22,000 for one site and
$40,000 for both sites. Either course of action would require an amendment to
the consultant's contract (Douglas & Associates) and to amend to the FY
201312014 Budget.
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council receive and file this report.
WITTED BY: NOTED AND APPROVED:
m Bashani, *11A. Ingram, City Ma agr
hector of Community Development
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