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RESOLUTION NO.~~
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AMENDING THE
OPEN SPACEIRECREATION/CONSERVATION
ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN (OPEN
SPACEnrECREATION/CONSERVATION
AMENDMENT 98-1, BIXBY OLD RANCH
TOWNE CENTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY
FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOL VB:
Section I. The Bixby Ranch Company ("Applicant") has submitted
applications for general plan amendments, zone changes, parcel maps and development
agreement approvals for the Bixby Old Ranch Golf Course and Tennis Club property and
adjoining properties (collectively "application") with the City of Seal Beach. The
Applicant seeks amendments to the General Plan to allow the implementation of the
proposed Bixby Old Ranch Towne Center Development Plan, dated August 1997. To
achieve consistency between zoning restrictions set forth in the Bixby Old Ranch Towne
Center Development Plan and the General Plan, certain elements of the General Plan,
including the Open SpacelRecreationlConservation Element, are proposed to be amended.
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Section 2. Pursuant to 14 Calif. Code of Regs. ~ I5025(a) and ~~ D.C
and ill of.the City's LocaI CEQA Guidelines, staff prepared an Initial Study and a Draft
Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), to study the environmental impacts arising from the
proposed Bixby Old Ranch Towne Center Development Plan and related General Plan
amendments, including this amendment. The DEIR was circulated for public review and
comment from April 15, 1998 to May 29, 1998, in compliance with the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's LocaI CEQA Guidelines.
Upon completion of the public review period, a Final Environmental Impact Report was
reviewed by the Planning Commission at a public hearing held on September 9, October
21, and November 4,. 1998. After the public hearing, the Planning Commission found,
through the adoption of Planning Commission Resolution No. 98-37 that the Bixby Old
Ranch Towne Center Development Plan Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is
adequate under CEQA. After considering the Final EIR and public testimony thereto at a
public hearing on November 9 and November 17, 1998, the City Council adopted,City
Council Resolution No. 4660, certifying the Final EIR and adopting a statement of
overriding considerations. City Council Resolution No. 4660 is hereby incorporated by
this reference.
Section 3. After a duly noticed public hearing, the Planning
Commission recommended denial of General Plan Amendment 98-1.
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Section 4. On November 9 and November 17, 1998, the City Council
conducted a public hearing to consider the Planning Commission's recommendation. The
City Council received into evidence the following reports and minutes: the Planning
Commission Staff Report dated September 9, 1998, and a Memorandum re: Transmittal of
Environmental Quality Control Board Documents Received re: Final E1R Review - Bixby
Old Ranch Towne Center FEIR, also dated September 9, 1998, all attachments thereto,
and the Minutes of the September 9, 1998 Planning Commission Meeting; Planning
Commission Supplemental Staff Report and Planning Commission Supplemental Staff
Report # 2, both dated October 21, 1998, all attachments thereto, and the Minutes of the
October 21, 1998 Planning Commission Meeting; Planning Commission Resolution 98-
37, recommending certification of the ErR for tile Bixby Old Ranch Towne Center-
Resolution Number~~
City CouncU Ro.wluliOll No, 4662
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Development Project; and Planning Commission Resolution 97-38, recommending denial
of General Plan Amendment 98-1 regarding the Bixby Old Ranch Towne Center
Development Plan, and the draft Planning Commission Minutes of November 4, 1998; the
Environmental Quality Control Board Staff Report of August 26, 1998 with all
attachments and Minutes; Memorandum to Environmental Quality Control Board re:
Communications to Include Within the Administrative Record, dated September 2, 1998,
including all attachments; copies of handouts and overheads of the September 2 EQCB
meeting and Minutes of the September 2, 1998 EQCB Meeting; Memorandum to the
EQCB re: Transmittal of Archaeological Advisory Committee Recommendations, dated
September 3, 1998, supplemental information received at the September 8 EQCB
Meeting, and the Minutes of the Environmental Quality Control Board of September 8,
1998: EQCB Resolution No. 98-1, recommending the adequacy of the EIR, with
modifications, to the Planning Commission/City Council, adopted on September 30, 1998,
and the Environmental Quality Control Board Minutes of September 30, 1998; and, the
Archaeological Advisory Committee Staff Report and Minutes of September 2, 1998; and
Resolutions 98-1 and 98-2, adopted on September 2, 1998. The City Council also
considered all public testimony and written information presented.
