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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC AG PKT 2013-08-07 #5PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT TO: Planning Commission FROM: Director of Community Development MEETING DATE: August 7, 2013 SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER 5 REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP 12 -28) FOR THE RECONFIGURATION OF AN EXISTING DRIVE THROUGH; PROVISION OF AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA; AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A 24 -HOUR OPERATION WITHIN AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) ZONE. LOCATION: 981 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY APPLICANT: CANDICE DOYLE —ARCHITECTS ORANGE RECOMMENDATION: After conducting the Public Hearing, staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 12 -4.1, denying Conditional Use Permit 12 -28. Planning Commission Staff Report Conditional Use Permit 12 -28 981 Pacific Coast Highway August 7, 2013 ZONE: GC (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: COMMERCIAL — GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION: Assessor's Parcel Number: 043 - 260 -05 Lot Area: 7.92 Acres. Total Building Area: Approximately 702 sq. ft. Surrounding Properties: North: Single- family residential properties in the Residential Low Density (RLD -9) zone. South: Commercial properties in the General Commercial (GC) zone and Main Street Specific Plan (MSSP) zone. East: Single- family residential properties in the Residential Low Density (RLD -9) zone. West: Commercial properties in the General Commercial (GC) zone; single - family properties in the Residential Low Density (RLD -9) zone. LEGAL NOTIFICATION: The legal notice of this hearing was published in the Seal Beach Sun Newspaper on July 25, 2013 and mailed to 239 property owners and 189 occupants within a 500' radius of the subject property on July 25, 2013, with affidavits of publishing and posting on file. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: The Community Development Department has determined that CUP 12 -28 is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15303(c) (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), since it involves the remodel and minor reconfiguration of an existing commercial structure of less than 2,500 square feet in size. Planning Commission Staff Report Conditional Use Permit 12 -28 981 Pacific Coast Highway August 7, 2013 LOCATION MAP: FACTS: • On November 9, 2012, Candice Doyle of Architects Orange submitted an application with the Community Development Department for Conditional Use Permit 12 -28. • Planning staff deemed the subject application complete on July 16, 2013 and subsequently placed the item on the Planning Commission agenda for the August 7, 2013 regular meeting. • The project would allow for the reconfiguration of an existing drive - through; provision of an outdoor seating area; and establishment of a 24 -hour operation within an existing commercial structure. • The subject structure is approximately 702 square -feet in area and is located within the 'Seal Beach Center' shopping center. • The subject structure was the former location of The Daily Grind coffee shop and had operated as such from 1995 until 2012. • As of July 31, 2013, planning staff has received one letter and two emails in response to the hearing notices that were mailed out to all owners and occupants within a 500' radius of the subject parcel, for the Planning Commission meeting on August 7, 2013. Planning Commission Staff Report Conditional Use Permit 12 -28 981 Pacific Coast Highway August 7, 2013 BACKGROUND: On September 7, 1994, the Planning Commission approved the original structure for a drive - through espresso bar within the Seal Beach Center (CUP 94 -6). The structure was approximately 270 sq. ft. and located within the parking lot area of the shopping center. The structure, drive - through aisles (2), and landscaping resulted in the elimination of six parking stalls within the parking lot. At the time, prior to the remodeling and expansion of the shopping center, there was a surplus of parking within the center and the removal of six spaces was not an issue. The shopping center underwent a major renovation and expansion starting in 2006. As part of the renovation and expansion, the previous structure was demolished and a new, larger, 950 sq. ft. building was constructed in the current location within the parking lot. The approval for this new structure was through CUP 05 -13 and was one of several discretionary permit approvals for the renovation and reconstruction of the shopping center that were approved by the Planning Commission on December 7, 2005. An Indefinite Extension of CUP 05 -13 was granted by the Planning Commission on October 8, 2008. ANALYSIS: The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for the provision of an outdoor seating area; establishment of a 24 -hour operation; and substantial reconfiguration of the existing drive - through. The analysis will evaluate the subject requests on an individual basis. Outdoor Patio Under CUP 05 -13, the subject property was granted approval of a limited outdoor patio area of 150 square -feet. The subject request is for a slightly reconfigured outdoor patio area of approximately 162 square -feet, with three small tables located on the patio. The patio is shielded from residential properties to the north by the main building within the shopping center, but there is no such buffer or sound attenuation to the south, across Pacific Coast Highway. During the daytime, the ambient noise from businesses in the area, as well as Pacific Coast Highway, would exceed any foreseeable noise generated from the patio area, but in the evening, when traffic decreases and noise generated from businesses ceases, there is a potential for noise from an outdoor seating area to carry greater distances and create impacts to the residential areas to the south. Staff does not anticipate a problem with the size or location of the proposed outdoor patio, if the Planning Commission were to approve the CUP, but noise could be a problem if the patio is occupied in the late night or very early morning hours. 