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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCoorespondence Received in Reference to CUP 16-7Community Development - . f ^�44FOR--, ``�" MEMORANDUM To: Planning Commission From: Steve Fowler— Assistant Planner Date: June 27, 2017 Re: Correspondence Received in Reference to CUP 16 -7 Chair and Planning Commissioners, attached please find 7 correspondence letters, pertaining to CUP 16 -7, that was submitted after the staff reports were distributed to the Commissioners. 211 8'" Sheet, Seal Beach, CA 90740 (562) 431 -2527 Mark & Leslie Soukup P.O. Box 992 Seal Beach, CA 90740 June 20, 2017 Ms. Ellery Deaton Seal Beach Councilperson- District 1 Dear Ms. Deaton, We are writing in support of the LA Fitness Gym being approved for the Rossmoor Shopping Center. My husband and I have owned a house in District One since 1989, and we used to belong to the Rossmoor Gym. When it closed we were disappointed as it was very convenient. Since then we have tried various gyms, including Tru To form, Anytime ritness and even 24 Hour Fitness. The first two were too small, with not many class offerings. 24 Hour Fitness was just too faraway, either Warner at Springdale or Katella. We would love to see a large gym with a full complement of classes, a pool, and enough machines so you don't have to wait to use one, in the Rossmoor Center. It would be a benefit for the community. As there used to be a gym, a bowling alley and a movie theater in the old Rossmoor Center it is hard to understand how people can complain about this similar usage. It seems like a "NIMBY" complaint. The shopping center has been there longer than most people that own houses behind it, I would venture. If you buy behind a retail /commercial property, you cannot complain about retail /commercial usage. I recall when the Target Center was proposed there were protests by the same, (non -Seal Beach) residents about impending, horrible, traffic problems. I have no problems driving up SS Blvd to the center or beyond. Turning into St. Cloud Drive is not an Issue, either. You can bet the Rossmoor residents use the Target Center shops, and they will join the LA Fitness Gym as well. Sincerely, oz ` e� Leslie Soukup Mark Soukup Former Planning Commissioner District 1 Steven Fowler Dear Steve Fowler, We are on vacation in Washington state so cant attend the meeting on June 27th; otherwise my husband and I would be there in support of it! We live in Rossmoor and realize we don't have a vote, but want to go on record to state we are FOR LA Fitness going in to the Shops at Rossmoor! I am a member of the club and have to travel to Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, or Long Beach to work out. My husband is not a member as he doesn't want to drive that far to work out. However, if LA Fitness goes in, he will join! We would love to work out in our own community. We believe LA Fitness would be good for the area. Sincerely, Pat and Sharron Flynn Los Alamitos Sent from my iPad From: Sharron Flynn Sent: Sunday, June 2S, 2017 5:33 PM To: Steven Fowler Subject: Pro LA Fitness Dear Steve Fowler, We are on vacation in Washington state so cant attend the meeting on June 27th; otherwise my husband and I would be there in support of it! We live in Rossmoor and realize we don't have a vote, but want to go on record to state we are FOR LA Fitness going in to the Shops at Rossmoor! I am a member of the club and have to travel to Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, or Long Beach to work out. My husband is not a member as he doesn't want to drive that far to work out. However, if LA Fitness goes in, he will join! We would love to work out in our own community. We believe LA Fitness would be good for the area. Sincerely, Pat and Sharron Flynn Los Alamitos Sent from my iPad Steven Fowler From: Robin Roberts Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 2:54 PM To: Crystal Landavazo; Steven Fowler Cc: agreyson @mglaw.com Subject: FW: LA Fitness Final EIR Attachments: LA Fitness 4 -24 -17 Final EIR - Millers Comments.pdF Supervisor Steel - County Letters Regarding LA Fitness.pdf; 2012 Parking Estimate.pdf; 2012 Site Plan.pdf From: Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 2:53 PM To: dmachen @marketsnag.com; mthomasca @gmail.com; mbertaguiladr@ymail.com; campbellpe @aol.mm; mklinger44 @yahoo.mm Cc: Robin Roberts Subject: LA Fitness Final EIR Chair Machen, Vice