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CITY OF SEAL BEACH
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
MARCH 6, 1991
I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
II. ROLL CALL
III. SCHEDULED MATTERS
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approval of Minutes of February 20, 1991
V.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
2.
Variance #6-90 (Reconsideration)
1140 Catalina Avenue
Resolution No. 1609
VI. STUDY SESSION
3. Consideration of Municipal ~
Section 28=2407, Enlargements or Structural
Alterations to Non-conforming Residential
Buildings and Uses.
VII.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - At this time members of the pub! ic
may address the Planning Commission regarding any item
wi thin the subject matter of the Commission provided no
action may be taken on off-Agenda items unless authorized
by law.
VIII.
STAFF CONCERNS
4. Chevron Food Mart - 2950 Westminster Avenue
IX. COMMISSION CONCERNS
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ADJOURNMENT
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CITY OF SEAL BEACH
PLANNING COMMISSION
MINUTES OF lIfARCH 6, 1991 MEETING
The regularly scheduled Planning Commisslon meeting of March 6,
1991 was called to order by Chairman Fife at 7:30 p.m. ln City
Councll Chambers.
I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by COmID1SS10ner Sharp.
II. ROLL CALL
Present:
Chalrman Fife
Commissioners Orslni, McCurdy, Sharp, Dahlman
Present:
Department of Development Services staff present:
Lee Whittenberg, Director
Barry Curtis, Administrative Assistant
Michael Cho, Intern
Joan Fillmann, Executive Secretary
III. SCHEDULED MATTERS
There were no Scheduled Matters agendized.
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR
la Approval of Minutes of February 20, 1991
MOTION by Sharp; SECOND by McCurdy to approve the
Planning Commission Minutes of February 20, 1991 with the
following corrections:
Page 7, paragraph 5: Add Wing" to rebuild.
Page 7, paragraph 5: Add "zone" after
~residential low densitywa
Page 8, paragraph 1: Add "If" at beginning.
Page 8, paragraph 1: Change this sentence to
read "a a. an 18 foot driveway or a 19 foot
garage a..".
Page 16, paragraph 2: Change "Telephone lines"
to "Electrical Power Lines".
Page 16, paragraph 3: Change the year 1890 to
1849a
MOTION CARRIED: 5 - 0 - 0
AYES: Orsini, Sharp, McCurdy, Fife, Dahlman
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III. PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. Variance 96-90 (Reconsideration)
1140 Catalina Avenue
Resolution No. 1609
staff Report
Mr. Curtis dellvered the staff report. [Staff report on file in
the Plannlng Department]. This Variance applicatlon has been
continued from the February 6th and 20th Commission meetings.
Specifically, the continuance from the latter meeting was to allow
amendment of the applicant's request from providing less than the
required front yard setback to providing less than the required
front yard setback or less than the required garage depth and to
allow staff to re-advertise the PubllC Hearing. Staff's
recommendatlon changed from recommending denlal to recommending
approval because new information surfaced. Reinspection revealed
several propertles on the Hill WhlCh provide less than the required
front setback, thus approving Varlance request #6-90 would not
constitute the granting of a special privilege. Staff received a
letter from Carolyn Gaw of 1110 Catalina against approval of this
request [Attached].
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Commisslon Comments
Commissioner Orslni said he wanted the installation and use of a
roll up garage door to become part of the Condltions of approval.
Commissioner McCurdy said he didn't thlnk that was necessary.
Commissioner Dahlman indicated the roll up garage door makes lt
posslble to have a shorter drlveway because people can park closer
to their garage doors. This home will have a standard length
driveway. Chairman Flfe was incllned to impose the roll up door
as a Condi tlon of approval because it's not an unreasonable
Condition, many people park in front of their garages and with a
sWlng up door they park further back, and a roll up door is
architecturally more satisfYlng.
Public Hearing
Chairman Fife opened the Public Hearing.
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Susan Perrell * 1140 Catalina - Said they have planned to use a
roll up garage door. Referencing the staff report, Ms. Perrell
said she and her husband were surprlsed by (1) staff relteratlng
their interpretation of Section 28-403. She felt, therefore, that
fOllowing through on staff's logic they would not need any
Variance. She asked the Commlsslon to consider whether they need
a Variance or if the provisions of Code Sectlon 28-403 enables them
to remodel without It. Their other surprise (2) was the addltion
of Condltion #2 for the fire sprinklers to be installed throughout
the existlng house and the proposed addi tlon. She asked the
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Commission to consider remov1ng Condition #2 from their Variance
request because th1S one particular Uniform Building Code (UBC)
specification should not be singled out for special consideratin.
Sprinkler installation and retrofit will be done through the normal
plan check process. She telephoned the Orange County Fire
Department and 1ndicated the fire sprinkler issue 1S very complex.
She indicated the City staff may not have the jurisd1ction to
enforce the Orange County or Seal Beach Fire codes 1n this Var1ance
request. She said IiS1nce the Code was enacted on fire sprinklers,
very few homes have actually installed them and we really don't
have enough data or 1nformation to understand what the sprinkler
code is all about or why 1t'S here. I would really like to do more
research on the issueli. She said the Variance does not preclude
them from conforming to building codes and suggested treating the
fire sprinkler installation and retrofit like any other building
code.
Mr. Curtis explained that staff, after consultation with the City
Attorney's Office, bel1eved that the fact of creating a new non-
conform1ty st111 brought them under the Variance process.
Regarding the fire sprinklers, staff includes the verbiage in the
Condit1ons of approval 1S to forewarn an applicant early on. The
Condition, however, can be removed from the Variance.
. Chairman F1fe asked staff for the various garage dimensions:
Exist1ng garage = 18' wide x 20~' deep
Current Code requires = 20' wide x 20' deep
Resulting garage = 24' wide x 19' deep
with the new garage non-conform1ty there 1S no front yard set-back
non-conformity.
commissioner Dahlman referenced Carolyn Gaw's letter of opposition,
not1ng her complaint 1S short garages not accommodating larger
cars. Ms. Perrell repl1ed that from her work with the South Coast
A1r Quality Management Distr1ct (AQMD) she did not feel we will
see big cars unt11 a way is found to make cars run on energy-
efficient fuels which are non-polluting.
No one wishing to speak further, Chairman Fife closed the Public
Hearing.
