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MINUTES OF MEETING
SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION
JANUARY 20, 1988
The Plannlng CommlSSlon of the Clty of Seal Beach met ln regular
seSSlon wlth Vlce Chalrman Suggs call1ng the meetlng to order at
7:37 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Vlce Chalrman Suggs.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commlssloners Sharp, Suggs, Rullo
Absent:
Chalrman Covlngton
Note: Chalrman Covlngton arrlved at thlS meetlng
at 8:03 p.m. and stated an buslness meetlng wlth a
cllent delayed hlm unexpectedly.
Commlssloner Jessner
Note: Absence lS authorlzed due to lllness 1n hlS
lmmedlate famlly.
Also
Present: Ed Knlght, Dlrector of Development Servlces
Pam Walker, Adm1nlstratlve Asslstant/Development Srvcs.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Both ltems "A" and "B" were approved wlth one motlon.
MOTION by Sharp, second by Rullo to accept as printed the
Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of January 6, 1988 and Plan
Review 1-88.
MOTION CARRIED 3 - 0
PUBLIC HEARINGS
A.
Condltlonal Use Permlt 15-87
Tentatlve Parcel Map 87-132
222 7th Street
Resolutlon 1485
Resolutlon 1486
Mr. Knlght reported that CUP 15-87 and TPM 87-132 lnvolved Wayne
and Darlene Shaddox' appllcatlon to convert three eXlstlng
apartment unlts to three condomlnlum unlts at 222 7th street,
Seal Beach. It was noted that the property lS 5,875 square feet
(501 x ll7.5110t), that Unlt "A" lS 2,234 square feet (flve
bedrooms and three bathrooms) wlth two parklng spaces, Unlt "B"
lS 1,066 square feet (two bedroom wlth 1 1/2 baths) and two
parklng
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spaces, and Unlt "C" lS 1,070 square feet (two bedrooms, one
bath) for a total of three unlts wlth C.1X garage spaces. It was
noted that thlS proJect led to a zone text amendment (ZTA)
beglnnlng the process toward a ZTA coverlng condomlnlum
converSlons. ThlS was consldered by the Plannlng Commlsslon and
passed on to the Clty Councll, who adopted lt on second readlng
on 12/22/87. The converSlon standards cover several areas:
Development Standards: The property meets development
standards for RHD zoning --- mlnlmum hl~lght, setback and parklng
requlrements have been observed. The 5,875 square foot lot can
support 2.7 dwelllng unlts. As stated under Subsectlon (C)(3) of
Ordlnance No. 1261, the denslty works out to 2.7 dwelllng unlts
belng rounded to 3.0 and thus, the subJect property meets the
denslty requlrement for the zone. All 3 unlts are ln excess of
950 square feet.
BUlldlng Condltlons: BUlldlng In~pector Ed Hurst lnspected
the property in December 1987 and found lt acceptable. H1S
report requlred the provlslon of secllrlty llghtlng and smoke
detectors. Appllcants are to satlsfy the Clty that one-hour flre
rated walls separatlng the unlts have been constructed. If that
hasn't been put ln place lt wlll have to be provlded through the
converSlon process.
PubllC Works: Condltlons regardlng separate utlllty meters,
plantlng street trees and reconstructlon of curbs, gutters and
sldewalks were drawn up the the Clty'S Englneerlng Department.
Plannlng: CC&Rs were submltted to the Clty for reVlew.
Corrections have been made to them by the Englneerlng Department
and the Clty Attorney. Revlsed CC&Rs wlll be submltted to the
Clty for reVlew prlor to approval of the Flnal Parcel Map.
Tenant Notlflcatlon and Relocatlon: These requlrements have
been satlsfied. Tenants have been notifled and a relocatlon plan
has been submltted to Staff's satlsfactlon. Addltlonally, Staff
clrculated the Tentatlve Parcel Map to the Orange County Flre
Department, Recreatlon Department and the Pollce Department.
