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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 1988-10-05 e - e ... , CITY OF SEAL BEACH PLANHING COMMISSION MEETING OCTOBER 5, 1988 MINUTES The Planning Commission of the City of Seal Beach met 1n regular seSS10n with Chairman Sharp calling the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF AT.T.EGIAHCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commissioner Fife. ROLL CALL Present: Cha1rman Sharp Comm1SS10ners Rullo, Fife, Suggs, Jessner Also Present: Ed Knight, Director, Development Services Dept. Elline Garcia, Administrative Aide, Dev. Srvcs. CONSENT ~AT .EHDAR The Planning Commission Minutes of September 21, 1988 were not ready for review at this time and will be presented at the next Planning Comm1ssion meeting. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 8-88 12309 SEAL BEACH BOULEVARD PANDA PANDA RESTAURANT RESOLUTION No. 1519 Elline Garcia presented the staff report on CUP 8-88 noting that th1s is a request by applicant Danny C. Wang for the transfer of an on-sale general liquor license for an existing restaurant. She said staff recommends approval of CUP 8-88 by the adoption of Resolution No. 1519 with cond1tions. Chairman Sharp asked Ms. Garcia if the applicant had been informed that if he wants to change his hours of selling liquor he would have to come back before the Planning Commission? Ms. Garcia said the appl1cant had been so informed. commissioner Fife asked whether there would be live entertainment or dancing. Commissioner Suggs said he had dined at Panda Panda when they had live piano music. Mr. Knight said he will contact the applicant on this subject. The Public Hearing was opened. There was no one present to speak for or against th1s item. MOTION by Rullo to approve Conditional Use permi t 8-88, wi th conditions, by the adoption of Resolution No. 1519. MOTION CARRIED 5 - 0 e e e ... Page 2 - Planning Commission Minutes of October 5, 1988 PUBLIC HEARING continued B. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 10-88 1101 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY VONS RESOLUTION No. 1520 Elline Garcia presented the staff report on CUP 10-88 by stating that the applicant, Vons companies, Inc., is requesting the transfer of an exist1ng off-sale liquor license for an existing grocery store doing business as Vons (formerly Safeway). Ms. Garcia sa1d staff recommends approval of CUP 10-88 by the adoption of Resolution No. 1520 with conditions. commissioner F1fe questioned staff about weekly newspaper advertisements Showing store specials which could include beer, liquor or wine being displayed in the window. Mr. Knight sa1d this would be precedent-setting because the City codes restrict other liquor sales establishments from such advertising. It was decided that there could be no l1quor/beer/wine advertising in the windows but they could advertise it in the store. commissioner Suggs sa1d he was concerned about the distance allowed between residential areas and liquor sales. He would like to know what the allowable distances are. The Public Hear1ng was opened. Chris Anderson - Representative of Von's main office Mr. Anderson said their advertisements are placed on the inside of the store windows and that what is allowed to be advertised differs in each city. He said he could work within any advertising confines the Commission might present. He said Michael Camp, the Vons store manager was with him. MOTION by Rullo to approve Condi tional Use Permi t 10-88, wi th conditions, by the adoption of Resolution No. 1520. MOTION CARRIED 5 - 0 C. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 11-88 3300 MAIN STREET THE CONNOISSEUR RESOLUTION No. 1521 Elline Garcia presented the staff report on CUP 11-88. This is a request by applicants, William and June Pryor, for an off-sale liquor license in conjunction with a new business. Ms. Garcia said state recommended approval of CUP 11-88 by adopting Resolution No. 1521 with conditions. .. e e e 1. Page 3 - Planning Commission Minutes of October 5, 1988 commissioner Jessner said there were different types of ABC licenses and that off-sale liquor licenses include any type of alcohol --- beer, wine, hard liquor. He felt this business would want a different type of ABC license. Additionally, Mr. Jessner, pointed out a typographical correction at page 2, item #8, of Resolution No. 1521; change "top" to lito". Commissioner Jessner said The Connoisseur's hours of operation seemed short to him. Mr. Kn1ght, discussing display of the g1ft pack/product in the store window, said this display would be different than advertising because this would be a d1splay not a picture or a lighted sign and would be a gift pack. The Pub11C Hearing was opened. William Pryor Mr. Pryor, the applicant, handed everyone a brochure from The Connoisseur. He said he was indeed applying for a #20 ABC beer and wine license, not a liquor license. Mr. Pryor said he would be selling gifts of quality wine but no beer. Most of his orders would be telephone orders and would be mailed. Mr. Pryor said the hours of operation were incorrect in the staff report --- that they reflected the franchiser's hours. Mr. Pryor would like to be open seven (7) days per week from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. John Keene - San Pedro Mr. Keene introduced himself as a representative of the franchise liThe Connoisseur" . Mr. Keene said 50% of the business is corporate and 98% is delivered. The computer ordering center is in Redondo Beach from where the orders are shipped and where the personalized labels are printed. The person who accepts delivery must be 21 years old. MOTION by Rullo to approve Conditional Use Permit 11-88, subject to conditions, and with the following changes, by the adoption of Resolution 1521; second by Fife: 1. 2. 