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Home My WebLink AboutPC Min 1995-11-08 . . . .. CITY OF SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA of NOVEMBER 8, 1995 730 P.M. * City Councll Chambers 211 Eighth Street, Seal Beach, CA Next Resolution: #95-25 I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE n. ROLL CALL ID. APPROVAL OF AGENDA By Motion of the Planning CommissIOn, this IS the time to' (a) Notify the publIc of any changes to the agenda; (b) Rearrange the order of the agenda; and/or (c) Provide an opportumty for any member of the Planmng CommissIOn, staff, or public to request an Item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. IV. ORAL COMMlJNICATIONS At this time, members of the publIc may address the Planmng CommIssIon regardmg any items wIthin the subject matter junsdIction of the Planmng commIssion, provIded that NO action or dIscussIOn may be undertaken by the Planning Commission unless otherWIse authorized by law. V. CONSENT CALENDAR Items on the Consent Calendar are consIdered to be routine and are enacted by one motion unless prior to enactment, a member of the Planning commiSSIOn, staff or the publIc requests that a specIfic Item be removed from Consent Calendar for separate action. 1. Approve Planning CommiSSIOn Mmutes of October 18, 1995. . . . Page 2 - City of Seal Beach Plannmg Conun'SSIOD Agenda for November 8, 199~ VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Zoning Text Amendment 95-1 Applicant: CIty of Seal Beach Request: To establish CIty-wIde standards for the temporary dIsplay of advertiSIng banners In commercial/industrial zones. The proposed requlatlOns would establIsh a permitting process and set maximum time and size limIts for the dIsplay of temporary banners. VII. STAFF CONCERNS 3. Receive and File Staff Memo re 12501 Seal Beach Boulevard * Remy Amenque ApplIcanon for ABC LIcense 4. Receive and File Staff Memo re 550 PacIfic Coast Highway * Los Cabos Restaurant CIty CouncIl Acnon on Appeal [CUP 95-3] 5. Receive and File Staff Memo re Property Line Surveys Consideration of Requirement in ConJuncnon WIth a BuIlding Permit VIII. COMMISSION CONCERNS IX. ADJOURNMENT 1be City of Seal Beach cOIIlphes With the AmenclIO' With D.,ab.hlle, Act of 1990 If you need an.sllIDce to attend thiS meetmg. please telephone the City Cledt's OfflCO at (310) 431-2527 at least 48 hours III advlIOce of thiS JllCOtmg . Pace 3 - C1ly of Seal Beach Plannmg CoIlUlIISSlon Agenda for November 8, 1995 1995 AGENDA FORECAST NOV 22 . Public Hearing: DWP Specific Plan Revisions DEC 06 . PublIc Hearing: MalO Street Specific Plan Revisions. ConsIderation of NegatIve Declaration 95-6 [PossIble contlOuance to 12/20 and 1/3/96]. Status Memo on 1733 CrestvIew Dr./Deck . DEC 20 . . PossIble ContInuance: Main St. Specific Plan. Code Enforcement Mechanism [Tentative] .l22.6: JAN 03 JAN 17 FEB 07 FEB 21 . MAR 06 MAR 20 APR 03 APR 17 MA Y 08 MAY 22 JUN 05 JUN 19 JUL 03 JUL 17 AUO 07 AUO 21 SEP 04 SEP 18 OCT 09 OCT 23 NOV 06 NOV 20 DEC 04 · Possible Continuance: MalO St. SpecIfic Plan. · CUP 94-8/327 MalO/NIp 'n Stuff @ 6 mos. [6 mos from 10/4/95] · CUP 95-1/1013 PCH/PIetro's 12 mos. hours. · CUP 94-1/600 MannalRadIsson 12 mos. ABC · CUP 92-1/909 Ocean/El Burrito 12 mos. ABC · CUP 94-8/327 MalO/NIp 'n Stuff 6 mos. 2nd reVIew . 1be elly of Seal Beach cllll\pllcs With the American. Willi DI'labllllle. Act of 1990 If you need assistance to attend thiS mcetmg, please telephone the elly Clerk's Office at (310) 431-2527 at least 48 hours m advance of thiS mcetmg . . . Page 4 - ~ of Seal Beach PlDnnmg CooumsslOI1 Agenda for November 8, 1995 DEe 18 The ~ of Seal Beach COI1lpbes With the Amencnn. With Dlsablbtle. Act of 1990 If you need assistance to attend thiS meetmg, please telephone the City C1ert's Office at (310) 431-2527 at least 48 hours U\ advance of thiS meetlllg . . . CITY OF SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES of NOVEMBER 8, 1995 The City of Seal Beach Planning