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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 1978-06-21 .- ... e MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 21 1978 THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 21 1978 AT 7 30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN KNAPP AT 7 30 AND THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG WAS LED BY VICE-CHAIRMAN COOK PRESENT R1pperdan Cook Knapp Cov1ngton EXCUSED ABSENCE Lann1ng Til~1nutes of the June 7th meet1ng were amended as follows --...---'(: 1 Number of allowed P1nball arcades w1th1n C1ty l1m1ts 2 Placement of mach1nes PUBLIC HEARINGS .r A Rossmoor Center (Rossmoor Racquetball), V-9-78 App11cant 1S request1ng a Var1ance to construct a br1dge connect1ng two bU1ld1ngs over a ded1cated pub11c alley w1th less than requ1red 4 setback Pub11c Hear1ng Opened Alan Sharp Orange Ca11forn1a represent1ng Rossmoor Racquetball stated reason for br1dge was to control traff1c from one bU1ld1ng to another Mr Cook quest10ned the 5 setback to rear property l1ne and 1f a prOV1S10n was prov1ded 1n any C1ty Ord1nance as to setbacks abutt1ng res1dent1al area as opposed to commercial areas Secretary stated that the C1ty Annexat10n Agreement so stated Mr Cook asked about F1re Department approval and what type of eX1ts were prov1ded for emergency eX1ts Mr sharp rep11ed that there were three eX1t doors on the ground floor for such emergenc1es Mr Cook quest10ned park1ng requ1rements for an add1t10nal bU1ld1ng 1n the Rossmoor Center Secretary stated that all requ1rements were met Mr Cov1ngton quest10ned the Plann1ng Departments not1f1cat10n to all property onwers 1nclud1ng~those tenants ~es1d1ng 1n the Rossmoor Park Apartments Secretary noted that not1f1cat10ns comp11ed w1th C1ty Ord1nance 1n not1fY1ng all property owners Mr Cov1ngton suggested not1fY1ng all Rossmoor Park Apartments tenants before tak1ng act10n on Var1ance Cha1rman Knapp noted that State requ1rements have been met and that the owner on f1le had been not1f1ed Mr R1pperdan was 1n agreement w1th Knapp and stated that Apartment tenants whether perspect1ve buyers or renter could not be cons1dered nor could act as owners at th1s t1me Mr Cov1ngton asked 1f the br1dge comp11ed w1th current Earthquake standards Secretary noted that construct10n would have to meet 1976 UBC st~ndards wh1ch 1ncluded earthquake protect10n Pub11c Hear1ng Closed R1pperdan moved to approve the Negat1ve Declarat10n Seconded by Mr Cook and passed by the follow1ng vote AYES Knapp R1pperdan Cook Noes Cov1ngton Absent Lann1ng MINUTE-ORDER (",. .Y e 1 e -t e- A l- .... ... ,) e A Rossmoor Center Racquetball V-9-78 con t Mr Cook moved to approve V-9-78 w~th the follow~ng cond~t~ons ^ i> tit ..; . 1 Comply to C~ty Eng~neers report that appl~cant pay C~ty Attorney to draft Easement Br~dge he~ght be ~ncreased to 14 6 based on max~mum veh~cle load he~ght requ~rements S~gns be posted as to 14 6 clearance Prov~de curbs gutters street l~ghts and wh~te str~p~ng to del~neate edge of alley "' 2 II 3 4 Seconded by R~pperdan and passed by the follow~ng vote AYES Noes Absent Knapp R~pperdan Cov~ngton Lann~ng Cook RES 1142 B Rum Runners Inc (Joseph D Am~co) CP-II-78 Appl~cant ~s request~ng a Cond~t~onal Use Perm~t for on-sale l~quor v (Cockta~l Lounge) ~n conJunct~on w~th an ex~st~ng restaurant (Ranch House) at 