24 -Hour Operation The applicant has requested the ability to operate on a 24 -hour basis. Section 11.4.05.055 of the Zoning Code requires that a Conditional Use Permit be obtained for all extended hour businesses with operating hours between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. This code section specifies the operating standards and requirements of all extended hour businesses, including minimum number of employees on duty, noise, light and glare, traffic impacts, etc. The intent of these requirements is to minimize any potential impacts to nearby residential neighborhoods. The Zoning Code specifies that a minimum of two Planning Commission Staff Report Conditional Use Permit 12 -28 981 Pacific Coast Highway August 7, 2013 employees, plus one security guard, remain on duty during all hours from 12:01 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. that the business is open. The previous business (The Daily Grind) had operating hours from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Other Starbucks locations within a five -mile radius of this proposed location have operating hours ranging from 4:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., including the existing Starbucks kiosk located inside of Pavilions Supermarket at 1101 Pacific Coast Highway, which has operating hours of 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Starbucks located within the Marina Pacifica shopping center in Long Beach — 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and the Starbucks located within the Pacific Gateway Plaza at 2311 Seal Beach Boulevard — 4:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Given the location of the business, the existence of an outdoor patio area, the fact that there would be no indoor seating area at this location, and the current operating hours of other Starbucks within the area, staff recommends that operating hours at this location be restricted to the hours between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., should the Planning Commission decide to approve -the CUP. Staff believes that noise impacts could be an issue if the business were allowed to operate outside of these recommended hours. Reconfiguration of Existinq Drive - Through The existing drive - through configuration was approved under CUP 05 -13 in December 2005. The drive - through is located along the northern side of the subject building and provides queuing for approximately two cars within the drive - through lane. When three or more cars are stacked in the drive - through, they back up into the existing drive aisle to the east of the building, impeding the traffic flow within that drive aisle. This issue has been brought to the attention of the Planning Commission in the past. The previous tenant (Daily Grind) ceased operations at this location sometime in early 2012. In the summer of 2012, the applicant approached staff regarding the feasibility of establishing a Starbucks Coffee at this location. Staff's concerns with the project were predominately related to the inadequacy of the drive - through — specifically, the inability to stack cars in the existing drive - through lane without having cars extending into the parking aisle and adversely impacting traffic circulation within the parking lot, and initial feedback to the applicant reflected these concerns. The applicant subsequently provided staff with a conceptual reconfiguration of the drive - through, one that relocated the drive - through to the south side of the subject building and provided stacking for four cars within the drive - through aisle, with additional cars stacking into a reconfigured drive aisle to the west of the subject building. After discussion with the applicant regarding this revised drive - through configuration, staff determined that the revised configuration would not necessarily meet stacking requirements for peak hour business, as once the queue reached eight cars, the eighth car, and any additional cars, would likely be blocking the sidewalk along Pacific Coast Highway and stopped within the driveway entrance into the center or possibly even stacked along Pacific Coast Highway. Staff has observed numerous instances where the queue at the Starbucks location at 2311 Seal Beach Boulevard has exceeded eight cars, and sometimes as many as eleven or twelve cars. Staff then requested that the applicant provide additional data, via a drive- Planning Commission Staff Report Conditional Use Permit 12 -28 981 Pacific Coast Highway August 7, 2013 through queuing analysis or demand study, for any reconfiguration proposal for the drive - through. The applicant then resubmitted a third iteration of the