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RESOLUTION NUMBER 5414
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING SPECIFIC PLAN
AMENDMENT 05-1 TO AMEND THE HEIGHT LIMIT TO 55
FEET FOR THE HOTEL, TO AMEND THE SETBACKS FROM
35 FEET TO 30 FEET ALONG WESTMINSTER AVENUE AND
FROM 35 FEET TO 20 FEET ALONG SEAL BEACH
BOULEVARD AND TO REVISE SECTIONS 1.7 AND 2.6,
LAND USE SUMMARY TABLE 1-3, SPECIFIC PLAN LAND
USES TABLE 2-1, AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TABLE
5-2 FOR PLANNING AREA 4 OF THE BOEING SPACE &
COMMUNICATIONS GROUP SPECIFIC PLAN
WHEREAS, A development application by Panattoni Development and The Boeing
Company was deemed complete on July 14, 2005. The proposed project will include
construction of four new buildings in the Boeing Space & Communications Group
Specific Plan Area 4.
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WHEREAS, The application includes a request to amend the Specific Plan Table 5-2 to
change the height to 55 feet for the proposed hotel, to change the setback from 35 feet to
30 feet along Westminster Avenue, to change the setback from 35 feet to 20 feet along
Seal Beach Boulevard, to revise the Land Use Summary Table 1-3 and Section 1.7 to
change the number of hotel rooms from 120 to 110, to change the maximum gross floor
area for the hotel from 55,000 to 66,000, and to change the maximum gross floor area for
the commercial from 32,500 to 20,000 and revise Specific Plan Land Use Table 2-1 and
Section 2.6 to change the number of hotel rooms from 120 to 110 and to change the
allowable 87,500 square feet to 86,000 in Table 2-1 of the Specific Plan.
WHEREAS, A duly noticed public hearing was held by the Planning Commission on
November 9, 2005 to consider Mitigated Negative Declaration 05-4, Specific Plan
Amendment 05-1, Site Plan Review 05-1, and Conditional Use Permit 05-12 for the hotel
in conjunction with the proposed development at 2301-2499 Seal Beach Boulevard.
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission received into evidence the Staff Report of
November 9, 2005, along with all attachments thereto, considered all public testimony
presented, and recommended adoption of Specific Plan Amendment 05-1 through the
adoption of Resolution 05-57.
WHEREAS, A duly noticed public hearing was held by the City Council on December
12,2005 to consider Mitigated Negative Declaration 05-4 and Specific Plan Amendment
05-1 in conjunction with the proposed development at 2301-2499 Seal Beach Boulevard.
WHEREAS, The City Council received into evidence the Staff Report of December 12,
2005, along with all attachments thereto, and considered all public testimony presented.
WHEREAS, The City Council made the following findings regarding Specific Plan
Amendment 05-1 and determined the proposed project is consistent with the General Plan:
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1. The project is consistent with the provisions of the Land Use Element of the
City's General Plan, which provides a General Commercial zoning designation for
the subject property and permits commercial development. The uses are also
consistent with the remaining elements of the City's General Plan, as the policies
of those elements are consistent with, and reflected in, the Land Use Element.
Accordingly, the proposed uses are consistent with the General Plan.
2. The project as proposed will be consistent with the Boeing Specific Plan, as
proposed to be amended.
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3. The building and property at 2301-2499 Seal Beach Boulevard are adequate in
size, shape, topography and location to meet the needs of the proposed use of the
property. The property is approximately 4.47 acres in area, and provides an
adequate number of parking spaces.
4. The building and property at 2301-2499 Seal Beach Boulevard, as conditioned,
meets all criteria for commercial set forth in the Code and the Boeing Specific
Plan, as amended.
5. The changes to the Specific Plan meet the intent of the Boeing Space &
Communications Group Specific Plan and are necessary for the development of
Planning Area 4 within the established square footage limits of the Specific Plan.
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6. The amendment is compatible with adjacent land uses.
WHEREAS, Based upon the foregoing, the City Council hereby approves Boeing
Specific Plan Amendment No. 05-1, as indicated below:
1. Table 1-3 modified to change the number of Hotel Rooms from 120 to 110.
2. Table 1-3 modified to change the Maximum Gross Floor Area for the Hotel from
55,000 to 66,000.
3. Table 1-3 modified to change the Maximum Gross Floor Area for the Commercial
from 32,500 to 20,000:
4. Table 1-3 modified to change the Specific Plan Total of Maximum Gross Floor
Area from 2,210,500 to 2,209,000.
5. Section 1.7 modified from 120 hotel rooms to 110 hotel rooms and from 32,500
square feet of commercial building floor area to 20,000 square feet of commercial
building floor area.
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6. Table 2-1 modified to change the Planning Area 4 Maximum Gross Floor Area
from 87,500 to 86,000.
7. Table 2-1 modified to change the Total of 120 to 110 hotel rooms.
8. Table 2-1 modified to change the Total of Maximum Gross Floor Area from
2,210,500 to 2,209,000.
9. Section 2.6 modified from 120 hotel rooms to 110 hotel rooms and from 32,500
square feet of commercial building floor area to 20,000 square feet of commercial
building floor area.
10. Table 5-2 modified to change the Maximum Building Height in Planning Area 4
from 40 feet to 55 feet.
11. Table 5-2 modified to change the Minimum Setback Adjacent to Westminster
Avenue from 35 feet to 30 feet.
12. Table 5-2 modified to change the Minimum Setback Adjacent to Seal Beach
Boulevard from 35 feet to 20 feet.
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13. Any further amendments to the Boeing Space & Communications Group Specific
Plan require separate approvals.
14. Corridor windows facing southeast toward Seal Beach Boulevard shall be of
fixed, obscured glass. No clear or openable windows shall be permitted.
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15. The developer shall provide approximately 100 linear feet of screen fencing on the
Naval Weapons Station property to visually block the two entrance gates from the
hotel. A fencing plan must be approved by the Department of Navy and shall be
installed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the hotel
development by the City of Seal Beach Building Department.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach, California, hereby adopts Specific Plan Amendment 05-1.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach,
at a meeting thereof held on the 12th day of December, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Member a}iJM/r:Itu~( c1t~ /fYHn);f{}2./-
NOES: Council Member ~f
ABSENT: Council Member ~.P
ABSTAIN: Council Member ~
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ATTEST:
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Lind Devine, City Clerk I
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 5414 on file in the office of the
City Clerk, passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach,
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 12th day of December ,2005.
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