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Home My WebLink AboutPC Min 1973-07-05 . . . e e MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 5, 1973 The Plannlng Comm1ss10n of the C1ty of Seal Beach met 1n regular seSS10n on Thursdq, July 5, 1973, 1n the Counc1l Chamber of the C1ty Adm1n1strat10n Bu1ld1ng. The meet1ng was called to order by Chairman R1pperdan at 7.30 p.m. and V1ce Chalrman Dunn led the Pledge of Alleglance. Present: Absent: Dunn, Hammond, Knapp, R1pperdan Lanning Mrs. Lann1Bg'S absence was excused due to 1llness. The m1nutes of the meet1ng of June 27, 1973 were approved as presented. Mr. Neprud br1efly expla1ned the procedure of a publlC hear1ng. 1. Pub11C Hear1ngs A. Burgess Donovan, Inc., v-16-73 App11cant lS proponng a ten un1 t apartment bU1lding W1 th less than the requ1red lot area per dwel11ng un1t at 201 11th St. Proposal would exceed dennty by .21 unlt. Hearlng open. Mr. Donovan agreed to recommended condlt10ns by staff. No other comments recelved. Hear1ng closed. Mr. Dunn stated that past P011CY had been to approve less than 1/2 un1 t and moved to approve the var1ance subject to condltlons tJ'om engineer1ng, pav1ng of park1ng area, landscap1ng plans, block wall on lnter10r property llne and executlon of a land use agreement. Seconded by Mr. R1pperdan and passed un&nlmously by the members present. Resolutlon No. 755. B. Pamela Dom1nguez, V-17-73 Appllcant proposed addltlonal llVlng quarters to a slngle fam1ly nonconforming resldence at 209 16th St. Nonconformlty covers eXlstlng parklng and the exter10r sldeyard. Hearlng open. Mr. Carson, representlng the appllcant, clted the shape of the lot and the parklng that lS prov1ded on slte, but not to code standards. He pOlnted out that access to the addl tlon would be through the eXlstlng resldence and could not be converted to another unlt. No other comments. Hearlng closed. Mr. Knapp moved to approve the variance. Seconded by Mrs. Hammond and passed un&nmously by the members present. Resolutlon No. 756. C. Wayne Taylor (Frank Musso), V-18-73 Proposal lS to convert an existlng nonconformlng motel at 319 Seal Beach Blvd. lnto servlce commerclal retall stores and off1ces wlth no loadlng zone. Hearlng open. Mr. Musso expla1ned purpose of converuon and d1scussed access ava1lable. Retentlon of wall along rear would help control nOlse and protect the property as well as be more aesthetlcally pleasant for nelghbors. The realtor stated 1 t would be an lmprovement for the Cl ty and the nelghbor to the rear spoke In favor o:6~tbe proposal. Hear1ng closed. Mr. Knapp moved to approve the varlance excludlng the No.2, "L" shaped, slgn and subject to englneerlng cond1tions, landscap1ng plans and pavlng of parklng and drl ves. Seconded by Mr. Dunn and passed unanlmously by the members present. Resolutlon No. 757. . . . Do Henry Ericksen, V...19-73 Proposal 1S for a duplex W1 th tandem park1ng at 113 Dolphin. Hear1Dg open. Mr 0 Knapp asked for a report on tandem Park1ng.. Secretary exp1a1ned that those approved by the Comm1ss1on and inspected regularly appear to be 1n use. He 1tem1zed the p01nts of mak1ng these determ1nat1onso No other comments.. Hear1ng closed.. Mr. Dunn moved to approve the variance subject to eDg1neer1ng cond1 t10ns , 1andscap1ng and land use agreement.. Seconded by Mrs. Hammond and passed unan1mously by the members present. Reso1ut1on No.. 758. E.. B1Xby Ranch Co. (Western Federal Savings), V-20-73 Proposal for a temporary modular UD1 t for a savings and loan operat1ons at 12220 Seal Beach Blvd. unt11 commercial complex developed. Hear1Dg open. Staff recommended a one year t1me 11m1 t . Mr.. Lernhart, represent1ng the arch1 tect and Western Federal, requested a min1mum of two years. Proposed permanent sign d1scussed w1th p1ctures shovn. No other