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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 2000-10-04 . . . CITY OF SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA for October 4, 2000 7:30 p.m. District 1 - Brian Brown District 2 - Jim Sharp District 3 - Len Cutuli District 4 - David Hood District 5 - Thomas Lyon Department of Development Services Lee Whittenberg, Director Terence Boga, Assistant City Attorney Mac Cummins, Assistant Planner Carmen Alvarez, Executive Secretary o City Hall office hours are 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed noon to 1 :00 p.m. o The City of Seal Beach complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance to attend this meeting please telephone the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting (562) 431-2527. o Planning Commission meetings are broadcast live on Seal Beach TV3. They are rebroadcast on Sunday evenings, Channel 3 at 4:00 p.m. o Videotapes of Planning Commission meetings may be purchased from Seal Beach TV3 at a cost of $20 per tape. Telephone: (562) 596-1404. o Copies of staff reports and/or written materials on each agenda item are on file in the Department of Development Services and City libraries for public inspection. . . . City of Seal Beach Planning Commission · Agenda of October 4, 2000 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET The following is a brief explanation of the Planning Commission agenda structure: AGENDA APPROVAL: The Planning Commission may wish to change the order of the items on the agenda. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Anyone wishing to address the Planning Commission, only on items not on tonight's agenda, may do so during this time period. No action can be taken by the Planning Commission on these communications on this date, unless agendized. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: Public Hearings allow citizens the opportunity to speak in favor of or against agendized items. More detailed information is found in the actual agenda attached. If you have documents to distribute, you should have enough copies for all Planning Commissioners, City staff and the public. Please give one to the secretary for the City files. The documents become part of the public record and will not be returned. CONSENT CALENDAR: Consent Calendar items are considered routine items that normally do not require separate consideration. The Planning Commission may make one motion for approval of all the items listed on the Consent Calendar. SCHEDULED MATTERS: These items are considered by the Planning Commission separately and require separate motions. These transactions are considered administrative and public testimony is not heard. STAFF CONCERNS: Updates and reports from the Director of Development Services (Planning and Building Departments) are presented for information to the Planning Commission and the public. COMMISSION CONCERNS: Items of concern are presented by the Planning Commissioners and discussed with staff. All proceedings are recorded. 2 . . . City of Seal Beach Planning Commission · Agenda of October 4, 2000 City of Seal Beach Planning Commission Agenda for October 4, 2000 7:30 p.m. I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. ROLL CALL III. AGENDA APPROVAL By Motion of the Planning Commission, this is the time to: (a) Notify the public of any changes to the Agenda; (b) Re-arrange the order of the Agenda; and/or (c) Provide an opportunity for any member of the Planning Commission, staff, or public to request an item is removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS At this time, members of the public may address the Planning Commission regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning Commission, provided that the Planning Commission may undertake no action or discussion 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 a specific item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. 1. Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of September 20, 2000. VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Site Plan Review 00-3 and Conditional Use Permit 00-8 (Continued from September 20,2000) East of Seal Beach Blvd., between northbound 405 Freeway off-ramp and Lampson Ave. Applicant/Owner: Request: Urban Solutions, Inc. for Islands Restaurant To approve a Site Plan Review and Conditional Use Permit request for a proposed 5,557 square foot Islands Restaurant including a 449 square foot outdoor dining area. Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions, and adoption of Resolution 00-27 and 00-28. VII. SCHEDULED MATTERS 3. Presentation of State Mandated General Plan Housing Element revision process. Staff Presentation regarding future action VIII. STAFF CONCERNS 3 . . . City of Seal Beach Planning Commission · Agenda of October 4, 2000 IX. COMMISSION CONCERNS X. ADJOURNMENT 4 . . . City of Seal Beach Planning Commission · Agenda of October 4, 2000 2000 Aaenda Forecast OCT 18 CUP 99-9 Faith Christian Assembly - 12-Month Review CUP 00-13 - Hennessey's Review NOV 08 NOV 22 DEC 06 DEC 20 TO BE SCHEDULED: o o o o Study Session: Study Session: Study Session: Staff Report: Permitted Uses and Development Standards in Commercial Zones (5/6/98) Seal Beach Boulevard (10/7/98) Anaheim Bay Villas (10/7/98) Undergrounding of Utilities And Beyond Calendar: CUP 98-6 at 12147 Seal Beach Boulevard (Yucatan Grill) Review (April 2001) ADA Handicapped-accessible Restrooms (April 2001) 5 .