MOTION by Sharp: SECOND by Dahlman to approve Variance 116-90
through the adoption of Resolution No. 1609 and with the removal
of Condition #2 regarding fire sprinklers and with an additional
Condi tion added to require the installation of a roll up style
garage door.
MOTION CARRIED: 5 - 0 - 0
. AYES: Sharp, Orsini, McCUrdy, Fife, Dahlman
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Chairman Fife 1ndicated the act of removing Condit1on #2 regarding
fire spr1nklers did not relieve them from any building or municipal
code that is requ1red.
VI. STUDY SESSION
3. Consideration of Municipal Code section 28-2407g
Enlargements or Structural Alterations to Non-Conforming
Residential Buildings and Uses.
staff Report
Mr. Wh1ttenberg presented the staff report, indicating this is the
second study SeSS10n on municipal Code Sect10n 28-407. The first
study Session was at the Plann1ng Commiss1on meeting of February
20, 1991. The purpose of the Study Sessions 1S to review the
existing City standards regarding expansions/additions of eX1st1ng
non-conform1ng structures. [Staff report on file in the Plann1ng
Department].
From Comm1SS1on and pUblic input at the February 20th meeting,
staff prepared suggested guidelines to Section 28-407 for further
review and d1Scuss1on from the Comm1ssion and the public as to what
approach is most appropriate to take from here.
Staff proposed separate sets of standards for:
1. Slngle family and duplex structures which are non-
conforming due to a part1cular situat10n on the property
(density or parking)
Suggestions: Be allowed to go through the Minor Plan
ReV1ew process as usual with the allowable 10% floor area
add1t1ons.
2. Triplexes and larger.
Suggestions: If the structure meets parking
requirements, they can add 10% through the Minor Plan
Review process. If park1ng is not met, 11mi t the
addition size under the Minor Plan Review process to 400
square feet. Any additions over 400 square feet would
require Conditional Use Permit approval which would carry
a Condi t10n for approval would be to provide one ( 1 )
parking space m1nimum per unit on the property itself.
Cap vs. 10%
Chairman Fife, referencing the cap proposed for expansions of
triplexs or greater which are non-conforming due to parking, asked
if 400 square feet is more than the allowable 10%? Mr. Whittenberg
said no and referenced Al Brown's proposals for 123 8th Street and
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601 Ocean Avenue whlch were for 800 square feet on a 50 foot wide
lot, and over 1,000 square feet on a 60 foot wlde lot. On a 25
foot lot, 400 square foot is right at that point but for larger
lots it would be less than what would be allowed under the normal
10%.
Maintenance and interior remodels can, for most items, be completed
through the Buildlng Department directly over the counter and not
come before the Commission. Parklng becomes an issue only when
additional square footage of habitable living space is proposed.
Two parking spaces per unlt are requlred for new construction.
Letters Submitted For The Record
Mr. Whittenberg introduced three citizen letters:
Mrs. Leonard Fllnt, 210 13th Street - lndicating she
feels two garage spaces per unit should be enforced In
Old Town.
Mrs. Linnemann, no address - lndicating she feels recent
down zonings are unfair to properties developed years ago
under a dlfferent set of standards.
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Mr. & Mrs. Lindstrom, 215 14th Street - indlcates that
garages should be used for parking purposes.
Public Hearing
Leroy Brown * 705 Ocean Avenue, Seal Beach - Indicated he felt the
staff proposals are not within the intent of the 1978 municipal
Code changes when the City appeared to want single family dwellings
and not apartments. He urged setting a cap (suggesting 100 square
feet) on a per unit basis. He would like to see the 10% allowable
expansion go down to the 2178 square feet for one dwelllng unit.
He urged the Commlssion to take a strong stand against lncreaslng
density and maintain the 1978 intent.
Commlssion Dahlman asked Mr. Brown for hlS input on the percent of
weight bearing walls that should be allowed to be removed under the
category of minor enlargements? Staff has proposed to continue
this figure at 50%. Mr. Brown said that if the expansion flgure
was limited to his suggested 100 square feet per unit then the 50%
bearing walls would fallout automatically. There would be no need
to change the 50% flgure. If over 1000 square feet were being
added to a structure you would need the 50% bearing wall figure or
more.
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commissioner Dahlman asked Mr. Brown about the definition of
"bedroom". Mr. Brown sald to use the 1968 Code. He urged llmiting
expanslon of living areas whlch could turn out to be bedrooms with
resultant parking problems.
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Density/2178 vs. 10% Allowable
Mr. Whittenberg explalned the difference between two issues
--- density/2178 square feet vs. 10% allowable additions. These
are two dlfferent sets of numbers and should not be tied into the
same issue. The 2178 square feet figure lS a requirement of the
amount of land area that physically has to exist to allow one
housing unit to be bUll t on the lot. The Slze limit c;>f tI:e
structure is then based on a lot coverage requlrement WhlCh lS
based on the size of the total lot. A builder is allowed 75% lot
coverage for each floor that's allowed ln the particular zone.
Then on a 37~ foot lot he is allowed a thlrd story on the rear half
of the lot. In the three story sltuation, he is allowed 75% of
the total land area of the lot for the first two levels and then
50% of the total land area for the third level. The two numbers
do not correlate dlrectly --- one number tells you how many units
you may build on a lot and the size of the structure bUl1t on the
lot is based on the density standard. When using the 2178 square
foot figure, it calculates to 20 unlts per acre of land in the RHD
zone.
Focus On Selected Issues
Mr. Whittenberg commented on the 1978 Code changes to reduce
density lndlcatlng that ln 1984 the City went through an extenslve
process which has carried through to date. There are two
confllcting goal statements --- one in down zoning and the other
ln allowing expansions to pre-existing non-conforming structures.
The two viewpoints don't mesh but have been adopted by the Clty
as their POllCY. This Study SeSSlon is trYlng to deal Wl th
concerns brought by the increaslng magnltude of additions proposed
recently and to try to deal with the proposals ln a more effectlve
manner. The Study Session is not proposing to go back and deal
with all the issues that were dealt with in 1984 - 1985. The
Ci ty' s position lS that the entlre issue does not need to be
revisited but just the issue of how we deal wlth proposed
expansions --- particularly for three units and larger structures.
