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Home My WebLink AboutPC Min 1971-06-16 . . . e . MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 16. 1971 The Planning Commission of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session on Wednesd~, June 16. 1971, in the Couneil Chambers at the City Administration Building. The meeting was opened at 7:40 P.M. by Chairman Knapp and Vice Chairman Ripperdan led the Salute to the Flag. Present: Absent: Dorr, Knapp, Lanning, O'Toole, Ripperdan None The minutes of the meeting of June 2, 1971 were approved as presented. I. Public Hearings A. T. R. & M. O. Ratliff, V-IO-71 The hearing on the application of T. R. & M. O. Ratliff was eontinued from the meeting of June 2, 1971. Mr. R. E. Ratliff. authorized agent of the applicant, again requested a continuance of the hearing until July 7. 1971. The Chair so ordered. B. Frank W. Cross, V-II-71 Mr. Cross, 112 College Park Drive. requested a varianee to permit eonstruction of a six foot block wall along a portion of the extended street frontage of a triangular lot. The enclosed yard is needed for a play area for their small child away from the street traffic. No protests were received. Diseussion followed regarding need of some relief in the severe appearance of the wall by landscaping. Applicant felt a setback for planting along the full length of the wall would decrease the yard size too much. Mrs. Cross suggested an inset in the wall for tree or planting. Hearing closed. Miss Dorr moved to approve the request with the eondition that an indentation be plaeed in the wall for planting relief. Seeonded by Mr. Knapp and passed unanimously. Resolution 546. C. Robert T~lor, V-12-71 Mr. T~lor. 239 16th St., represented by Louis Trevino, requested approval of an 18' wide garage with a single family residenee in a multi-residential zone to permit an addition to the existing strueture. It was noted that one of the garage doors did not appear to be used for parking. Mr. Trevino stated one of the garages had been used as a laundry which would be relocated making the parking space open and accessible for vehicles. Applicant agreed to executing a Land Use Agreement limiting the property to one family unit. Hearing elosed. Mrs. Lanning moved to approve the request with the eonditions that the laundry be relocated and the garage space open and accessible, and that a land use agreement be executed. Seconded by Mr. Ripperdan, and passed unanimously. Resolution No. 547. D. Consideration of Proposed Amendment to Ordinance No. 628 (Zoning) regarding Review of Site and Building Plans A proposed ordinanee was presented amending the zoning ordinance to provide for review of site and building plans by Planning Department staff when they meet all minimum eode requirements. Hearing opened. The question was raised about why the provisions were plaeed in the original ordinanee and it was explained that at that time there was no staff available, physical location of building and planning departments made communieation diffieult. . . . . e Mr. Ripperdan felt that eommercial, industrial and large residential proposals should still be presented to the Commission. The staff was direeted to revise the proposed ordinance to provide for this procedure. The word "arehitecturally" is to be deleted from Section 2507 (b). Chair.man ordered the hearing to be continued until the next meeting. 2. Oral Communications Mrs. Cross, 125 College Park Drive, spoke about the fenee at the stor.m drain in College Park West and its condition. She asked that it be painted and upgraded to improve its appearan~e. Staff direeted to advise the Public Works Dept. 3. Written Communications Secretary reported on material reeeived: May issue of G.P.P. received from Orange County Planning Department. work program from Orange County regarding growth and strategy program, and "Trees" publication furnished by Southern California Edison Co. for information. 4. New Business A. Juerino Furianis, PR-2l-71 Mr. Furianis, 4389 Ironwood, represented by Lionel Babcock, presented plans to per.mit the extension of the master bedroom into a sun deck area at the second story level. All requirements were met and Mr. Knapp moved to approve. Mrs. Lanning seeonded and the motion passed unanimously. Resolution No. 548. B. Hadley Killough, Jr., PR-22";'l1 Mr. Killough, 645 Beacheomber, presented plans for a second story bedroom and bath addition at an existing single family residence. Interior stairw~ would reduce the garage length to 19' 6" unless plans revised. Stairw~ can be narrowed and still meet building code requirements. Applieant agreed to this revision. Miss Dorr moved to approve the plans subject to condition that minimum garage size be maintained and a land use agreement be executed limiting the property to a single family unit. Seconded by Mr. Ripperdan and passed unanimously. Resolution No. 549. 5. Other Business JuniorlWomen's Club of Seal Beach invited the Planning Commission to tour the marshlands on June 26 at 10:30 A.M. Commission advised of Orange County Grand Jury stand regarding the Los Alamitos Air Station. Chair instructed staff to prepare a letter to the Jury advising them of Commission's feelings and objections to the airport. Meeting recessed at 8:40 P.M., reconvened at 9 P.M. 6. Review of General Plan Goals Preliminary discussion of goal for use and/or development of the P.E. right-ot-w~. Goals (I) and (2) should be eombined and the words "attempt" and "In part" be deleted in paragraph one. Baragraph two of Goal No. 4 should be revised to "A master plan should be developed for street tree planting and other community beautifieation programs with emphasis on major arterials entering the city." e e . The words "through eooperation with other agencies" should be added to Goal 5. The word "in" should replace "by" in the last sentence of Goal 9. Goal IO was diseussed at length and left unchanged at the present time. Goal No. 12 was revised to state "The abandoned Pacifie Electrie Railroad right-of-w~ has been established as a high priority area to be acquired by the City at the earliest opportunity. A majority of this area should be developed as a park- greenbelt-parking area according to a precise plan. The word "somewhat" is to be deleted from Goal 13. City Manager Myers advised that the staff would be conferring with the Federal government in an attempt to ascertain their long range plans for the weapons station property. Establishment of an Environmental goal was diseussed and it was suggested that the E.Q.C.B. be requested to provide advice. It was also suggested that an opening paragraph eould preface the Goals explaining all goals were established for preservation of the environment of the area. Commission advised of a joint meeting with the City Council to discuss the revised goals on Wednesday, July 14. No further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 P.M. .~-' /2 - -".A- LOis Arnold Reeording Secretary .