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Section 5. Based upon substantial evidence in the record of the hearing
and in the environmental documentation prepared in conjunction with this project, and
pursuant to fiG 28-2600 and 28-2602 of the City's Code, the City Council hereby finds:
(a) The proposed General Plan Amendments will provide open space
and recreational uses consistent with the goals and objectives of the Open Space,
Recreation/Conservation Flement.
(b) The amendment proposed to this element relates only to adjusting
the number of acres of various. recreation and open space uses already identified in the
General Plan to conform with the proposed development in relation to the Bixby Old I
Ranch Golf Course and Tennis Club uses, as revised by the City Council. Most
significantly, this amendment will provide that the golf course property will be limited to
open spacelgoIf uses for at ,least a thirty (30) year period; that the Tennis Club facility has
been offered for dedication to the City; and that a new 2.5 acre park facility will be
provided for the 75 lot subdivision at the northerly portion of the site.
(c) The proposed project, in accordance with Tentative ParceI Map
No. 97-165 provides 5 acres of landscaped easements to the City of Seal Beach around the
overall site perimeter of Development Area B, with those landscaped easement areas
varying in width from 48 to 60 along the north-bound 1-405 Freeway/Seal Beach
Boulevard off-ramp, 69 feet along Seal Beach Boulevard between the off-ramp and
Lampson Avenue, and 50 to 129 feet along Lampson Avenue. The purpose of these
landscaped easement areas is provide visual screening of the proposed developments and
allow for off-road bicycle paths, in addition to pedestrian walkways.
(d) The proposed project, in accordance with Tentative Tract Map No.
15767, provides 0.912 acres of landscaped easement area along Seal Beach Boulevard to
the City of Seal Beach across the entire frontage of the "commercial-retail" parcels
(Development Area A), with that landscaped easement area being a total of 40 feet in
width, including a reserved area 3Q-feet wide for landscaping and pedestrian walkways. I
The purpose of this landscaped easement area is to provide protection for as many of the
existing eucalyptus tree row along Seal Beach Boulevard as possible, provide screening of
the proposed developments and allow for off-road bicycle paths, in addition to pedestrian
walkways.
(e) The proposed project, in accordance with proposed Vesting
Tentative Tract Map No. 15797, provides 2.5 acres of park area in conjunction with a 75-
lot single-family home subdivision located between the 26-acre commercial shopping
center and the City of Los Alamitos. The park facility is located to the rear of the .
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commercial shopping center site, and is proposed to be approximately 323 feet by 327 feet
in size. In addition, a 3O-foot easement area across the front of the site is proposed as an
extension of the landscape and off-street bike path! sidewalk treatment from the shopping
center site to the south.
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(f) The proposed General Plan Amendments are beneficial to the short
term and long term land use goals of the City of Seal Beach; promote the public health,
safety and welfare; and are in the public interest.
(g) Pursuant to Section 15168 of the CEQA Guidelines, an EIR has
been prepared and has been certified by the City Council. This amendment, as revised by
the City Council, is within the scope of the certified EIR, which adequately describes the
general environmental setting of the project, its significant impacts, and the alternatives,
and mitigation measures related to each significant environmental effect. No additional
environmental documentation is needed.
Section 6. Based on the foregoing, the Open Space!
Recreation/Conservation Element is hereby amended as follows:
1. Page 2 and 3 of the Open Space, Recreation/Conservation Element are revised
to read as follows:
"NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS
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Neighborhood parks are designed to meet the needs of individual
residential developments within the City. While providing for the
recreational needs of several age groups, the neighborhood park is
primarily designed to cater to the needs of the 5 to 14 year old group.
, Children's play equipment, tennis and basketball courts and horseshoe
areas are among the facilities often found at neighborhood parks. These
parks vary in size from a single lot to approximately five acres.
Existing neighborhood parks:
1. 8hapell Almond Park - College Park East
2. Clllflere Bluebell-Park - College Park East
3. Heather Park - College Park East
4. Aster Park - College Park East
5. Bixby Village Park - Bixby Towne Center
6. Marina Park - Coastal District
7. Eisenhower Park - Coastal District
8. Schooner Park - Coastal District
Proposed neighborhood parks:
I. Los Angeles Water and Power Property - Coastal District
2. Marina Park Expansion - Coastal District
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COMMUNITY PARKS
Community parks are larger than neighborhood parks and are designed
to serve the needs of a broader age group. These parks often attract
people from outside the immediate area in which they are located.
Typically these facilities contain tennis, volleyball, handball and
basketb~1 courts, picnic areas and sports fields for seasonal sports such
as baseball and football. Community parks generally range in size from
5 to 30 acres.