Chair Thomas, Commissioners Aguilar, Campbell, Klinger I am writing this email to provide you with my attached comments on the LA Fitness Final EIR, which should have been included the Final EIR but they were not. My January 27, 2017, comments reganliug LA Fitness should have been in the LA Fitness Draft EIR but they were not. Unfortunately, others did not have the benefit of reading my comments as they reviewed the Draft EIR. My January comments were included in the Final EIR, but all comments were not addressed and my comments were not properly placed in the Final EIR. My comments on the Final EIR included my comments of January 27, 2017, but I inadvertently left off the last item, i.e., Alternate Plan that suggested a possible alternate use of the project site for an office building. First, in my Final EIR comments I addressed the Final EIR is not complete since a parking analysis was not performed as part of the EIR. A parking analysis needs to be completed and included in a reissued EIR. The parking analysis in the mitigated negative declaration from last year is no longer valid because the developer pulled the conditional use permit application; additionally, it was not approved by the City Council and it was not made a part of EIR. I had issues with the mitigated negative declaration. There are parking issues I will address below. The developer is concerned enough about parking to not want to lose parking for an ingress and egress location on Sea] Beach Boulevard north of the Verizon Wireless store. Additionally, it is proposed to have curb barriers to separate the north and south sections of the parking lot to encourage patrons visiting the Home Goods and Pet Smut not to park near LA Fitness. Also, the developer proposes to reduce the width of Rossmoor Center Way to add eight parking spaces. I suggested Rossmoor Center Way have two westbound traffic lanes from Seal Beach Boulevard and two eastbound Imes from Montecito Road with both having one of those lanes becoming a turning lane into LA Fitness. At the LA Fitness club, the two west bound lanes would become one westbound lane and the two eastbound lanes would become one eastbound lane. Thus, there would be essentially a total of three lanes between the Pei Wei - Sprouts intersection and Montecito Road. This would mean the developer could not add eight parking spaces by reducing the width of Rossmoor Center Way from Montecito from 40 feet to 36 feet. It appears to me the developer is only proposing to add 90 feet, not 145 feet, to the northbound left -tum lane (pocket) on Seal Beach Boulevard at Rossmoor Center Way, which would improve an already existing problem at that intersection. Currently, at times the left turn lane backs up three or four vehicles into a through Seal Beach Boulevard traffic lane. La Fitness will exacerbate this problem. However, if this is done as part of the project, the City of Seal Beach should be reimbursed for the cost of the recently improved median. I concur with Supervisor Michelle Steel's attached June 22, 2017, letter where Supervisor Steel and the County Public Works Department asked for traffic studies of at least two similarly LA Fitness clubs. I would recommend the 24 Hour Fitness in Cypress be studied too. I say this because the LA Fitness parking is significantly underestimated using the Seal Beach Municipal Code that calls for 124 parking spaces for the proposed LA Fitness (37,000 sq. ft.) facility in Seal Beach. The Seal Beach Code would call for 133 parking spaces at the Cypress 24 Hour Fitness (- 40,000 sq. R) and 150 parking spaces at the Garden Grove LA Fitness (- 45,000 sq. ft.). However, the Cypress 24 Hour Fitness has over 300 parking spaces available and the Garden Grove La Fitness has at least 270 parking spaces available to it. This indicates to me the functionality of the proposed LA Fitness would require much more than 124 parking spaces. On the morning of June 17, 2017, there were approximately 260 vehicles parked at 24 Hour Fitness and 190 vehicles parked at the Garden Grove LA Fitness. To me, the more parking spaces needed means more traffic; thus, there is a need for traffic studies of similar facilities and those studies should be reflected in the traffic analysis of the proposed Seal Beach LA Fitness club. In 2011 and 2012, it was estimated by Seal Beach staff (see attached 2012 Parking Estimate) that The Shops at Rossmoor had well over 200 parking spaces