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MINUTES OF MEETING
SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION
JANUARY 6, 1988
The Plann1ng Comm1ss1on of the C1ty of Seal Beach met 1n regular
seSS10n w1th Cha1rman Cov1ngton call1ng the meet1ng to order at
7:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Comm1ss1oner Suggs.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
Also
Present:
Cha1rman Cov1ngton
Comm1ss10ners Sharp, Suggs, Rullo
Comm1ss10ner Jessner
Edward Kn1ght, D1rector of Development Serv1ces
Pam Walker, Adm1n1stratlve Asslstant/DDS
CONSENT CALENDAR
A. M1nutes of December 2, 1987
MOTION by Sharp; second by Suggs to approve the Mlnutes
of December 2, 1987 as pr1nted.
MOTION CARRIED: 4-0
PUBLIC HEARING
A. Cond1tlonal Use Permlt 13-87
Pam Walker reported that Roy Hall, owner of the Parasol
Restaurant, 12241 Seal Beach Boulevard, Rossmoor Shopplng Center,
subm1tted an appl1cat10n for Condltlonal Use Permlt 13-87.
H1stor1cally, the former owner (Angelo L. Pappas) surrendered hlS
non-transferrable beer-w1ne llcense (CUP 12-80; Resolutlon 1217)
at hlS sale of thlS restaurant. Roy Hall's purchase took place
In August 1987 and the restaurant has not had a llcense to sell
beer-w1ne Slnce purchase. The State of Callforn1a w1ll not grant
a llcense to sell beer-w1ne unt11 the C1ty of Seal Beach acts on
a CUP. Mr. Hall w1ll operate the restaurant 1n essent1ally the
same fam1ly atmosphere as 1t has been In the past. The Chlef of
Pollce has revlewed thlS request and has no obJectlon to It.
Staff recommends the Plann1ng Comm1ss1on approve CUP 13-87, w1th
cond1tlons, by adoptlng Resolut1on No. 1484.
The Publ1C Hear1ng was opened but the appl1cant was not present
and no one came forward to speak on behalf or aga1nst th1s CUP.
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MOTION by Sharp; second by Rullo to adopt Resolutlon No. 1484
wlth the followlng ten (10) condltlons:
1. CUP 13-87 lS approved for on-sale beer and Wlne at 12241
Seal Beach Blvd., and 15 lssued to Roy Hall.
2. All AlcohollC beverages sold 1n conJunctlon wlth the
restaurant operatlon shall be consumed entlrely wlth1n
the bU11dlng.
3. No vldeo games or slmllar amusements shall be permltted
on the premlses.
4. There shall be no alcohollC beverages advertlslng ln the
w1ndow area.
5. The appl1cant shall comply wlth all restrlctlons placed
on the ABC llcense by the Callfornla Department of
AlcohollC Beverage Control.
6. CUP 13-87 lS non-transferrable.
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7. Wlth the ownerl s consent, hours of operatlon wlll be
6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. dally.
8. CUP 13-87 shal I be automatlcally termlnated lf the
operatlon lS no longer malntalned as a "bona flde
publlC eatlng place" as deflned by the State Department
of AlcohollC Beverage Control.
9. All alcohollC beverages sold shall be served by hand
wlthln the premlses.
10. The term of thIs permlt shall be twelve (12) months,
after Wh1Ch tlme the Plannlng Commlsslon may extend the
permlt lndeflnltely proVlded that all condlt10ns of
approval have been satlsf1ed, and no slgnlflcant pollce
problems have occurred.
