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Home My WebLink AboutPC Min 1988-03-16 "\ ~ e MINUTES OF MEETING SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 16, 1988 The Plannlng Commlsslon of the Clty of Seal Beach met ln regular seSSlon wlth Chalrman Covlngton call1ng the meetlng to order at 7.30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Vlce Chalrman Suggs. ROLL CALL Present: Chalrman Covlngton Commlssloners Jessner, Sharp, Suggs, Rullo Absent: None e Also Present: Ed Knlght, Dlrector, Development Servlces Department Pam Walker, Admlnlstratlve Asst., Devl. Servcs. Dept. Mlke Patterson, Plannlng Alde, Devl. Servcs. Dept. CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION by Suggs, second by Sharp to exclude Item A and to approve Item B (Plan Review 4-88 for 322 13th Street) and Item C (Resolution No. 1498 for 405 Opal Cove) as printed. MOTION CARRIED 5 - 0 MOTION by Sharp, second by Jessner to approve Item A, Planning Commission Minutes of March 2, 1988. MOTION CARRIED 4 - 0 e * * * , , Page 2 - Plannlng Commlsslon Mlnutes of March 16, 1988 . PUBLIC HEARINGS Conditional Use Permit 1-87 212 5th Street Seal Beach Inn STAFF REPORT was glven by Pam Walker who stated that CUP 1-87 lS a request by MarJorle Bettenhausen, owner and operator of the Seal Beach Inn, to extend lndeflnltely CUP 1-87 establlshlng the anclllary serVlces to be permltted wlth an eXlstlng hotel use. Staff recommends approval of CUP 1-87 by amendlng the orlglnal resolutlon, Resolutlon No. 1455, to allow anclllary serVlces to contlnue lndeflnltely. The amendment would lnclude a clause that a publlC hearlng was held thlS evenlng and that the Plannlng Commlsslon found the orlglnal condltlons of the CUP had been satlsfled. The last condltlon, requlrlng reVlew after one year, would be deleted. Staff recommended adoptlng Resolutlon 1455 as amended. A. Resolution 11455 Amended e PUBLIC HEARING was opened. PHIL RAMER - 223 FIFTH STREET, SEAL BEACH requested that thlS CUP be extended for one more year because he felt the use of the Inn for outdoor actlvltles (and the parklng spaces sltuatlon) had not been tested and he wanted to make sure the systems were properly ln place and worklng well. MARJORIE BETTENHAUSEN - 212 5TH STREET lntroduced herself as the appllcant and the owner and operator of the Seal Beach Inn. She sald the Inn has had outdoor functlons and a couple of weddlngs of 100 people. The Inn worked to have the parklng for these weddlngs coordlnated; the people were there and gone wlthln 180 mlnutes. They do keep thlngs very qUlet and upscale. Chalrman Covlngton compllmented Ms. Bettenhausen on her operatlon of the Inn and on her good-nelghbor pol1cles as there have been no complalnts to hlS knowledge. MOTION by Sharp, second by Rullo to approve Conditional Use Permit 1-87 by adopting Resolution No. 1455 as amended. MOTION CARRIED 5 - 0 * * * e , Page 3 - Plannlng Commlsslon Mlnutes of March 16, 1988 . B. Conditional Use Permit 1-88 3005 Old Ranch Parkway Spaghettini1s Restaurant Resolution No. 1499 STAFF REPORT was glven by Ed Knlght who stated that CUP 1-88 lS a request by appl1cant Laurle Neuse on behalf of Spaghettlnl's to sell beer, Wlne and dlstllled SpHltS ln conJunctlon wlth a new restaurant. The restaurant lS located wlthln the B1Xby OfflCe Park. The Clty Councll approved the preclse plans for Spaghettlnl's on 9-8-87. It has a lounge but lS a bona flde restaurant. ThlS restaurant lS antlclpatlng openlng at the end of Aprll or early May. The CUP approval process would be sat 1 sf 1 e d f 1 r s tan d the nth e ABC 1 1 C ens e wo u 1 d be a b 1 e to be granted. PUBLIC HEARING was opened. No one in the audlence wlshed to speak for or agalnst thlS matter. COMMISSION COMMENTS Commissioner Jessner questloned the hours of operatlon as set forth: e Monday thru Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday thru Thursday 4.00 a. m. to 10:00 p.m. Frlday and Saturday 4:00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m.. He not ed there wo u 1 d be no serVlCe between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Sunday 3:00 p.m. to 9'00 p.m. Mr. Knlght sald lt mlght be better to show the hours of operatlon as Monday thru Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Frlday and Saturday from 11 00 a.m. to 11'00 