HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 4592 1997-12-08
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RESOLUTION NUMBER ~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DECLARING
SUPPORT OF l1fE HELLMAN RANCH DEVELOPMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach has been a consistent advocate of sensible development,
particularly of environmentally sensitive priorities, which serves the best interest
of the public's health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the HellmanRanch property, located in the heart of this City, has been the focal
point of many controversies over the years, which included a development
proposal for 1,000 homes, and a proposed plan for 329 homes which was
eventually defeated by a vote of the people of Seal Beach through an initiative
ballot; and
WHEREAS, after nearly a decade of intense planning, which included many different levels of
community participation, the property owner of the Hellman Ranch has created a
development proposal that meets the concerns and needs of this community by
observing the property's unique physical constraints as well as restoration and
enhancement of a severely degraded wetland area, and
WHEREAS, the proposal offered by the Hellman property owner has garnered significant
community support through its sensitivity to the community's concerns, and has
received unanimous approvals at all levels oflocal government, which included a
5-0 vote by the Planning Commission and 5-0 vote by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Seal Beach hereby urges the
California Coastal Commission to lay this long-standing controversy to rest by approving the
Hellman Ranch Reserve Project (Coastal Development Permit #5-97-367), allowing this
community to continue to provide safe, environmentally sensitive development to our residents,
while still providing public access in the coastal areas.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTE
meeting thereof held on the
the following vote:
,by the City counCil~ty O~Ch at a
V..t day of t>r' 1997, by
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NOES:
Council member
ABSENT:
Council member
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNlY OF ORANGE } SS
CllY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Joanne M, Yeo, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do here;P-;ify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 7- on file in the
office of the City Clerk, passed, approved and adopted>> lJJe ity cou~~~~
Seal Beach, at a regular meeting thereof held on the ~ day of ,
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