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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Min 1985-04-03 SEI ~EACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENr City Council Chambers 211 Elghth Street Seal Beach, Callfornla '. The Seal Beach Plaruung Comnuss~on meets ~n sess~on every f~rst and th~rd Wednesday of each month at 7.30 p.m. If you w~sh to address the Comnuss~on on any part~cular publ~c hear~ng ~tem, the Cha~rman w~ll call for pubhc testJ.mony fJ.rst for those J.n favor of the proJect, and second, for those who are not J.n favor. When you see that the speaker's posJ.tJ.on J.n the center of the room J.S unoccupJ.ed, step up to the nucrophone and when recognJ.zed by the ChaJ.rman, speak dJ.rectly J.nto the nucrophone by fJ.rst statJ.ng your name and address clearly and dJ.stJ.nctly for the records. State your busJ.ness as clearly and succJ.nctly as possJ.ble and then waJ.t a moment to see J.f the Comm~sSJ.oners have any quest~ons J.n regard to your comments or questJ.ons. If there are no other questJ.ons or comments, return to your seat so that the next person may address the ComnussJ.on If you wJ.sh to address the Comnuss~on on matters other than pub1J.c hearJ.ngs, the agenda provJ.des for that tJ.me when the ChaJ.rman asks for comments from the publJ.c Address the ComnussJ.on J.n the same manner as stated for publ~c hear~ngs, always statJ.ng your name and address first. APRIL 3, 1985 NEXT RESOLUTION #1365 1. 2. 3. 4. Pledge of Alleglance Roll Call Report from Secretary Consent Calendar At thlS t1me, members of the publlc may present testlmony to the Comm1sS1on as to why any ltem should be removed from the consent calendar for a full and separate publlc hear1ng. Unless a Comm1ss10ner requests a full publlc hear1ng, all consent agenda 1tems wlll be acted upon 1n one summary vote. .' (A) M1nutes of March 6, 1985 (B) M1nutes of March 20,1985 Scheduled Matters 5. The publlC may speak at the dlscret10n of the Commlsslon. (A) Study seSSlon State lands Spec1f1c Plan. 6. Comm1ss10n Requests 7. Oral Communlcatlon from the Audlence 8. Commlss10n Communlcatlons 9. AdJournment Agenda Forecast. . Aprll 17, 1985 - Cond1tlonal Use Perm1t 2-85 Mlchael Farrel B47 Surfslde - Mlnor Helght Devlatlon 1-85 Doug Sheppard 119 12th Street. Study seSS10n on Zonlng Text Amendment 2-84 Non-conformlng BU11d1ng Prov1s10ns. May 1# 1985 Admlnlstratlve Appeal 1-85 Dan1el J. Redfeather Var1ance 4-85 Tlny Naylor's - 941 Pac1f1c Coast H1ghway --. - -- PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF APRIL 3, 1985 The Seal Beach Plannlng Commlsslon met in reQular session at 7:37 p.m. wlth Chalrman Jessner call1ng the meetlng to order. Commlssioner Ripperdan lead the salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Chalrman Jessner Commlssloners: Hunt, Perrln, Ripperdan Covington (arrives 7:47 p.m.) Absent: None Also Present: John Baucke, Director of Development Services Allen J. Parker, Clty Manager REPORT FROM SECRETARY Mr. Baucke, the Commisslon Secretary, lndicated that the Lohrke appeal of CUP 1-85 and Varlance 2-85 has been wlthdrawn. Baucke also mentioned that the Blxby Ranch Company has filed a Precise Plan for the Specific Plan set for City Council actlon at the end of the month. He also noted that Councll wl1l conslder the request for approval of plans and speclfications and authorlzation to request bids for the restaurant at end of the pler at the Aprl1 8th Councl1 meetlng. Mr. Baucke then presented a report from the City Manager RE Hellman Property for thelr consideration. In that report, lt was mentloned that approximately 40 acres have been deleted, including the 15-acre park site, making the slte smaller than originally approved. Along wlth that decrease in SlZe, the sales price has been lncreased approximately 35%. Given those facts, along wlth other conslderations, the need to further study the matter was requested. It was the City Manager's oplnion that a 28% reductlon ln land and a 35% lncrease in prlce dictate the project wl11 not be vlable wlthout a substantial lncrease ln density. Therefore, the request was made to repeal the Hellman Speciflc Plan and place the property in an O-E (Oil Extraction) Zone, its current land use. This actlon would mandate a new speclfic plannlng process based on realistlc market and planning cnteria. " The City Manager, Mr. Allen Parker, was available for questions from the Commlssion. He further stated that primarily due to the reduction of the aval1able land, the lncrease in sales prlce and with new tax laws, that thlS project would not "pencl1 out" without the developer coming to the City for an increased density. He felt the problem was that the Clty was ln a reactive posture, not proactlve. In order for Hellman to consummate a sale, the developers come to the City for lncreased density. He felt the price of that land ought to be on whatever zonlng and reuse value the land has once the 011 productlon is gone. Hellman and their attorneys and Coldwell Banker who put together the prospectus have never come to the City and asked for input from the City. Parker also stated that by rezonlng back to OE, it puts the developer ln the position of coming to the Clty and asklng what we want. Parker lndicated there lS also some . Plannlng CommlSSlon Meetlng of Aprll 3, 1985 Page 2 rethlnklng on the llquefactlon area. The thought was to take some of the llquefactlon area and apply lt to the wetlands requlred by the Flsh and Game, solvlng two purposes, l.e. the F1Sh & Game requlrement and the expenSlve development of the llquefactlon area. Commlssloner Jessner lnqulred whether