drive - through reconfiguration, one that reconfigured parking and landscape areas adjacent to the subject building and wrapped the drive through lane around the building from the south side of the building to the north side, and relocated the pick -up window to the south side of the building. This configuration is the one that is detailed on the plans for CUP 12 -28 that accompany this report. Per staff's request, the applicant also submitted a queuing study prepared by Albert Grover & Associates, which analyzed morning peak hour data at three different Starbucks locations in Southern California (Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, and Bellflower). Of these three locations, only one (Bell-flower) is a drive - through only store. The queuing study demonstrated that the maximum queue observed at the drive - through only store (Bellflower) was eight vehicles on a weekday and nine vehicles on a Saturday. While the queuing study notes that queues are historically longer at full service stores than at drive - through only stores, staff believes it is important to note that within a three -mile radius of the Bellflower drive - through only store, there are five other Starbucks stores that have a drive - through, while there are only two other Starbucks stores within a three mile radius of the subject property that have a drive - through. Staff believes that having fewer drive - through Starbucks locations within the vicinity of the proposed location may put additional pressure on drive - through traffic at this location. Additionally, staff believes that because this proposed location is located along a busy state highway, there is a potential for increased drive - through business at this location that other stores not having such siting characteristics may not experience. The site plan submitted by the applicant shows queuing for eight cars within the drive - through lane, with stacking for two additional cars within the drive aisle to the east of the subject building. This drive aisle is a two -way configuration with an aisle width of 24' -1 ". Providing additional automobile stacking in this drive - through lane would effectively decrease the functional width of this aisle to a single lane, when cars are stacked in the aisle. The City Engineer has opined that this situation would have the potential to create confusion and possible circulation conflicts and traffic collisions within the parking lot and drive aisle, and may result in occasional 'line cutting', due the proposed separation between the end of the drive through line and the beginning of the stack in the aisle. The City Engineer further believes that due to a high visitor environment, a learning curve cannot be associated with this site and would result in ongoing confusion when stacking beyond eight cars occurs within the drive - through. Staff has discussed the possibility of additional alternate drive - through configurations with the applicant that would not lead to confusion or conflict and would allow cars to internally stack but not create conflicts with parking areas or existing drive aisles, but all such options would require the removal of additional parking. Due to tenant lease obligations with Vons /Pavilions, however, removal or relocation of additional parking spaces within the parking lot area is infeasible. Planning Commission Staff Report Conditional Use Permit 12 -28 981 Pacific Coast Highway August 7, 2013 Because of the inability of the applicant to provide sufficient drive - through capacity that would be able to accommodate the number of vehicles that would foreseeably use the drive through at peak hours, staff cannot recommend approval of the proposed reconfigured drive - through. CONCLUSION: After concluding the public hearing and receiving testimony and additional evidence, staff recommends that the Planning Commission deny Conditional Use Permit 12 -28 Prepared by: AICP - Community Development Attachments (4): by: iam of Community Development 1. Resolution Number 12 -41 —A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Seal Beach, denying Conditional Use Permit 12 -28 for the reconfiguration of an existing drive - through; provision of an outdoor seating area; and establishment of a 24 -hour operation within an existing structure at 981 Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach. 2. Drive - through Queuing Study for proposed Starbucks at 981 Pacific Coast Highway, prepared by Albert Grover & Associates 3. Emails and correspondence received for CUP 12 -28 4. Project plans ATTACHMENT 1 RESOLUTION NUMBER 12-41, A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DENYING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 12 -28 FOR THE RECONFIGURATION OF AN EXISTING DRIVE-THROUGH; PROVISION OF AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA; AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A 24 -HOUR OPERATION WITHIN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AT 981 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, SEAL BEACH. RESOLUTION NUMBER 12 -41 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DENYING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 12 -28 FOR THE RECONFIGURATION OF AN EXISTING DRIVE - THROUGH; PROVISION OF NA OUTDOOR SEATING AREA; AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A 24 -HOUR OPERATION WITHIN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AT 981 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, SEAL