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Home My WebLink AboutPC Min 1975-04-16 . . . e e MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF APRIL 16, 1975 The Plann1ng Comm1ss1on of the C1ty of Seal Beach met 1n regular seSS10n on Wednesday, Apr11 16, 1975, 1n the Counc11 Chambers of the C1ty Adm1n1strat1on BU11d1ng The meet1ng was called to order by Cha1rman Lann1ng at 7 30 p.m. and the Pledge to the Flag was led by V1ce Cha1rman R1pperdan. Present Absent R1pperdan, Knapp, Cook, SChm1tt, Lann1ng none The m1nutes of Apr11 2, 1975 were approved as corrected The Secretary rev1ewed the method for rece1v1ng pub11c test1mony at meet1ngs 1. Pub11c Hear1ngs A. Frank Cross (Predes1gn, Inc ), V-4-75 Var1ance 1S requested for less than requ1red front yard setback for add1t1on on a tr1angular lot 1n the R-l zone 1n College Park West. Pub11c hear1ng opened D1Scuss1on followed on the S1ze and locat1on of the add1t1on Pub11c hear1ng closed Mr SChm1tt felt th1s to be a hardsh1p and moved for approval of V-4-75 Mrs Lann1ng seconded the mot1on and 1t was approved unan1mously by members present. Resolut1on No. 901 B Everett Koontz (Carlos DeAv11a), V-5-75 App11cant 1S request1ng a var1ence for proposed add1t1ons to a nonconform1ng bU11d1ng 1n the C-l zone of Ma1n Street, nonconform1ng by reason of less than requ1red landscap1ng, park1ng 1n a load1ng zone, tandem park1ng, park1ng space of less than requ1red length and park1ng space of less than requ1red length and park1ng space of less than requ1red w1dth Pub11c hear1ng opened Mr SChm1tt asked the heat 1nS1de the k11n and quest10ned whether ~Dmmerc1al~~1 was the proper zon1ng Mr. SChm1tt felt Mr DeAv11a's bus1ness app11ed more to manufactur1ng zone Comm1ss1on d1scussed the use of one var1ance for ~~is, and 1f there was another place to f1re. Mr SChm1tt was 1n agreementtw1thathe follow1ng requ1rements for the var1ance 1,2,3,4,5, but felt the bus1ness was more manufactur1ng than commerc1al zon1ng. Pub11c hear1ng closed Mr Schm1tt felt the 1ssue should be held over unt11 the park1ng and zen1ng s1tuat1on are settled Mr Knapp felt because of the locat1on and hours of bus1ness there was adequate park1ng space Mr. R1pperdan moved to approve the requested var1ances of V-5-75 Mrs Lann1ng seconded the mot1on AllS NOES ABSTAIN ABSENT R1pperdan, Cook, Lann1ng, Knapp SChm1tt None None Resolut1on No 902 C Madge McGrew, Trustee of MaJehuJar L1v1ng Trust (Robert Johnson), V-6-75 Request var1ance for less than requ1red rear yard setback, J01nt use cf park1ng and load1ng zone and less than requ1red on-s1te park1ng for reta11 conven1ence market on northwest corner of Ma1n and Ocean. Pub11c hear1ng opened Mr Robert Johnson, 363 San Miguel Dr1ve, Newport Beach descr1bed . . . e e the funct~on of the Nat~onal Fast Food, and character of thelstore Mr. R~pperdan suggested reversal of plan to have the del~very door ~n the rear. Mr. Johnson def~ned the plans for the store ~n more deta~l. Mr. Cook quest~oned why the Comm~ss~on was not to deal w~th the curb cuts The Secretary ~nformed the Comm~ss~on that a var~ance was not necessary for curb cuts ~n commerc~al zone Mr R~pperdan felt the curb cut was to close to the corner of Ma~n and Ocean. Mr Schm~tt was concerned w~th the place tre alcohol~c beverages w~ll be consumed s~nce the market w~ll bniy have take out sales. Mrs Lann~ng was concerned