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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 1969-05-21 . . . e e MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 21, 1969 The Seal Beach Planning Commission met in regular session on Wednesday, May 21, 1969, in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Present: Absent: Barton, Crowley, Lanning, Peters Lescher The meeting was called to order by Chairman Crowley at 7:36 P.M. Mr. Lescher's absence was excused because of illness. The minutes of the meeting of May 7, 1969, were approved as presented. 1, Unfinished Business (a) Shell Oil Co., V-18-69 Hearing was continued from the last regular meeting to allow applicant to prepare and present detailed proposed landscape plans as well as make improvements in the appearance of the site. Landscaping plans were submitted. Secretary advised he had visited the site and indicated his approval of the landscaping. Discussion of the site clean-up followed, including the portable signs, trash bin and general clutter. Commission members felt oil company and operator must show good faith of intentions by clean up of site prior to granting of any variance. Mr. Peters moved to continue the hearing to the next meeting and give notice to the service station operator and Shell Oil Co. that the trash bin enclosure and some type of screening along the interior sides 'would be required along with other conditions previously specified. Seconded by Mrs. Lanning and passed unanimously by the members present. Resolution No. 322 2. Public Hearing - Paul & Mary Kochan, V-2l-69 Paul and Mary Kochan, 109 Waverly Dr., Alhambra, represented by Harry Duncan, 1554 W. Wardlow Rd., Long Beach, requested a variance to permit construction of a two- unit apartment building with one single parking space and one tandem parking space to provide required parking on the site. Property is described as Lot 16, Block F, Tract No. 1 with the street address of 1630 Ocean Ave. Interior door from garage . to service room as shown on the plans to be eliminated. Discussion of necessity for an easement to the city across the rear of the property for future widening was held and the applicant agreed to this condition. Commission members expressed concern on proper handling of this case since it would be setting a precedent and wanted some instrument drawn controlling and defining "usable and acceptable" parking and occasions permissible for use of the tandem arrangement. Chairman continued the hearing until the next regular meeting. 3. Oral Communications Members of the audience asked about required parking on odd shaped lots. This will require establishing policy and a study would be made. e e . 4. Written Communications Letters were received from the Woman's Club of Seal Beach, three individual residents of College Park East as well as a petition signed by thirteen residents of the city all requesting that if Bay Boulevard is to be renamed that the name "Seal Beach Boulevard" be used. These letters were received and filed. Secretary advised he had contacted the Division of Highways and read a letter submitted to them asking for directional signs to Leis~re World to be installed on the freeway both east and west of Bay Boulevard off-ramps. Public'hearing.opened on April 16, 1969, was declared closed. Mr. Barton moved to recommend to the City Council that the name of Bay Boulevard from Electric Avenue to the San-Diego-Garden Grove Freeway be changed to Seal Beach Boulevard to provide better city identification for all areas of the cityo In addition, the Planning Commission requests a joint meeting be held with the City Council to consider renaming Los A1amitos Boulevard to Seal Beach Boulevard from the San Diego-Garden Grove Freeway to the northerly city 1imitso Seconded by Mr. Peters and passed unanimously by the members present. Resolution Noo 323. 5. Other Business . The secretary reported that the City Council had indicated favorable approval of the Planning Commission's resolution establishing a policy to improve community appearance by the strict application of Ordinance Noo 7480 They also requested that public hearing be held and an ordinance be prepared to provide for abatement of non-conforming service stations and to establish a system of bonding to assure the removal of stations out of operation and restore the site for other uses. It was felt an interpretation was needed too for promotional signso Chairman directed the staff to prepare an ordinance for considerationo No further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 PoM. ~~~~ Lois Arnold . REcording Secretary .