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Home My WebLink AboutPC Min 1978-07-05 . - - ~ MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 5 1978 THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON WEDNESDAY JULY 5 1978 AT 7 30 P M IN THE rOUNCIL 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 CHARlMAN COOK PRESENT Knapp EXCUSED ABSENCE Cov1ngton Lann1ng R1pperdan Cook The m1nutes of the June 21st meet1ng were approved as presented PUBLIC HEARINGS A S1gnal Realty, V-10-78 App11cant 1S request1ng a Var1ance to perm1t reduct10n 1n 10ad1ng zone S1ze 1n con]Unct10n w1th the construct10n of a small commerc1al bU1ld1ng at 1200 Pac1f1c Coast H1ghway Pub11c Hear1ng Opened No one spoke Cha1rman Knapp moved to postpone the hear1ng unt1l such t1me as a representat1ve of S1gnal Realty could be present Unan1mously approved by members present MINUTE ORDER B John Artukov1ch V-11-78 App11cant 1S request1ng a Var1ance from the Home Occupat10n prOV1S10ns of the Zon1ng Ord1nance to perm1t l1m1ted off1ce use 1n a bU1ld1ng located at C-17 Surfs1de Pub11c Hear1ng Opened W1ll1am Centobene B-70 Surfs1de Pres1dent of the Board of D1rectors for Surfs1de Colony spoke for Mr Artukov1ch Mr Centobene stated that the app11cant had approval from the Board and that the app11cant has comp11ed w1th all requests of the Board Cha1rman Knapp asked 1f the ma1n 10cat10n of the bus1ness was 1n fact at C-17 Surfs1de and 1f any ~ and or all heavy equ1pment would be relocated to Surfs1de Mr Centobene rep11ed to the quest10ns stat1ng the ma1n bus1ness was 1n Fontana would rema1n there and that all heavy equ1pment would also rema1n at the Fontana 10cat10n Mr Cook quest10ned the poss1b1l1ty of other persons from Surfs1de address1ng the Board w1th the same type of bus1ness and what the Boards react10n to that would be Mr Centobene stated that there were several contractors res1d1ng 1n the Colony and d01ng bus1ness from there home Secretary noted that there were three (3) such contractors l1censed w1th the C1ty of Seal Beach but that Mr Artukov1ch d1d not res1de at the same 10cat10n as the requested Var1ance Mr Covington asked how many add1t10nal un1ts were on the second floor of C-17 Surfs1de Mr Centobene stated there were four seperate un1ts Mr Cov1ngton asked the reason for rezon1ng of the Surfside area Secretary stated change was due to lot S1 e Mr Cov1ngton asked 1f the proposed 10cat10n was on a larger lot and what the lot S1ze was recorded as Mr Centobene stated that the lot was cons1derably larger - 60 x 100 actual S1ze Pub11c Hear1ng Closed Cha1rman Knapp moved to approve V-11-78 w1th revaluat10n after one year Seconded by Lann1ng D1scuss10n followed Mr Cook quest10ned the lega11ty of approv1ng a Var1ance w1thout representat10n of the App11cant Mr Cov1ngton was 1n agreement w1th Mr Cook and added that there should be a st1pulat10n of no customer V1s1tat10n due to park1ng and prLvate gate entrance AYES Knapp Lann1ng NOES Cook Cov1ngton ABSENT R1pperdan MOTION FAILED --. _I . . B John Artukov1ch V-11-78 cont1nued Cook moved to cont1nue Pub11c Hear1ng on July 19 1978 when app11cant could be present to answer quest10ns by the Comm1SS10n Seconded by Cov1ngton and passed unan1mously by members present MINUTE ORDER C Pub11c Hear1ng to Rece1ve Test1mony on Condom1n1um Construct10n and Convers10ns of Apartments to Condom1n1ums Secretary gave th1rd and f1nal report on converS10ns Pub11c Hear1ng Opened Mr James R Watson 101 Ma1n Street commented on the eff1c1ency of the Plann1ng Department s Staff report and accurate 1nformat10n prov1ded Cha1rman Knapp suggested an 1n l1eu fee fo $800 - $1200 for subd1v1ded areas Mr Cook quest10ned the lega11ty of fee schedules on developed and undeveloped lands and 1f such a fee could be contested Secretary noted that he would confer w1th the C1ty Attorney on the matter Mr Cov1ngton was of the op1n10n that the C1ty S ::;f~ scne9]Teoe ~~on a D~r~ff~ge' o! t:Re- s!