surplus and the site plan has not changed since 2012 (see attached 2012 Site Plan). Now the developer indicates there will be 336 surplus parking spaces after LA Fitness is completed along with its required parking spaces. Adding the LA Fitness club to the Shops at Rossmoor increases surplus parking? Again, parking needs to be addressed in the EIR for the entire shopping center and LA Fitness. I have commented the LA Fitness club would be a hardship on Seal Beach and Rossmoor residents if they are not allowed to continue to use the surplus parking at The Shops at Rossmoor. It is not uncommon for developers to provide community benefits to gain support for their projects, for example, Bixby gave the City of Seal Beach the Tennis Center and $1 million as part of the approval process for the Old Ranch Town Center, Old Ranch Plaza, and modifications to the Old Ranch Country Club. I urge you not to approve the LA Fitness Final EIR unless there are no traffic issues, noise issues, and parking issues, and adequate surplus parking is made available to Seal Beach residents living adjacent to The Shops at Rossmoor. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at Regards, Gary Miller Seal Beach City Council Member 2008 - 2016 April 24, 2017 Gary Miller Seal Beach, CA 90740 Mr. Steve Fowler Assistant Planner City of Seal Beach Department of Community Development Dear Mr. Fowler: Subject: Comments Regarding the Shoos at Rossmoor LA Fitness EIR My comments on the LA Fitness Notice of Preparation were not included in the LA Fitness EIR, and I am including them below for inclusion and consideration in the final EIR. In addition to my concerns about puking at the proposed LA Fitness facility, I noted a significant number of comments regarding puking were in Appendix B of the EIR. The EIR is not complete since a panting analysis was not performed as put of the EIR. A puking analysis should be completed and included in a reissued EIR. The developer is concerned about parking enough to not want to lose parking for an ingress and egress location on Seal Beach Boulevard north of the Verizon Wireless store. Additionally, it is proposed to have curb barriers to separate the north and south sections of the puking lot to encourage patrons visiting the Home Goods and PetSmart not to park near LA Fitness. Lack of puking in the LA Fitness parking area could be very detrimental to Seal Beach and Rossmoor residents. Parking needs to be studied. As proposed, the current configuration of the Rossmoor Center Way is unacceptable. There needs to be four lanes between Seal Beach Boulevard and Spouts, or at a minimum two westbound lanes and one eastbound line, plus a eastbound right rum lane onto Seal Beach Boulevard. The two westbound lane should continue to the LA Fitness area, with one lane becoming a left - term lane into LA Fitness. There should be three lines between Montecim Road the LA Fitness area. Two 12 foot wide eastbound lanes, with one becoming a right turn lane into LA Fitness and a 12 foot wide westbound lane from the LA Fitness area to Montecito Road. The northbound left -turn lane (pocket) on Seal Beach Boulevard at Rossmoor Center Way can only be extended approximately 90 feet that would only accommodate four to five additional vehicles, which most likely will not be sufficient for an already existing problem. This needs further study. If this left -tum lane is extended, the developer should refund to the City of Seal Beach the cost of the reverently improved median. Sincerely, AL, w� Gary Miller Gary Miller Comments Regarding LA Fitness EIR January 27, 2017 My concerns are traffic, the new facility itself, and parking Traffic: Target Market The residential location of anticipated patrons and their route to the facility must be identified for any traffic study. It has been noted that any where from fifty to eighty percent of the center's target market is the community of Rossmoor and yet there are only three entrances to the center from Montecito and three from St. Cloud, while the rest are all along Seal Beach Blvd. where traffic is extensive. Originally one of the entrances off Montecito was a nicely landscaped entry way into the old Rossmoor Center, now that same entry way is still there but seldom used because you immediately ran into the back of Kohl's when entering the center from there. The other Rossmoor entrances will have typical center traffic to be contended with for those