Definitlon of Rooms
Chairman Fife noted staff's suggestion that if you propose to add
bedrooms you cannot do it if you are non-conforming either by
parking or denslty or both. Staff lS proposing that on the
defini tlon of "bedroom" the language be struck on "for the purposes
of determinlng parking" but leave the definition in as to what
types of rooms are not classified as bedrooms. Foyers are non-
habitable areas and thls should be added to the exclusions. Also,
instead of using the word "hall" use "hallway". Now the term
"bedroom" is "anything other than a living room" but there's no
place in the Unlform Building Code nor the zoning ordlnance where
it defines what a "11 ving room" lS. Chairman Fife suggested
11mitlng the use of the word "livlng room" --- once lt's used, it
can't be used agaln on the same plans. Mr. Whittenberg said he
felt that was the intent of the drafters of this section in the
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early 1960's. This sectlon was placed in the Code whe~ the c7ty
had parking requirements based on the number of bedrooms ln a unlt.
When the parking requirements were changed the City didn't look at
the definitlon section again to revise it.
Authority to Disapprove --- Not Only Approve
Commissioner McCurdy, referencing page 2, paragraph 2 of the staff
report stated the Planning Commission has authority to both approve
and disapprove. Mr. Whittenberg, in outlining two different issues
to be dealt wlth, said he spoke with John Baucke, a former Seal
Beach Planning Dlrector. Mr. Baucke lndlcated the Minor Plan
Review process was put ln place to act as an information system to
alert the Plannlng Commission as to the types of proJects being
proposed. Mr. Baucke felt then that the City would evolve to the
pOlnt where lt is at now --- where proposals are put forth that
really are not meeting the City's intent. H1S intent at that time
was to have a cut-and-dried process --- a project meets Code
requirements, it's in line with all the criteria, the project gets
bUllt. The Minor Plan Review process is an information screening
process where it says to the Commission "These types of things we
will accept, but we want to look at it so we know what's gOlng on".
Any time a health and/or safety concern is detected, the Commission
has a rlght to deny the project. The health and safety concerns
become very limited. Chairman Flfe asked if Commissioner McCurdy
had ln mind expanding paragraph "ivn on page 4 to give the Planning
Commlssion the discretion lt should have? Commissioner McCurdy
said that would take care of the major concern, which is parking.
The wording was suggested "And that the public health, safety and
welfare of the community shall not be adversely affected in a
materlal manner". Mr. Whittenberg pointed out that under existing
State law the Commlsslon has that authorlty without stipulatlng it
in the municipal Code. Chairman Fife agreed, but noted a problem
that the public is unaware of State law when submitting thelr
appllcations. They look at the Code and don't see anything about
public health, safety and welfare and can be surprised when faced
with Government Code law. Therefore, lt may be better to include
the language ln the munlcipal Code to cut off problems, noting that
because you technically meet the letter of the law doesn't mean
that the Plannlng Commission is wholly without power to take a
broader overview of It.
Mlke Mundy * 704 Ocean Avenue. Seal Beach - Indicated he was
opposed to any additions lf all City requirements are not met. He
noted that in the 1960's Seal Beach allowed building a four unit
apartment building on a twenty-flve foot lot. He said that durlng
that period Seal Beach became a party town. He felt the down
zoning over the years has bettered Seal Beach by brlnglng ln
families into slngle family dwelllngs. Mr. Mundy felt only a
single family dwelling should be built on one lot. He said he owns
apartments in Seal Beach and said "I think it's fine that they are
allowed to remodel kitchens and keep them up. We have to keep our
apartments up in order to keep our rents up. But ... I think it
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can only be detrimental to the Clty to allow a guy with 5 units and
3 parking places to add square footage to his unit. I thlnk lt'S
just contrary to what we would like to see in the city".
Commissioner Dahlman told Mr. Mundy the Commission must take hlS
input and apply it to the lssue before the Commission --- the Code
section on minor enlargements and expansions which allows major
construction not just maintenance work, and discussed the criteria
for Mlnor Plan Reviews. One of the criteria is that if you plan
to demolish more than 50% of the bearing walls then you can't be
considered under the Minor Plan Review process and would have to
come under another process bringing a project closer to Code
requirements. Asked what he thought about that, Mr. Mundy said lf
the Commission "kept lt simple by not allowing any square footage
added to any units that don't meet all the new Code requirements
then there are no percentages or criteria". Commissloner
Dahlman said even that would still allow a remodel because
"Theoretically you could knock down all but 50% of the weight
bearing walls and even glven the rule you propose you could totally
renew the entire buildlng as long as you didn't expand by one
square foot. Do you propose to allow that?" Mr. Mundy said if
any unit was torn down to remodel that must meet all new parking
requirements. Mr. Mundy said he would not want to see a remodeling
of that scale even without square footage. Otherwise it will
continue to allow apartments in Old Town longer.
Bruce Stark * Seal Beach - Mr. Stark made several points:
continue Study Session
Urged continuing the Study Sesslon to allow addltional time for
citlzen review of staff report.
Amendments To Apply City-Wide
He felt the purpose of the 1978 down zoning was to completely
change and redevelop Old Town as qlllckly as possible. The
restricti ve ordlnances applying to Old Town speeded up
deterioration. This was done to "... lead us to redevelopment and
turning over property to some friendly developers". He suggested
the Planning Commission would not be thinking about these
amendments if they applied City-wide. Saying Old Town was not the
only area of the City with legal non-conformlng structures, he said
College Park East is legal non-conforming because it does not have
curbs, gutters or sidewalks there. Chalrman Fife said they do have
curbs, gutters and sidewalks but don't have parkway strips. Mr.
Stark said College Park East has a larger lot coverage allowance
than would normally be allowed lf demolished. Chairman Fife said
some of the four bedroom, single story homes exceeded the 40% lot
coverage requirement but most of the lots do not because they are
not that model. Leisure World is legal non-conforming because
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there are no back doors and questlonable parklng for Ii... all those
rental unltsli, intimating ownership of the unit would preclude
eviction for pet ownership.
Mr. Stark said the Marina-Hill area was also non-conformlng, noting
too short garages.
Density and parking
He proposed the Commlssion do nothlng on amending additional
ordinances for Old Town due to density and parking. He sald there
has been no professlonal study of whether there's a parklng problem
ln Old Town or not. He clted the Seal Beach Swim School as one
appllcatlon where the Planning Commission requlred no parking be
provlded and indicated it was needed.
