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CITY OF SEAL BEACH
. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA of JANUARY 5, 1994
7:30 P.M. * City Council Chambers
211 Eighth Stroeet, Seal Beach, CA
Next Resolution: #94-1
I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ll. ROLL CALL
ill. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes of December 8, 1993
2.
Minor Plan Review #93-8
Address:
Applicant:
Pl"Operty Owner:
Request:
1113 Ocean Avenue
Renee Bollen
Renee Bollen
To add a detached laundry room
to the ground level of a non-
conforming four-unit apartment
building at 1113 Ocean A venue.
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IV. SCHEDULED MATTERS
Resolut.ions to be Adopted:
3.
. Resolution No. 93-52
CUP #93-13
Chevl"On (24-hour operation)
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. Resolution No. 93-53
CUP #92-13
Papillon's Review at Eight Months
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. Resolution No. 93-54
CUP #92-20
John's Food King Indefinite Extension
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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Conditional Use Permit #92-26
Address: 3001 Old Ranch Parkway
Business: T0I1i11a Beach
Applicant: Cary Hardwick
Property Owner: Bixby Ranch Co.
Request: Indefinite extension of alcohol-related land
use.
7. Conditional Use Permit #91-15
Address: 330 "F" Main St
Business: Cafe Lafayette
Applicant: Sima Torabi/Monireh Bidarian
Property Owner: Aaron Weiner
Request: Indefinite extension of alcohol-related
land use.
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Conditional Use Permit #93-14
Add.oess: 2901-A Edinger Avenue
Business: Double-D's Dockside Cafe
Applicant: Richard J. Dorsey
Property Owner: County of Orange
Request.: An alcohol-related land use entitlement
(on-sale and off-sale beer and wine
consumption) at an existing restaurant
(Double-D's Dockside Cafe) located within
the Sunset. Aquatic Park, an Orange
County Regional Park).
9. Conditional Use Permit #92-25
Address:
Business:
Applicant:
Property Owner:
Request:
1400 Pacific Coast Highway
Glider Inn
Karla Benzl
Don Watts
Twelve month review of use permit
allowing an entertainment cafe.
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Conditional Use Pel'mit #93-15
Address:
Business:
Applicant:
Property Owner:
Request:
900 Ocean A venue
Ruby's Restaurant
Lee Riley/Ruby's Restaurant
City of Seal Beach
To remodel and expand an existing
restaurant (Ruby's) through the addition
of approximately 765 square feet of
outdoor seating area (south end of
municipal pier), a 170 square foot
multipurpose room (north side of the
restaurant), adding a wooden monument
sign (30 square feet), a new garage to
house a private tram for transporting
customers, a larger trash enclosure and
new landscaping at foot of pier. The
remodel will integrate the existing
rest rooms into the interior of the
restaurant and add new exterior
rest rooms for public access.
VI.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
VII.
STAFF CONCERNS
VIII.
COMMISSION CONCERNS
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ADJOURNMENT
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1994 AGENDA FORECAST
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. ..... .. .... CUP #93-2/901 oceail'iKinda Lahaina @ 12 most ABC
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CUP #92-19/Clancy's @ 12 mos/indefinite ext.ension
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JVL .O~. . ":.::; CIJ'V pEA~~INE; J.YN 91
Election of Chah"man & Vice Chairman
CUP #92-2/101 Main/SeaSide Grill/Review hours extension.
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NOV.23' CITY. DEADLINE: OCT 19
DEC"07 ..,':,..... CITY: DEADLINE: NOV 02
'. " . . CUP #93- ~3/Papillon's @ 12' mos./indefintte extension of entertairi~ent.
DEQ"2l:;'.. : C~rY DEADL1NE: NOV'.16
STAFF REPORTS PENDING: NOT AGENDIZED
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Entertainment Cafes
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ACTION: City-wide policy statement on entertainment.
STATUS: Pending City Manager's input.
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CrestView/Patio Setbacks
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ACTION: ZTA needed.
STATUS: Director to prepare staff report.
