HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 5096 2003-01-13
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL Of
THE ClTY OF SEAL BEACH DENYING AN
APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT 02-16 AND HEIGHT VAlUATION 02-
5, REQUESTING A MAJOR REMODEL AND
EXPANSION, INCLUDING A COVERED
ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE THAT WOULD
EXCEED THE HEIGHT LiMIT, AT AN
EXISTING NON-CONFORMING 4-UNlT
BUILDING AT 1210 ELECTRIC AVENUE
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE.
Sl'cllun I On Octnbel 2,2002, Seta GhazlUlan (Ihc "Apphcant") filed
an appliullion wllh Ihe Depl1ltment nfDevelopment Services 10' COl1(hllonallJse PClIlIIl
02-16 and HeIght Vanatlon 02-5 atl210 Electllc Avenue. IfapplOvcd, the CUI' would
allow a maJOI adlhllon to and remodel of a nonconfOlmmg 4-ul1lt resldcntlal strncture If
apPlOved, the Helghl VlIuallon would allow the conslluctlon of a coveled lOof access
structllle 111 excess ofapphcahle height Inl1lls The property IS nonconforl1ullg due to
o DenSity' current zOl1lng allows 1I ma"<.Ullum 0[2 Ul1Its on the plOpelly due to the
small size of the )ot, however, 4 Ul1lts cunently SIt on the ploperty,
o lnadeguate PlIlkml! cuuent zOl1lng reqmres a mll1llllUm of 8 on-site palkmg
spaces un the property, howevel, due to the eXlstmg structllles and sIze of the Inl,
thele are only 4 pmkmg spaces provided
o !llOnt Vald Setback' clIIrent zonlllg requires a mllllmUIll 12 leet Ii'onl yard
setback, the eXIsting slIuclure is setback only 75 feet flOm the liont plOperty hne,
lInd
o Rear Valli Sethack cunenl zonmg reql1lres a mmnnum 9 feet rear yald setbalk,
Ihe existmg struchne IS setback only 7 leet from the re,lr propelty llIle
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The propo~al mc1udes the addlhon of approximately 140 square feet liS a
new filSt fioOl additIOn lI\lllthe construchon ofa 1,752 square loot sewml nuor adlhtlOn
at 1210 Eleclnc Avenue The requested addlllOns requlle conehtlOnal Il~e l'ell1111
approval as a mllJor expansloll of a nOIl-conlormmg sllucture 111 accOldance wllh the
proviSIons of Secl10n 28-2407 of the Code of lhe C,lv of ~eal Deadl The plOposed
covered roof access structure also reqUIres City apPlOval III accOldance wIlh the
pIOVISIOIl~ ul SectIOn 28-2317 uf the Code of the CltV of Seal Deach.
Section 2. A duly nolleed healing was held before the Plunnlllg
Commis~lOn on Novembel 6,2002 to consider Conchtional Use Pernul 02-16 and f-lelght
VanatlOn 02-5 The Plmmmg Comnnssion adopt~d PlaJllllng Cummlssmn Iteso\ullolls
02-40 and 02-41, comhllollnl1y applOvlllg Condil1unal Use l'ellllll 02-16 und Height
Vanllllol1 02-5, lespecllvely.
:'lection 3 An appeal of the Planning COlllllllssioll deCISions wus filed
III a limely mUlmel iu wnlurmance wllh Ihe plOVlsion~ of Chaple. 28, Alllcle 29 'I ul the
Code otlhc CI!V ofSeul Beach
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Secl10n 4 The CIty CounCil condncted a hcallng de novO un
Decelllher 9, 2U02, III confonnance WIth lhe prOVISions of Chupler 28, Alllcle 29 4 of the
Cude orlhe CIty of Seat Beach. The Apphcant and hel repre~enlal1VeS tesllfied on behalf
of the npphcution NumelOus reSIdents, lIlcludll1g nelghiJols who hve m close P10XIIlllty
tll Ihe subject propelt)', te~lIlied and plCsented documenlary eVidence III opposlllolI to lhe
proposed expan~IOJl of the non-confunning use
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Sechon 5.
