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Home My WebLink AboutPC Min 1989-02-15 .." . . . CITY OF SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 15, 1989 The Plannlng Commlssion of the Clty of Seal Beach met In regular seSSlon, In Clty Councll Chambers, wlth Chalrman Sharp call1ng the meetlng to order at 7:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Alleglance was led by CommlSSloner Flfe. ROLL CALL Present: Chalrman Sharp CommlSSloners Flfe, Suggs Absent: Commlssloners Jessner, Rullo Staff: Ed Knlght, Dlrector, Development SerVlces Dept. Barry Curtls, Admln. Alde, Development Srvcs.Dept. CONSENT CALENDAR Consent Calendar ltems A, Band C were consldered separately. A. MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 1, 1989 MOTION made and wl.thdrawn by Suggs to approve the ml.nutes because a page was ml.ssing; to be considered at the March 1, 1989 meetl.ng. B. PLAN REVIEW 2-89 302 16TH STREET, SEAL BEACH Mr. Knlght dellvered staff's report on Plan Revlew 2-89 WhlCh lS a request by applicant Dlane Tlllman to remodel and add 650 square feet to a non-conformlng multlple famlly resldential unlt. Dlane Tlllman - 302 16th street. Seal Beach Ms. Tlllman stated she objected to condltlon #3 WhlCh says: 3. On the remodeled flrst floor, either the tub or the shower In one bath shall be removed to malntain the two bedroom/two bath ratlo. She sald the famlly room has eXlsted for 32 years as lS--- lncludlng the bathroom wlth a shower. It would cost her $2,000 to remove the tub or the shower and dOlng that would detract from her remodel. She wlll remove the "bootleg" unlt WhlCh lS In back of the garage. . . . . Page 2 - Plannlng Commlsslon Mlnutes of February 15, 1989 Mr. Knlght noted there lS an entrance from the outslde to the famlly room but sald a kltchen couldn't be put lnto that famlly room thereby maklng the famlly room an lndependent unlt. Mr. Knlght sald the allowable square footage (10%) lS calculated on allowable lot coverage, not on the eXlstlng square footage on the lot. It's concel vably what could be bUll t on the parcel. ThlS lot lS greater than 37 feet so a thlrd floor could be bUllt here. The chlmney wll1 be ralsed but the height 11mlt of 25 feet is met. Mr. Knlght sald the Code provldes for a two bedroom/two bathroom ratlo; there are now two bedrooms and three baths. But he sald the Plannlng CommlSSlon could temper the Code provlslons because the appllcant was removlng the "bootlegged" unlt, WhlCh has a kl tchen and a bath In 1 t, thereby reduclng the densl ty of the area. A new bathroom wll1 be added upstalrs to serve the two new bedrooms so the ratlo wll1 be two bedrooms/three bathrooms. Mr. Knlght sald the Code says "does not exceed" versus "shall not exceed"; thlS lS the posslble leeway for Commlsslon dlscretlon. Mr. Knlght wll1 contact the Clty Attorney on thlS matter. MOTION by Fife to approve Plan ReVlew 2-89, eliminatlng condltlon #3, Wl th the provlso that lf subsequent lnterpretatlon by the City Attorney reveals the Code ratios are mandatory and are not amendable that the appllcant may have remove the tub or shower ln the future; SECOND by Suggs. MOTION CARRIED 3 - 0 C. PLAN REVIEW 15-88 125 SURF PLACE, SEAL BEACH Mr. Knlght sald when thlS Plan ReVlew lnltlally came before the Commlsslon it was shown the property was non-conforming due to garage space. As part of that reVlew 1 t was requested the Plannlng Commlsslon reVlew the archltecture and landscaplng. MOTION by Fife to approve Plan ReVlew 15-88; SECOND by Suggs. MOTION CARRIED 3 - 0 . . . Page 3 - Plann1ng Comm1ss1on M1nutes of February 15, 1989 PUBLIC HEARINGS A. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 1-89 1901 GOLDEN RAIN ROAD, LEISURE WORLD Barry Curt1s del1vered staff's report on CUP 1-89 Wh1Ch lS a request by appl1cant, Golden Ra1n Foundat1on, to add 800 square feet to an eX1st1ng off1ce bU1lding. Cha1rman Sharp requested hold1ng th1S 1tem over to the Plann1ng Comm1SS1on meet1ng of March 1st due to the poss1b1l1ty of confl1ct of 1nterest. There are three Comm1SS1oners present ton1ght and two of those, Mr. Suggs and Mr. Sharp, llve 1n Le1sure World. Mr. Sharp also noted that no bus1nesses are allowed 1n Le1sure World. Th1S off1ce would resell Le1sure World apartments only. It would ass1st Le1sure World res1dents by handl1ng escrows there. Mr. F1fe told staff he would llke to see Cond1t1onal Use Perm1ts requ1re landscap1ng plans to be subm1tted as part of the appl1cat1on and ma1ntenance of landscap1ng be requ1red. W1th the consent of the Comm1SS1on th1S matter lS be1ng held over to the Plann1ng Cornrn1ss1on meet1ng of March 1, 1989. SCHEDULED MATTERS A. SIGN CODE INTERPRETATION ROSSMOOR CENTER 12121 SEAL BEACH BOULEVARD Cha1rman Sharp sa1d he had been in touch w1th Mr. Knight and two C1 ty Counc1l members on th1S item regard1ng slgnage for the Rossmoor Center theatres. The ~ doesn't cover th1s un1que sltuat10n on slgnage. The slgnage w1ll be on the north slde of the bU1ld1ng and w1ll not face any apartments. Th1S w1ll be seven bus1nessesi there w1ll be seven theatres. Mr. Kn1ght del1vered staff's report re slgn code 1nterpretat1on saY1ng Sect10n 28-1801 of the Code states that when uncerta1nty eX1sts as to the 1ntent of the slgn ~, the Plann1ng Comm1ss1on shall make an 1nterpretat1on Wh1Ch shall be f1nal unless appealed successfully to the C1ty Counc1l. In th1S case, seven theatres, the slgnage has a un1que set of requ1rements Wh1Ch are not spec1f1cally deta1led 1n the C1ty's slgn QQgg. The two lssues . . . Page 4 - Plannlng Commlsslon Mlnutes of February 15, 1989 involved here are (1) the wall slgn (havlng two components) and then seven slngle 11ne marquls WhlCh are hooked together and (2) the poster boards and dlrectory boards WhlCh are placed on the walls. Mr. Sharp sald he conslders thlS to be seven dlfferent, separate buslnesses. Mr. Flfe sald he felt a slgn had an element of permanency versus somethlng 11ke a grocery store wlndow advertlsement WhlCh would be changed dally or weekly. Therefore, the lnformatlve part of the theatres slgnage lS not truly a slgn. MOTION by F1fe that the Planning Comm1SS1on adopt the 1nterpretation that directory boxes, poster boxes and marquis not be cons1dered s1gns due to the chang1ng nature of the 1nformat1on. That only the sign saY1ng "Super Saver C1nema 7- All Shows $1.00" be considered a S1gn and held to the restr1ct1ons a max1mum area of one hundred square feet (100'); SECOND by Suggs. MOTION CARRIED 3 - 0 B. ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 1-89 Chalrman Sharp requested thlS item be held over to the March 1st Plann1ng Commlss1on meetlng because 1t was proposed by Mr. Jessner and he lS absent tonlght. By consent of the Plannlng CommlSSlon th1s ltem was held over to March 1st. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communlcatlons from the audlence. STAFF CONCERNS Mr. Knlght sald there wll1 be a Planning CommlSSlon semlnar In Monterey on Aprl1 5 - 7 and that the Department of Development SerVlces has funds to pay for the semlnar, room and board for CommlSS1oners wlshlng to attend. Notlce of thlS semlnar wll1 be mailed by Mr. Knlght to Mr. Rullo and Mr. Jessner. COMMISSION CONCERNS There were no Commlsslon concerns. . . . y . Page 5 - Plannlng CommlSSlon Mlnutes of February 15, 1989 ADJOURNMENT Chalrman Sharp adJourned the meetlng at 8:15 p.m. Respectfully Submltted, qa 0:-- ~ a--, r-.... Joan Flllmann Secretary THESE MINUTES ARE TENTATIVE AND ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. *** The Plannlng CommlSSlon Mlnutes of February 15, 1989 were approved by the Plannlng CommlSSlon on March 1,4:b, 1989 ~