1600 Pac~f~c Coast H~ghway In ConJunct~on w~th the restaurant ballroom danc~ng approval ~s requested Publ~c Hear~ng Opened Joseph D Am~co Hunt~ngton Beach and prospect~ve Owner gave a short d~ssertat~on on the h~story of Rum Runners and ~ncluded the fact that there would be no structural change w~th~n the restaurant Mr Cook asked Mr D Am~co the s~ze of the proposed and/or ex~st~ng dance floor and for what purpose the floor would be used Mr D Am~co repl~ed that the s~ze was 12 x 18 and that danc~ng would be allowed for pr~vate part~es such as banquets pr~vate part~es and wedd~ngs Cha~rman Knapp quest~oned the type of mus~cal enterta~nment to be prov~ded and what s~ze group would be allowed Mr D Am~co stated that there would be a p~an~st ~n the Cockta~l Lounge and that for pr~vate 'part~es a group no larger than a tr~o would be allowed Mr Cov~ngton the ~ntent on controll~ng part~es and ~f there would be a problem w~th park~ng Mr D Am~co stated that there were 90-100 park~ng spaces ava~lable w~th two add~t~onal lots under long term leases and Valet park~ng would be prov~ded r Martha Stegens 331 16th Street Seal Beach was opposed to danc~ng and enterta~nment '" Rosemary B~edebach Land~ng Avenue was concerned about add~t~onal traff~c along Land~ng and 17th Street and was opposed to danc~ng , Gary Leddy 322 16th Street was opposed to danc~ng CWilliam Taylor 326 16th Street was~opposed to danc~ng\and ampl~f~ed enterta~nment W~lbur Cunn~ngham 328 17th Street was opposed to danc~ng and add~t~onal park~ng lots 'I. _ 1- Irv Lev~ne 323 16th Street was opposed to danc~ng and ampl~f~ed mus~c stat~ng present enterta~ner had ampl~f~ed~mus~c wh~ch carr~ed through to h~s home Suggested remov~ng back w~ndows ~n restaurant to curta~l no~se flow~ng out through back area Iv ]I '""' e B Rum Runners Inc CP-II-78 con t Mr Com1nos Los A1am1tos present operator of Ranch House Restaurant stated that there should be no problem w1th park1ng as he has none 1n the past other than homeowners 1n the surround1ng area uS1ng the park1ng lot~~te use Mr R1pperdan asked Mr Com1nos 1f a roof enclosure was poss1b1e over the back pat10 and 1f door closures were poss1b1e to 1nsta11 on the back eX1t door Mr Com1nos stated that door closures could be added and quest10ned the necess1ty of roof1ng the pat10 as there have been no comp1a1nts 1n the past as to any enterta1ner or the amp11f1cat1on system Mr Cov1ngton quest10ned the suff1c1ency of the present A1r Cond1t1oner and asked 1f 1t met w1th current BU11d1ng Department standards Ch1 Krede11 1615 Seal Way was of the op1n1on that all Seal Beach C1t1zens should have pr1or1ty over any new or chang1ng bus1ness w1thin the C1ty 11m1ts Pub11c Hear1ng Closed e Mr Cov1ngton moved to approve the Cond1t1ona1 Use Perm1t subJect to the fo11ow1ng cond1t1ons 1 C1ty Staff conf1rm A1r Cond1t1oner BTU load suff1c1ency 2 Amp11f1er for enterta1nment rema1n the same 3 Closers 1nsta11ed on rear door 4 No D1SCO or SW1ng type danc1ng be allowed 5 Owner return w1th1n one (1) year from date of ownersh1p for reva1uat1on 6 Sound res1stent roof be 1nsta11ed over garden pat10 I , Mot1on seconded by Mr R1pperdan D1Scuss1on followed Mr Cook opposed the mot1on of the bas1s that the precond1tons were preJud1c1a1 Mot1on fa11ed by the fo11ow1ng vote Ayes Cov1ngton R1pper~an Noes Knapp Cook Absent Lanning Mr Cook moved to approve