BEACH THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY FIND AND RESOLVE: Section 1. On November 9, 2012, Candice Doyle of Architects Orange ( "the applicant ") submitted an application to the City of Seal Beach Department of Community Development for Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 12 -28 for the reconfiguration of an existing drive - through; provision of an outdoor seating area; and establishment of a 24 -hour operation within an existing commercial structure at 981 Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach. Section 2. A duly noticed public hearing was held before the Planning Commission on August 7, 2013 to consider the application for Conditional Use Permit 12 -28. At the Public Hearing, the Planning Commission received and considered all evidence presented, both written and oral, regarding the subject application. The record of the hearing includes the following facts, which the Planning Commission finds to be true and correct: a. The subject building is located in the Seal Beach Center within the General Commercial (GC) zone. The subject building is approximately 950 square feet in size and has an existing drive - through aisle that does not provide adequate stacking for vehicles. b. The subject property is a large retail shopping center, approximately 7.92 acres in size, and is developed with approximately 103,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The shopping center was originally developed in 1966 and underwent a major redevelopment and renovation in 2006. As part of the redevelopment that occurred in 2006, the subject structure was constructed in its present location. C. The surrounding land uses and zoning are as follows: North: Single - family residential properties in the Residential Low Density (RLD -9) zone. South: Commercial properties in the General Commercial (GC) zone and Main Street Specific Plan (MSSP) zone. East: Single- family residential properties in the Residential Low Density (RLD -9) zone. West: Commercial properties in the General Commercial (GC) zone; single - family properties in the Residential Low Density (RLD -9) zone. d. As part of the CUP submittal, the applicant provided staff with a drive - through queuing study prepared by Albert Grover and Associates, showing traffic counts from other Starbucks drive - through store in the region. e. The queuing study shows that the proposed drive - through configuration at the subject location would occasionally experience traffic volumes that would exceed the maximum amount of cars that could stack within the drive - through aisle. f. The applicant has not demonstrated that potential traffic impacts and conflicts within the parking lot resulting from an excessive numbers of cars in the drive - through aisle can be adequately mitigated. g. A 24 -hour business with an outdoor patio at this location could cause potential noise impacts to surrounding residential areas, due to a lack of adequate noise buffers for residential properties to the south. Section 3. Based upon the facts contained in the record, including but not limited to those stated in the preceding Section of this Resolution, and pursuant to Chapter 11.5.20 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code, the Planning Commission makes the following findings: a. The proposed use of the subject property with a reconfigured drive - through, outdoor patio area, and 24 -hour operation is inconsistent with the General Plan because the adverse traffic, parking, noise, and other impacts from the use of the subject property with the subject requests are incompatible with traffic circulation within the parking lot and the nearby residential neighborhoods. b. The proposed use of the subject property with a reconfigured drive - through, outdoor patio area, and 24 -hour operation is allowed within the General Commercial (GC) district through a Conditional Use Permit approval. 2 C. The subject property is not physically adequate for the type, density and intensity of use proposed because the drive through cannot be designed in such a manner as to accommodate all anticipated peak hour business, given the constraints placed on development by the property owner and other tenants. d. The location, size, design, and operating characteristics of the proposed use would not be compatible with and would adversely affect uses and properties in the surrounding neighborhood because allowing a reconfigured drive - through, outdoor patio, and potential 24 -hour operation would exacerbate noise, traffic circulation, and other land use impacts. e. The establishment, maintenance, or operation of the proposed use at the subject property could be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of persons residing in the vicinity because the inadequate drive - through and potential 24 -hour operation with an outdoor patio would exacerbates noise, traffic and other land use impacts. Section 4. Based on the findings made in the preceding Section of this Resolution, the Planning Commission hereby denies Conditional Use Permit 12- 28, and further finds and declares it would have denied the application based on any one of the four findings made in the preceding Section, each of which is considered by the Planning Commission to be sufficient alternative grounds for denying the CUP. