HomeMy WebLinkAbout4 - LA Fitness Neighborhood and Location Compatibility (1)Neighborhood and Location Compatibility
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Where does LA Fitness generally call home?
Located facing a freeway or main thoroughfare.
In large urban retail centers.
Do not use residential streets as primary access points
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LA Fitness La Habra
--Frontage facing main parking, customer parking all in the center parking lot, rear borders low density residential with loading docks along with creek and large green space buffer
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LA Fitness Fountain Valley
--Frontage facing main parking, on main street, customer parking all in the center parking lot, no residential directly bordering the center
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LA Fitness Valencia
--Frontage facing main parking, on main street, customer parking all in the center parking lot, no residential bordering center
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LA Fitness Bellflower (Long Beach)
--Frontage facing main parking, customer parking all in the center parking lot, rear boarders low density residential with loading docks and buffer.
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LA Fitness Garden Grove
--Frontage facing Valley View, rear boarders low density residential-but no traffic activity, does not use residential streets for access.
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Location current Aerial view
Proposed location drawing
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City Council findings in denying the project in 2016
The proposed site is not physically adequate for the type, density, and intensity of use being proposed, including provision of services and physical constraints. The subject site is
currently developed as a commercial retail shopping center, and the construction of the health club will be located in an area of the center that is currently utilized as a parking lot
behind the Sprouts market. However, this application will not allow the site to continue to conform to the Seal Beach Municipal Code (Section 11. 2. 10.015) which provides Development
Standards for the General Commercial (GC) zoned area. Although the proposed building is consistent with development standards 3- applicable to height and setbacks, but the proposed use
will result in the loss of existing parking.
The location, size, design, and operating characteristics of the proposed use, even with conditions, will not be compatible with and will
adversely affect uses and properties in the surrounding neighborhood, due to noise disturbances to residential uses within 200 feet of the site during early morning and late night operations;
traffic congestion in the AM peak hours that will cause safety and congestion conflicts with children going to school at the same time; and parking conflicts due to loss of existing
parking spaces as a result of construction.
The establishment, maintenance, and operation of the proposed use will be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of persons residing
or working in the vicinity. The construction and operation of the health club will eliminate existing on -site parking spaces; create increased traffic which will interfere with children
going to school during morning hours; and result in adverse noise impacts during early morning and late evening hours which are inconsistent with the surrounding residential communities.
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View from back of Rossmoor Regency Before proposal
View from back of Rossmoor Regency After proposal
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“Commercial properties and residential properties just don’t live well together, that’s why we always work to soften our footprint.”
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Marty Potts (quoted in OC Register, April 4,
2017)
Article: Rossmoor residents say LA Fitness not a good fit.
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Have they softened their footprint?
Has the Square Footage changed?
Have the operating hour decreased?
Has it’s proximity to residents or placement in the center changed?
Has anything changed to lessen the negative impacts
to quality of life?
Answer:
NO!
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