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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 1981-02-18 e MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 18 1981 THE PLANNING COMMISSION MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18 1981 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 211 8th STREET THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7 30 P M BY CHAIRMAN COVINGTON THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG WAS LED BY COMMISSIONER RIPPERDAN PRESENT ABSENT Knapp Lelbert Gllkerson Covlngton Rlpperdan None The mlnutes of the December 17 1980 meetlng were approved as submltted PUBLIC HEARINGS . A Draft Land Use Component of the Local Coastal Program Secretary provlded a hlstory of the Coastal Act and the two years of work by the local Coastal Program commlttee leadlng to the draft Land Use Plan Two PubllC Hearlngs have been held on the document by the local Coastal Program commlttee wlthln the last month to recelve publlC comments on the document All changes to the Draft Land Use Plan were explalned for the beneflt of the audlence PubllC Hearlng opened Phll Lund Presldent of Surfslde Colony Ltd spoke at length about the proposed condltlons (pollcles 4 & 5 page 35) relatlng to publlC access to the west beach area Vla PhllllPS Street gate and the potentlal lmpacts on the Colony D1Scusslon followed on the factors relatlng to the pollcles to prcvlde beach access at the west end of the Colony PubllC Hearlng closed The Plannlng Commlsslon dlscussed varlOUS pollcles related to the Department of Water & Power s1te publlC translt serVlce houslng and publlC access to the west beach area of Surfslde Covlngton moved seconded by Gllkerson to amend POllCY 5 page 35 to read Should Federal ploperty be obtalned adJacent to the western portlon of Surfslde Colony that property shall be used In a manner that provldes publlC access to the publlC beach area The easement allowlng access through the Surfslde gate house shall be abandoned for the tlme the access way through the mllltary slte 1S In eXlstence Motlon unanlmously approved by Commlssloners present Rlpperdan moved seconded by Gllkerson to amend POllCY 7 page 36 to read A comblnatlon of parklng avallablllty and publlC translt serVlce shall be malntalned durlng Vlsltor hours at a level WhlCh maXlmlzes all segments of the publlC s abll1ty to easlly reach the pler and beach areas (see Map 6) Motlon unanlmously approved by Commlssloners present . Planning Commisslon Minutes Page 2 e Covington moved, seconded by Leibert to amend Policy 15, page 39, to read: ....'D.W.P. Parcel. The Land Use Plan for the Department of Water and Power (DWP) parcel shall be the Callfornia Coastal Conservancy Coastal Restoratlon Project #3 as approved by the California Coastal Commisslon on June 29, 1979, as shown on Map 9 and more specifically described in detail on page 2 of the Staff Summary of the Coastal Restoration Project (see attachment 1). The plan is understood to be conceptual and includes a range of possible uses to insure economic feaSibility while maintainlng consistency with the provisions of the Coastal Act. e In order to make the Department of Water and Power Restoration Plan economically feaslble, the Conservancy/Coastal Commission/City Councll/Redevelopment Agency may modlfy the approved restoration plan provlded: a. Minlmum of 70% of site remains in open space. b. Maximum of 30% of site is devoted to development. c. The open space and developed areas on the slte are as shown on Map 9. The intent is to malntain the nature, scope and intent of the restoration plan as it relates to types of uses. No industrlal uses or other types of uses not covered in the restoration plan shall be Substltuted for a use in the plan."... Motion unanimously approved by Commissioners present. Gllkerson moved, seconded by Knapp to amend page 41 as follows: 1. Delete all but last full sentence of Section 2.4.4.1. 2. Add words "or selllng for no more than 2.5 times gross annual income.'. after words "monthly lncomell in last line on the page. Motion unanimously approved by Commissioners present. Gilkerson moved, seconded by Rlpperdan to amend Policy 22, page 44, line 3 - add words "meeting locally generated housing needs and" after word "City." Motlon unanimously approved by Commissloners present. Knapp moved to forward the Draft Land Use Plan to City Council, as modified by the L.C.P. Committee and Planning Commlsslon, for public hearlng and Council action. Motlon seconded by Gilkerson and unanlmously approved by Commissioners present. MINUTE ORDER e Planning Commlssion Minutes Page 3 e ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Covlngton expressed concern about the length of tlme between Planning Commisslon meetings. After discussion, the Commission agreed that meetings should be held at least once a month. In this way the Commlssion and Staff can exchange information and the cltizens have an opportunity to address the Commission on a regular basis. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS All written communications were ln conJunctlon with regular agenda items. REPORT FROM SECRETARY Knapp noted that one amusement machine remalns in the Tastee Freeze, and that a truck rental business is being run from the Shell Statlon (Maln and Pacific Coast Highway) and the ARCO Station (Lampson and Seal Beach Blvd.) A brlef report was given on the 1980 Census at the request of the Planning Commission. Meetlng adjourned at 9:25 P.M. ~.~ e............. ecoY1 1 ng secret~y ~~/2~ Secretary to the Planning Commission e