MOTION CARRIED: 4-0
SCHEDULED MATTERS
A. Plan Revlew 20-87
112 Welcome Lane
Pam Walker reported that Mltchell Sheltraw presented an
appllcatlon for arch1tectural reV1ew to the Department of
Development Servlces on behalf of Clare Culloty of North
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staff's reVlew of th1S request was based on Sectlon 28-2319 of
the Seal Beach Munlclpal Code WhlCh outllnes development
standards for second story cabanas ln the traller park
The appllcant proposed constructlon of a second story cabana
addltlon at 112 Welcome Lane Wh1Ch would be a 439 square foot
habltable area plus a 156 square foot deck The flrst floor wlll
not be remodeled An eXlst1ng awnlng that lS the subJect of a
Clty code enforcement case, w111 be removed 1n thlS constructlon
The exterlor wlll be earth tone colors, all Tltle 25 setbacks
wlll be observed as well as the mandatory 20 foot separatlon
between two cabanas At one tlme the Clty Attorney revlewed a
proposal that two-story cabanas be located on every other lot
It was recommended the change to every twenty (20) feet and
that's how the Ordlnance currently reads
Chalrman Covlngton asked staff lf they had consldered maklng a
requlrement for one-hour flre rated materlal between the flrst
and second floors ln cabanas (to encapsulate flre) Mr Knlght
sald staff flnds that, perhaps better than the one-hour flre
rated materlal, lS the lnstallatlon of sprlnkler systems
Sprlnkler systems are extremely effectlve, the fallure rate ln
sprlnkler heads lS 1 ln 16 mllllon ThlS constructlon Wlll
1 n c 1 u des p r 1 n k 1 e r s (s p r 1 n k 1 e r s are r e q u 1 red on all two - s tor y
cabanas) Al so, does the Clty or the Fl re Department have any
routlne procedure by WhlCh they perlodlcally certlfy or test the
sprlnklers that are lnstalled? Mr Knlght wlll check on thlS
It's the Flre Department that would check thlS, normally these
sprlnkler systems are hooked up wlth the household water
Mr Knlght wlll check to see lf thlS constructlon wlll lnclude
modlfled 13-D or a full 13-D system
Mltchell Sheltraw - 299 st Joseph, Long Beach
Spoke on behalf of construction In the last year he has
lnstalled two sprlnkler systems, uSlng the 13 and the 13D On
the 13 system lt had to be approved by the Flre Marshall prlor to
gettlng a bUlldlng flnal Its bell alarms surround propertles
He wo u 1 d h a vet 0 c he c k to see w hat s y s t em 1 s go 1 n g 1 n toll 2
Welcome Lane and has no obJectlon to approval of thlS Plan ReVlew
belng subJect to the Dlrector of Development Servlces' approval
of the sprlnkler system to be lnstalled
Staff flnds proposed deslgn satlsfactory and therefore
recommended approval of Plan Revlew 20-87 subJect to condltlons
MOTION by Sharp, second by Rullo to grant Plan Revlew 20-87 wlth
S1X (6) condltlons (modlflcatlon) but subJect to the Dlrector of
Development Servlces' approval of the sprlnkler system lnstalled
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Plan ReVlew 20-87 lS hereby approved for the constructlon of
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Constructlon shall be ln substantlal compllance wlth the
plans submltted
3 The mandatory 20-foot separatlon between second story
cabanas shall be verlfled and attested to by the appllcant
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4 One-hour flre rated materlal shall be lnstalled under the
wood sldlng
5 A llfe safety sprlnkler system shall be lnstalled throughout
the traller and cabana
6 Approval shall be subJect to all appllcable portlons of
Tltle 25, Callfornla Admlnlstratlve Code and the currently
adopted Uniform Buildlng Code
MOTION CARRIED 4-0
B Plan Revlew 21-87
424 Marble Cove Way
Plan Revlew 21-87 lnvolves Bruce Anderson's appllcatlon for an
after-the-fact approval of a roof-mounted satelllte dlSh
MOTION by Rullo, second by Sharp to contlnue Plan Revlew 21-87
for two meetlngs, to the February 3, 1988 Plannlng Commlsslon
Meetlng
MOTION CARRIED 4-0
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Barbara Roundtree, 319 12th Street, Sea 1 Beach presented the
Plannlng Commlsslon wlth coples of The Cltlzens' Senslble Growth
& TrafflC Control Inltlatlve on behalf of the Seal Beach
Residential and Homeowners Assoclatlon and requested they
acqualnt themselves wlth ltS contents Thelr organlzatlon
supports thlS matter
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~ STAFF CONCERNS
TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE
Clty Council met January 4, 1988 There was a PubllC Hearlng on
the tree preservatlon ordlnance Clty Councll contlnued thlS
matter to the flrst meetlng ln Aprll due to posslble confllcts
wlth Measure A
BIXBY TRAFFIC STUDY
DKS Associates of Los Angeles was approved by Clty Councll on
January 4, 1988, as the B1Xby Trafflc Study consultant for thelr
conceptual plan along Seal Beach Blvd and Old Ranch Country
Club Mr Knlght sald the trafflc study should be completed ln
two and a half months --- the end of March or beglnnlng of Aprll
1988
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SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA
The City Council sent back to the Plannlng Commlsslon the Zonlng
T e x t Am end men t toe x ten d the am 0 r t 1 Z at 1 0 n per 1 0 d for sat ell 1 t e
ant e n n a e d 1 she S fro m two yea r s ( J u n e 1 0, 1 9 8 5 ) to s eve n yea r s
(from June 10, 1985) and lf any property changes hands that has
an lllegal dlSh on lt, that dlSh would be brought lnto compllance
at the tlme of sale ThlS wlll be consldered by the Plannlng
Commlsslon at the February 3 meetlng
TOWN HALL MEETING
The City Manager noted that a Town
January 26, 1988 to dlSCUSS zonlng
future date lS known at thlS tlme
Hall Meetlng was scheduled for
ThlS has been delayed and no
MEMO - TERM OF OFFICE
A memo entitled Ordlnance, Term of Offlce, Plannlng CommlsSlon
( d ate d J an u a r y 4, 1 9 88 fro m E d K n i g h t t 0 the P 1 ann i n g Co mm i S s ion
Chalrman and Commlssloners ) was glven to all present
MEASURE A
An adminlstratlve analysls of Measure A was lncluded ln the
Commlssloner's packets -- WhlCh lS comlng up for a vote on
3/29/87 Staff analysls by Clty Attorney (a 100 page document)
was lncluded also At the next Plannlng CommlSS10n Meetlng there
wlll be another updated lmpact memo regardlng Measure A WhlCh
wlll attempt to determlne staff costs and addltlonal workload
that may be lncurred lf Measure A passes
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COMMISSION CONCERNS
ROSSMOOR SHOPPING CENTER LANDSCAPING
Commissioner Sharp asked Mr. Knight lf there was a plan on flle
for the gardenlng at Rossmoor. Mr. Knlght replled that the
gardenlng WhlCh lS gOlng on now at Rossmoor Center lS belng done
ln conJunctlon wlth Lucky's store and an offlce bUlldlng WhlCh
had varlances. A CUP wlll be flled by Rossmoor at the beglnnlng
of thlS week and the Commlsslon wlll see lt ln February.