desiring to go to LA Fitness. Thus, Rossmoor residents will be pretty much forced to use Rossmoor Center Way and/or to come out St. Cloud and Bradbury onto Seal Beach Blvd to enter the frontage portion of the center, thereby increasing traffic on Seal Beach Blvd. It would be ideal if they could just come and go from the back of the center and never have to get out onto Seal Beach Blvd. Rommoor Center Way should be a four time roadway from Seal Beach Blvd through to Montecito. Unfortunately, there are five important areas, two of which we choke points: L The exitlentrance by Montecito will not support four lanes, even three lanes may be difficult. If three lanes are made possible, I would suggest it be two lanes into the center and one lane exiting the center. 2. From the stop sign at West Road east to Sprouts: should be four lanes to accommodate traffic once it is in the center between Montecito & Seal Beach Blvd. 3a Stop sign at Sprouts & Rossmoor Center Way: due to poor placement of the Sprouts building (it is too close to the roadway -- just an additional 10 feet to the south would be sufficient to solve this choke point and enable the roadway to be a decent four lanes. Currently there is a sidewalk along the north side of the building with landscaping on both sides of the sidewalk. To fix this inadequate lane problem, part of the landscaping on the north side of the Sprouts building should be modified to accommodate the extra lanes of traffic while still retaining a sidewalk to allow people to get to the overflow parking in back of the building. 3b. From Seal Beach Blvd to the stop sign by Sprouts, it definitely should be four lanes: two in and two out. Four lanes are needed to accommodate the traffic, which already is extensive. This section is hemmed in by the Pan= Bread building and the side of the parking lot for Sprouts. Do what needs to be done to get four lanes, which may include cutting into the parking lot if removal of landscaping is not enough to obtain four lanes. 4. A new facility (LA Fitness) in back of Sprouts will increase traffic in the northbound left -tum pocket lane of Seal Beach Blvd. to Rossmoor Center Way. Today, northbound traffic trying to access the center on Seal Beach Blvd. is often backed up in both of the northbound pocket turn lanes and the traffic often sticks out into the left through lane creating a dangerous situation for both Rossmoor Center Way and Town Center Drive. This needs to be addressed by reconfiguring the signal and/or lengthening the left turn pocket lane of the recently improved median. Lengthening the pocket lanes needs to be accomplished without interfering with the southbound pocket lanes for traffic turning east into the Target Center. Also, an additional entrance/exit could be added just north of Subway sandwich facility, onto the southbound lane of Seal Beach Blvd, relieving traffic demands on Rossmoor Center Way. Seal Beach Blvd. is the city's only north -south through street. In many areas there are no side streets for extra traffic. As such, it handles a tremendous amount of traffic and asking it to accommodate more, is difficult as it already most likely is at a Level of Service (LOS) F at peak travel times, which due to the variety of traffic, is from 7 am to 9 am, from 2:30 pm to 7 pm. There is not only the usual to /from -work travel traffic, but also the school traffic, as all school children in the district use Seal Beach Blvd, with the exception of elementary school children in Old Town and the Hill that attend McOaugh. Consideration of the impact of the I-405 Improvement Project must also be considered because in 2023 traffic will increase on Seal Beach Blvd. due to the project, i.e., congestion at the county line and congestion caused by tolling. In the construction of an FIR for this project, a traffic circulation section needs to be included The New Facility: LA Fitness proposed building location should be more to the south, at least 20 feet or so, but not on top of Rossmoor Center Way, especially if Rossmoor Center Way is widened, which should happen. Do not construct the building where it is presently planned as that will forever prevent traffic from easily accessing the center from the community of Rossmoor from Montecito. People will go the way of the least amount of traffic. Planning must also be for the future, not just as it is now. One other issue to consider: rotate the LA Fitness building 90 