3. Item 11 - This is an off-sale beer and wine license. Item 14 - Gift packs may be displayed. Item 18 - Hours will be seven days per week from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. MOTION CARRIED 5 - 0 e e e .. Page 4 - Planning Commission Minutes of October 5, 1988 SCHEDULED MATTERS A. AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMEHT PLAN Mr. Knight presented the report to the City Council/Redevelopment Agency from the Commission regarding the conformity of the proposed Amendment No. 4 to the Riverfront Redevelopment Project w1th the City's General Plan. MOTION by Fife to adopt Resolution 1522; second by Suggs. MOTION CARRIED 5 - 0 STAFF CONCERNS Mr. Knight said the Hellman Specific Plan, amendments and all other related matters will go to the City Council on November 7, 1988. The Planning Commission's revised resolutions will go also. COMMISSION CONCERNS Gum Grove Park commissioner Jessner said he was concerned about the clarity of the Planning commission's (9/21/88) recommendation to the City Council on the Gum Grove Park design configuration. He said this item was shown to the Planning Commissioners late in the meeting and there was not enough time to give this design enough consideration. He suggested that between now and the City Council's public hearings that alternat1ves should be looked at. Mr. Jessner referred to the suggestion of removing one of the condo building and tweaking the golf course to create more room at that end of the project, thereby not bringing the Park to Seal Beach Boulevard. Chairman Sharp agreed with Mr. Jessner --- that the Planning Commissioners didn't want to give the impression this configuration was the only configuration to be considered. Chairman Sharp said he felt this had been emphasized due to the restr1ctions placed on the Park's width --- that it must be 25 feet at the narrowest place. wi th this restriction, it would completely change the drawing Mola presented. He said when Mola goes back to draw the Park with a 25 foot minimum it will be a different picture all together. commissioner Rullo agreed that bringing Gum Grove Park to Seal Beach Blvd. and then clear to the other end of the project may not work. He said he went along with the proposal for further study. e e e ~ Page 5 - Planning Commission Minutes of October 5, 1988 felt the Planning Commission 25 foot min1mum (width at the Commissioner Suggs said he emphasized there should be a narrowest point). commissioner Jessner said that when the planning Commission talked about the 25 foot minimum it was not all around the Park, it was around one hole of the golf course. Mr. Sharp said his impression was that it was 25' minimum around the entire Park. Mr. Knight agreed with Mr. Jessner - that it was 25' only in that one location. Because that one area was getting very narrow, the Commission felt that there should be some type of a minimum buffer to allow for a trail and adequate landscaping and that was 25 feet and only in that one location. KOTIOR by Jessner asking for Ed Knight to bring back to the Planning Commission (at the next Planning commission meeting on october 19, 1988) wording for a recommendation to the City Council that there be other configurations for Gum Grove Park--- other than the one they presented to the Planning Commission at their last meeting for the City Council to consider. There must be a minimum of twenty-five feet in width and not extend to Seal Beach Boulevard; second by Rullo. Before the vote Commissioner Fife wanted to make the following points. He agreed that he didn't feel the Planning Commission wedded themselves to that particular configuration set forth in that drawing. That they were looking for a minimum of 6.8 acres for the Park and a minimum width of 25 feet spanning the length of the Park. He sa1d he attached importance to the Park's extending to Seal Beach Blvd. as it might provide an alternate place for parking and access to the Park rather than restricting access only to the center of the Hill area. Chairman Sharp advised that if Mr. Fife were to check into the history/consensus of the Park (the Seal Beach Police Department and the people living on the Hill) that most people would completely object to Seal Beach Blvd. access because of their fear of the element that they could get in the Park after dark. Even a gate would not help this feeling. Mr. Jessner said this is basically the consensus of everyone he has talked to and has been the consensus of the Council and the Commission throughout all the hearings on the Mola project; there wouldn't be any type of parking or major public access at Seal Beach Blvd. Mr. Fife asked if a safe buffer zone would help. Mr. Jessner said many residents don't want the Park behind them; they would like to leave it the way it was or just have the golf course landscaping in that area. , \ ~ Page 6 - Planning Commiss1on Minutes of October 5, 1988 Before the vote Mr. Knight wished to add the following: Mr. Knight said, through the Chair, that what he could do was to attach tonight's Minutes, the Minute Order and the staff's report expressing that although you made a series of recommendations, one of which included extending Gum Grove Park to Seal Beach Boulevard, you don't want to hamper or restrict the city Council in exploring other means and that you realize there are other configurations/types of park designs to meet that 6.8 acre or more requirement that are acceptable. MOTIOR by Jessner to revise his previous motion to accommodate Mr. Knight's (above-referenced) proposal: second by Rullo. MOTIOR CARRIED 5 - 0 ADJOURRMERT Chairman Sharp adJourned the meeting at 8:40 p.m. Respectfully Subm1tted, e C\o c.- ~ c:..-,",""", Joan Fillmann Secretary THESE MINUTES ARE TENTATIVE AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. * * * The Planning Commission Minutes of Octobe~ 5, 1988 were approved by the Planning commission on October ~1988. ~ e