HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 2008-09-03City of Seal Beach Planning Commission
Agenda for September 3, 2008
7:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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ROLL CALL
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AGENDA APPROVAL
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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 be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate
action.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
IV.
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.
CONSENT CALENDAR
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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. July 2008 Building Activity Report.
2. Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of August 6, 2008.
3. Receive and File: Status Report Re: SB 375
4. Receive and File: Various Articles of Interest
“”Spigot to Spigot.”
“Green Infrastructure Rising”
“Our Imperiled Oceans and Coasts”
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SCHEDULED MATTERS
VI.
5. Request for Time Extension – Variance 07-4, 1790 Apollo Court (Dadvar
Group Corporation).
PUBLIC HEARING
VII.
6. Conditional Use Permit 05-10
(After-the-fact Request for Extension of Conditional Use Permit)
2950 Westminster Avenue (Chevron Station)
Applicant/Owner: Sal Hassan / Hassan & Sons, Inc.
Request: To remodel an existing service station, including a new
convenience market and drive-through car wash,
prompting the requirement for a new Conditional Use
Permit. The request includes 24-hour operation of the
service station and convenience market, and the car
wash is proposed to be open 5:00 a.m. to midnight
daily.
Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions, and adoption of
Resolution 08-24.
7. Conditional Use Permit 08-8
13960 Seal Beach Blvd. (Seal Beach Village Center)
(Take No Action)
Applicant/Owner: Seal Beach Village L.P & Therese Hotvedt / Burnham
USA
Request: To host a Certified Farmers Market every Wednesday
from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. within the parking lot area
of the Seal Beach Village shopping center.
Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions, and adoption of
Resolution 08-23.
STAFF CONCERNS
VIII.
COMMISSION CONCERNS
IX.
ADJOURNMENT
X.
To meeting of September 17, 2008, at 7:30 P.M.
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2008 Agenda Forecast
Sep 17
CUP 08-8 - 13960 Seal Beach Blvd. (Seal Beach Village Center)
Oct 08
Oct 22
Nov 05
Nov 19
Dec 03
Dec 17
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CITY OF SEAL BEACH
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PLANNING COMMISSION
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Minutes of September 3, 2008
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7 Vice-Chairperson Massa-Lavitt called the regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning
8 Commission to order at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2008. The meeting
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9 was held in the City Council Chambers and began with the Salute to the Flag.
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ROLL CALL
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13 Present: Vice-Chairperson Massa-Lavitt, Commissioners Bello, DeLay, and Eagar.
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16 Present: Department of Development Services
17 Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services
18 Steve Flower, Assistant City Attorney
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20 Absent: Chairperson Deaton
21 Jerry Olivera, Senior Planner
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23 Mr. Whittenberg reported that Chairperson Deaton had informed Staff that she would
24 not be present at tonight’s meeting. He recommended a motion to excuse her absence
25 from tonight’s meeting.
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27 MOTION by Bello; SECOND by DeLay to excuse Chairperson Deaton from the
28 Planning Commission meeting of September 3, 2008.
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MOTION CARRIED: 4 – 0 – 1
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AYES: Bello, DeLay, Eagar, and Massa-Lavitt
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: Deaton
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AGENDA APPROVAL
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37 MOTION by Bello; SECOND by Eagar to approve the Agenda as presented.
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MOTION CARRIED: 4 – 0 – 1
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AYES: Bello, DeLay, Eagar, and Massa-Lavitt
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: Deaton
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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3 Vice-Chairperson Massa-Lavitt opened oral communications.
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5 Seth Eaker, Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of Items 5, 6, and 7
6 noting that all of these applications would help enhance the quality of life in Seal Beach.
7 He then thanked the community for its support of the Seal Beach Chamber Summer
8 Concert Series.
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10 There being no one else wishing to speak, Vice-Chairperson Massa-Lavitt closed oral
11 communications.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
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15 1. July 2008 Building Activity Report.
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17 2. Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of August 6, 2008.
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19 3. Receive and File: Status Report Re: SB 375
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21 4. Receive and File: Various Articles of Interest
22 “”Spigot to Spigot.”
23 “Green Infrastructure Rising”
24 “Our Imperiled Oceans and Coasts”
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26 MOTION by Bello; SECOND by Eagar to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
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MOTION CARRIED: 4 – 0 – 1
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AYES: Bello, DeLay, Eagar, and Massa-Lavitt
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: Deaton
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SCHEDULED MATTERS
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35 5. Request for Time Extension – Variance 07-4, 1790 Apollo Court (Dadvar Group
36 Corporation).
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38 Staff Report
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40 Mr. Whittenberg noted that this Variance was approved by the Planning Commission
41 (PC) on September 5, 2007, and indicated that this approval was for an exterior grain
42 storage silo for a pasta manufacturing business. He explained that Dadvar receives
43 financing from the Middle East and has experienced a delay in receiving this due to
44 homeland security clearances. He noted that this request falls within the provisions of
45 the Zoning Code (ZC) and Staff recommends approval of an extension until September
46 11, 2009.