degrees, elongate it and moving it further west, possibly to West Road, so that the back of the building would be to the condos, and with parking for the LA Fitness to the east of the building (the back of Sprouts). Experience from the earlier center where there was a movie theater, demonstrated problems in the evening with movie -goers talking and slamming car doors upon leaving after the movie was over. This same behavior would exist with patrons from LA Fitness leaving as late as I I pm., as well as patrons arriving at 5 am. Remember, we are all neighbors, so let's be neighborly. Parking.: Currently, there is a parking problem from vehicles of Seal Beach residents living along Montecito Road in the apartments and condos. Some of those residents have been parking in the back of the center for years. When those apartments/condos were first constructed, they were built as senior apartments with provisions for only one car per unit (guess they thought seniors don't drive). With the condo conversion, they were open to non - seniors and most are now families and have two vehicles, creating a greater demand for parking than the street ( Montecito) can accommodate. Consequently, many residents use the back of the shopping center parking lot. The owners of the Shops at Rossmoor have put those residents on notice that they will no longer be able to park there, causing many residents to park across the street in the community of Rossmoor, thereby inconveniencing many residents over there who often find it difficult to access their own driveways, let alone park in front of their own homes. Thus, this facility (LA Fitness) would be a hardship on Seal Beach and Rossmoor residents. This issue must be addressed before allowing the project to go forward. There is more parking at that center than is needed. By initial calculations, based in the data we were given, approximately 223 spaces are excess. There is a strip of puking spaces behind the condos with approximately 160 puking spaces. These spaces should be made available for the apartments /condos to either use or purchase. A parking structure is cost prohibitive. I have heard the shopping center management say it is not their problem. Well, I beg to differ: if you wish to develop in this area, you have to consider all the problems that exist, and not make them worse. These people who live in Rossmoor and in the apartments and condos are the target market and neighbors of the property owners. i realize the property owners did not create this problem but unfortunately it exists, and if there is a way to ameliorate it, and we must do the best we can to solve it. Finding a solution to the parking woes of those residents is within the scope of this building project, and I urge it be considered in the EIR. -4- MICHELLE STEEL CHAIRWOMAN, SECOND DISTRICT ORANGE COUNTY HALL OF ADMINISTRATION 333 W. SANTA ANA BLVD., SANTA ANA. CALIFORNIA 92701 PHONE (714) 834 -3220 FAX (7141 834 -6109 M Ic hell e.S leelaocgo,com June 22, 2017 Seal Beach City Council City Hall 211 Eighth Street, Seal Beach, CA 90740 RE: LA Fitness Project at the Shops at Rossmoor, St. Cloud Dr./ Seal Beach Blvd. — Traffic Concerns Dear Honorable City Council Members, I writc to you in rcgard to the proposed LA Fitncss Project at the Shops at Rossmoor. As the directly elected representative for the residents of Rossmoor, I have heard many concerns regarding this project and its possible traffic impacts. I asked our Public Works department to review some of these concerns, and that resulted in the attached letter of additional findings. Public Works recommends that the applicant conduct a traffic study of at least two similarly located LA Fitness clubs to ascertain the average daily traffic for this facility. I respectfully ask that you consider these recommendations, as well as the concerns of Rossmoor residents, and ensure average daily traffic is accurately and fully analyzed before proceeding with this project. Sincerely, ;'� MICHELLE STEEL Chairwoman, Second District Orange County Board of Supervisors cc: Jill Ingram, City Manager Jim Basham, Community Development Director PubhcWorks Integrity, Accountability, Service, Trust Shane L. Silshy, Director June 15, 2017 City of Seal Beach 211 Eighth Street Seal Beach, CA 90740 Attention: Mr. Jim Basham, Community Development Director Subject: LA Fitness Project at the Shops at Rossmoor, St. Cloud Dr. /Seal Beach Blvd. — Traffic Concerns