The recOld of the heanng lIldicates llIe lollowing
a The facts stated 1Il Sccl10ns 1-4 are 11 lie and con.ect
b The subJect properly, OIange County Assessol's parcellllllnher 199-
076-27, IS localed m the Residentiul High Density zone (RHO)
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c The subJect properly is an megulul' shaped parcel havlllg 3020 feet of
frontage on Thitieenth Street, bemg 117 50 teet m depth The plOperty has
applllximalely 67 Icet of depth along the rear alley The propcrly IS approxllnately 5,81 I
s'lume feet III mea and conlmns 1I smgle-story hvmg unit (1::!1O E1ectnc Avenue) and
tin ee IIpm tments ulld fOlIl on~street purkmg spaces
d The sunounding land uses and zoning are as follows
SOUTH, EAST
& WEST
Resldenllal [-Iousmg locllted in a Resulenllal
J-hgh DenSity zone
NORTH
PublIc open space In the Puhllc Land
lJselRecreatlon (I'LlJ/R) Zone
Section 6 Based upon the facts contallled m the recolll, mcIudlllg
those stated 111 ~~ 1-5 of thiS ResolutIOn and pmsuant to ~~ 28-2407, 28-2503, 21'1-2504
and 28-2945 of the CIty'S Code, the City Council hereby finds liS follows'
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a ComlItional Use Penmt 02-16 and Height VlIuahon 02-5 Ule
mconslslent With the plovlsions of the Land Use Element oflhe City's Genelal Plan, Ii" a
number of leasons, mcludmg but nollnl1Jled to the followmg As stated m Secllon I, the
subject plOpeliy IS a non-confonning plOperty thaI IS not m confonnance With Cllllenl
development stllndmds of the CIty The property is too small to accommodate llIl
expansIOn of a non-contormlllg propel ty that, Without any expan~lon, contams tWice the
numher of residential units currently penllllted by lhe City Code ami half the nUl1lhel of
legally leqlllred palkmg spaces FlIlthel, both the flOnt yard IInd lem hack sethacks Ole
madequate hased upon ClllTeut Code st.llldards As shown below, expandmg the eXlstmg
nOllconlomung structure IS inconsistent wllh the gouls and ohlecti\'e~ of the LUlld LJ~e
Element to encourage uses compatible WIth sunoundmg uses and the character of the
nelghbOlhood and uses that mlllimu:e the elimination of open space
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;15 .'. ~ ;rh~ butltling and propCJiy 01 e madequate 10 Sl:le, shape, and
topoglaphy to accommodate the proposed use fOJ the land The number und extent of
eXIsting non-confolll1lng condlllons 011 the subJect ploperty, 111 conjuncllon wllh Ihe
plOpo~ed eXpll11SlOn of the subJect properly, wOllld advelsely Impact adJommg lesldenll.11
lIses and the chOlactel of the nllmedmte nelghhorhood, hy
o Increll~ing blllldll1g bulk,' plOduc1l1g a structure that appeurs Illlhalanced und
dlSplopOlllonate 10 the sIze of the site and to the nelghbonng residentIal
propel ties,
o Slgl1llicantly 1Il1paIrlng views and access 10 light and all liom adjollllllg
lesidenhal properl1es beyond that which would Iesult if lhe slmctllre lel11U1ued lit
Its Clll rent height,
o IntellslfYlIlg the existlllg excessIVe resldenllaluse of the suhject ]lloperty,
o Increasll1g the eXlstlllg excessIve demand for pm kll1g, while not provltllllg allY
addlllonal on-site parking to address the lOCI eased pmkmg demund;
o Exacelbatlllg congestion mthe mea, lInd
o Fl11hng to reduce Imy or the eXlstll1g Jlon-conronmng condlllons on Ihe subject
property m conjuncllOn With the proposed expansIOn and the lesultant Impacts to
the SUlTOlllldlllg neIghborhood, mcludmg double the lIumber of penllllted
resldenllalumts and one-half of the reqUIred PlIrkmg for those UllItS
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c. The project does not provide adequate Jllll'king, given thnl only
four spaces cunent)y exist on the lot and the City Code reqUIres eight spaces.
d The proposed covered roof access shuctme would exceed the
stllndald height hmit.
Section 7 The property owner IS hereby IIIvlted lInd encouraged to
conSider a diffelent ploject subnuttal that would mcrease the number of aVllIlable off'..
slreet parkmg spact:s and leuuce the number of non-conlonulIlg Ul11ts on the subje1.l
[11O[1elty These acllons would declease pm'kIng demands from the proJect, and nlleviate
cunent ovelClOwded on-sheet parklllg issues 111 the slUTOlmdmg nelghbOlhood.
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Secllon 8. Dnsed upon the foregolllg, the City COllncl1 helehy del11es
CoudltionallJse Pen11lt No 02-16alld HeIght Vanallon 02-5
Section 9 The time wlthlll wlllch to chnl1enge the CIty Counctl's
deCISion IS governed by City Code Section 1-13 and Code or CiVIl PlUcedme Sell Ion
10946.