Reduce House Footprint on Lot
Mr. Stark discussed the definition of "densi tyn versus building
intensity, suggesting a solution to denslty would be reducing the
footprint of a house on a lot, requiring a front or back yard. He
felt Old Town's been ruined by monstrous houses being built on 25'
x 117.5' lots because they increase density. He felt parking was
increasing because the very large houses have 4 - 5 bedrooms wlth
4 - 5 bathrooms with only a 2-car garage. He felt more than one
families live ln these homes and are advertised as such ln local
newspapers. He urged having uniform ordinances City-wide without
granting exceptions to certain areas, havlng a standard set of
criteria for all non-conforming areas. "For a small community we
don't have that many differences ln town". He urged the
Commlssion to find out what the residents of Old Town want, saying
he dld not want to live in a "velvet ghetto". Noting the City is
"under the gun" to provide low cost housing, Old Town is the only
place that has low cost housing. If Old Town becomes a "velvet
ghetto" there will be no low income housing. "Not withstanding
your ordlnances, they are routinely being 19nored by those wlth
friends in high placesli and said he had showed the Commission
photographs of outslde staircases.
Garages
Commissloner Orsinl asked Mr. Stark what percentage of garages were
actually used as garages? Mr. Stark replied about 10%. Mr. Stark
fel t that requiring people to have garage door openers would
encourage people to use their garages because they wouldn't have
to open the door themselves.
Chairman Fife asked Mr. Stark about renting a garage separately
from a house or apartment. Mr. Stark said, assuming there was a
parking problem in the Old Town area, he didn't think requirlng a
garage to be rented with the house or apartment would help the
parklng because so many tenants use garages for storage.
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How Many Familles/Persons in a Single Family Home
Chalrman Fife said he read two California Supreme Court decisions
one of WhlCh took the pOSl tion that R1 zoning can't be used to
preclude the occupation of a home by more than one family --- you
can have two famllies in a home that is otherwise in an R1 zone.
The other decision said you can/t, through zonlng, necessarily
restrict the number of people who can live within a home. A one
bedroom home could have ten people llving in it. If both of those
kinds of decisions do become the law, it makes Mr. Stark/s comments
on the large houses much more an issue in Seal Beach. Mr. Stark
said there lS a problem of not being able to dictate how many un-
related people can llve in a single dwelling. The way the Clty
ordlnances read presently" you/d have a great deal of
difficulty if somebody bought one of these houses and turned it
into a rooming house".
Mr. Stark said everyone lS interested in Old Town because the real
estate lS very expensive, stating a 25/ x 117.5/ lot could not be
bought for $300,000. So when an owenr pays that much money for a
lot s/he wants as blg a house as possible. He objected to "... row
houses ... we have a bunch of houses that practically look the
same, out of cookle cutters ... houses are so deslgned as to lend
themselves to apartments, as you well know because I/ve shown you
photographs of them". He wondered whether these projects were
approved by the Planning Department or the Plannlng Commission,
saying "Somebody/s approving them. You people have sat here night
after nlght and turned down outside stairways and if that/s the
case, why are there so many new outside stairways around town? ...
As Mr. McCurdy pointed out, somebody/s going to find the loophole
in it and if you don't find the loophole ln it, then you go make
your peace up on the second floor and somehow or other these things
come out in the Clty. I think Mr. McCurdy's right. Take a long
look at what/s being proposed, try to close the loopholes, try to
come up with a uniform pOlicy and let/s define our terms" on
parking and denslty.
Mr. Whlttenberg sald to Mr. Stark that he wanted to get back to the
issue of expansion of non-conformlng structures and asked if the
existlng provlsions of the municipal Code which allow the 10% of
the allowable floor area of the lot without any cap is what was
intended at the tlme the hearings were held ln 1984 - 1985?
Mr. Stark said that was the intent --- to allow a 10% increase in
what was being allowed by other people. The cap was put on because
of the "monstrosities" and maximum parking feasible was required.
Mr. Stark said he is a proponent of rlgid helght llmi tations
(notlng it was ignored as evidenced by the covered roof access
dome/observatory on Sandpiper Drive), less denslty in Old Town.
He objected to the Planning Commission/s allowing the minimum lot
size in Old Town being reduced and that lncreases density.
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outside Stairways
Commissioner Dahlman asked staff about Mr. Stark's comment on
building permits be1ng issued for outside stairwells. Mr. Curt1s
replied that approximately two outside stairwell permits were
issued in approximately the last two years. Both instances
required the applicant to place a covenant on the title of the
property allowing staff inspection at any time and also stat1ng
that there's only one unit on the property. Bas1cally staff frowns
on outs1de sta1rwells but the present Code does not give staff the
author1ty to absolutely say no 1n a no situation and therefore, if
people press the issue staff does require a covenant. That's the
limit of staff's enforceability.
Density
Commissioner Dahlman sa1d he found a definition of "density" in the
municipal Code Wh1Ch refers to the number of dwelling units per
lot and is further addressed by zoning laws. Density, as addressed
by Mr. Stark, 1S addressed by setback requirements. He noted that
issue was not the 1ssue tonight except in the form that if
somebody's non-conform1ng due to setbacks he's allowed to
perpetuate that by this section of the Code. Mr. Whittenberg felt
Mr. Stark was suggesting there should be a review of the
development standards currently in place for new construction.
Mr. Whittenberg sees that as being an 1ntensity of the use of the
property as far as the size of the structure that can be built on
it and the shape that structure takes on the property. That's a
different 1ssue than dens1ty --- density tells you how many units
can be put on the lot itself. The corresponding issue that Mr.
Stark 1S discussing 1S how big that structure can be, how far must
it be away from the property lines, what types of open space are
provided on the property. Mr. Wh1 ttenberg said he saw those 1ssues
are more 11ke development standards, building 1ntensi ty 1ssues
which are not a part of the issue tonight but are issues the
Commission can review at a later date. Commissioner Dahlman said
this 1ssue is not only in Old Town but is be1ng seen on the Hill
as a function of property values and the way the Code defines
space. The tendency appears to be the more expens1ve the property
the more every CUb1C 1nch should count. Mr. Whittenberg said
several cities are facing sim1lar problems, for example, Beverly
Hills is going through the "mansionizat1on" where owners are buying
three or four lots, demolishing three or four slngle family homes
and the new owners are proposing 12,000 to 15,000 square foot
homes. The tendency 1S to get the most for the dollar. Cha1rman
Fife asked if the Code lot coverage requirements d1dn't restrict
this. Mr. Wh1ttenberg ind1cated in Old Town they are allowed 75%
lot coverage.
