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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 1977-12-21 ;. \ \. ~ Present: Absent: Minutes of The Planni.ng Cornrnissi,on t~eeting of December 21, 1977 JHE PLANNING, COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH 14ET IN REGULAR SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1977, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. THE MEETING IoIAS CALLED TO ORDER BY, CHAIRMAN KNAPP AT 7: 30 P. r~. AND THE PLEDGE TO T~E FLAG HAS LED BY VICE CHAIRt4AN COOK. Lanning, Knapp, R~pperdan, Cook, Covington None The minutes of December 7, 1977, were approved as presented. 1. PUBLIC HEARINGS ,Chairman Knapp announceQ that. items A and B would be considered a concurrent Public Hearing since both items relate to the same piece of property. A & B JAMES R. WATSON, V-19-77 and CP-20-77 Applicant is requesting a variance to permit a reduction in the si?e of loading zone~.'and a Conditional Use Permit for a second fast-food restaurant on the Edison triangle. Secretary ,noted that,the request for a 55 ft. high clock tOl-ler has been withdrawn. Secretary noted that the Long John Silvers fast-food restaurant in another City had o~,-sale beer and wine and any such proposal in Seal Beach would require a CUP by the Planning Commission. One (1) written communication was received from a number of residents in Bridgeport. Public Hearing Opened. James Watson, 101 Main Street, Suite A., Seal Beach, California spoke in favor of the applications and noted that, if the Planning Commission approved theseconc fast-food, he would agree :tol imit the tena:'it to Long John Silver's unless some other tenant was specifically approved by the Planning Commission with regard to a desire by residents of Bridgeport to have a driveway on 5th Street relocated to Marina Drive. He felt the relocation to be in the best interests of everyone. Carl, Irwin, 3631 Atlantic, Long Beach, passed out a site plan and elevation to the audience and explained the modifications on Pacific Coast' Highway and discussed the possible relocation of the driveway TIn 5th Street to Marina Drive. Public Hearings closed. ' , Cook moved to approve V-19-77, seconded by Lanning and unanimously approved. RES. 1117 Lanning moved to approve CP-20-77 subject to the three (3) staff conditions and to the approval being for Long John Silver's restaurant only and any other drive-in restaurant must be received, reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission, - if it is not Long John Silver's. Seconded by Ripperdan, and unanimously approved. RES. 1118 Chairman Knapp, with the concurrance of the Planning Commission, directed staff to advertise a Public Hearing for January 4, 1978, to consider modification of a condition imposed in RES. 1111 for a driveway location on 5th Street. . C. Richard and Maureen Rinella, V-20-77 Applicant is requesting a variance to permit a room addition in the R-1 zone at 124 Stanford Lane, Seal Beach, which does not comply with the required front yard set-back. Public Hearing Opened. Richard Rinella, 124 Stanford, Seal Beach, spoke in favor of the application and explained the various alternative locations they had considered for a room addition. In response to a question on hardship, he stated that hardship was based on the location of the neighbors side entry garage. Maureen Rinella, 124 Stanford Lane, Seal Beach, noted that there might be one (1) house in the College Park West area that does not meet the setback requirement. General Discussion followed. Public Hearing Closed. Cook moved to deny V-20-77, on the basis that no hardship has been demonstrated. Seconded by Lanning and unanimously approved. RES 1119 D. Louis Bennett, CP-21-77 Applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for a 120 sq. ft. diningroom enlargement in one unit of an apartment building at 403 Ocean Avenue, Seal Beach. Public Hearing Opened. Louis Bennett, 403 Ocean Avenue, Seal Beach, spoke in favor of the application noting that the enlargement would improve the livability of the unit. Public Hearing Closed. Ripperdan moved to approve CP-21-77. S~conded by Lanning and unanimously approved. RES. 1120 2.. Oral Communications There were no oral communications. . 3. Written Communications There were no written communications. Chairman Knapp called a ten (10) minute recess at 9:10 P,M.; meeting reconvened at 9:20 P.M. 4. New Business A. Study Session on Hellman Property Chairman Knapp welcomed the members of the Parks and Recreation Commission to the study session. Secretary presented an overview of the purpose of the study session and introduced Lou Turrini, a Planning Consultant for the Hellman's; Lou Turrini presented a brief overview of the information presented at the last study session. He stated that the Hellman's had done some preliminary marketing evaluation of various land uses suggested by residents at the last meeting. Marketing data shows that the best uses for the land are the following; ranked in order: single family detached, townhouses, apartments, commercial and industrial. Mr. Turrini drew a composite map showing the various constraints on the Hellman property and reviewed various possible land use patterns based on the constraints. . Ripperdan and Lanning expressed general concurrance with the reasoning used by Mr. Turinni in the preparation of the composite map and his conclusions. Cook asked if Mr. Turinni was aware of the population increase limits provided for in the Land Use Element. I. . . Mr. Turrini stated that he was aware of the Land Use Element constraints. Covington asked of there would be a map book available for distribution to the City Staff, Commission, Council and libraries. Turrini said that booklets were available and will be distributed to Staff. General discussion followed on various Land Uses that might be possible on the property. Cook requested that Staff or the Hellman's provide some cost benefit analysis on the potential impacts on City and other district services that would be required to serve that development. Alene Harding stated that active recreational areas are needed for the a area. Carl Santo, 801 Avalon, Seal Beach, expressed concern about traffic circulation and potential visual 'impact on the existing houses on Marina Hill due to potential building heights of the Hellman land development. Darlene Chaffe, resident on Crestview, Seal Beach, feels that active parks are needed. Jean Dorr, 231 6th Street, Seal Beach, suggests that the Park be extended around to Seal Beach Blvd. Carl Santo, suggests that Pacific Coast Highway traffic capacity be reviewed in light of the proposed development. A young man suggested that a High School be considered. General discussion followed on various residential development options including a large lot development on ~ acre size lots. Bob Chaffe, 1732 Crestview, Seal Beach, expressed concern about the traffic capacity on Pacific Coast Highway and suggested the City look into buying all of Hellman's property for open space. Gordon Shanks expressed support for the lowest possible density. Secretary noted that Mr. Turrini would be evaluating all co~ents and preparing a number of alternative, Land Use Plans. 5. Report from Secretary. There was no secretaries report. The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 P.M./ /,L)vt~ d,s;;:) Recording Secretary