Dear Mr. Basham, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Health Chub within The Chnps At Rossmoor. Subsequent to our initial comments on the EIR, we received communication from Mr. Kevin Pearce (Coalition against LA Fitness) via email (attached) on May 19, 2017. In conjunction with discussions with City of Seal Beach staff on June 13, 2017, County staff provided the following findings based on further research and review of the traffic study forthe EIR of the subject project: • The Average Daily Traffic within the traffic study in the EIR is based on ITE trip generation rate of 32.93 trips per thousand square feet. Due to a small sample size provided by the ITE Trip Generation Manual (attached) for health /fitness clubs used in the FIR (see attached page 18 from EIR), County recommends that applicant conduct a traffic study of at least two (2) similarly located LA Fitness clubs to ascertain the average daily traffic for this facility. • In regards to the concern of the subject project trip distribution which shows 10% of the trips generated using Montecito /St. Cloud and 90% of Rossmoor Center Way, County has reviewed the traffic analysis in the EIR and is in concurrence with the trip distribution layouts. Montecito would provide an indirect route to Seal Beach Boulevard whereas Rossmoor Center Way would provide a direct access. In addition, Rossmoor Center Way is projected a better Level of Service (LOS) than Montecito /St. Cloud Drive. Please contact myself at (714) 647 -3213 or lames Tyler at (714) 667 -3210 if you have any questions. Sincerely, I Khalid Bazmi, P.E., v Assistant Director /County Engineer, OC Public Works 300 N Flow, Street Santa Ana, CA 92703 www. ocp.bllowmk.. P O. Sm 4048, Sono Ana. CA 92702 -4048 714 667 8800 1 Into@0CPW.0cgov.00M as Shane 1. Silsby, P.E., Director, OC Public Works Nardy Khan, Deputy Director, OC Infrastructure Programs James Tyler, P.E., Manager, Development Support Division Fiona Man, P.E., T.E., Manager, Traffic & Design Attachments: Email from Mr. Kevin Pearce on 5/19/17 ITE Trip Generation Manual, 9" Edition, Page 940 EIR, Traffic Analysis, Page 38 300 N. Flower Street Santa Ana, CA 92703 P.O. B.R 40x8, Santa Ana, CA 92702 -4048 www.acpublkwOrks. can 714667.8800 1 W.@OCPW.009aecom RE: Shops at Rossmoor Parking Studies Page 1 of 4 RE: Shops at Rossmoor Parking Studies From: Jill Ingram <jingram @s"Itteachce.gov> To: Gary Miller Cc: < Mark Persko <mpemico @sealbeachra.gov> Subject: RE: Shops at Rossmoor Parking Studies Date: Jan 25, 2012 6:33 PM Attachments: imaae002.ioa Hi Gary, just wanted to update you that staff is still working on this request. As a side note, the 200 parking places identified in the staff report was a staff estimate, so there was not a parking study nor is there a master parking plan; however, we'll provide additional information for the basis of the estimate as soon as possible to hopefully clarify this issue further for you. Jill R. Ingram, City Manager City of Seal Beach - 211 Eighth Street Seal Beach, CA 90740 (562) 431 -2527 Ext 1300 tom,. For Information about Seal Beach, please see our ay website: hfto: /lwww.sealbeachw.gov NOTICE: Thm communication may contain privileged or other confidential Information. If you are not the intended recipient of the communication, or an employee or agent misponalble for delivering this Communication to the Intended mapent, please advlae the sander by %ply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you From: Gary Miller [rttaixol Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 2:03 PM To: Jill Ingram Cc: QBamaw @rwglaw.com Subject: FW: Shops at Rossmoor Parking Studies Jill, I have been asking for parking studies related to the Shops at Rossmoor since October 31, 2011 (see email below). After your recent referral to the Planning Commission meeting of April 20, 2011,1 read the agenda staff reports related to Rite Air and In -N -Out. Page four of the Rite Aid stall report indicated the project plan calls for 51 parking spaces to be provided. It is indicated, at last count, the entire shopping center had a surplus of well over 200 parking spaces. Two things here there was a parking study associated with Rite Aid project, and there most be a master narking plan to be able to indicate a surplus of over 200 parking places. It is even identified the City has been aware of a parking deficiency for [his building and there needs for parking agreement with