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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 1979-05-29 L- Seal Beach, California May 29, 1979 The Planning (ommission of the City of Seal Beach met in special session for a joint meeting with the City Council at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Seitz called the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL . Plannlng Commission Present: Chairman Ripperdan Commissioners Cook, Knapp (Mr. Knapp arrived at the meeting at 6:21 p.m.) Absent: Commissioners Covington, Leibert , City Council Present: Mayor Seitz Councilmen Kredell, Laszlo, Weir Councilman Gray Mr. Courtemarche, City Manager Mr. Coughlan, City Attorney 'Mr. Romaniello, ,Planning Director , Mr. Antos, Associate Planner Mr. Kosmont, Assistant City Manager The Planning Director stated the Planning Commission had been notified of the special meeting as required 'by law, however a quorum was not present at this time. The City Clerk stated the Planning Commission would convene in joint session with the City Council when a quorum was present and that the Notice of Special Meeting would be included within the Commission minutes for the record, as follows: Absent: A 1 so llresent: , L. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING Edwin H. Ripperdan, 240 Harvard Lane, Seal Beach, California Jay Covington, 4260 Dogwood Avenue, Seal Beach, California Robert Cook, 441 Central Avenue, Seal Beach, California Charles Knapp, 645 Sandpiper Drive, Seal Beach, California Mary Leibert, 1040 Foxburg Road, 217-B, Seal Beach, California NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting will be held in jOint session with the Seal Beach City Council at 6:00 o'clock p.m., Tuesday, May 29, 1979 in City Council Chambers, 211 - 8th Street, Sea 1 Beach', Ca li forni a, as call ed by Cha i rman Edwin H. Ripperdan as the Chairman of the Planning Commission. This special meeting is called to transact the following business: . l: Discussion of Code Enforcement in the City of Seal Beach. " DATED THIS 22nd day of May, 1979. (signed) Joanne M. Yeo, Deputy City Clerk City of Seal Beach ,e L Page Two - Planning Commission Minutes - May 29, 1979 . l DISCUSSION - ZONING ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM Mr. Romaniello, Planning Director, presented the staff report and explained the two new state-mandated laws requiring rental property owners to bring their properties into conformance with health, safety and building standards of the State and Local jurisdictions. Mr. Romaniello also explained the penalties for those property owners who do not bring their dwellings into conformance with city and State laws. The Planning Director reviewed a map designating the R-3 areas of the downtown section of the city that have been surveyed to date .. -noting that of 621 properties surveyed. 128 properties had obvious violations. The Council discussed procedures for bringing a building into conformance with the laws. The City Attorney stated that when attempting to enforce the building and zoning regulations to bring properties into conformance, the city could only deal with the present owner of the property. The City Attorney also explained that as a result of new legislation the property owners could be allowed to maintain that property in its present state as a non-conforming use. The City Attorney recommended procedures be established giving the -property-owner the opportunity to conform with the laws. Planning Commissioner Knapp arrived at the meeting at 6:21 p.m. The City Council and Planning Commission now convened in joint session. The City Attorney also suggested that the Planning Commission and Council may wish to review the appropriateness of the present zoning laws of the city. Mayor Seitz recessed the meeting to call to order the Redevelopment Agency meeting at 7:45 p.m. The Council and Planning Commission reconvened at 7:46 p.m. with Mayor Seitz calling the meeting to order. The Planning Director and Associate Planner presented a slide presentation depicting garage conversions, over densities and parking problems. Discussion continued regarding resulting safety hazards, violation enforcement and it was suggested that the code enforcement program be expanded to include all dwellings in the city. . l~, The Planning Director recommended that the present position of Planning Inspector authorized by the City Council on a temporary basis be established as a permanent position to continue the enforcement program. It was noted that the salary classification would be the same as the Building Inspector and that fees generated by the program would more than cover the expense of the position. Weir moved, second by Krede11. to retain the position of Building Inspector in the Planning Department on a permanent basis and to appropriate the necessary funds for that position. AYES: NOES: ,ABSENT: Kredell, Laszlo, Seitz, Weir ~ Gray Motion carried re ..... Page Two - Planning Commission Minutes - May 29, 1979 ADJOURNMENT Laszlo moved, second by Weir, to adjourn the City Council joint meeting with the Planning Commission at 7:02 p.m. , AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Kredell, Laszlo, Seitz, Weir . None Gray Motion carried Jt was the consensus of the Planning Commissioners present to adjourn the meeting at 7:02 p.m. THESE ARE TENTATIVE MINUTES ONLY, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH. . t e ~,