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 .22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 .44 CITY OF SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of October 4,2000 Chairperson Hood called the. regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission to order at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2000. The meeting was held in the City Council Chambers and began with the Salute to the Flag.1 ROLL CALL Present: Chairperson Hood Commissioners Brown and Cutuli Also Present: Department of Development Services Lee Whittenberg, Director Absent: Commissioners Lyon and Sharp Mac Cummins, Assistant Planner Terence Boga, Assistant City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg reported that Commissioner Lyon had called to excuse himself from tonight's meeting due to illness. He noted that he had not yet heard from Commissioner Sharp regarding his attendance. AGENDA APPROVAL Mr. Whittenberg stated that for Item No.2, Site Plan Review 00-3 and Conditional Use Permit 00-8, a representative of Urban Solutions, Inc. had telephoned the Director of Development Services and requested that this matter be tabled to a future date until negotiations for acquisition of the property were complete. The Director of Development Services stated that the item would be re-noticed and re-advertised for public hearing. Chairperson Hood asked if the vote to table this item should be taken now or when that item is addressed in the Agenda. Mr. Whittenberg recommended approving the Agenda now and voting on the item when it is to be addressed in tonight's agenda. MOTION by Cutuli; SECOND by Brown to approve the Agenda as presented. MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 0 - 2 AYES: Brown, Hood, and Cutuli 1 These Minutes were transcribed from audiotape of the meeting. \\SCULL y\CARMEN\PC Mlnutes\Mlnutes\10-04-00 PC Mlnutes.doc .~ 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 .23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 .- 45 46 NOES: ABSENT: None Lyon and Sharp ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Chairperson Hood opened oral communications. None. Chairperson Hood closed oral communications. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of September 20, 2000. MOTION by Brown; SECOND by Cutuli to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 3-0-2 Brown, Hood, and Cutuli None Lyon and Sharp PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Site Plan Review 00-3 and Conditional Use Permit 00-8 East of Seal Beach Blvd., between northbound 405 Freeway off-ramp and Lampson Ave. Applicant/Owner: Request: Urban Solutions, Inc. for Islands Restaurant To approve a Site Plan Review and Conditional Use Permit request for a proposed 5,557 square foot Islands Restaurant including a 449 square foot outdoor dining area. Recommendation: To continue this item to the Planning Commission meeting of October 4, 2000. MOTION by Brown; SECOND by Cutuli to table this item to a date uncertain with re-notification for a public hearing. MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 0 - 2 \\SCULL Y\CARMEN\PC Mlnutes\Mlnutes\10-o4-o0 PC Mlnutes.doc 2 .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ,.22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 ~ 44 .45 46 City of Seal Beach Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of October 4, 2000 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brown, Hood, and Cutuli None Lyon and Sharp SCHEDULED MATTERS 3. Presentation of State Mandated General Plan Housing Element Revision Process. The Director of Development Services stated that he wanted to familiarize the Commission with the process of updating the Housing Element for the City of Seal Beach General Plan. (A copy of this presentation is on file for inspection in the Planning Department.) He explained that under the provisions of state law, all cities in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties must have their Housing Element updated by December 31, 2000. He stated that the City had contracted with a consulting firm that specializes in preparing housing elements and the City expects to receive a draft of this document to have available for the Planning Commission by the end of October or early November. He contfnued by stating that the State of California has adopted general laws that apply to all cities in California with a statewide housing goal that "Decent housing and a suitable living environment must be provided for every California family." These laws also mandate a Housing Element to be a component of the General Plan and require that certain items must be evaluated and identified during the update process. Mr. Whittenberg stated that the role of the Department of Housing and Community Development is to review housing elements to determine whether or not they conform with the provisions of state law, and to certify that document as being in compliance with state law. He said that this process can be very lengthy and sometimes quite controversial. Mr. Whittenberg then described the process for drafting the Housing Element. He explained that the Planning Commission will review the document and if approved, it will go before City Council for approval and adoption. After adoption the document is sent to the State agency for review and final approval at that level. Mr. Whittenberg explained that the State of California has never certified a Housing Element for the City of Seal Beach. He noted that if a city does not have a legally adequate Housing Element as determined by the State or by a court, they are not eligible to receive certain types of grant funds. He stated that if a city does not have a Housing Element, they may be subject to litigation on issues related to housing. He said that in Orange County there is a substantial imbalance of housing availability vs. housing need. He reviewed presentation graphs depicting the projected statistics for population growth in Orange County and existing home prices. He noted that the increasing population by the year 2020 will create a \\SCULL Y\CARMEN\PC Mlnutes\Mlnutes\10-04-00 PC Mlnutes.doc 3 .