Codes Applicable C1ty-Wide
Cha1rman Fife asked Mr. Whittenberg to what extent were the
restrict10ns applicable only to Old Town and not City-wide? Mr.
Whittenberg sa1d there are very specif1c exemptions in the Code
which exempt properties in the residential low density (RLD) zones
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are non-conforming for the garage sizes, Section 28-403, which
include College Park East, College Park West, Marina Hill. section
28-401 discusses lot coverage requirements in College Park East and
there's a specific exemption in that area which allows (in additlon
to the normal 45% lot coverage for the structure) an addltlonal 5%
for patios. Leisure World is under a Planned unit Development
(PUD) which operates as separate zoning system; they are not
subject to the standards of residential hlgh density (RHD) zonlng.
ThlS PUD process is similar to a Speclfic Plan, it sets up a
separate set of design development criteria.
Mr. Whittenberg referencing Mr. Stark's comment on lack of curbs,
gutters, sidewalks said these are improvements on the public right
of way and do not impact the definition of non-conforming on the
property itself because they are City lmprovements on public land.
Mltzle Morton * Seal Beach - Ms. Morton sald there were "dinky
little apartments on the waterfront which were uninhabitable for
people with money or wealth to live ln one of these crackerboxes.
So that's one of the reasons we allowed them to expandli. Said the
expansions started because many owners of duplexes along Seal Way
wanted to expand to have an owner's unlt upstairs, plus a bedroom
and bath.
Ms. Morton said she felt 75% lot coverage in Old Town was too much
because setbacks take the remalnder of the lot and there's no yard.
She indicated that when the original down zonlng occurred it was
generally believed there would be yards and lower density. It
dldn't happen.
She asked Mr. Whittenberg if garages had to conform to setbacks,
stating some garages are rlght on the alley? Mr. Whittenberg sald
"To be honest, the regulation before us doesn't address that lssue
directly. I think what the intent of the Code in the past has been
is that if you're not touching that particular portion of the
structure lt could remain in its current location. Obviously, if
you're re-doing that portion of the structure to meet the parklng
requirement then at that point we'd require that it meet the
setback requirement in addi tlon it. Ms. Morton sald the trouble with
that is that that places a burden on the man across the alleyway
where he can't get in and out of his garage. She indicated some
people don't use their garages because they can't back in and out
of them.
Ms. Morton asked the Commission if there was such a thlng as a Clty
with no lncome property? She thought lt would be unconstitutional
to down zone a city to that point, feellng certaln lots would have
to be zoned for multiple housing. She felt the City's population
would continue to decrease as the down zoning contlnued and asked
lf the City received State or Federal monies for our schools?
Mr.Whittenberg lndicated the City recelves certain types of funds
through different State agencies based on the City's population.
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The prelimlnary 1990 Federal Census flgures do not indicate the
decrease in City-wide populatlon is focused primarlly in the Old
Town area. It appears most of that decrease comes from Leisure
World and staff feels those figures are not correct. The other
residential areas of the City did not show a major drop in
populatlon.
Commlssioner Dahlman asked Ms. Morton if, during the previous study
sessions or did she personally, envision gutting a property down
to 50% of the weight bearing walls and rebuilding to what? Ms.
Morton replied "We never thought about that. Frankly, we were so
unsophlsticated in the early 1970's that the people who owned
income property at that tlme ... if they had known by down zoning
they would become legal non-conformlng they wouldn't have been for
it. That It would have caused all these headaches --- they
wouldn't have been for it".
Chi Kredel * 1633 Seal Way. Seal Beach - Indicated the Planning
Commisslon should not take actlon at this pOlnt. He said "You
can't grant a Variance to a buildlng that's 18 inches from the
alley. And, it seems to me, it would be against everybody's will
to grant a Varlance on a piece of property that's on the property
line. with the way this lS stated here, there's a possibillty of
It. If you went ahead and acted on it you'd be perpetuating it".
He said he was on the City Council in 1978 when the down zoning
started. It was felt nobody would bUlld on these pieces of
property but in the first year 17 people, about 30 years old, built
homes on the properties and had families. Staff at that time felt
people wouldn't build but they did. He felt something more
strlngent lS needed and 10% should not be allowed. He objected to
the wording "If they can't find the parking in It, they're allowed
to build." Mr. Whlttenberg advlsed that that's an existing
municipal Code provlsion in place now. Mr. Whittenberg said the
issue is before us now because the existlng regulations allow a
person to come into the City and request expansions, In the case
of 123 8th Street and 601 Ocean, of over 800 square feet and 1000
square feet and because of the eXlsting configuration of the
property not provide any additional parking. The Commisslon is
concerned that that type of an approval was probably something
that was not foreseen to occur when the standards were developed
in 1984 - 1985. They are trying to address that issue to allow the
City more leeway and discretion in reviewing proposed additlons of
that magnltude. Mr. Kredel asked what happened between 1978 -
1984? Mr. Whittenberg said about flve changes to the ~
happened. Mr. Kredel said after 1978 the people could remodel.
The problems began in 1982 when that City Council stopped all
building. He questioned how a Variance could be granted for a
property 18 lnches from the alley when all other garages set back
8 feet from the alley --- this doesn't make sense but there's the
possibility it could happen. Chairman Fife explalned it's not the
Varlance process but the Minor Plan Review process which allows an
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owner to perpetuate the non-conformity forever. Mr. Kredel said
that was not the intent of the City Councl1 ln 1978. Mr. Fife
asked what the City had in mind in 1978 when the down zoning was
taking place? Mr. Kredel felt they thought that through attrition
that eventually the whole downtown area would be upgraded. Mr.
Kredel, referencing Commlssioner Dahlman's questions on how people
felt about tearing down 50% of bearing walls and rebullding, Mr.