Resolution Number '/bI,,2,
CiIy COlUlCil Ruohd/on No. 4662
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JJixby Old Ranch T....... C,,,'or D.../opm.nt Plan
Novombor 23. 1991l
Existing community parks:
1. Edison Park - College Park West
2. Arbor Park - College Park East
3. Tennis Facility - College Park East"
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Page S of the Open Space, Recreation/Conservation Element is revised to read
as follows:
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"GREENBELTS AND OPEN SPACE CORRIDORS
Greenbelts are recognizable expanses of undeveloped land which provide
an attractive open space setting and buffer between adjacent land uses.
Recreational activities in these areas are usually limited to activities such
as walking, picnicking and some organized games.
. Channels and transmission right of way offer a unique opportunity for
joint use facilities. Because of their configuration, these corridors
provide an excellent opportunity to incorporate as a secondary use such
things as bicycle paths, equestrian trails and hiking trails. The City
should seek the cooperation of other public agencies and private utility
companies to expand the use of existing or proposed corridors under the
control of these agencies, or companies.
Existing greenbelt:
I. ~Pacific Electric right of way - Coastal District
2. San Gabriel River Bicycle Trail - Coastal District
3. Bixby Old Towne Greenbelts - College Park East
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Proposed greenbelt:
1. 8M aallrie! ni-.'ef Bieye!e T1'll:i1 CllliftIi Dist:fiet"
3. Page 6 and 7 of the Open Space, Recreation/Conservation Element is revised to
read as follows:
"PUBLIC/PRIVATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
PubliclPrivate recreational facilities mayor may not be
open to the general public, but do provide open space and a
service to the community which might otherwise not be
provided. These facilities may be located within a
residential development and owned and maintained by the
residents of the community or they could consist of
individually owned and operated commercial enterprises.
Existing public/private recreational facilities:
Leisure World Golf Course - Leisure World
Leisure World Club House - Leisure World
Old Ranch County Club - Adjace~t to College Park East
Old Hooeh T'tlftm9 CIlIh l.djlleellt le CelIege Pftfk East
Hellman Ranch Reserve Golf Course & Clubhouse - Hellman Ranch.
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4. Page 7 of the Open Space, Recreation/Conservation Element is revised
to read as follows:
Resol~tion Number~~~
CiJy Council Resolution No. 4662
Open SpacelRecreaJlonlCon.servation EI..",,,,, Amerrdmm 98-1
Bixby Old Rtmch To""", Cmer v.vetopment Plan
November 23, 199B
"EXISTING ACREAGE PROPOSED ACREAGE
Ree:ional Parks
I Beaches 52.1 I Los Alamitos Retarding
Basin, Phase I 34.7
Sunset Aquatic Park 28.0 1 Sunset Aquatic Park 67.0
Cqmmunity Parks /
Edison 26.0 1.2
1.1'fIIe6 F6fee5 Arbor Park 13.0 2
Tennis Facility 6.7
Neil!bborbood Parks
Almond 1.8
Marina Community 2.4 L.A. Water & Power 7.0 6
Eisenhower 1.4
Schooner 0.8
Bluebell 1.3
Heather 1.6
I Aster 0.6
Bixby_Vmage 2.5
Greenbelt
Pacific Electric Right-of- 8.2 I San Gabriel River 2.3
Way
Bixby Old Towne Center 6.4
Bixby Village 0.3
SDeciaI Use Facilities
Gum Grove Nature Park 10.2 I
N. Seal Beach Center 0.5
McGuagh School 6.8 1.7
Zoeter School 2.4 1.7
TOTALS:
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173..
II 1.0
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GRAND TOTAL (ExIsting & Proposed):
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284.0"
Staff is directed to revise the Open Space/Recreation/Conservation Element accordingly.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach ~et:ting t~on the c:25h..e day of
lIi. '-'",J , 1998, by the following vote:
Resol ution Number ii, 62..
City ConncU Ruol_ No. 4662
Open SpocelRocr<alionlConservaJion Ekmelll Ammdm<lll 98-1
Bixhy Old Ranch Towne Center DeW!lopment Plan
November 23, 1998
ABSENT:
CounciImembers
CounciImernbers ~
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AYES:
Councilmem
NOES: '
A
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STATE OF CAliFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH
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I, Joanne M. Yea, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that the I
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 466e. on file in
the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the ~~ CounpI of the
City - Beach, at reg meeting thereof held on the ~e?L- day
of , 1998.
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