CHARLES ANTOS - 148 14TH STREET, SEAL BEACH
Mr. Antos spoke on behalf of the appl icants, both of whom were
present. He addressed the lssue of waier meterlng for the three
unlts, statlng one master meter wlth the bllls belng pald by the
unlts' Assoclatlon would be preferable to havlng three lndlvldual
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water meters wlth each unlt paYlng ltS lndlvldual blll. He
requested the Plannlng Commlsslon c0l1s1der one master meter.
a 1 so ask ed 1 f the C 1 t Y wo u 1 d P run e t h EI t r e e s, the p 1 ant 1 n 9 0 f
Whlch were requlred by thlS actlon. I~r. Knlght noted the Clty
had one tree prunlng crew for ltS 5,000 trees.
MOTION by Rullo, second by Sharp, tIt) approve Conditional Use
Permit 15-87 by the adoption of Resolution Number 1485, with
condition number 9 being rewritten to ullow for one master water
meter and billing through the CC&R process to be paid by the
Association, and to approve Tentative Parcel Map 87-132 by the
adoption of Resolution 1486 subject to the following conditions:
1. Condltlonal Use Permlt 15-87 lS hereby approved for the
converSlon of three eXlstlng dwelllng unlts at 222 7th
Street to condomlnlum unlts.
2. Securlty llghtlng shall be provlded on the subJect
property as approved by the Department of Development
ServlCes.
3. All unlts shall be provlded wlth smoke detectors as
requlred by the Department of Development Servlces
and the Orange County Flre Department.
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The return alr plpe ln the garage celllng shall be
patched as approved by the Department of Development
Servlces.
5. The appllcants shall allow the lnspectlon of the wall
materlal separatlng unlts, and lnstall flre-rated
materlal as requlred by Ordlnance 1261 and the
Department of Development Servlces.
6. The appllcants shall perform the prlmary correctlons
recommended by the pest reports prepared for the
subJect property by the Western Extermlnator Company
and dated December 21, 1987. Upon completlon of these
actlons, a Certlflcate of Correctlon shall be submltted to
the Department of Development Servlces.
7. The appllcants shall remove and reconstruct the parkway
borderlng the subJect property on 7th Street, lncludlng
curb to grade. The reconstructed parkway shall contaln
a sldewalk, four and one-half (l~ 1/2') feet wlde, and a
three-foot wldth of grass adJacent to the curb. The
depressed curb drlveway approach shall have a mlnlmum
wldth equal to the wldth of the garage door openlng.
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The appllcants shall plant trees 111 the grassy portlon
of the parkway ln accordance wlth Clty standards.
9. There shall be separate meters for all utilities with the
exception of the water meter. The CC&Rs shall structure
payment of the water bills through the Association.
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10. Revlsed Covenants, Condltlons and Restrlctlons shall be
submltted wlth the flnal parcel map, and shall be subJect
to reVlew and approval by the Clty Attorney.
11. All taxes for the flscal year 1986 - 1987 shall be pald
ln full, and eVldence of payment provlded upon submlttal of
the flnal parcel map.
12. The property owner and/or developer shall abide by the
tenant relocation plan approved by the Planning Commission.
Approval on Tentatlve Parcel Map 87-132, subJect to the followlng
two condltlons:
1. Tentatlve Parcel Map 87-132 lS hereby approved for the
converSlon of three dwelllng unlts at 222 7th Street
to condomlnlums.
Approval of TPM 87-132 lS subJect to compllance wlth
all condltlons attached to Condltlonal Use Permlt
15-87.
MOTION CARRIED 3 - O.
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B.
Condltlonal Use Permlt 16-87
600 Marlna DrlVe
Resolutlon 1487
Mrs. Wal ker reported that CUP 16-87 15 a request by August/Palm
Ltd. (d/b/a Radlsson Inn Seal Beach Hettel) for approval of the
addltlon of an on-sale beer and Wlne bar to an eXlstlng hotel.
Mrs. Walker requested the Staff Report of 1-20-88 on thlS matter
be amended at page 1, paragraph 3 to rl~ad: The hotel 1 s located
on a parcel ln the C-2 (General Comml~rclal) Zone, bounded by
Marlna Drlve, Electrlc Avenue and 6th Street.
