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Home My WebLink About1 - Approval of Minutes 12-1-14 •», ITEM NUMBER PLANNIN G COMMISSION O SS ION " VF STAFF REPORT TO: Planning Commission FROM: Director of Community Development MEETING DATE: January 20, 2015 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF MINUTES RECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting held on December 1, 2014. Prepared by: A p y: K-YL ' I Tina Knapp N Basham City Clerk rector of Community Development Attachments: 1. Minutes City of Seal Beach — Planning Commission December 1, 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: Cummings, Goldberg, Sloan Absent: Commissioner Campbell Staff Present: Jim Basham, Director of Community Development Steven L. Flower, City Attorney Crystal Landavazo, Senior Planner Steven Fowler, Assistant Planner Tina Knapp Executive Assistant With no objections, Chair Massa-Lavitt so ordered Commissioner Campbell be excused from the meeting. 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 Cummings moved, second by Goldberg, to approve the recommended actions on the consent calendar as presented. AYES: Cummings, Goldberg, Massa-Lavitt, Sloan NOES: None ABSENT: Campbell Motion Carried 1. Approve the Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of November 17, 2014. SCHEDULED MATTERS No items at this time. Page 2 — Planning Commission 12/01/14 PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Conditional Use Permit CUP 14-7 13947 Seal Beach Boulevard Applicant: Seth Eaker on behalf of Phenix Salon Suites Property Owner: Burnham, USA Request: Conditional Use Permit 14-7 requesting to permit a shared parking agreement for a beauty salon business with up to 33 total salon stations at an existing beauty salon in the Seal Beach Village shopping center within the Service Commercial (SC) zoned area. Recommendation.- After conducting the Public Hearing, staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 14-9, approving Conditional Use Permit 14-7 with Conditions. Steven Fowler, Assistant Planner, presented the staff report providing specific details as to the location of the parking being discussed. Mr. Fowler also indicated that this item was pulled from the agenda of the previous meeting (November 17, 2014), but 14 people stood at that meeting in support of the item and seven people spoke in support of the item. Mr. Fowler indicated that KOA Corporation prepared a parking analysis in October 2014, which included a field survey (done in August 2014). The days of the week surveyed were Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; it is predicted that these would be the busiest days of the week. Staff answered questions as to the legal arrangement with the farmers' market held on Tuesdays in this parking area. Chair Massa-Lavitt opened the public hearing. Seth Eaker, applicant's representative, spoke in support of the item and indicated that a representative of KOA Corporation, the party that conducted the parking study, is in attendance at tonight's meeting. Rick Cohen, representing the owner and landlord (Enterprise 13 LP) [Chase Bank and US Bank], spoke in opposition of the item. Mr. Cohen expressed concerns about the deed restrictions in Resolution No. 14-9 (Section 4, Number 6). Chuck Feenstra, Seal Beach resident, spoke twice in support of the item. A suite owner at Phenix Salon Suites indicated that she feels there is plenty of parking for all customers of the center. Another individual spoke in support of the item and indicated that the maximum time customers spend at the salon is two hours. Frank Lopez, applicant's son, indicated that Leisure World provides a lot of walk-ins to the salon. Seth Eaker spoke again to address the issue of noticing of the item and further spoke in support of the item. The Principal Traffic Engineer from KOA Corporation confirmed the parameters of the parking field study. Rick Cohen spoke again and said that no banking is done on Sunday and a limited amount on Saturday and that the deed restrictions (Resolution No. 14-9, Section 6, Number 4) could impact the future of the center. Page 3 — Planning Commission 12/01/14 A representative of the Phenix corporate office spoke in support of the item. There were no other speakers. Chair Massa-Lavitt closed the public hearing. The City Attorney confirmed that proper noticing of this item was done. The City Attorney further indicated that Resolution No. 14-9, Section 4, Number 6 would be modified to exclude the percentages that represent the Enterprise 13 LP properties (Chase Bank and US Bank). The Director of Community Development confirmed that square footage of the properties of Enterprise 13 LP (Chase Bank and US Bank) would be excluded. The City Attorney addressed questions about the deed restrictions detailed in Resolution No. 14-9. The City Attorney clarified the amendments to be made to Resolution No. 14-9, which include changes to Section 4, Numbers 6 and 7; removing percentages and removing the square footage of the Enterprise 13 LP properties from the square footage numbers. The Director of Community Development confirmed these changes will be made. Sloan moved, second by Goldberg, to adopt Resolution No. 14-9, as amended, entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 14-7 TO PERMIT A BEAUTY SALON BUSINESS WITH UP TO 33 TOTAL SALON STATIONS AT AN EXISTING BEAUTY SALON IN THE SEAL BEACH VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER AT 13940-13948 SEAL BEACH BOULVEARD WITHIN THE SERVICE COMMERCIAL (SC) ZONED AREA.". AYES: Cummings, Goldberg, Massa-Lavitt, Sloan NOES: None ABSENT: Campbell Motion Carried The City Attorney advised that the adoption of Resolution No. 14-9 approving CUP 14-7 is the final decision of the Planning Commission. There is a 10-day appeal period to the City Council and the appeal period begins December 2, 2014 and ends at 5:00 p.m. on December 12, 2014. DIRECTOR'S REPORT The Director of Community Development recognized and thanked Chair Massa- Lavitt for her service on the Planning Commission and wished her well in her service on the City Council. Chair Massa-Lavitt expressed her appreciation in return. Director Basham also wished everyone a happy holiday season. COMMISSION CONCERNS Commissioner Goldberg inquired about the DWP property timeline and Commissioner Sloan inquired about the structural analysis of the pier. Page 4 — Planning Commission 12/01/14 ADJOURNMENT With no objections, Chair Massa-Lavitt adjourned the Planning Commission meeting at 8:35 p.m. City Clerk Approved: Chair Attest: City Clerk