Cuuncllnlelnhers
mC11 of the City of Senl
00:1, hy the
PASSED, APPROVED AND AD07JabY the Ity C
Oellch at a mcet1l1g IheJl::of held on the - dnyor
fiJllowing vote
AYES
Councill1lemb
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CouuctlmeOlbe
ABSENT
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COllncllluembers
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COlJNTV O!l ORANGE ) SS
CITY O!l SEAL BEACH )
T, Joanne M Yeo, Clly Clelk of Seal Beach, cahfomi~het cerhfy thllt the fOlegoing
lesolution IS Ihe onglllal copy orRcsolullon Number t/ on file in the office or the
City k, pa~sed. lIpproved, ami adopted by the City Council Orl/J~ofSeal Beach,lIt
a Ie I'll meetlllg thereof held on the ~ dny of
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,2003.
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2015.5 C C.P.)
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Clerk's Filing Stamp
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County _of Orange
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I am a citizen of the United States
and a resident of the county afore-
said; I am over the age of eighteen
years, and not a party to or inter-
ested in the above-entitled matter.
I am the principal clerk of the printer
of the SEALBEACH SUN, a
newspaper of general circulation,
printed and published weekly in the
City of Seal Beach, County of
Orange and which newspaper has
been adjudged a newspaper of
general circulation by the Superior
Court of the County of Orange, State
of California, under the date of
2/24/75. Case Number A82583; that
the notice of which the annexed is a
printed copy (set in type not smaller
than nonpareil), has been published
In each regular and entire issue of
said newspaper and not in any
supplement thereof on the following
dates, tel-wit:
Proof of Publication of
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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
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all in the year 2002.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ,h.t-
t"" City C.unclI 01111. Clty.' Sell!
Beech WIll hold . public hBarlng an
Manda" December., 2002 lit 7.00
p.m. In Ihe City Council Ch8mber8,
211 Eighth Street, S..I Buch, Cat- I
Ifornl., to conalde, Ihe following ;
Item: _ I
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APPEAL OF CONDITIONAL USE ;
, PERMIT 02.16 , ,
and HEIGHT VARIATION 02-5 ~-
1210 Eleclnc Avenue : .. ,I
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Requ..' Appei.i 01 the Planillng ..
Commission approval 10 permit 8
major addltlonfrelilodel and conslrucl
a covered roof accBl!l8 structure 10 a
nonconfornung 4-unll f8SKlenbal strlJC-
lure located at 1210 ElectriC Avenue,
Seal Beach The property IS noncon-
lormmg due 10 denslty,lhere are now ,
4 units on the property, and Inada-
quale parking, there are 4 parkmg
lOflBCllS provided and 6 oarklng spaces
would be required lor 4IMng units on
a 101 The proposallocludes the addl-
lion 01 epproXJm8lely 140 square leel '
as a new hrsl floor addlbon al1210
BectncandtheconslnJctKlnola 1,752 I
square loot second Iloor addition at
1210EIBClnCAvenue No changes are
propoaed 10 Units A, B, C, or 10 the
I 8Xlsbng garage parkmg areas ,
. To construel a non-hBbtIable archl-
leclurallealure m excess ollhe 2~
1o?i h.lIjhlllml\. Specil1cally, 111. """II.
I cint proposes 10 conslruct a covered
roof 1lCCB" structure to exceed the.
h"'llhllimll by 7 Ie.t 7 1e0ll ..111. ....-
Imum he'uht vanallon permitted
Environmental Review: ThIS pro., '
Jeet 18 categorically exempt from
CEOA reView
Code Secllon.: 28-801 (2), 28- 1
2317(4). 28-2407. 28-2503. 26'2504
Appell.nla - Gar8ldlne Weal, Terry I
Mewe., and Warren Morto~ \ ,'" I
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Appflcenl:SeIa Ghazanan
owner: SIIIe. Ghazarlan I
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At the above lime and plac8 elllnter.
ested pereon. may be heard I' so ,
_ IljOUchoIlleng.lhllp~ '
BCIIOnS in COUrl, you may be lamiled to
I8Is1na only those IS8U8I you or some- .
one else raised allhe publIC hearing
descnbed In IhIs notice. or In wrInsn I
correspondence delIVered 10 the City
01 Seal Beach al, or pnor 10, the pub- l
IIC heanng J
OATEOThlsI8I11dayolNovemba,: '
2002 .
I certify (or declare) under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct.
Dated at Seal Beac~,.CA;- - ---........
this \ \ day of ~r.~VVI~2002.
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