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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 1988-01-06 . . . ~ , '. ~ 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. -100. . Page 2 - Plannlng Commlsslon Mlnutes - January 6, 1988 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. .' 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 . Ho llywood . . . . Page 3 - Plannlng CommlsSlon Mlnutes - January 6, 1988 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 1 Plan ReVlew 20-87 lS hereby approved for the constructlon of . . . .... Page 4 - Plannlng CommlSSlon Mlnutes - January 6, 1988 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 2 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 Page 5 - Plannlng CommlSSlon Mlnutes - January 6, 1988 ~ 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 . 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 . . . . Page 6 - Plannlng CommlSSlon Mlnutes - January 6, 1988 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 Page 7 - Plannlng Commlsslon Mlnutes - January 6, 1988 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 . . . Page 7 - Plannlng Commlsslon Mlnutes - January 6, 1988 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, Qo~ ~~~ 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.