The appllcant lS proposlng to convert a storage room on the thlrd
floor, approxlmately 340 square feet, to a beer and Wlne serVlce
area. The proposed hours of operatlon of beer and Wlne serVlce
would be from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The serVlce wlll conslst
of a bar; there wlll be no table secltlng or food serVlce ln
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Blll Stearns has revlewed thlS appllcatlon and has no
reservatlons about permlttlng the operatlon to commence, notlng
there have been no pollce problems lnvolvlng the Radlsson Inn.
Mrs. Walker sald the AlcohollC Bever,:lge Control (ABC) has not
flled an appllcatlon pendlng the Clty' s actlon on thlS CUP.
The Radlsson was developed ln 1986, with 72 guest rooms and 73
par k 1 n 9 spa c e s - - - 0 n e spa c e per room 1 s the par k 1 n 9 rat e for
hotels. The addltlon of llquor serVlce could attract addltlonal
trafflC not approprlate wlth the eXlstlng parklng slte. However,
appllcant lndlcated that beer and Wine serVlce would not be
advertlsed to the publlC. It was felt thlS would mlnlmlze
parklng problems. Chlef of Pollce Stearns has approved.
RAPHAEL METZGER, ESQ. - 711 ELECTRIC AVENUE, SEAL BEACH
Mr. Metzger sald that In speaklng wlth the Radlsson's General
Manager, thlS Wlne and beer on-sale llcense was belng sought for
llmlted use only - such as an occaslonal "happy hour" and group
gatherlngs. There was talk of provldlng room serVlCe at some
future tlme. Mr. Metzger felt thlS mlght cause problems wlth the
ABC. He requested the optlon be left open and asked the Plannlng
Commlsslon to proceed to approve thl~ llcense lncludlng room
serVlce but wlth the provlslon that lf that lS unacceptable to
the ABC such approval should not lnvalldate the Plannlng
Commlsslon's actlon. If the ABC has a problem wlth that then the
addltlon should not be construed as part of the approval.
MOTION by Sharp, second by Rullo that Conditional Use Permit
16-87 with nine (9) conditions be granted by the adoption of
Resolution 1487 and that condition number 4 read as follows:
1. Condltlonal Use Permlt 16-87 lS approved for on-sale
beer and Wlne at 600 Marlne Drlve, and lS lssued to
August/Palm Ltd., d/b/a Radlsson Inn Seal Beach Hotel.
2. Condltlonal Use Permlt 16-87 lS nontransferable.
3. The appllcant shall comply wlth all restrlctlons placed
on the ABC llcense by the Callfornla Department of
AlcohollC Beverage Control.
4. The appllcant shall have no off-sale prlvlleges. All
alcohollC beverages sold by the appllcant shall be
consumed wlthln the area approved for beer and Wlne
serVlce by the Plannlng Commlsslon. Room service shall
be included in this, subject to the approval of the
ABC Board.
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No on-premlses advertlslng of the alcohollC beverage
serVlce shall be vlslble from the exterlor of the
premlses.
6. Wlth the consent of the appllcant, the avallablllty of
beer and Wlne serVlce wlll not be advertlsed to the
general publlC.
7. No vldeo games or slmllar amusements shall be permltted
on the premlses.
8. Any expanslon or structural alteratlon of the serVlce
area shall be subJect to approval by the Plannlng
Commlsslon.
9. The term of thlS Condltlonal Use Permlt shall be twelve
(12) months, after WhlCh tlme the Plannlng Commlsslon
may extend the permlt lndeflnltely, provlded that all
condltlons of approval have been satlsfled, and no
slgnlflcant pollce problems have occurred.
MOTION CARRIED: 4 - O.
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SCHEDULED MATTERS
There were no scheduled matters.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
There were no oral communications from the audlence.
STAFF CONCERNS
There were no Staff concerns.
COMMISSION CONCERNS
There were no Commisslon concerns.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adJourned by Vlce Chalrman Suggs at 8:15 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 20, 1988 approved by the Seal Beach Plannlng
. Commlsslon on Tebrt..\...~ 3,c\.. 1988.