an adjacent office building. Thus, there must have been a parking analyses of this situation. http:// webmail .carthlink.net/wam/printable isp ?msgid= 2355 &x =- 618606329 6/26/2017 RE: Shops at Rossmoor Parking Studies Page 2 of 4 The Linscott Law & Greenspan April 11, 2011 letter to Ms. Madelyn Jackrel that is attached to the In- N -Out staff report indicates a requirement of 38 parking spaces. Thus, here again parking was addressed. Also, it is concerning that no business existed here before and now 1,395 daily trips are expected. This will mean additional traffic on Seal Beach Blvd. If I ever receive the 2006 document that resulted in the Notice of Exemption (NOE) for the Shops at ROssmoor, I expect to see more information on parking. Please provide the document(s) that allowed the statement that there is a surplus of well over 200 parking spaces Thanks, Gary April 20, 2011 STAFF REPORT To: Honorable Chairwoman and Members of the Planning Commission From: Department of Development Services Subject: Conditional Use Permit 11 -2 12541 Seal Beach Boulevard (Rite Aid) GENERAL DESCRIPTION MPA INC. (ON BEHALF OF ROSSMOOR SHOPS, LLC) ROSSMOOR SHOPS, LLC 12541 SEAL BEACH BOULEVARD GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DRUGSTORE AND PHARMACY WITH A DRIVE- THROUGH; ALCOHOL SALES; AND 24 -HOUR OPERATION. THIS PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM CEQA REVIEW. 11.2.10; 11.4.05.015; 11.4.05.050; 11.4.05.070; AND 11.5.20 OF THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE. APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 11 -2, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF, AND AS MAY BE FURTHER REVISED BY THE COMMISSION AFTER CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY, THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 11 -4. Planning Commission Staff Report Conditional Use Permit 11 -2 12541 Sea/ Beach Boulevard Apd/ 20, 2011 at the drive - through, and that the internal drive aisle widths, driveway widths, parking stall widths, off - street loading spaces, and overall on -site traffic circulation is acceptable The City's Public Works /Engineering department has reviewed the LLG study and City Staff agrees with its findings. Drive - Through The proposed Rite Aid will occupy the lease space formerly occupied by a Chevron gas/service station and the lease space now occupied by KFC and a vacant commercial building. This particular Rite Aid is proposing to offer the drop -off and pick- up of prescriptions via the drive - through window. Drive - through windows are a service that many pharmacies offer and they provide added convenience to their customers. The proposed drive- through appears to be adequately sized and provides an adequate queuing length, roughly four cars, for the designated purpose. Because of its location away from major activity within the center, as well as the reconfigured layout of the ingress and egress points along Seal Beach Boulevard and St. Cloud Drive, the proposed drive- through is not anticipated to adversely impart traffic circulation within the center or create traffic impacts along the adjacent streets. Residential uses are of an adequate distance from the drive- through so that automobile or speaker noise is not anticipated to adversely impact residential areas. Staff is recommending that certain conditions be added to the drive- through approval, including restricting the opening of the drive - through exit to a maximum of fifteen (15) feet; "STOP" and "No U -turn" signs being placed at the drive- through exit; and that all on -site traffic signage be approved by the City's Public Works/Engineering department. Staff is also recommending that bollards, or a raised curb, be placed along the exterior wall of the building where the drive- through is located, to prevent vehicles from inadvertently damaging the exterior wall of the building. Parking Per the Seal Beach Municipal Code, the proposed project would require one (1) parking space per 300 square feet of gross floor area. As the project proposal is for an approximately 17,400 square foot building, the required on -site parking would be 58 parking spaces. Within the defined lease area, the plan shows a total of 51 parking spaces provided. However, the applicant is proposing to merge this parcel with the remainder of the shopping center and since, at last count, the entire shopping center had a surplus of well over 200 parking