CommIssIon met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, wIth ChaIrperson Campbell callIng the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Chairperson Campbell CommIssIoners Sharp, Law, Dahlman, Brown Also Present: Department of Development Services Lee Whittenberg, Chairman Craig Steele, Assistant CIty Attorney Barry CurtIS, AdmmistratIve ASSIstant Joan FIllmann, ExecutIve Secretary APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION by Dahlman; SECOND by Sharp to approve the agenda as presented. MOTION CARRIED: A YES: 5-0-0 Dahlman, Sharp, Brown, Law Campbell ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Jim Caviola * 1008 Ocean A venue. Seal Beach Mr. CavlOla spoke about hIS feelmgs on trees, pnmarIly about a tree that was removed at 101 MaIn Street. He explaIned how trees enhance the beauty of any city, the need for more trees and his concern for the removal of expensive, mature trees. Mr. Caviola produced a photograph that he claimed dIrectly contradicted the statements of Bob Eagle and took issue with Mr. Eagle's statements and felt that they were untrue. Chairperson Campbell thanked Mr. Caviola for his comments and requested he follow up on his ideas and concerns. She asked staff to find out what the red bands on two trees at the intersection of ElectrIC A venue and Mam Street mdIcate PlIge 2 - Cd;y of Seal Beach Plannmg CotIUIIISSIOD MUlull:s of November 8, 1995 . CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION by Dahlman; SECOND by Sharp to approve the Consent Calendar: 1. Approve Planning Commission Minutes of October 18, 1995. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: 5-0-0 Dahlman, Sharp, Brown, Law Campbell *** PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Zoning Text Amendment 95-1 Applicant: CIty of Seal Beach . Staff Report Mr. Curtis presented the staff report. [Staff report on file in the Planning Department]. The proposed Zomng Text Amendment would establish CItY-WIde standards for the temporary dIsplay of advertising banners 10 commercIalhndustnal zones. The proposed regulatlons would mstltute a permittlng process and set maximum time and SIze limits for the dIsplay of temporary banners. Commission Comments on Staff Report Commissioner Dahlman asked If the defimtIOn temporary exterior sign would apply to mtenor banners? Mr. Curtis saId no, staff dId not mtend to mclude interior banners 10 this ZTA. Commissioner Dahlman asked If banners were to be restricted to fabric and/or fleXIble matenal, including paper? Mr. Curtis SaId yes. Commissioner Dahlman asked If staff had considered the lIghtlng of banners and the Impact of such lighting on nearby residents? Mr. Curtls SaId he had not envIsIoned lightlng for thIS ZT A but noted lighting would require a separate, electrical permit. He explained lightlng must not stray, it must be shielded and kept on ItS own property. Commissioner Dahlman asked what was staff's purpose in defimng temporary sign? Mr. Curtis saId it was a further defimtion for a banner --- a banner IS descnbed as a temporary sign and therefore a temporary sign was descnbed. PublIc Hearing Leonard Wilson * 12121 Seal Beach Boulevard. Seal Beach Mr. Wilson introduced himself as the Marketlng DIrector for the Rossmoor Shoppmg Center. . He stated he just received his copy of the staff report on Monday afternoon and requested Pace 3 - Cdy of Scal Beach Plmmmg COIlUlUSSIOll Mmutcs of Novcmbcr 8, 1995 . additional tlme to go over the report wIth the key merchants in the Center. In the brief time he has had to review the report and dISCUSS It WIth certain Center merchants, he indicated the merchants would like to see some restrictions on temporary signage and banners. Their property managers also feel the restrictions are necessary. However, the do not want to see busmess and their potential growth restricted. CommIssioner Dahlman asked Mr. WIlson If he was aware the CIty has an effective ordinance allowing a planned sign