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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 1994-10-19 . . ,. CITY OF SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES of OCTOBER 19,1994 The City of Seal Beach Planning Commission met in regular session at 7:35 p.m. by Chairman Dahlman calling the meeting to order with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Presen t: Chairman Dahlman Commissioners Sharp, Law, Campbell, Brown Also Presen t: Department of Development Services Lee Whittenberg, Director Barry Curtis, Administrative Assistant Joan Fillmann, Executive Secretary Craig Steele, Assistant City Attorney AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION by Sharp; SECOND by Brown to approve the Agenda with the Minutes of October 5th extracted. MOTION CARRIED: A YES: 5-0-0 Sharp, Brown, Dahlman, Campbell, Law ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications from the audience. CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION by Campbell; SECOND by Sharp to approve the Consent Calendar: 1. Receive and File Memo re Red Lobster' restaurant reopening. 2. Minor Plan Review #94-7 for 229 13th Street MOTION CARRIED: A YES: 5-0-0 Sharp, Brown, Dahlman, Campbell, Law *** Page 2 - City of Seal Beach Planning Commission Minutes of 10-19-94 . MOTION by Brown; SECOND by Campbell to approve the adoption of Resolution No. 94- 43 for Minor Plan Review #94-7. MOTION CARRIED: A YES: 5-0-0 Sharp, Brown, Dahlman, Campbell, Law *** MOTION by Brown; SECOND by Campbell to approve the Minutes of October 5, 1994 as presented. MOTION CARRIED: A YES: ABSTAIN: 4-0-1 Brown, Dahlman, Campbell, Law Shm'p *** Mr. Steel stated that with the adoption of Resolution No. 94-43 tonight, the Planning Commission's action is final and the ten calendar-day appeal period will begin for Minor Plan Review 94-7. . PUBLIC HEARING 4. Conditional Use Permit 94-7 2201 Seal Beach Boulevard Staff Report Mr. Curtis delivered the staff report. [Staff report on file in the Planning Department]. The applicant, Rockwell International, is requesting to establish a planned sign program for the Rockwell International facility which would permit an oversize sign on Building #80. The proposed sign would read "Rockwell" and is proposed in conjunction with the relocation of the corporate headquarters to the Seal Beach facility. Commission Ouestions Chairman Dahlman asked if this is a liberalization of the City's existing sign ordinance? Mr. Curtis said no, adding the planned sign program allows a greater latitude for the larger centers so they may achieve more flexibility. Rockwell is allowed 3540 square feet of signage and this proposal would bring them to 832 square feet. Ms. Fillmann stated no correspondence or comments have been received on this proposal. Public Hearing The applicant's representative was present but did not wish to comment. There was no . testimony from the audience. Chairman Dahlman closed the Public Hearing. ~' Page 3 - City of Seal Beach Planning Commission Minutes of 10-19-94 . Commission Comments MOTION by Sharp; SECOND by Law to approve Conditional Use Permit 94-7 through the adoption of Resolution No. 94-44 as presented. MOTION CARRIED: A YES: 5-0-0 Sharp, Brown, Dahlman, Campbell, Law *** Chairman Dahlman noted the Commission's action is final tonight and the ten calendar-day appeal period will begin. STAFF CONCERNS 5. City Attorney Discussion on Resolution Voting and Signing Mr. Steele noted he has submitted a memo to update the Commission on the traditional procedures for this issue and to clarify any confusion. . The Planning Commission, in a quasi-judicial capacity, is required to act by resolution. They are required to pass written findings so everyone involved understands the basis on which the Commission made its decision. The Planning Commission's formal action is the adoption of a resolution. In many routine applications, Planning Department staff will prepare proposed resolutions. The Commission can adopt those resolutions by its one vote on the issue. That would be the Commission's final action. In more complex applications, the Commission's decision may require staff to come back with a resolution for review. As a matter of procedure, the Commission will see those resolutions come back before it as a Consent Calendar item. The recorded vote by the Commission is the vote taken when the resolution comes back before the Planning Commission. If a Commissioner wants to register a "No" vote or an "Abstention" on a particular resolution on the Consent Calendar, he should ask that that resolution be extracted from the Consent Calendar to be voted on separately. Otherwise, those votes will be recorded in the way the Commissioners vote on the Consent Calendar. The Commission would vote on the Consent Calendar and the recording secretary will record the votes by hand on the particular resolutions. The resolution will be presented to the Chairman for signature. . . . . Page 4 - City of Seal Beach Planning Commission Minutes of 10-19-94 If the Commissioners wish to record a "No" vote on an individual Consent Calendar item, like a resolution, that Commissioner could notify the recording secretary at the beginning the meeting and have that vote recorded. That item would then not be extracted from the Consent Calendar. If the Commissioner wants to make a statement she/he should extract that item from the Consent Calendar. When a Commissioner is absent from a meeting and he wants his vote recorded as an abstention, he does not need to extract it from the Consent Calendar, he may simply indicate this fact. COMMISSION CONCERNS There were no Commission concerns. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Dahlman adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m., noting the next meeting will be on November 9th. Mr. Whittenberg indicated there are no Public Hearing items scheduled for that meeting but staff may be coming back to the Commission with study session items. Chairman Dahlman indicated the following meeting is November 23rd and he will be out of town. Commissioner Sharp said he will also be out of the City on November 23rd. Respectfully Submitted, ~~C> Jo Flllmann Recording Secretary APPROV AL: The Planning Commission :i~ of October 19, 1994 were approved on ~l~bcr ~ ,1994. ~ "fJ 19q