Cond1t1ona1 Use Perm1t CP-II-78 w1th the fo11ow1ng cond1t1ons 1 Perm1t be granted for one year 2 No D1SCO or SW1ng Type danc1ng 3 EX1st1ng dance floor rema1n the same 4 Matter be evaluated w1th1n S1X months Seconded by Cha1rman Knapp and unan1mous1y approved by members present Res 1143 The Cha1rman called a ten (10) m1nute recess at 10 10PM called to order at 10 20 P M Meet1ng was e e C Ruth Anderson CP-12-78 Appl1cant 1S request1ng a Cond1t10nal Use Perm1t to enlarge an eX1st1ng den and to add a bathroom to one un1t 1n a nonconform1ng four-plex at 116-118 6th Street~ ~ubl1c Hear1ng Opened Mr Cook asked Mrs Anderson aOCluttlle present us~ner~garages Mrs Anderson repl1ed that the g;;age;-were usErd f~carsr- Mr Cook was 1n quest10n as to the 3 setback Secretary repl1ed that f1eld measurements had been made by Staff and that the 3 setback was met Mrs Rob1nson 113 7th Street was opposed to the enlargement and stated that Mrs Anderson s garages were presently used to store bU1ld1ng mater1als pa1nt and a Catamaran Cha1rman Knapp quest10ned Mrs Anderson as to charg1ng of garage use and 1f 1n fact she was uS1ng her garages for other purposes than for 11censed veh1cles Mrs Anderson stated that garages were charged for 1n rental agreements and that recently mater1als and a boat have been stored 1n garages Mr Zussman Long Beach was of the op1n10n that the C1ty should amend 1tS Park1ng Ord1nance so that there was no need to store boats and non-11censed veh1cles 1n garages e Publ1c Hear1ng Closed Mr Cook moved to deny the request w1thout preJud1ce due to the fact that garage use was m1srepresented and under the cond1t10n that Mrs Anderson could reapply w1th1n one year 1f she removed all storage from her garages so that they may be used for 11censed veh1cles Seconded by Mr R1pperdan and unan1mously approved _-- by_mem~ers present Res 1144 D Rossmoor Center (Fred Mathyssen) CP-13-78 Appl1cant 1S request1ng a Cond1t10nal Use Perm1t to a-Iowa pet shop 1n the C-2 Zone at 12437 Seal Beach Blvd Publ1c Hear1ng Opened Mr R1pperdan asked 1f ne1ghbor1ng stores were 1n agreement w1th a pet store Fred Mathyssen Jr Artes1a Cal1forn1a stated all were 1n agreement 1n the Merchants Assoc1at10n Secretary reported he had made contact w1th the Rossmoor Center Management and they were 1n agreement Cha1rman Knapp quest10ned the fact as to pets be1ng kept w1th1n the store Mr Mathyssen Jr stated yes except for the dogs who were taken out back to excer1se 1n kennels prov1ded Mr Cov1ngton asked 1f the an1mals were kept 1n the front or rear of the store and 1f w1ndow d1splays of an1mals were allowed Mr Mathyssen Jr repl1ed that a small area 1n the front of the store would be used for cats and that a b1rd would be d1splayed 1n the front w1ndow Mr Cov1ngton quest10ned n01se by an1mals carrY1ng 1nto the other stores and 1f that n01se would become a problem to ne1ghbor1ng store owners Mr Mathyssen Jr stated that n01se control was m1n1mal and that they were requ1red to rotate the an1mals every twenty m1nutes as requ1red by the Orange County Humane Soc1ety Publ1c Hear1ng Closed Mr R1pperdan moved to approve the request Seconded by Mr Cook and unan1mously approved by members present e Res 1145 f e E Publ1c Hear1ng to Rece1ve Test1mony on Condom1n1um Construct1on and Convers1on of Apartments to Condom1n1ums 1n the C1ty ~ 1 Secretary presented a