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1 Commissioner Questions
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3 Commissioner Eagar referred to Page 3 of Resolution 07-52, Section 6, Item B, and
4 asked if the equipment screen is part of the Variance approval. Mr. Whittenberg
5 confirmed that it was.
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7 MOTION by Eagar; SECOND by DeLay to approve a one-year time extension for
8 Variance 07-4, 1790 Apollo Court (Dadvar Group Corporation) until September 11,
9 2009.
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MOTION CARRIED: 4 – 0 – 1
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AYES: Bello, DeLay, Eagar, and Massa-Lavitt
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: Deaton
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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18 6. Conditional Use Permit 05-10
19 (After-the-fact Request for Extension of Conditional Use Permit)
20 2950 Westminster Avenue (Chevron Station)
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22 Applicant/Owner: Sal Hassan / Hassan & Sons, Inc.
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24 Request: To remodel an existing service station, including a new
25 convenience market and drive-through car wash, prompting
26 the requirement for a new Conditional Use Permit. The
27 request includes 24-hour operation of the service station and
28 convenience market, and the car wash is proposed to be
29 open 5:00 a.m. to midnight daily.
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31 Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions, and adoption of Resolution
32 08-24.
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34 Staff Report
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36 Mr. Whittenberg delivered the staff report.
(Staff Report is on file for inspection in the
37 He provided some background information on this item and noted
Planning Department.)
38 that this item is similar to Item 5, but in this case the actual time period previously
39 granted has expired. He explained that this item has been re-noticed as a public
40 hearing matter to provide notice to surrounding property owners and residents. He
41 stated that this matter was previously approved by the Planning Commission (PC) in
42 2005, with the PC granting an extension in 2007 until April 2008, and the reason for the
43 large time discrepancy in between is that this property is located within the Coastal
44 Zone and this application was under review by the California Coastal Commission
45 (CCC) for approximately 18 months, which has been counted as part of the time for
46 compliance for beginning construction within one year. He stated that the owners
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1 erroneously believed that the extension was good until August of 2008 and
2 subsequently submitted the request for an after-the-fact extension. He said that Staff
3 recommends approval as there have been no changes to the original requests and the
4 applicant is ready to begin construction.
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6 Commissioner Questions
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8 None.
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10 Public Hearing
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12 Vice-Chairperson Massa-Lavitt opened the public hearing.
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14 There being no one wishing to speak, Vice-Chairperson Massa-Lavitt closed the public
15 hearing.
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17 Commissioner Comments
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19 None.
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21 MOTION by DeLay; SECOND by Eagar to approve the after-the-fact extension of
22 Conditional Use Permit 05-10, subject to conditions, and adopt Resolution 08-24 as
23 presented.
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MOTION CARRIED: 4 – 0 – 1
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AYES: Bello, DeLay, Eagar, and Massa-Lavitt
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: Deaton
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30 Mr. Flower advised that the adoption of Resolution No. 08-24 begins a 10-day calendar
31 appeal period to the City Council. The Commission action tonight is final and the
32 appeal period begins tomorrow morning.
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34 7. Conditional Use Permit 08-8
35 13960 Seal Beach Blvd. (Seal Beach Village Center)
36 (Take No Action)
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38 Applicant/Owner: Seal Beach Village L.P & Therese Hotvedt / Burnham USA
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40 Request: To host a Certified Farmers Market every Wednesday from
41 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. within the parking lot area of the Seal
42 Beach Village shopping center.
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44 Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions, and adoption of Resolution
45 08-23.
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1 Staff Report
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3 Mr. Whittenberg explained that this matter appears on the agenda because it was
4 advertised in the Sun Newspaper and public notices were mailed out to property owners
5 and residents within the area; however, after notices were mailed the applicant
6 indicated that there had been a change in the operator for the proposed farmers market
7 who wishes to operate on a different day that what was advertised, and this item has
8 been re-noticed and re-advertised for the September 17, 2008, PC meeting. He
9 indicated that no action would be taken on this item tonight.
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11 STAFF CONCERNS
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13 Mr. Whittenberg provided an update on the recently-adopted Title 11 Zoning Code (ZC),
14 which will take effect on September 10, 2008. He stated that the City is aware that
15 there are petitions for a referendum being circulated and if submitted by September 10
16 the ZC would be placed on the ballot for an election at some future date. He indicated
17 that Staff would provide updates.
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19 COMMISSION CONCERNS
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21 None.
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23 ADJOURNMENT
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25 Vice-Chairperson Massa-Lavitt adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m. to the next
26 scheduled meeting of September 17, 2008.
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29 Respectfully Submitted,
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37 APPROVAL
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39 The Commission on September 17, 2008, approved the Minutes of the Planning
40 Commission Meeting of Wednesday, September 3, 2008. <:::..c... .
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