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 .22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 .45 City of Seal Beach Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of October 4, 2000 tremendous demand for new housing in Orange County. He indicated that housing costs are usually higher in Southern California and that approximately 40% of all renters within Orange County are low/moderate income families, and 15% of all homeowners also fall within this category. Mr. Whittenberg outlined affordability of homes and rental units in Orange County based upon family income. He stated that the Housing Element will review existing programs and policies of the City and attempt to evaluate how these programs provide opportunities for low to moderate/income housing. It will also discuss what has happened to existing housing within the community since the last Housing Element Update. Mr. Whittenberg discussed the existing needs analysis that includes general demographic information, housing characteristics, vacant land opportunities for new housing, and the housing construction rate. He noted that the construction rate within Seal Beach was very low. He stated that the Housing Element would provide projections of housing needs in Orange County within the next 5 years and will include a section on special needs assessment. Mr. Whittenberg stated that once the draft for the Housing Element is complete, public hearings will be held both at the Planning Commission and City Council level. He then proceeded to outline some policy options for housing as follows: 1. Preservation/Rehabilitation 2. Multi-Family Housing 3. Infill 4. Mixed Use Housing 5. Manufactured Housing 6. Granny Flats 7. Senior Housing In presenting these options, Mr. Whittenberg provided examples and reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of each. With regard to Granny Flats, Mr. Whittenberg explained that although mandated in all cities in the State of California to be allowed, this use has not been utilized very much within Seal Beach. He noted that Seal Beach has a very large contingent of existing senior housing in the Leisure World complex, and this is an issue that would probably not be addressed in the housing element as far as additional opportunities for this category of housing. The Director of Development Services discussed federal and state programs available that provide financial assistance for housing programs. He stated that the City currently participate in a Mortgage Credit Certificate Program through the County of Orange, which provides reduced interest rate financing for first-time home buyers of homes within a specific price range. He said that in Seal Beach the only homes that qualify are attached condominium units. Mr. Whittenberg also provided information on the rental assistance programs and the Redevelopment Affordable \\SCULL Y\CARMEN\PC Mlnutes\Mlnutes\1Q-04-QQ PC Mlnutes.doc 4 .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 .22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 .45 46 City of Seal Beach Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of October 4, 2000 Housing Set-Aside Fund available to low/moderate income residents wanting to make needed improvements to their homes. Mr. Whittenberg explained that within the Housing Element the City must define specific objectives as to the number of housing units to be rehabilitated, constructed or conserved (by income levels) over the next 5 years. He stated that input from the Citizens Participation Committee will be presented when public hearings are held before the Planning Commission and City Council to discuss housing needs within Seal Beach. Commissioner Questions Commissioner Brown asked when public hearings on the Housing Element would take place. Mr. Whittenberg responded that the public hearings were tentatively expected to take place in early to mid-November. Commissioner Brown confirmed that the process had to be complete by December 31, 2000. Mr. Whittenberg responded that December 31 is the deadline, but he doubts that there would be a major outcry if cities have not adopted their Housing Element by this date. He said that part of the difficulty is that the State is required to give the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) an overall housing need for its region, which includes Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Ventura Counties. He explained that each of these counties receives an allocation of units from SCAG, and the County will distribute the number of units that each community must accommodate. He said that the state and SCAG have been arguing for approximately 15 months on what the appropriate number of units allocated within a region as a whole should be. He stated that until this issue has been resolved, cities cannot finalize their Housing Elements, and will probably not have them completed by December 31,2000. Commissioner Cutuli asked who would be completing the Housing Element for the City of Seal Beach. Mr. Whittenberg reported that the City has retained the consulting firm of Cotton, Beland, and Associates (CBA). He noted that over the last 15 years they have prepared approximately 65-70% of the housing elements for cities within Los Angeles and Orange Counties. He said that they were very experienced in this area. Commissioner Cutuli asked if the City is allowed to provide input. Mr. Whittenberg responded that CBA would provide a draft document for review by the Planning Commission and before taking the document before the City Council for public hearing. STAFF CONCERNS Mr. Whittenberg reported that at the Planning Commission meeting of September 20, 2000, the Commission had requested that they be provided with a copy of the permit to allow live entertainment at O'Malley's. He noted that a copy of the permit had been distributed tonight to each of the Commissioners. \\SCULL y\CARMEN\PC Mlnutes\Mlnutes\10-04-00 PC Mlnutes.doc 5 .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 .22 23 24 25 . COMMISSION CONCERNS None. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Hood adjourned the meeting at 8:04 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Carmen Alvarez, Executive Sec tary Planning Department APPROVAL City of Seal Beach Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of October 4, 2000 The Commission on November 8, 2000 approved the Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting of Wednesday, October 4,2000. ~ . \\SCULL y\CARMEN\PC Mlnutes\Mlnutes\10-o4-00 PC Mlnutes.doc 6