spaces, the parking provided within the shopping center is adequate to meet the requirements of the proposed new construction. Page 4 RE: Shops at Rossmoor Page 1 of 2 RE: Shops at Rossmoor From: 'Rafferty, Jana L. @ Orange" Millilloonaft, To: — Cc: John Miller<jmiller@AEW.coi Subject: RE: Shops at Rossmoor Date: Feb 17, 2012 2:55 PM Attachments: Site plan.otlf Gary, Attached please find a copy of the site plan for the Shops at Rossmoor. I believe this is the document Mike Maynard referred to. Please let me know if you have any further questions. Jana Rafferty I Real Estate Manager ; uc. 012719422 CBRE, Inc. I Asset Services 1100 Town & Country, Suite '12001 Oranya C. 92888 T 714 37'1 0352 1 F 714 371 9201 12501 Seal Beach Slvir- Suite 200 I Seal Stir CS 90740 ..,,,2 d.0 0211 W2 -30 3075 ana.rafferty0clonei I www.cbre.com Please consider Ne enWmnmenl before Pnminp dtia smell This email may contain iniol ibn that Is- sondanlia. ^. mimleged and may con.Wona Inside Information. The eoMaMa ai'n. eonenden only for its recipfeniload tlf ha otended recpant . you are lrac ,lotm tad. E' - dis11[.. _ 6s Jt S 13aoan inxol. If 90p haue R,. d d' l In arty^ y`Ieaas 10h, Ole ten x, lion ediaRIy ans dalEte Ne I -.,. Deif!Cp y rta message is col Intended to waioe any anplionlis negee. From: John Miller Lnl] Sent: Friday, February 17, 2Q12 1:48 PM To: Will Cc: Rafferty, Jana L. @ Orange Subject: RE: Shops at Rossmoor Councilman Miller, Good afternoon. I just asked Jana to send the information over to you and would like to discuss any questions you may have. I also understand the Seal Beach committee added six more sites to the affordable housing initiative. am hopeful one is able to replace the Shops location which we do not support for affordable housing. I also will be back in Seal Beach on March 7 and 8 and would like to schedule some time to meet - possibly for coffee- either at the property or I can come to City Hall. ] look forward to speaking with you. Thanks,John C, John Miller, IV I Vice lamiaent I AEW Capital Management, L.P. Sa,or! East', ' o Se_;pol? tans; Boston Nta 022 " ^ - . - - , ­7 2 z11 R8 ' X 4002; - radler9b. art .mm http: / /webmail.earthlink. net /wam/ printable .jsp ?msgid = 2599&x= 1549273875 6/26/2017 I I 10 jg III WMWOR14 'I W X,P a F ` 1 ONE! TAN s. TAN Steven Fowler From: Pauline Siler> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 2:05 PM To: Steven Fowler Subject: Support for to Fitness Dear Steve Fowler, My name is Pauline Siler I'm writing to voice my strong support for the LA Fitness coming to Seal Beach. This project will not only make the community better through encouraging exercise, bringing new amenities, and making use of an underotilized lot, but it will also have little impact on traffic, parking, and other related concerns. This project will make Seal Beach a brighter, healthier place to live. It's exactly what the citizens of our city want and need. Please stand with me in supporting LA Fitness coming to Seal Beach. Sincerely, Pauline Siler I Steven Fowler From: Carol friedland > Sent Thursday, June 22, 2017 12:37 PM To: Steven Fowler Subject Support for LA Fitness Dear Steve Fowler, My name is Carol friedland I'm writing to voice my strong support for the LA Fitness coming to Seal Beach. This project will not only make the community better through encouraging exercise, bringing new amenities, and making use of an undemtilized lot, but it will also have little impact on traffic, parking, and other related concerns. This project will make Seal Beach a brighter, healthier place to live. It's exactly what the citizens of uur city want and need. Please stand with me in supporting LA Fitness coming to Seal Beach. Sincerely, Carol friedland Steven Fowler From: Sylvia Edwards > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 7:07 PM To: Steven Fowler Subject Support for LA Fitness Dear Steve Fowler, My name is Sylvia Edwards I'm writing to voice my strong support for the LA Fitness coming to Seal Beach. This project will not only make the community better through encouraging exercise, bringing new amenities, and making use of an underutilized lot, but it will also have little impact on traffic, parking, and other related concerns. This project will make Seal Beach a brighter, healthier place to live. It's exactly what the citizens of our city want and need. Please stand with me in supporting LA Fitness coming to Seal Beach. Sincerely, Sylvia Edwards