Kredel said that should not happen because that's a whole new
structure. He felt owners should not enlarge the building because
they won't have the parking. He noted other speakers comments on
lot coverage but himself could not picture one story houses belng
built. Chairman Fife asked Mr. Kredel if he recalled if the
allowance for 75% lot coverage in RHD put into the Code about the
same time these other changes were made? Mr. Kredel said he was
not certain but that Charles Antos would know.
commissioner Sharp indlcated he was still concerned about the lack
of public turnout at thlS meeting --- seven persons belng present.
Mr. Whittenberg sald this study Session was advertised on
television durlng the last City Council meeting intermissions.
Mr. Whittenberg said the Code does not indicate what Ordinance
adopted the 75% lot coverage. That provision was probably not
changed in 1978 when the density was reduced. That was an existing
provision that was kept and they reduced the actual number unlts
on a lot. Staff will research this and report to the Commisslon
at the next study Session. Chairman Fife said if people in 1978
wanted single family homes and push Old Town in the direction of
a family style community they probably did have yards and open
space in mind. And if thlS requlrement was qUletly lying in the
Code and no one caught it, the land values forced the people to use
all 75% and we're having a sltuation where the sky is being blocked
out by building. Mr. Whl ttenberg said if that was an existing
provision of the Code he doubted it was quietly overlooked because
that I s what was belng builtin Old Town under whatever density
standards were before. Mr. Whittenberg felt there is a tendency
to build out when land values are so expensive. Commissloner
McCurdy said Old Town has no solution to the 25 foot lots which
should never have been zoned as such. He also said that people in
the audience didn't speak against thlS proposal ln ltS entirety,
perhaps certain parts. It does appear the people in the audience
don't want any more increases in Slze in non-conforming properties.
Mr. Kredel said when the Minor Plan Reviews are processed he felt
the setbacks should be strictly adhered to. He used 1605 Ocean
Avenue as an example, saYlng it sits 18 inches off the alley and
they have no parking. They have rollout windows that reach the
property line. He said staff needs a Code enforcement offlcer who
can do something about problems. Mr. Kredel said he asked Barry
Curtis about the rollout windows and was told they are legal
because they are not attached to the building. Mr. Whittenberg
said it was not alright to proJect over a property 11ne but you
could proJect to a property line. Mr. Whittenberg informed
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Mr.Kredel that in 1978 the Code was changed to remove the provision
that allowed for a Conditlonal Use Permit for an expansion of non-
conformlng structures. In 1982 and 1983 there were other Code
changes. Mr. Whl ttenberg asked Mr. Kredel if he felt that
propertles which are non-conformlng due to parking and density
should be able to have any expansion of llving area? Mr. Kredel
said IINo. But maybe some exceptions could be granted". The
Commission lndicated that's the problem --- no enlargements at all
versus a certain size additlon up to a certaln pOlnt. That worked
fairly well until the large addltlon requests came along and there
were concerns expressed that that's not what was intended. We are
trying to flnd a pOlnt where an owner can add a small amount to
their structure without increasing the density of the structure but
for anything larger than that come up to meet parking requirements
or at least have one space per unit.
Mr. Kredel asked staff how the 10% was determlned? Mr. Whittenberg
replied that the 10% is based on the allowable floor area of the
lot which is based on 75% lot coverage. For example, if you have
a 2000 square foot lot you would be allowed 1500 square feet for
the flrst floor, 1500 square feet for the second floor. That
calculation was put in the Code in 1985. At that point placing a
cap on Slze of additions was discussed and 300 square feet was
discussed. A lot of discussion took place regarding an owner of
a very small house. That owner could not add much based on the 10%
up to 300 square feet versus another owner who has a larger house
where that owner could add more because he's got a larger house to
start with. Previous Mlnutes show the Cl ty decided to base
addltions on the allowable floor area and the allowable floor area
is based on the number of stories you can bUlld on the property.
On a 25 foot lot you can build 2 stories, on a 37~ foot or wider
lot you can bUlld 3 stories on the rear half. That's why staff is
suggesting some sort of cut-off point where you can add a small
addltion to deal with closets, bathrooms, expandlng an existing
room but not addlng additional rooms which would lncrease bUllding
intenslty without going through a different level of review.
Commissloner Dahlman said he wanted more tlme to re-read the
reports and previous Minutes and asked the study SeSSlon be
continued. Chairman Fife asked staff to figure how, if at all, lot
coverage and setback issues could/should be flgured into this
equation.
Bruce Stark * Ocean Avenue. Seal Beach - Said he would avoid
absolute prohibltlons llke no additions if It'S non-conforming
because the City may defeat the thlngs they are trYlng to
encourage. The concern on why the public is not participating may
be due to the many renters in Old Town who may feel this is not
their problem. Regarding parking, he suggested the City contact
USC or UCLA, any university with Planning courses, and see if one
of their courses could be to do a study/survey to see If we have
a parklng problem. Regarding non-conforming structures, there lS
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someth1ng seriously wrong in Seal Beach because we have so much
non-conforming property. He suggested reviewing what is "non-
conform1ng" and perhaps change that. Regarding garages used for
park1ng, there 1S a cont1nuing problem of parking in the alleys and
felt the alley parking should be prohibited as it destroys the
setback. Regard1ng cement-filled poles in the alleys, he felt
these poles destroys the alley setbacks and should be prohib1ted.
No one wishing to speak further, Chairman Fife closed the Study
Session.
Comm1ss1oner Orsini said he rece1ved 15 telephone calls and 5
letters which all sa1d "No parking then no construction". But with
some discuss1on, the callers felt perhaps some remodel1ng work
could occur "with a cap but no bedrooms could be expanded, no major
expans10ns and conform1ng to parking to large expansions. He said
he liked Mr. Brown's idea of allowing 100 square feet per unit
which would control that. He felt the Commission should look at
the 75% lot coverage as grass is disappear1ng and planter boxes are
be1ng bU1lt. Mr. Wh1ttenberg sa1d "Bas1cally your setbacks w1II
take up 25% of your lot".
Mr. Whittenberg, referencing a comment that the C1ty should have
one set of non-conforming standards, said the difficulty is that
~ there are three different types of res1dent1al areas in the C1ty:
College Park East, College Park West and the H1II which
are 5000 square foot, detached, single fam1ly tract
homes, built primarily by slngle builders and during a
relat1vely short time period.