w~th aesthet~c blend~ng Mr. Johnson felt h~s bu~ld~ng would blend ~n w~th the surround~ng bu~ld~ngs Mr Peters 211 Ocean, felt var~ance should not be granted on the follow~ng grounds 1) park~ng on Ma~n Street ~s ~nsuff~c~ent and could not accommodate the over- flow from the store 2) the~l~ver~ trucks would further ag~ravate the off s~ght park~ng, and no log~cal area for d~sposal of waste 3) curb cuts that are to close to an ~ntersect~on would be very dangerous A res~dent from 1615 Seal Way presented the comm~ss~on w~th two seperate pet~t~ons. He felt the curb cuts would not only present a traff~c hazard, but there are no curb cuts on the 100 block of Ma~n St He was opposed to th~s type of bus~ness Dave Potter, 1007 Seal Way, felt the park~ng was not compat~ble ~n the front and he was con- cerned w~th the d~sposal of the trash wh~ch would be generated by such a store Mr Nelson, 1001 Seal Way presented the Comm~ss~on w~th pet~t~ons To the above problems he felt lo~ter~ng would also be one In response to the aud~ence Mr Johnson po~nted out the benef~ts of the market, ~ e , h~gher percentage of landscap~ng Mr Wood of 116 Ma~n St, was also ~n oppos~t~on to thas market. Mr Parker, 119 8th St felt th~s was attract~on for adolescents Publ~c hear~ng closed D~ss~on followed.}',Mr Cook moved for den~al of the var~ance. Mr. Knapp seconded h~s mot~on AYES NOES ABSTAIN ABSENT Lann~ng, Knapp, Cook, R~pperdan Schm~tt None None Resolut~on No 903 The meet~ng was recessed at 9 07 p m by Cha~rman Lann~ng ~egalled to~order at 9 22 p m by Cha~rman Lann~ng The meet~ng was D Dr Mart~n Torem (Roger Porter), V-7-75 Request var~ance for add~t~on ~n the R-l zone of College Park East Publ~c hear~ng opened Mr. Porter outl~ned the plans for the comm~ss~on, and felt excess ~n he~ght was necessary for aesthet~c conform~ty to ne~ghbor~ng howes. Mr Cook felt th~s was not a hardsh~p case, Mr R~pperdan agreed. Mr Schm~tt moved for den~al of v-7-75 Seconded by Mr Cook AYES NOES ABSTAIN ABSENT Lann~ng, Cook, Schm~tt, Knapp R~pperdan Nbne None Resol~t~on No. 904 E Cor~nne Sal&e, CP-4-75 Reque~t renewal of 0 cond~t~onal use perm~t for on-sale beer and w~ne. Publ~c hear~ng opened Publ~c hear~ng closed Mr Schm~tt moved for apPfIDvalJof CP-4-75 Seconded by Mrs Lann~ng and approved l<nan~mousl:y by member s pre&ent Reso]ut~o~ No 905 . . . e e The Secretary 1nformed the above app11cants that~the act10n of the Plann1ng Com- m1SS1on 1n approv1ng or denY1ng th1s app11cat1on 1S f1nal and conclus1ve unless the Plann1ng Comm1ss1on's act10n 1S appealed to the C1ty Counc1l w1th1n ten days Appeal app11cat1ons may be obta1ned from the Plann1ng Department 2. Oral Commun1cat1ons Mr Schm1tt asked the Secretary about the damagerthat occurred to the bU1ld1ng B-gO 1n Surfs1de Mr Neprud updated Mri SChm1tt 3"'1 : Wr1 ttenrnGammum.1oahon There was no Wr1tten Commun1cat1on ~r., New' Busmness There 1S no New Bus1ness 5 Report from Secretary. The Board of D1rectors from Bur~s~de'have offered a group tour of SurfS1de to the Comm1SS1on Mr Cook had no obJect1on to the tour Mr. R1pperdan saw no need for the tour. Statement of Econom1c Interest should be f1led th1s month There was a mutual 1nterest 1n the Comm1ss1oners to buy a tree for the P. E R1ght of Way, and plaque The meet1ng was adJourned at 10 07 p m by Cha1rman Lann1ng .=illofln~ :1J.inm Sherry F1nn Record1ng Secretary