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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 1983-07-20 r.iiiiiii~ . MINUTES OF THE SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION- OF JULY 20, 1983 The Planning Commission met in regular session on Wednesday, July 20, 1983 in the City Council Chambers of the City Adminis- tration Building. The meeting was called to order at 7:40 P.M. by Chairma~ Covington and the pledge to the flag was led by Vice :". 'Chai[rm_9jl--G<5T9~l1berg. PRESENT: ABSENT: STAFF: Jessner, Covington, Goldenberg, Murphy , Perrin Charles Antos The first order of business was the introduction and welcome of Mr. James Murphy who will now be serving as a-member of the Planning Commission. Selection of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Planning Commission Mr. Jessner nominated Mr. Goldenberg to serve as Chairman of the Commission for 1983/84. Mr. Covington seconded the motion. As there were no other nominations, the following vote was t~ken: e AYES:, ABSTAIN: NOES: ABSENT: Jessner, Covington, Murphy, Goldenberg , None Perrin Mr. Goldenberg took over as Chairman of the Commission and asked for nominees for Vice Chairman. Mr. Covington nominated Mr. Jessner as Vice Chairman, with Mr. Murphy seconding the motion. As there were no other nominations, the following vote was tak~n: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Jessner, Murphy, Goldenberg, Covington None Perrin Commissioner Jessner asked if the minutes of July 6 could be 'held over until the next meeting, to which the Commission agreed. Planning Commission Annual Report Mr. Antos presented the staff report which summarized Planning Commission activities for fiscal year 1982/83. Mr. Covington stated he would like to compliment staff in the amount of work accomplished under very restrictive circumstances in terms of both support people and time, interfaced with the. storm.' H~ felt that ~taff had done an excellent job of guiding the City through the work that has been done. ,e" .7 P. C. Minutes of 7/20/83 Page 2 Mr. Covington moved that the Commission accept this annual staff report as presented and forward to City Council. ,Mr. Jessner seconde~, and the following vote was taken: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Jessner, Murphy; Goldenberg, Covington None Perrin Chalrman Goldenberg suggested that the Commision review the architectural plans for 137 Cottonwood Lane before the study session for the State Lands Parcel. Mr. Covington 'moved to take Architectural Review subject prior to the Study Session. Commission ~greed. Architectural Review, 137 Cottonwood Lane Staff report presented by Mr. Antos. This review is of a proposed two- story c~bana at 137 Cottonwood Lane. It was indicated by staff to the Commission that the very first architectural review that the Commission considered dealt with a building that had wood siding and a ~ansard roof. The Commission recommended that when the building was completed, that staff take inside and outside pictures and refer to it as a model for a two-story cabana. This particular building before the Commissi~n this evening was patterned after that' original model. . Commissioner Jessner noticed system wa~ not on the plans. schedule. that the safety requirements for the sprinkler Mr. Murphy stated that it was on the plumbing Mr. .Covington motioned that the Commission approve the plan as submitted for 137 Cottonwood Lane. Mr. Jessner seconded the motion. The following di'scuss i on fo 11 owed. Mr. Covington asked if r~r; Jessner felt that this plan was consistent and complied with what Mr. Jessner was particularly interested in, i.e, roof treatment, patio treatment and balcony treatment. ,Mr. Jessner indicated that he was satisfied. Mr. Goldenberg indicated that he took a look,at the site and felt that if the plans and specs were adhered to, the building would be fine. The following vote to approve the architectural review for 137 Cottonwood Lane was taken: '. AYES: NOES: ABsErJT : Jessner, Murphy, Goldenberg, Covington , None Perrin " P.C. Minutes of 7/20/83 Page 3 . , STUDY SESSION - STATE LANDS SPECIFIC PLAN The Specific Plan would permit three different types of uses that are consistent with the soverign requirements of the State. The portions of the Sp~cific Plan that are unique are as follows: 1) The building height will be determined by ~he Redevelopment Agency after recommendation by the Planning'Commission. 2) Spanish style architecture has been called out consistent with the type of architecture in the Dept. of Water & Power Specific Plan" , - 3) We do callout being able to reduce required amount of parking by 15 ,percent. We are also authorizing valet ,parking, and subterranean parking wi 11 be allowed. · . Com. Covington indicated he would like to see something related to recrea- tional activity. Staff replied that the Planning Commision could place a statement in the plan such as "Any recreational and/or open space uses proposed on the site be available to the public through a participation and disposit~on agreement." . Co~. Jessner expressed concern regarding setback from Pacific Coast Highway. He felt the setback should be 10 percent of lot depth, as the 20 feet indicated was too close to the highway. Staff indicated that the 20 ft. setback is for the structure itself, not landscaping nor parking. It was the same setback for the Dept. of Water & Power Specific Plan. The ~base setback for buildings everywhere in the City for an R-l zone is 18 ft. Other than that in i ndustri a 1 zones we are deal i ng with 15 ft. In R-3 zones we are dealing with 6 to 12 ft. Commercial zones have a 0 ft. setback. Staff further indicated that at the corner of PCH and the bridge, at that point the site is 20 ft. below the highway. However, at Haynes Road there is not a 20 ft. differential, more like 6 to 8 ft. The reason for the 20 ft. setback is to provide landscaping required and to provide actual setback from the building and still allDw economical use of the property with parking, etc. Mr. Jessner stated that since this is at the entrarice to the City, coming from Long Beach and could possibly accommodate a 3-story building, he would like to see a further setback for visual reasons. He also wanted to see landscaping along the highway. It was decided that instead of a 20 ft. setback from PCH, 10 percent of lot depth be used as the setback criteria. .- ~.' P. C. Minutes of 7/20/83 Page 4 '. Mr. Goldenberg was concerned that a developer might place a retaining wall along the property line. ' Staff replied that there must be a curb area and a sidewalk and also the dropoff is more than 20 ft. in some areas which would make the cost of a retaining wall prohibitive. Jay noted that any type of developer of that site will have to have a plan to be approved by the Planning Commission and the City Council. Jay Covington asked what was the projected width of First Street. Staff replied that it was 1 00 feet; the road would have to be i mproved50 ft. Meeting was opened to the public for discusson. 1. ' Barbara Rountr~e, 13300 Twin Hills,' 46H, asked after the roadway is widened (100 ft.) what is the width of the property from the roadway to, the site? Staff replied that it would be approximately 450 ft. It is almost square, 450 ft. width by 451 ft. length. e' Staff indicated that after the Planning Commission is properly satisfied with the Specific Plan draf~with the changes indicated at this eve~ing's m~eting, it can then be set for public hearing at the next Planning Commission ~eeting, then be forwarded to City Council for anot~er public hearing for final adoption. Jay Covington made a motion that the Specific Plan for the State Lands Parcel be accepted as pres~nted tonight (with the changes that have previously been indicated with regard to 10% setback from PCH and a statement that recreational and/or open space be available for public use, and that this Specific Plan be noticed for publfc hearing at the next Commission meeting. Jim Murphy seconded that motion; the following vote ensued: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Jessner, Murphy, Goldenberg, Covington None Perrin Comments A resolution honoring Asa Smith wil~ be, forthcoming at the next Commission meeting. Staff al~o indicated that the City's LCP plan'is set for hearin~ on the 28th of July at the Coastal Commission. Meeting ~djourned 8:45 p.m. ~ ---&. ~. ~ ' Recording Secretar . ,I