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Home My WebLink AboutPC Min 1976-10-20 e e MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 20, 1976 . The Plann1ng Comm1ss10n of Seal Beach met 1n regular seSS10n on Wednesday, October 20, 1976, 1n the Counc1l Chambers of the C1ty Adm1n1strat10n BU1ld1ng. The meet1ng was called to order by Cha1rman Knapp at 7:30 P.M., and the Pledge to the Flag was led by Comm1ss10ner Cook. Present Cook, Madsen, R1pperdan, Knapp Excused Absence Lann1ng The m1nutes of October 6, 1976 were approved as presented. 1. Publ1C Hear1ngs A. H. A. Er1cksen, V-14-76 . Appl1cant 1S request1ng a Var1ance to perm1t construct10n of a duplex 1n the ~-3 zone w1th less than requ1red exter10r slde yard setback at 133 2nd Street. Publ1C Hear1ng Opened. H. A. Er1cksen, 127 6th- Street stated that he had noth1ng to add to the Staff Report but would answer quest10ns. No one spoke e1ther 1n favor or Oppos1t10n to the proposal. Publ1C Hear1ng closed. Cook moved to approve V-14-76, seconded by R1pperdan and unam10usly approved by members present. Res. 1027. B. Th1rd Year Hous1ng & Commun1ty Development Program Secretary gave an overall staff report on the Hous1ng and Commun1ty Development Act program and expla1ned the method used by the C1ty 1n not1fY1ng persons of the Publ1C Hear1ng before the Plann1ng Comm1ss10n. Publ1C Hear1ng Opened. ~adsen asked what Slze the eX1st1ng water llne on Ocean Avenue 1S and what 1S the proposed Slze of the new llne. Secretary sa1d the eX1st1ng llne 1S 8 1nches and would be 1ncreased to 10 - 12 1nches. Cook noted that the alley 1mprovement plans that had been started 1n years past ~ad now been glven a low pr10r1ty and suggested t~at alley 1mprovements be added to the llSt of proJects for th1S year. Hazel Sussman, property owner at F1rst and Mar1na asked what propert1es would qual1fy as h1storical propert1es. Secretary stated that the Stanton House could qual1fy, as well as the Sunset Beach Water Tower. Alan Scheerburg, 17571 Westm1nster Boulevard, Westm1nster, asked where the Seal Beach target area was and what programs were a1med at low and moderate 1ncome hous1ng needs? Secretary sa1d that the Old Town area was the target area and all proposed programs were el1g1ble under the Act. Secretary stated that the C1ty'S HAP Plan recogn1zed certa1n hous1ng needs and the C1ty J01ned the Orange County Hous1ng Author1ty to help prov1de for the needs. D1Scuss10n followed on var10US types of rehab1l1tat10n fund1ng methods Wh1Ch have been used 1n other c1t1es. Sherry Baum, 815 Catalina, asked 1f a H1stor1cal Element to the General Plan would . e e . be ellglble. Frank MCGlll of the Orange County Envlronmental Management Agency stated that a Hlstorlcal Element lS ellglble. Sherry Baum asked about the status of the Sunset Beach Water Tower. Charles Antos, Plannlng Staff, stated that the questlon had been referred to the E.M.A. and to date a report had not been glven to the Orange County Board of Supervlsors. Frank MCGlll, E.M.A , stated that the Clty mlght be ellglble for more than $120,000 lf the Clty was to propose an extenslve rehabllltatlon program. Cook asked lf the traller park rehabllltatlon would quallfy ,under thlS program, speclflcally looklng lnto a sltuatlon where the property owner would rehabllltate the traller park and allow lt to remaln as lt lS presently constltuted. Secretary stated that Staff could check with the master lease holder and report back. By consensus the Plannlng Commlsslon held the matter over untll November 3, 1976 at 7:30 P.~. to get further dlScusslon from lnterested persons. Secretary requested persons who had fllled out questlonalres to pass them to Staff so that thelr responses could be totaled. Oral CommUnlCatlons 2. There were no oral communlcatlons. 3. Wrltten Communlcatlons . There was one written communlcatlon WhlCh wlll be conslder~d under Report from Secretary. 4 Ne~J Bus 1 ness . A. Luclle Jones, PR-20-76 Appllcant lS requestlng approval for a 20 square foot wall mounted slgn to be lnstalled at a buslness at 228 ~aln Street. Rlp~erdan moved to approve PR-20-76, seconded by Madsen and unamlously approved by members present. Re~. 1028. 5. Report from Secretary A. Letter from Jlm Watson CO!!l!!ilsslon_ dlscussed a letter from-Jlm Watson regardlng-a ~ oroposed lease of one sUlte of ~lS bUlldlng at 101 Maln Street ,t~ a~_Italla~ type r~~ur9nt. _Th~ Jlannlno Commlsslon __ dl_scussed the CltylS POllCY reganhno_commerclar use of- - commerclal property. Cook moved to flnd the on slte parklng-and on street parklng adequate and noted that the property lles In the Maln Street parklng dlstrlct wlth avallable parklng across the street (wlt~ln 300 ft of the slte). Seconded by Knapp. Ayes. Cook, Knapp, Madsen Noes: Rlpperdan Absent: Lannlng Ml nute Order. Commissloner Rlpperdan requested the motlon be reconsldered due to a mlsunderstandlng of the wordlng. The Plannlng Commlsslon approved the reconslderatlon. Motlon was re-stated. . . . e e Ayes' Cook, Knapp, Madsen, Rlpperdan Noes. None Absent. Lannlng B. Conslderatlon of Helght Llmlts In Surfslde Secretary presented a hlstorlcal perspectlve of bUlldlng helght evolutlon In Surfside, confllcts between the BUlldlng Code and Zonlng Ordlnance and a proposal to lower helghts to a maXlmum of thlrty-one feet to preclude four story bUlldlngs. The Planmng Cormmsslon concurred '~lth tl1e thlrty-one foot proposal. Mlnute Order. 5 Meetlnq was adJoured at 8:50 P.M. iJ/wJ~ d~C:Z Recordlng Secretary