program? Mr. WIlson indIcated the Rossmoor Shoppmg Center already has a planned SIgn program. Chairperson Campbell saId she had some questIons for staff but felt thIS matter must be deferred because Mr. Wilson had stated he needs more tIme to discuss the staff report with the people he needs to contact. She felt thIS was probably the same SItuatIon WIth Seal Beach Business AssocIation. MOTION by Brown; SECOND by Dahlman to continue the Public Hearing on Zoning Text Amendment 95-1 to the Planning Commission meeting of November 21, 1995. There bemg no further publIc comments, ChaIrperson Campbell closed the Public Hearmg. . Chairperson Campbell asked staff what SItes north of the 405 Freeway are affected by the temporary banners? Mr. Curtis SaId that would mclude Rossmoor Center and the three commercially zoned Bixby parcels. Mr. Whittenberg SaId It would also technically apply to the Bixby Office Park. ChaIrperson Campbell said she was concerned that there IS a stretch of fencing at Candleberry and Heather which serves as the neIghborhood bulletIn board. She didn't want to see that restricted and it's a wonderful neIghborhood asset. ChaIrperson Campbell SaId one thing not mentIoned 10 the staff report IS the content of the banners and she asked If It would be lImIted to bUSIness endeavors? Mr. WhIttenberg SaId CIties have very few restrictIons that can be placed on polItIcal SIgns ChaIrperson Campbell SaId the College Park East neIghborhood association places SIgns, from time-to-time, regarding meetings and upcoming activities on the fence at Candleberry and Heather. Mr. CurtIs SaId those SIgns are not allowed to be placed on the fence but the Issue IS not enforced by the CIty or by thIS ZTA. He added lilt's a totally separate Issue that I assume we would contInue not to enforce". Chairperson Campbell asked about a banner on public property for a public purpose? Mr. Whittenberg said there's a dIfferent permittIng and approval process for banners on publIc property. Those are not a part of this ZTA, this zomng ordInance only applies to pnvate property . Regarding the content of advertISIng banners, Mr. Steele SaId the ordInance cannot permIssIbly regulate content at all, the ordmance must be content neutral. . . . . Paac 4 - City of Seal Beach Plannmg COIIUlIISSIOII Mlllutes of Novcmbcr 8, 199~ Commissioner Dahlman saId he thought banners would be lImited to two subjects, and one could be price. Mr. Steele saId "We lImIt content but that lImIt is content-neutral. We can't differentiate between commercial and charitable or retail versus food, but we can say that within the context of being neutral, what the sign can contain". CommIssioner Dahlman saId he was concerned about that, and noted CIty regulations WhICh do limit that kind of content. He would be concerned if that's a policy the CIty needs to live by, especially wIth regard to specIfic brands of alcohol being advertised in WIndows. STAFF CO:NCERNS Mr. Whittenberg indicated the follOWIng Items were provided to the Planning Commission for their information: 3. Receive and File Staff Memo re 12501 Seal Beach Boulevard * Remy AmerIque ApplIcation for ABC LIcense 4. Receive and File Staff Memo re 550 PacIfic Coast HIghway * Los Cabos Restaurant CIty CouncIl Action on Appeal [CUP 95-3] 5. Receive and File Staff Memo re Property Line Surveys Consideration of Requirement in Conjunction with a BUIlding PermIt Staff asked if the CommIsSIon WIshes to meet on Wednesday, November 22nd as It'S the day before ThanksgIving and many people WIll be travelIng? The CommiSSIOn unanimously determined to continue the November 22nd meeting to December 6th. COMMISSION CONCERNS There were no Commission concerns ADJOURNMENT At 8:15 p.m. Chairperson Campbell adjourned the meetIng to Wednesday, December 6, 1995. Respectfully SubmItted, <::\0 o.r.~ -LL. . . a...,.-,~ Joan Fillmann Recording Secretary APPROV AL: The Planning CommIssion MInutes of November 8, 1995 were approved on December 6, 1995. ~