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RESOLUTION NUMBER 07-23
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A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RECOMMENDING
TO THE CITY COUNCIL DENIAL OF ZONE
CHANGE 06-2, CHANGING THE ZONING
DESIGNATION FROM LIGHT MANUFACTURING
(M-1) TO RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY (RHD),
DISTRICT II, AT 1011 SEAL BEACH BOULEVARD,
SEAL BEACH.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE:
Section 1. On May 12, 2006, Don Wilson Builders submitted requests for a
General Plan Amendment and Zone Change with the Department of Development Services.
Section 2. The proposed project seeks approval of the following actions, as
requested by Don Wilson Builders:
o Amend the Land Use and Housing Elements of General Plan to designate a
4.49 acre, property from Light Industrial to Residential High Density
(RHD);
o Change the zoning designation on this parcel from Light Manufacturing (M-
1) to Residential High Density (RHO), District II, to be consistent with the
General Plan revision;
Section 3. Pursuant to 14 Calif. Code of Regs. 9 15025(a) the City prepared
"Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 07-1, General Plan Amendment 06-2, and Zone
Change 06-2 -" (SCH# 2007031115), which was circulated for public review and comment from
March 22, 2007 to April 20, 2007, in compliance with the provisions of the Califomia
Environmental Quality Act.
Section 4. A duly noticed public hearing was held before the Planning
Commission on February 6, 2008, to consider the subject Mitigated Negative Declaration and the
requested land use applications. At the public hearing, the Planning Commission invited and
considered any and all testimony offered in favor or opposition to said Mitigated Negative
Declaration and land use applications.
Section 5.
The record ofthe hearings indicates the following:
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Zone Change 06-2
1101 Seal Beach Boulevard (Seal Beach TownllOme Project)
FebrualY 20.2008
(a) The applicant seeks approval of the following actions:
o Amend the Land Use and Housing Elements of General Plan to designate a
4.49 acre, property from Light Industrial to Residential High Density
(RHD);
o Change the zoning designation 011 this parcel from Light Manufacturing (M-
1) to Residential High Density (RHO), District II, to be consistent with the
General Plan revision;
(b) The project site is generally square in shape, having
approximately 420 feet of frontage on Seal Beach Boulevard and approximately 410 feet of
frontage on Adolfo Lopez Drive, and is located at the northwest comer of the intersection of Seal
Beach Boulevard and Adolfo Lopez Drive.
(c) The surrounding land uses and zoning are as follows:
NORTH/WEST: Properties to the north and west of the proposed project site, within
the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (BIDS) Specific Plan, are
designated for Light Industrial/Business Park/Research and
Industrial uses in both the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance.
These properties are developed with larger warehouse/light
industrial concrete 'tilt-up' buildings. Development in this
Specific Plan Area is limited to 40 feet in height.
EAST: Properties to the east, separated by Seal Beach Boulevard, are
designated in the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance for "Public
Land Use" and consist of the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station
facility.
SOUTH: Properties to the south are designated in the General Plan and
Zoning Ordinance for '''Public Land Use" uses and are developed
with the Seal Beach Police Department Headquarters, as well as
the City of Seal Beach Public Works Maintenance Yard and the
Seal Beach Animal Care Center.
(d) The requested General Plan Amendment and Zone Change
would amend the Land Use and Housing Elements of General Plan to designate the subject 4.49
acre property from Light Industrial to Residential High Density (RHD) and the requested Zone
Change would change the zoning designation on the subject propeliy from Light Manufacturing
(M-l) to Residential High Density (RHD), District II to be consistent with the General Plan
reVISIon.
Section 6. Based upon substantial evidence in the record of the Planning
Commission hearings regarding the application, including the facts stated in 93 and 95 of this
resolution, and in the environmental documentation prepared in conjunction with this project,
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Zone Change 06-2
1101 Seal Beach Boulevard (Seal Beach Townhome Project)
Februwy 20, 2008
and pursuant to 9928-2600 and 28-2602 of the City's Code, the Planning Commission hereby
finds that Zone Change 06-2 will not be beneficial to the short term and long term land use goals
of the City of Seal Beach.
Section 7. Based on the foregoing Sections 1 through 6, the PlaIming
Commission hereby recommends that the City Council deny Zone Change 06-2, to change the
zoning designation of the subject property located at 1011 Seal Beach Boulevard from M-l,
Light Manufacturing to Residential High Density (RHO), District II, on the Zoning Map of the
City of Seal Beach.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Seal Beach
at a meeting thereof held on the 20th day of February 2008 by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Roberts, Bello, DeLay, and Massa-Lavitt
NOES: Commissioners None
ABSENT: Commissioners Deaton
ABSTAIN: Commissioners None
Lee Whittenberg
Secretary, Planning Commission
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