comments. Letter from ~g Taube, Rossmoor Bus1ness Center, received oppos1ng the requesto In response to Mr. R1pperdan I s request for more informat1on regard1Dg the proposed complex, Mr.. Dav1d Recupero of Bixby Ranch Coo adv1sed the companyOs 1ntent to construct a shopp1Dg center but no plans 'Were available yeto Hearing closed. Mr. Dunn felt that s1mi1ar cases 1n the past w1th a one year t1me 11m1t, subject to renewal, set the precedent and moved to approve the variance subject to the eng1neer1ng cond1 t10ns and the one year 11m t . Seconded by Mrs. Hammond and passed unan1mously by the members present. Resolution No. 759. . F. George Pearson, CP...5...73 Request was to perm1t 1n 1nstal1at1on of an automat1c 1ce Ven&1ng mach1ne at an exist1ng serv1ce station 1n the C-1 zone at 1300 Pacific Coast Highwayo Hearing openo Mr. Pearson adv1Bed the mach1ne would be 1n the garage area of the stat10n and take no parking spaces,. It would be available only dur1ng business hourso No other comments. Hear1Dg Closed. Mr. Knapp moved approve the cond1t1onal use perm1t subject to 11ght1ng approval, f1re department requ1rements and S1gning. Seconded by Mr. Dunn and p:fl.!lsed unan1mously by the members present. Resolution Noo 760. 20 Oral Commun1cations Don Hadley and Allen Jenkin asked out sewer problems 1n the area of the proposal by Burgess...DonovaDo Adv1sed of requ1red eng1neer1Dg condit1ons. Dav1d Phi11Jps of 1509 Ocean asked out Land Use Element and cont1nued hear1Dg 0 Secretary made a br1ef reporto 30 Wr1tten Cammun1cat1ons CCIIDD11sS1on rece1ved Orange County C1tizens D1rection CCIIDD11ttee annual reporto 40 New Bus1ness A. Edward Artman, PR...7...73 . Secretary adv1sed of var1ance prev10Usly granted for construct1on at 1507-1509 Seal Way. Devi8t1on from plans d1scovered and these changes pointed out to the . . . e e CammisB10n tor the1r act10n. Mr D Artman was present. The changes 1ncluded the el1JD.1nat10n ot a door, add1t10n ot a shower and bathrooms, delet10n of shelv1ng, etc. Items were discussed 1nd1v1dually, and Mr. Artman agreed to 1nstall the .door Il remove the outs1de shower, :tnstall shelv1ng, and"'reorient "'stonage-areac 'J '3items-l~.r~;. ~~t67'1ana,14~ot staft report). Much concern was expressed that app11cant/owner and contractor made changes w1thout approval. Mro Dunn moved to approve the plan rev1e'W 'W1th app11cant to correct items 1, 3, 4 and 6. Seconded by Mr. R1pperdan. Mr. Knapp spoke 1n oppos1t10n because he telt 1t a blatant case ot 19noring approved plans and converS10n to seven un1 ts obv1ous. He tel t 1 t would be a m1stake to sanct10n changes such as these and that a 11censed plumber should know that perm1ts 'Were requ1red. D1scuss10n ot possible act10ns tollowed. In response to Mrs. Hammond's quest10n regard1ng 1nspect10n, Mr,. Re1d adv1Sed that 1nspect10n card was m1ss1ng trom s1te and no 1nspect10ns had been g1ven approval by the BU11d1ng Department. AYES. NOES: Dunn, R1pperdan Hammond, Knapp Mot10n t&11ed. Resolut10n No. 760. By-laws require a m1n1DlU11l ot three votes, so proposal 1S held over to the next meet1ng on July 18. 5. Report trom Secretary Secretary Neprud reported on pub11c torum meet1ngs on July 2 and July 3, a great amount ot cit1zen 1nput rece1ved and the consultants are research1ng and w111 have rev1Sed proposal 1n the future. Another meet1ng scheduled tor July 190 Cont1nued hear1ng w111 be on July 11 w1th recommendat10n to cont1nue to a later date. Mr. Neprud adv1sed that S.B. 594 had been approved concerning consistency of the zon1ng map W1 th the Land Use Element by the end ot the t1SCal year. Elect10n ot otf1cers d1scussed and to be held after Counc11 appo1ntments are made. No turther bus1ness, the meet1ng 'Was adjourned at 9:15 p.m. unt11 July 11, 1973, at 7:30 p.m. -~ ~~o 0 ~~~ld Record1ng Secretary