HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 2014-05-21 City of Seal Beach - Planning Commission
May 7, 2014
The regular Planning Commission meeting scheduled for this date was cancelled
due to the lack of business items in need of consideration.
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City of Seal Beach
City of Seal Beach - Planning Commission
May 21, 2014
Chair Massa-Lavitt called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission to
order at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers and led the Salute to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Massa-Lavitt;
Commissioners: Campbell, Cummings, Goldberg, Sloan
Staff Present: Jim Basham, Director of Community Development
Steven L. Flower, Assistant City Attorney
Crystal:Landavazo, Senior Planner
Will Chen, Community Development Department
Linda Devine, City Clerk
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
With.no°objections, Chair Massa-Lavitt so ordered the approval of the agenda as
presented.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Chair Massa-Lavitt opened oral communications. There being no speakers,
Chair Massa-Lavitt declared oral communications closed.
CONSENT CALENDAR.
Campbell moved, second by Cummings, to approve the recommended action(s)
on the consent calendar as presented.
AYES: Campbell, Cummings, Goldberg, Massa-Lavitt, Sloan
NOES: None Motion Carried
1. Approved Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of April 2, 2014.
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SCHEDULED MATTERS
No items at this time.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 14-2 (2401 Seal Beach Boulevard)
Applicant: Core:Development Services On behalf of Verizon Wireless
Owner David Chong Seal Beach, LLC
Request Conditional Use Permit 14-2 requesting a wireless
telecommunications facility in the Boeing Integrated Defense
Systems Specific Plan Area. The project involves establishing and
maintaining a wireless communications facility on a portion of a
property which is currently developed with a hotel.
Recommendation: After conducting the Public Hearing, staff recommends that the
Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 14-3, approving
Conditional Use Permit 14-2 with Conditions.
Will Chen, Community Development Department, presented the staff report
providing the analysis and required findings for this item; and indicated that
condition 16 was added to Resolution No. 14-3 at the request of the Seal Beach
Naval Weapons Station. (16. Prior to submittal for building plan check, the applicant must
coordinate with, and obtain written approval from, the U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval
Weapons Station, Seal Beach to ensure the new wireless facility will not interfere with Naval
operations.)
The Commissioners received clarification from staff and the Verizon
representative and asked to revise Resolution No. 14-3 Section 2.C. to strike the
following:_ The applicant proposes to install three (3) antenna arrays and a single
microwave dish on the roof of the hotel. Each antenna array would consist of four (4)
panel atennas, . The antenna
Chair Massa-Lavitt opened the public hearing. Sonal Thakur, the representative
from Verizon Wireless was present to answer any questions and stated that
through their engineer survey and analysis it was determined that there was a
gap'in coverage in this.area. There were no other speakers. Chair Massa-Lavitt
closed the public hearing.
Cummings moved, second by Sloan, to adopt as amended Resolution No. 14-3
entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION
APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 14-2 TO PERMIT A WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY AT 2401 SEAL BEACH BOULEVARD IN
THE BOEING INTEGRATED DEFENSE SYSTEMS SPECIFIC PLAN AREA".
AYES: Campbell, Cummings, Goldberg, Massa-Lavitt, Sloan
NOES: None Motion Carried
The Assistant City Attorney advised that the adoption of Resolution No. 14-3
approving CUP 14-2 is the final decision of the Planning Commission. There is a
10-day appeal period to the City Council and the appeal period begins May 22,
2014 and ends at 5:00 p.m. on June 2, 2014.
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DIRECTOR'S REPORT
The Director reported that through the employment process, Crystal Landavazo
was promoted to Senior Planner; there were 4 candidates for the Tennis Center
instructor and staff will now be negotiating a contract; Bay City Partners (DWP
property) and city staff have been working with the Coastal Commission staff and
it appears the approval process has reached a point that it will ready to be
schedule for a hearing date; Rite Aid, at the Shops at Rossmoor, has opened as
well as Glory Days off Pacific Coast Highway, and Bistro St. Germaine on Main
Street; and 1718 Apollo Court basketball and volleyball center is scheduled to be
completed in June.
COMMISSION CONCERNS
Commissioners inquired about the tenant improvements for the Boeing site; the
parking study for Old Town; the expanded streets for 2 hour parking; and the
Leisure World wall height.
ADJOURNMENT
With no objections, Chair Massa-Lavitt adjourned the Planning Commission
meeting at 7:46 p.m.
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