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 7th day of August, 2013, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners NOES: Commissioners ABSENT: Commissioners ABSTAIN: Commissioners Sandra Massa - Lavitt Planning Commission Chairwoman Jim Basham Planning Commission Secretary ATTACHMENT 2 DRIVE - THROUGH QUEUING STUDY FOR PROPOSED STARBUCKS AT 981 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, PREPARED BY ALBERT GROVER AND ASSOCIATES ALBERT f-1 ROVER & "ASSOCIATE S Queuing at Proposed Starbucks Main Street/Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach Location Pursuant to concerns expressed by City staff, enclosed please find queuing data that was collected from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM on various weekdays and/or weekends at various Starbucks locations (both drive through only and full service stores) in the Southern California area. Specific locations include the following: • 17254 Bellflower Boulevard, Bellflower (intersection of Lakewood Boulevard and Artesia Boulevard). This is one of the very few drive through only stores in Southern California. • 16470 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach (intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Anderson Street). • 2311 Seal Beach Boulevard, Seal Beach (intersection of Seal Beach Boulevard and Westminster Boulevard). It is important to note the difference in operating characteristics (and in resultant queuing) at drive through only stores versus full service stores (i.e., drive through with a full -sized interior cafd). The Starbucks drive through only prototype is designed to maximize through -put at the drive through window. The increased speed of the queue versus a full -sized store is accomplished due to the fact that all of the employees' attention is focused primarily on the main point of distribution, that being the drive through window. In Starbucks' normal business model, approximately fifty percent (50 %) of the store's sales volume is allocated to drive through customers, while the other fifty percent (50 %) is allocated to the customers that want to experience the caf6 or third place environment of the store. The interior customers, while extremely valued, create a distraction to the team, as their attention must be divided equally between the two point of sale areas. In the drive through only prototype, in excess of eighty percent (80 %) of the sales volume is allocated to the drive through window. The walk -up customers don't create the same level of distraction to the store team from a pure volume perspective; in addition, there is no lobby to clean or other internal areas to maintain (shelves to stock, condiment cart replenishment, food case rotations /cleaning, etc.). The drive through only store interior is effectively only the production line and the-back -of -house operation, thus allowing each member of the staff to work together in an effort to expedite the out - the - window orders and to keep the queue moving more rapidly at peak hours than at a traditional, full -sized Starbucks location. TRANSPORTATION CONSULTING ENGINEERS 211 E. Imperial Hwy., Suite 208, Fullerton, CA 92835 (714) 992 -2990 FAX (714) 992 -2883 E -Mail: aga@albertgrover.com Queuing Report Page 2 As you can see from the enclosed data, the maximum queue observed at the drive through only store was eight vehicles on a weekday and nine vehicles (for one 5 minute period) on a Saturday. This equates to an eight car or less queue 100% of the time during the AM peak period on a weekday and 96% of the time during the AM peak period on a Saturday. While queues are historically longer at -full service stores than at drive through only stores (as previously discussed, and which can be seen on the enclosed data sheets from the full service Starbucks stores in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach, where observed weekday AM peak hour queues reached ten vehicles one time for 5 minutes at each location), in order to address the potential that queues could occasionally be longer than eight vehicles at the proposed Main Street/Pacific Coast Highway location, Starbucks has significantly modified the proposed Site Plan pursuant to staff comments and concerns. This results in providing room for up to a ten (or even twelve) vehicle queue without affecting the public right -of -way (i.e., Pacific Coast Highway) or interfering with public parking and /or circulation at the site. 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Further, this expansion by Starbucks Coffee is not only an intensification of use at the subject property; it also invites a whole host of community and business concerns. I wish to as a leading business advocate and community member express my concern and opposition to the proposed project for a variety of reasons. Argent has not been a good community partner and does not engage with the Chamber of Commerce, Lions or Run Seal Beach. To my knowledge, even though I personally and through the Chamber supported Regency Centers during their development and approval phases, even though they were not Chamber members, there were repeated promises to be part of the community. I assure you as a board member and past president of the Chamber, this is not the case, nor has it ever been. Historically, Daily Grind was a small, local, family -owned business, which did not create huge parking demand or large queuing lines. They were a good fit in the Seal Beach Center as it at the time was under - parked, and had to have a space sharing agreement for parking demand. Apparently, their