HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 4746 1999-10-25
RESOLUTION NUMBER ~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH SUSTAINING
THE PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION
DISAPPROVING MINOR PLAN REVIEW 99-5,
A TWO-STORY MANUFACTURED HOME AT
24 COITONWOOD LANE (SEAL BEACH
TRAILER PARK)
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIIE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE, DE1ERMINE AND FIND:
Section 1. On April 14, 1999 Neal Grabowski ("The Applicant") filed an
application for Minor Plan Review 99-5 with the Department of Development Services.
Through MPR 99-5, the applicant seeks architectural review approval for a 2-stOl)' cabana to
be constructed at 24 Cottonwood Lane, Seal Beach.
Section 2. A duly noticed hearing was held before the Planning Commission
on June 23, 1999 to consider the application for Minor Plan Review 99-5.
Section 3. The Planning Commission denied Minor Plan Review 99-5
through the adoption of Planning Commission Resolution No. 99-18 on July 7, 1999.
Section 4. An appeal ofthe Planning Commission's denial of Minor Plan
Review 99-5 was timely filed. On September 13, 1999 the City Council held a duly noticed I
public hearing to consider the appeal. The Council considered all oral and written testimony
and evidence presented at the time of the public hearing, including the staff reports. The
Applicant and the Applicant's counsel spoke on behalf of the application. Seal Beach residents,
including those who live in the Trailer Park, spoke against the application.
Section 5.
The record of the hearing before the City Council indicates
the following:
(a) On April 14, 1999, Neal Grabowski filed an application with the
Department of Development Services for Minor Plan Review 99-5.
(b) The applicant is requesting architectural review of a proposed 2-story
cabana to be located within the Seal Beach Trailer Park at 24 Cottonwood Lane.
(c) The subject property is located within the Seal Beach Trailer Park and
is surrounded on three sides by single story residential uses within the Park and on the fourth
side - to the west - by the San Gabriel River.
(d) Entered into the record were staff reports and accompanying material,
testimony, and other written material submitted to the Planning Commission and the City
Council.
Section 6: Based upon the facts contained in the record, including I
those stated in ~ 5 of this resolution and pursuant to ~ 28-2319 of the City's Code, the City
Council hereby finds as follows: '
(a) The proposed development will change the character and nature of the
Trailer Park and adversely impact the privacy of neighboring residents in the trailer park.
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(b) The proposed use will not be compatible with surrounding uses and the
community in gen~ because the style, height and bulk of the proposed structure, is
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inconsistent with the existing trailers and cabanas within the trailer park. The vast majority of
the structures in the trailer park are single story.
Section 7. Based upon the foregoing, the City Council sustains the
decision of the Planning Commission and hereby disapproves Minor Plan Review 99-5,
without prejudice. The Council encourages the applicant to submit an application for a
development more compatible with surrounding residents and more in character with the
existing and proposed structures in the trailer park.
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Section 8. The time within which judicial review, if available, of this
decision must be sought is governed by Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil
Procedure and Section 1-13 of the Code ofthe City of Seal Beac!!, unless a shorter time is
provided by applicable law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach at a meeting thereofh d on the 25th day of October, 1999, by the following vote:
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AYES: Councilmem
ABSENT: Councilmembers
MAYORt
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, Joanne M, Yeo, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do hereby,..certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 1/ 7'4tG:. on. file in the
office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City CouncJlpJ the City of
Seal ~~Ular ,~;:g thereof held on the 02~ day of
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