Old Town which was bU1lt from pre-1920 to the present
day. Before 1933 there were no building standards in
effect. And generally 2500 square foot lots which are
half the Slze of the lots on the H1II or in College Park
East/West. M1xed hous1ng with lots of d1versity.
Surfs ide has 850 to 1000 square foot lots (some are 35'x
25' lots).
Mr. Whittenberg said staff would prefer to keep working on this
1ssue at the next meeting.
Chairman F1fe asked staff to research whether other communit1es had
any system to ensure whether garage park1ng spaces are generally
available for that purpose and do they have inspection programs
which are justif1ed by health and safety concerns conducted through
the F1re Department, what k1nd of privacy issues do they run into,
has that approach been found to work or does it create more
problems?
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staff to research and report back. Mr. Whittenberg said the Code
does have a provision that garages should be maintalned for use as
such and the issue to be dealt Wl th is a concentrated Code
enforcement effort. That would take a lot of tlme and work and
would be a slow process.
Commissloner Orsinl wanted staff to research how many slngle famlly
dwellings, by percentage, ln Old Town excluding commercial
buildings. Staff to research and report back.
Chairman Fife, referencing a comment by Director Whittenberg that
he would not like to see the diverslty of houslng ln Old Town
eliminated, asked how this issue played against the State's
requirement for low income houslng. The last Houslng Element
committed the City to provlde more houslng and everything that has
happened since then has headed toward providing less housing.
Chairman Flfe adjourned the Study SeSSlon to the next regularly
scheduled Planning Commission meetlng of March 20, 1990.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Leroy Brown * 705 Ocean Avenue. Seal Beach - Said he felt the
zoning in Old Town should be changed to reflect what really can be
bUllti change R3 to Rl. He felt the classificatlons (RLD, RMD,
RHD) are mlsleading and we should word to ensure people understand
what they're buying. Mr. Whittenberg explained that under the
present density you are allowed 1 unlt for every 2178 square feet
and when multiplied out allows 20 units per acre of land which is
hlgh density. The RLD areas, College Park East/West and H1II
areas, are low density but have a minimum lot size requirement of
5000 square feet which is 8 units per acre. If then the zoning in
Old Town were changed to low density lt would be 8 units to acre
or 1/4 house per lot.
Reva Olsen * Seal Way. Seal Beach - Asked if two properties could
be joined by a patio? Mr. Whittenberg said a lot merger would
accompllsh that under Subdivision Act and it changes the property
descriptlon to one large parcel. Secondly, she asked lf a 50 foot
lot on a corner is non-conformlng? Mr. Whittenberg said yes, the
Code requlres that corner lots have an additional 10% in width over
the standard lot size. A home can be conformlng and the lot its
on can be non-conforming. Thirdly, she asked what happened on the
Catastrophe Clause? Chairman Fife, noting this question could take
some time to research, asked for it to be discussed at the next
meetlng.
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STAFF CONCERNS
Chevron Food Mart * 2950 Westminster Blvd. - On March 7, 1990 the
Planning Commiss1on approved CUP 1-90 where Chevron USA would
remodel an existing automobile service station with a new canopy,
relocation of the lube bay door and remodel the cashier area.
During the past week members of the Commission expressed concern
to staff that the remodeled cashier area may be a mini -mart.
[Staff report on file in Planning Department]. Staff recommends
considering the Chevron food mart to be in compliance with Code and
the Comm1ssion hold Public Hearings to d1SCUSS provisions
regulating establishment of min1-markets in the City.
Comm1ssioner Sharp said "We are right back into the interpretation
of what one bel1eves 1S what ... if that had been in the permit
when it came before us and asked for th1S remodeling of the tanks,
the stat10n and so forth, I am pos1t1ve that we would have denied
1t. At least I would have. Where I voted for 1t originally. I
still feel that when they are going in the food business they are
going 1n the mini-mart bus1ness and that's what we're trying to
el1minate ... to perpetuate it isn't what we need to do ...".
Cha1rman Fife sa1d he had similar react1on. The Commission clearly
did not cons1der the food mart gOlng in at the Mobil Station on
Seal Beach Boulevard as something that was simply an incidental
sale of motorist items. The Comm1ss1on discussed the applicant's
desire to sell alcoholic beverages and felt that would not be good
for Seal Beach despite what his competition was doing. The
Commiss1on subsequently found out that the Code definition of
"automobile service station" did not include food marts. He said
"I don't see enough of a d1fference between what the Chevron
Station has done without the requirement for any input from us and
what the Mobile station did w1th considerable debate to draw much
of a distinction ... I'm concerned that this person could bootstrap
from th1S to a r1ght to sell alcohol by getting the ABC on his
side, by saying the City of Seal Beach allows me to sell food so
why not alcohol given the ABC prohibit1on against discriminat1ng
against a seller just because he also sells gasoline. Mr. Curtis
said he didn't see any danger of that happening as presently worded
--- to cons1der alcohol as an incidental motorist product. Mr. Fife
said the ABC says you can't prohibit a food mart from also sell1ng
alcohol simply because 1 t sells gasoline. Then 1f we have an
establishment that the City doesn't call a food mart couldn't the
ABC say "We don't care what you call it, 1t looks like a food mart
to us, this man should be given a beer and wine 11cense". Mr.
Curtis said staff feels that's a valid argument and that's why when
service stations have come before the Comm1ss1on, staff has
recommended includ1ng wording in the Code which strictly def1nes
what a mini-market 1S, where they would be allowed to sell alcohol.
And, working with the City Attorney, staff recommended making the
condit1ons upon which alcohol could be sell at a service station
very tightly def1ned. The City Attorney felt those would be
adequate 1n addressing this.
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Each tlme the Commission felt the eXlsting verbiage was adequate.
Commissioner Sharp asked staff when they were aware, in the issuing
of the permltted plans, that Chevron was putting in refrigerating
equipment, coffee equlpment, shelvlng to put in this type of market
that you didn't bring lt to someone's attention? Mr. curtis said
thlS came before the Building Department approximately one to two
weeks before the job was finaled. Commissloner Sharp asked was it
being built before you knew about it? Mr. Curtls said yes,
definitely. When lt came before the Planning Commlssion it showed
an expanded sales area and at that time staff discussed with the
property owner and they said normal service station supplies would
be sold out of there. Commissioner Sharp said he stopped at the
station and asked to see the 11cense for handllng what they were
handling but could not find one on the board. A statlon employee
said Chuck Feenstra (Cl ty BUllding Inspector) is the person we
dealt with. commissioner Sharp said "I'm just really concerned on
how things are run. When they come before us and are they approved
one way and they end up something else when they're built". Mr.