management made the determination to depart the location. One of the local coffee houses attempted to reach Argent immediately upon the vacancy notice being posted for the subject property. After 7 calls, multiple messages and no response, the local business stopped calling. By February of 2013, they again contacted Argent, to be told, that they were working with a new client. This client has subsequently been revealed to be Starbucks. The proposal would significantly and negatively impact the Center and the nearby residents for the following reasons: • A 24 hour operation would increase traffic flow and parking demand throughout the center in an environment which was not designed for 24 hour operation. The original tenant did not have such hours of operation. This in turn produces an increase police patrolling and attracts more of a "lingering" in an already congested area. • By default, outdoor seating must increase the footprint of the building and would create more noise, parking demand and decrease available parking. • Most large draw anchor tenants like In -n -Out have to do traffic and parking demand studies. To my knowledge, no demand studies or parking impacts have been done or shared. This is very troubling. The tremendous queuing of vehicles at the location could back up onto PCH. Even if it does loop around the building, it would still create delays and potential to slow traffic on the PCH corridor. Black Marble CONSULTING • These parking issues are not limited to the queuing line of the drive through and PCH. They may also block access to parking spaces for the other areas of the Center. • Creating a drive through with additional demand will also increase the likelihood of vehicular and pedestrian interfaces. More crosswalks and signage would be necessitated, and in addition, the location is in a direct path to McGaugh school. During one of the greatest times of children walking to school, it is easily concluded that drivers will be rushing at the same time to get their morning coffee. This does not bode well for safety. • Starbucks currently exists directly inside of the Pavilions. The duplication of this business within a few hundred feet seems redundant and not in alignment with the Main Street Specific Plan (though it is outside the project area), yet also the community concerns for a diversity of uses. • There are already an abundance of coffee and teashops. Though the density of business should not necessarily be of consideration, in this case, it should due to their proximity. • Quite frankly, other than Starbucks wanting a drive through in the PCH corridor between their Starbucks in Sunset Beach and others in Long Beach, I see little reason that our community or even the Center would benefit. The drive through itself encourages people simply to "drive by" Seal Beach and even the other tenants of the Center. • The existing Starbucks on Seal Beach Boulevard has had significant problems in parking and traffic flows. Until Starbucks shows responsiveness and action in that location, why would we believe they would do anything else in their new location? Unfortunately, the property is not well suited to the use proposed by Starbucks. There are too many impacts for safety, traffic, noise, hours of operation and other considerations. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (215)869 -4471. Perhaps another project would be more workable, and I look forward to developing that idea with you all. Best Regards, Seth A. Eaker Black Marble Consulting, LLC Cc: Jim Basham, Director of Community Development; Jill Ingram, City Manager; Linda Devine, City Clerk; Deb Machen, President Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce; Rob Jahanke, Javatinis; Marah Feinberg, co -chair Governmental Affairs, Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce Jerry Olivera From: Seth Eaker < ; i Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:07 AM To: massalavitt @aol.com Cc: Jim Basham; Jerry Olivera; Deb Machen Subject: Formal request for hearing date change Chair Massa - Lavitt, I wanted to formally write you to request a date change for the proposed public hearing for a CUP regarding Starbucks at the Seal Beach Center in the location formerly occupied by the Daily Grind. Both the Chamber of Commerce and community members need some time to understand the situation more fully. Your consideration would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Seth Faker Black Marble Consulting, LLC - "Helping innovators transform their ideas into strategic documents" Developing people, businesses, non profits and community through engagement, innovation, crucial conversations and advocacy. How do you grow and attain success? www.blackmarbleconsulting.com (215)869 -4471 Jerry Olivera From: Jim Basham Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:00 PM To: Linda Devine; Jerry Olivera Subject: FW: Request for continuance of new Starbucks project Another written correspondence for the PC mtg. From: Javatinis Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 1:58 PM To: Jim Basham Subject: Request for continuance of new Starbucks project Dear Mr. Basham, I would like to request that the proposed hearing for the CUP on Starbucks in the location of the Von Pavilions parking lot on PCH in the Seal Beach Center be delayed until the August 21 st Planning Commission hearing. I and many citzens and merchants have concerns. 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