Staff Report address1ng the var10US 1tems 1n the June 1st Task Outl1ne Publ1c Hear1ng Opened The Comm1ss1on d1scussed the Staff Report and asked for clar1f1cat1on on a number of stat1st1cs 1n the report Ch1 Kredell 1615 Seal Way spoke 1n favor~of perm1tt1ng condom1n1ums 1n the C1ty due to 1ncreased home owner sh 1P He suggested that the 1n 11eu fees be reduced 1n sub- d1v1ded areas due to h1gher land costs eX1st1ng parkland etc J1m Watson 101 Ma1n Street spoke 1n favor of perm1tt1ng both converS1ons and construct1on of condom1n1ums He noted that present costs to convert (w1thout h1gher 1n 11eu fees) 1S approx1mately $5 000 and therefore all potent1ally convert1ble un1ts w111 not be converted In response to a quest10n he noted that 1n new construct1on of condom1n1ums a h1gher qual1ty of f1xtures and generally better construct1on techn1ques The Comm1ss1on d1scussed var10US concepts regard1ng condom1n1ums w1th Mr Watson Zory Zussman stated that amen1t1es should be prov1ded 1n all condom1n1ums and the C1ty should not cons1der any changes 1n regulat10ns wh1ch would lower costs Steve Cost1nt1no 805 Ocean Avenue spoke 1n favor of converS1ons of apartments to condom1n1ums Cov1ngton requested cop1es of the var10US stud1es and Ord1nances received from other c1t1es Cook noted that 1f un1ts are converted to condom1n1ums 1t would serve to 1ncrease rents 1n the rema1n1ng un1ts Mr Cov1ngton suggested that the C1ty determ1ne what the ont1mum number of var10US res1dent1al un1t types should be 1n the C1ty Publ1c Hearing Blosed The matter in cont1nued unt11 July 5th for another Publ1c Hear1ng e 2 Oral Commun1cat1ons There were no oral commun1cat1on9 3 Wr1tten Commun1cat1ons All wr1tten commun1cat1ons were 1n conJunct1on w1th spec1f1c agenda 1tems 4 New Bus1ness A Resolut1on Honor1ng Bob Neprud Secretary presented a Resolut1on honor1ng Bob Neprud for 9 years of serV1ce to the C1ty Cha1rman Knapp moved to approve Resolut1on 1146 seconded by Cook and unan1mously approved by members present Res 1146 B Proposed Amendment to the Subd1v1s1on Ord1nance Secretary presented a proposed amendment to the C1ty s Subd1v1s1on Ord1nance deal1ng w1th Publ1c Hear1ngs on Tentat1ve Maps R1pperdan moved to approve and recommend to C1ty Counc11 adopt1on of an Amendment to the C1ty s Subd1v1s1on Ord1nance deal1ng w1th Publ1c Hear1ngs seconded by Cov1ngton and unan1mously approved by member present Res 1147 . ~ ? r \,+ ( .... r' .... ... ; e 5 l' Report from Secretary .... \ ... ..... A B C Amendment repr1nts were d1str1buted to the Plann1ng Comm1SS1on C1ty Counc1l w1ll cons1der adopt1ng a budget for 1978-1979 on Monday June 26 1978 The f1nal Tract Map for the Townhouse port1on of the Tra1ler Park Redevelopment w1ll be cons1dered by C1ty Counc1l on Monday June 26 A copy of the Work Program for Local Coastal plann1ng was d1str1b~ted to the Plann1ng Comm1ss1on Th1s matter w1ll be _ before C1ty Counc1l on Monday June 26th R1pperdan announced that he w1ll be on vacat10n on July 5th and w1ll be absent from that meet1ng ... D 4. E ... ... \0- ... Jlo (' The meet1ng was adJourned at 12 15 A M ~ I'~ / ~L/~ J ... -R~g Secretary ... .... .; ..... ... e .. '^- I.... t H ... *' .... ... ,f r. 'III ~t ~ I .,. .... ..., 1- i · i' .... ~ f \ 1- .., " ); <' "' ..... 'f , r\. .,. ~ 1 <.l. It ~ r ~ - .J' F a f ... )- " '\ , r: 1 'f' .... So- ~ ~ .,. ! 'to, .... ..