p.m. and Sunday 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. MOTION by Rullo, second by Jessner to approve Conditional Use Permit 1-88 by the adoption of amended Resolution No. 1499 which will read: .with the applicant1s consent, the hours of operation shall be as follows: Monday through Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Sunday, 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.. MOTION CARRIED 5 - 0 e * * * C> . Page 4 - Plannlng CommlSSlon Mlnutes of March 16, 1988 C. Conditional Use Permit 2-88 3001 Old Ranch Parkway Soup Exchange Restaurant Resolution No. 1500 STAFF REPORT was glve by Ed Knlght who stated the Souper Corporation (d/b/a The Soup Exchange) lS requestlng permlsslon to sell beer and Wlne ln conJunctlon wlth a new restaurant located at 3001 Old Ranch Parkway ln the B1Xby Offlce Park, next door to Spaghettlnl's Restaurant. There lS no lounge. They antlClpate openlng ln Aprll. COMMISSION COMMENTS - There were no. PUBLIC HEARING opened. No one spoke for or agalnst thlS CUP. MOTION by Sharp, second by Rullo to approve Conditional Use Permit 2-88 by the adoption of Resolution 1500. e MOTION CARRIED 5 - 0 * * * D. Conditional Use Permit 3-88 620 Pacific Coast Highway Red Lobster Resolution 11501 STAFF REPORT was glven by Pam Walker who stated the appllcant, General Mi 11 s, seeks to convert the Seafood Broller to a Red Lobster and lS requestlng to transfer an on-sale general llquor 11cense. Staff lS recommendlng approval of CUP 3-88 by the adoptlon of Resolutlon No. 1501 subJect to elght condltlons (not seven condltlons as set for ln the staff report). The elghth condltlon would lnclude the hours of operatlon. PUBLIC HEARING No one wished to speak for or agalnst CUP 3-88. MOTION by Jessner, second by Sharp to approve Conditional Use Permit 3-88 by the adoption of Resolution Number 1501 amended to include an eighth condition which will read: .With the applicant1s consent, hours of operation shall be Sunday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.- e MOTION CARRIED 5 - 0 Page 5 - Plannlng Commlsslon Mlnutes of March 16, 1988 - 5. SCHEDULED MATTERS There were no scheduled matters. 6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE There were no oral communlcatlons from the audlence. 7. COMMISSION CONCERNS Chalrman Covlngton vOlced hlS concerns on (A) STATE LANDS PARCEL - The old Marlne Palace property The staff lnformed hlm that there are new owners for the lease from the State. He thanked the Clty, the staffs and the col1ectlve and lndlvldual members of the Plannlng Commlsslon who, for the last 12 years have fought off ... non-productlve uses for that land. He sald thlS lessee wlll put up a hotel on that slte that wlll pay monles to the State and that wlll beneflt the Clty flnanclally also from sales taxes, etc. e (B) VARIANCES - He sald he has observed that 1/2 to 1/3 of the varlances denled at Plannlng Commlsslon level are overturned at Clty Councll level. He feels thlS lS unfa1r to the cltlzens who ablde by the bUlldlng codes and ordlnances appllcable to thelr property because the reasons for the reversals appear to be superflclal wlth no new facts to warrant them. (C) IN-LIEU PARKING DOWNTOWN - He sald thlS subJect has been revlewed over and over and no Solutlon to the parklng shortage on Maln Street has been found. He sald the longer the Clty walts the more expenslve land and constructlon costs wlll be, the treater the trauma to the Clty w111 be. The solutlons are dlsappearlng. He feels that It'S tlme for the Plannlng Commlsslon to go ahead and start holdlng publlC hearlngs, get lnput and start dOlng somethlng. 8. STAFF CONCERNS At March 7, 1988 Clty Councll meetlng the Shaddox' tentatlve tract map was approved. Thelr three unlts can now become ownershlp houslng. The sate" lte dlSh zone text amendment was lntroduced and flrst readlng; there were no changes. A second readlng wlll be at the March 21 Clty Councll meetlng. - I Page 6 - Plannlng CommlSSlon Mlnutes of March 16, 1988 e 9. ADJOURNMENT The meetlng was adJourned at 8:15 p.m. Respectfully Submltted, ~~~~~-- Joan Flllmann Secretary THESE MINUTES ARE TENTATIVE AND ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. Mlnutes of March 16, 1988 were approved by the Seal Beach Plannlng Commlsslon on Aprll d #1 , 1988. e e