Hellman could expand the 011 drllllng operatlon lf the slte lS put back lnto OE zonlng. Parker responded that before any redrllllng would occur, Hellman would need to go before Clty Councll In a publlc hearlng process. He also dld not feel that rezonlng would put the Clty In an lnverse condemnatlon posture because the total value of the propery was not belng removed. The property lS currently used for 011 productlon and the Clty would only be returnlng the zonlng to what lt lS. Parker felt that resldentlal zonlng lS a prlvllege and that the owners of the slte should negotlate wlth the Clty for that privllege. Covlngton moves, second by Rlpperdan, to dlrect staff to take approprlate steps to hold a publlc hearlng at the earllest tlme posslble on the lSSUe of the repeal of zonlng of the Hellman property and to conslder rezonlng. AYES: NOES: Covlngton, Hunt, Jessner, Perrln, Rlpperdan None Motlon Carrled e CONSENT CALENDAR - MINUTES OF 3/6/85 and 3/20/85 There were two ltems on the Consent calendar for the Commlsslon's conslderatlon, l.e. the mlnutes of the regularly scheduled meetlngs of March 6, 1985 and March 20, 1985. CommlSSloner Rlpperdan moved, second by Commlsslon Covlngton, to approve both sets of mlnutes as presented. AYES: NOES: Covlngton, Hunt, Jessner, Perrln, Rlpperdan None Motlon Carrled STUDY SESSION - STATE LANDS SPECIFIC PLAN The Commlsslon Secretary, presented a draft of the State Lands Speclflc Plan. He lndlcated that thlS draft had been prepared pursuant to the dlrectlon of the Councll, that actlon resultlng from the JOlnt Plannlng Commlsslon/Clty Councll Study Sesslon. Mr. Baucke explalned the draft In detall to the Commlsslon from the Introductlon to the Development Standards to the Requlred Submlttals. . Mr. Allan E. Tebbetts, attorney representlng Ken Black and Charles Leggeman of Fountaln Plaza Ltd. (the developers of the State Lands slte) asked for clarlflcatlon on partlcular ltems, l.e. lf the Clty lS lnterested In retall, restaurant, recreatlonal facllltles. Mr. Tebbetts felt that the State would not allow the developer to dedlcate the streets to the Clty. He also felt that the Speclal Requlrments requested by Clty should be analyzed to see lf they were really necessary. Tebbetts also felt that a scale model was a costly, non-effectlve tool and would llke that requlrement restudled. In reply to a questlon from the audlence as to who deflnes the character of Seal Beach, Mr. Baucke stated that In general, the Plannlng Commlsslon, Clty Councll and staff would make that determlnatlon. He also lndlcated that after gatherlng lnput from many sources In the -- . -. Plannlng Commisslon Meetlng of Aprll 3, 1985 Page 3 commumty, the conceptual image of Seal Beach was of a "village" character, and as such, there are certaln treatments with regard to architecture, landscaplng and extenor design WhlCh would lend ltself more to a "vlllage" character. Discusslon then ensued regardlng the maXlmum height of the project. It was determlned that the 29*1 helght was done through a visual analysls using photographs. The 29il measurement would begin from the hlgh pOlnt of the brldge on Paciflc Coast Highway. Commisslon and Staff dlscussed the fact that the proposed project, from ltS hlghest property elevatlon wlll be less than 351 ln helght. It was also mentloned that the Oakwood Apartments would be approxlmately 10 ft. lower than the proposed proJect. Commisslon Rlpperdan expressed concern over adjacent propertles belng impacted by proJect's height. Mr. Covington lndicated that he was an opponent to any helghts of bUlldlng exceedlng 351, but that in this particular case, he could percelve no problem as the slte is set much lower than Pacific Coast Hlghway and would not lmpact any homeowners in the adjacent areas. The Commissloners, Staff and the developer then dlscussed the types of restaurant operators. It was determined that the Clty wlshed to have a restaurant that would be open to the pbulic and that developer should take advantage of the view and allow for a rooftop restaurant. The Commlsslon dlscussed llquefaction, landscaplng, environmental reports, sewer system. Baucke indlcated that the next procedure wlll be to send out RFP1s, to get an environmental consultant. The fee for the consultant to perform an environmental analysls wlll be refunded by the developer. Mr. Covlngton moved, second by Perrln, to direct Staff to proceed in developlng the crlteria for requestlng blds for enVlronmental analysis and determine whether a hotel feaslbillty study should be made at the same time. AYES: NOES: Covlngton, Hunt, Jessner, Perrln, Rlpperdan None Motlon Carried Mr. Baucke mentloned that representatives from Senator Marlan Bergeson's offlce, Assemblyman Dennis Brown1s office and the State Lands Commlsslon met wlth the Clty Manager at the slte to discuss cleanup operations of the lllegal dumplng occurrlng there. The result was that through these JOlnt efforts and use of the Californla Conservatlon Corps, the site would be cleaned and fenced to preclude any further dumplng. COMMISSION REQUEST There were no Commlsslon requests. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communlcatlons. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS There were no Commlsslon communlcatlons. Mr. Baucke lndicated that a study session on ZTA 2-84 wlll be comlng up on the April 17th meetlng. Some dlScusslon ensued regardlng mlnor height devlatlons. ADJOURNMENT It was the concensus of the Commlsslon and so ordered by the Chair to adJourn the regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commlssion at 9:50 p.m. ;tdJ'L1wuu <