Whl ttenberg sald most of the equipment in the station is free-
standing equipment that does not show up on building plans.
Commlssioner Orsini asked if they showed an outside Vlew of the
station when the CUP went through the Planning Commission?
commissioner Sharp explalned their orlginal request, noting
everything ln the applicatlon was discussed thoroughly. The sign
"Food Mart II was not there. Mr. Ors ini then asked 1 f, when the
plans came before the Building Department, if the sign "Food Mart"
was there? Mr. Curtls said "I would have to look at the approved
plans. I don't believe that the "Food Mart" sign was even part of
the request". Mr. curtis said the sign could be requested to be
removed.
Commlssioner Dahlman said he believed he had been told the City
would not allow the sale of alcohol at gas stations because the
City doesn't allow mini-marts at gas station. He agreed with
Commlssioner Sharp that in looking at the pictures lt appears to
be a mini-mart.
commissioner Orsinl sald the shelves and coolers are empty to a
large extent and he wondered what would be going in there. Mr.
Whittenberg said that in order to get a license to sell alcoholic
beverages they need to get City permission before ABC will lssue
a license. Mr. Orsini asked staff what the difference was between
a "mini-mart" and a "food mart"? Mr. Whittenberg said staff was
struggling with the difference between a "food mart II or a IImlnl
mart" or a service station that has candy and gum. Staff indlcated
this service station's supplles may be more than the Commission is
comfortable with. commissioner orsini said "But we do agree we
are not allowing mini-marts?" Mr. Whittenberg sald "Not allowing
mini-marts II . Commissloner Orsini said "I need to know what the
difference is because I don't see the difference II . Mr. Whittenberg
sald "That's the problem, there's no set definitlon as to what a
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minl-mart is. Some cities define them by a certain size of area
that's available for the sale of good, some cltles deflne it by the
types of goods that are for sale ...". Commissioner Sharp said he
could understand a mini -mart in a rural area which would be
approprlate. But ln Seal Beach there's markets all around where
all those items can be bought.
Concern on ABC's Positlon
Chalrman Fife said he knew that they couldn't get a beer/wine
llcense from the City without a permlt, but his main concern was
the City's dlscretlon to wlthhold such a permit is restricted and
cannot be based slmply on the fact that the establishment also
sells gasoline. Mr. Whittenberg said "That's correct". Mr. Fife
continued, if the ABC decided, in lt'S opinion, that that was a
mlnl-mart, however it might define a mlni-mart, couldn't the ABC
take the posltlon that Slnce the City of Seal Beach allowed the
establishment to go that far, it would not have the dlscretion to
refuse to issue a permit for lt to sell alcohol? Mr. Whittenberg
sald "I can't give you a good answer to that questlon. I don't
know if ABC has ever taken the formal posltlon of over ruling a
city's determinatlon as to what constltutes food sales or a mini-
mart. And that's an issue we'd have to explore. I don't know if
that's been tested or not". Commlssioner Sharp said it was tested
in the City of Los Alamitos. Mr. Whlttenberg said it was tested
on a certaln clrcumstances and we would have to look at the
background on that circumstance to see lf that's appllcable here.
Chairman Fife said he agreed with Mr. Curtis' comment that there
is no way to look at the sale of alcohol as an incidental to a
motorlst's need because it's against the law to have open alcohol-
containing containers ln an automoblle or to drink alcohol ln motor
vehicle. Chairman Fife sald it didn't seem to him that that's
necessarlly the approach the ABC might take. It seems the ABC
takes the approach that if you're selllng food and you're also
selling gasoline you can't withhold a liquor llcense simply because
the station is selling gasoline and overlooks the incidental
motorist need issue. Mr. Whittenberg said it may be true the ABC
looks at issues differently but what staff is looking for is lf the
Commlssion feels that the types and amounts of 1 tems they are
selllng are sufficiently large to put them lnto something other
than an lncidental motorlst category staff will take that directlon
from the Commlssion and contact Chevron USA and indlcate they are
not in conformance with the Conditions of their CUP. Chairman Fife
indlcated that the approach may not be to inventory the ltems but
to set a dollar amount of sales that they may not exceed per month.
He felt the inventory approach could be manipulated ln various ways
and would requlre too much staff enforcement tlmes. Chairman Fife
sald he was not concerned with the ldea of having no minl-marts in
the City of Seal Beach, as it's almost a coming thing, and could
be comfortable with a change in the Code which says we would allow
mini-marts on and North of Westminster Boulevard and maybe keep
them out of the Old Town area. But he said he was more concerned
about the City losing the right to control thelr destiny wlth
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respect the ABC corning in and preempting us. Mr. Whlttenberg said
that issue will be explored wlth the City Attorney's Office and
staff will report back to the Commission.
staff will contact Chevron USA regardlng CUP #1-90 and get the food
display areas reduced to a more reasonable level.
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Resolution No. 1611 and No. 1614 - Mr. Whittenberg lndlcated these
Resolutions have been prepared to reflect the determinations of the
Planning CommlSSlon on the Mlnor Plan Reviews at 123 Eighth Street
and 601 Ocean Avenue. Staff wanted to present these to the
CommlSSlon for reVlew and signature at the next regularly scheduled
meeting. The City Council will be considering these matters on
appeal on March 11, 1991.
COMMISSION CONCERNS
commissioner Orsini asked to be excused from the March 20th
Planning Commission meeting because he would be attending the
League of Californla cities meeting.
Staff presented Chairman Fife Resolution Nos. 1612, 1613 and 1609
for signature. Resolution No. 1609 was not signed because of the
changed Condltlons.
ADJOURNMENT
Chalrman Fife adjourned the meetlng at 10:50 p.m.
Sincerely,
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J an Fillmann
Executive Secretary
Planning Department
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These Minutes are tentative and are subJect to the approval of the
Plannlng Commission.
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meeting on March 20, 1991.
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