~ prlce wlt~1n t.EtfQ4! -QJ".fferen-r-parts of the C1ty Mr Cov1ngton suggested uS1ng-a percentage-of-land sale value for the 1n l1eu fee and that a f1xed fee would be unfa1r due to the d1fferent locales of the C1ty Mr Cook quest10ned the square footage of converted un1ts as opposed to the C1tyS Zon1ng Ord1nance Secretary quoted the Costal Comm1ss10ns standard formula of 600 square feet and noted that the C1tyS Zon1ng Ord1nance comp11es w1th that standard Mr Cook asked the CommiSS1on 1f a pre1nvest1gat10n of the eX1st1ng prem1ses to be converted was a requ1rement before such converS10n took place Secretary noted that all plans are subm1tted rev1ewed by the Plann1ng Department F1re Department and BU1ld1ng Department before a converS10n 1S perm1tted Mr Cook requested that a BU1ld1ng Inspector walk through all un1ts before converS10n to ver1fy(]JQOatlon~~lso_questlo~~tlJlcatlo~~eqUlre ments of present tenants Secretary stateQ that pr10r to recordat10n of the Tentat1ve Tract Map tenants are g1ve a 120 day not1ce wh1ch would allow them f1rst prior1ty to purchase Mr Cook recommended restr1ct1ve measures on converS10ns to 1nclude 1 S1ze of un1ts to meet City Codes 2 Mod1fy Resolut10n 1065 to 1nclude m1n1mum un1t S1ze 3 Act on fees 4 Allow present app11cants to proceed w1th construct10n Pub11c Hear1ng closed Cook moved to perm1t converS10n and construct10n of small complexes and new condom1n1um construct10n to be held to 1 M1n1mum un1t S1ze to be 950 square feet 2 Inspect10n of~ex1st1ng un1t by a BU1ld1ng Inspector pr10r to converS10n Seconded by Mrs Lann1ng and unan1mously approved by members present RESOLUTION 1148 D Pub11c Hear1ng to Rece1ve Test1mony on Res1dent1al Construct1on 1n the Coastal D1str1ct 1n Excess of 20 Un1ts Per Acre Pub11c Hear1ng Opened Mr Calv1n Lee 142-144 6th Street was 1n favor of allow1ng duplexes on 25 lots and read a letter to the Comm1ssion on the fa1rness to small property owners Dr Re1chenecker 123 6th Street was 1n favor of allow1ng duplexes on 25 lots Dom1n1c Bebek 1114 Ocean was 1n favor of allow1ng duplexes on 25 lots Mr Cook quest10ned the Issue Ident1f1cat10n Report as to the d1fferent Sectors of the C1ty Secretary clar1f1ed Mr Cook s quest10ned by p01nt1ng out the f1ve (5) d1fferent sectors of the C1ty 1n the Report and the d1fference 1n development T .... - D Resident1al Construct10n 1n the Coastal D1str1ct cont1nued Publ1c Hear1ng Closed Comm1ssion will rece1ve add1t10nal test1mony on July 19 5 Oral Commun1cat10ns There were no oral commun1cat10ns 6 Wr1tten Commun1cat10ns There were no wr1tten commun1cat10ns 7 New Bus1ness A James R Watson Mod1f1cat10n of Resolut10n No 1118 Appl1cant 1S request1ng a subst1tute for the Fast Food Restaurant of the Ed1son Tr1angle proJect Mr Watson 101 Ma1n Street clar1f1ed h1s request by stat1ng that Arthur Treachers F1sh and Ch1ps was a more des1reable restaurant and h1s f1rm found them arch1tecturally des1reable 1n the1r des1gn Mr Cook quest10ned the odor effects of the surround1ng commun1ty w1th a f1sh restaurant Mr Watson was of the op1n10n that Arthur Treachers would prevent any excess odor but that f1sh restaurants would have a preva1l1ng odor due to the nature of the1r bus1ness Cha1rman Knapp moved to approve the change Seconded by Mr Cov1ngton and unan1mously approved by members present MINUTE ORDER .... el 8 Secretary Report There was no report Meet1ng adJourned 10 13 P M ~ e ----