Regardlng the Slze of the plantlngs, Mr. Knlght sald they could
be seen on the archltect's plan and that staff would reVlew thlS
matter (to ensure slzeable plantlngs).
DWP PROPERTY
Chairman Covlngton asked Mr. Knlght about the DWP property,
regardlng a potentlal lease, landscaplng, fenclng, use
negotlatlons etc. Mr. Knlght lndlcated he had recelved a letter
from DWP lndlcatlng the potentlal for a short term lease on that
area. Staff wlll be organlzlng a meetlng wlth DWP and expects
preparatlon of a recommendatlon for the Clty Councll to accept
the 1 ease and to move forward wlth DWP or to not accept lt and
leave the property fenced (as lt lS now) .-Mr. Knlght assumes the
lease would lnvolve the Clty havlng to move the fence as lt lS
now lnstalled. The current slte has been hydroseeded.
SURFSIDE - WATER
Commissioner Rullo commented on the water supply 1n Surfslde
expresslng concern that lt may not be up to standard and may lack
pressure. H1S concern was emphaslzed due to the recent flres ln
Surfslde. Mr. Knlght sald the water supply to Surfslde lS
provlded by the Clty of Huntlngton Beach. However, Mr. Knlght
sa 1 d he wo u 1 d c h e c k w 1 tho u r Pub 1 1 cWo r k s De par t men ton t h 1 S
matter.
NON-QUALIFIED LIVING QUARTERS
Chairman Covington asked Mr. Knlght lf Staff has any course of
actlon planned regardlng the use of non-quallfled quarters as
llvlng space ln Seal Beach. Mr. Covlngton expressed hlS concern
that (In case of flre) these non-qual 1 fled quarters would not
have flreproofed walls etc.; there lS the rlsk to human llfe and
there lS the llablllty to the Clty. Mr. Knlght sald that the
Department of Development SerVlces has been operatlng on a
"complalnt only" basls due to stafflng constralnts. Mr. Knlght
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spoke of a 1979 study WhlCh ldentlfled the use of non-quallfled
quarters but sald that study had not collated the data lnto any
slngle form - that would be the next step to do. Then the Clty
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spoke of a 1979 study WhlCh ldentlfled the use of non-quallfled
quarters but sald that study had not collated the data lnto any
s 1 n 9 1 e for m - t hat wo u 1 d bet hen ex t s t e p to do. The nth e C 1 t Y
would have to flnd out how many non-quallfled quarters stlll
eXlst and how many have been approved Slnce 1979. Mr. Knlght
sald he would look lnto thlS matter.
HELLMAN UPDATE
Commissioner Suggs asked about the Tentatlve Tract Map and the
Tentatlve Parcel Map for the Hellman property up for staff
reVlew. Mr. Knlght sald those have been revlewed under a
prellmlnary status and comments have been sent back to Mola
Development Co. Mola wlll make changes to the maps and a PubllC
Hearlng wlll be held next month. When asked, Mr. Knlght sald the
golf course would be 18, not 9, holes. An appralsal lS belng
done to determlne the value of the bUlldable land so the Clty can
get a handle on the QUlmby fees.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adJourned at 8:10 p.m.
Respectfully Submltted,
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Joan \Fillmann
Secretary
THESE MINUTES ARE TENTATIVE AND ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION.
Mlnutes of January 6, 1988 approved by the Seal Beach Plannlng
Comml s s lon on ..QD.rv-\..~ ao~ 1988.