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CITY OF SEAL BEACH
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES of JANUARY 5, 1994
The regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting of January 5, 1994 was called to order
by Chairman Dahlman at 7:35 p.m. in City Council Chambers.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairman Dahlman.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Chairman Dahlman
Commissioners Sharp, Campbell, Law
Commissioner Soukup
Absent:
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Present:
Department of Development Services:
Lee Whittenberg, Director
Craig Steele, Assistant City Attorney
Barry Curtis, Administrative Assistant
Joan Fillmann, Executive Secretary
Without Commission objection, Chairman Dahlman excused Commissioner Soukup's absence
due to illness.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes of December 8, 1993
Chairman Dahlman asked the following two changes be inserted into the Minutes on
page 5:
Line 7:
Line 28:
" . . ., this staff report did not include old Minutes, ... .
Mr. Tahvildari stated Papillon's had not been in violation of any of the
conditions of its CUP.
MOTION by Sharp; SECOND by Law to approve the Planning Commi~l)ion Minutes
of December 8, 1993 as amended.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
ABSENT:
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AGENDA CHANGES
Director Whittenberg indicated agenda item #10, Conditional Use Permit #93-15 for Ruby's
Restaurant will not be considered this evening because the applicant is revising their plans and
has requested this item be continued to January 19, 1994. No public testimony will be taken
this evening.
Additionally, Director Whittenberg indicated the City Attorney's Office provided a memorandum
on agenda item #8, Conditional Use Permit #93-14 for Double-D's Dockside Cafe located in
Sunset Aquatic Park. The memo states this application should be removed from the agenda.
Mr. Steele explained the Government Code provides that cities and counties are not subject to
each other's zoning and building laws for projects that happen on land owned government entity
within another entity's boundaries. Once a government property owner has approved a land use,
then an additional government entity can't interfere with that land use. This land is owned by
Orange County and is only accessible from Huntington Beach or by boat. What complicated this
issue, is that there's a lessee (Double D's Dockside restaurant) of the County property. Orange
County will be conditioning this use by (1) their park and beach alcohol rules apply and (2) this
type of use is conditioned through their lease with Orange County which includes specific
provisions on the land use. The Board of Supervisors must approve that lease and its provisions.
Without objection from the Commission, Chairman Dahlman dismissed this item from tonight's
agenda.
Chairman Dahlman proceeded to Scheduled Matters, coming back to the remaining Consent
Calendar item.
IV. SCHEDULED MATTERS
Resolutions to be Adopted:
3. Resolution No. 93-52
CUP #93-13
Chevron (24-hour operation)
Mr. Steele made a correction to page 3, item #6, should read "(12)" months.
MOTION by Sharp; SECOND by Law to approve Resolution No. 93-52 as amended.
MOTION CARRIES:
AYES:
ABSENT:
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Resolution No. 93-53
CUP #92-13
Papillon's Review of Entertainment at Eight Months
Chairman Dahlman said he had a disagreement with Mr. Curtis after the last Public
Hearing on this item. They disagreed on what is permitted in Seal Beach for a
restaurant. It was his feeling that if you have a CUP for a restaurant that facility needs
to operate as a restaurant --- if not all the time at least almost all the time. "There's a
minority opinion that you can operate as a bar part of the time as long as less than 50%
of your revenue is generated by bar activities and alcohol sales". He asked staff for
clarification.
Director Whittenberg said the CUP process only applies where there is an on-premise
sale of alcoholic beverages. The ABC rules require that no more than 50% of the sales
from a licensed establishment derive from the sale of alcoholic beverages. The City's
municipal ~ does not stipulate what type business operation differentiates a restaurant
from a bar, other than the fact that food is served at a restaurant. Papillon's restaurant
is in compliance if they are not providing food on Monday nights, when the football
games are on shown on their television, as long as during that fiscal quarter their sale
of alcohol does not exceed 50% of their total sales. The City doesn't have the authority
to step into that area of control which the State has already preempted.
Chairman Dahlman said he felt anyone reading the ABC's rules which say no more than
50% of your sales can be from alcohol, would interpret those rules to mean such
establishment is open as a restaurant while generating those sales. If not, an
establishment could be open as a bar three nights a week and as a restaurant four nights
a week --- when the CUP is for alcohol service at a restaurant.
Mr. Whittenberg said the City's CUP is for an on-premise alcoholic beverage sale. A
City permit is not needed to open and run a restaurant.
Chairman Dahlman said the City's municipal Code does not permit bars. If an applicant
comes to the City for a permit for a restaurant with alcohol sales it is conditionally
approved. "We need to explore this further. If I could take back every vote I ever gave
for an alcohol-related use on Main Street if they're allowed to operate a bar as long as
they're sales don't exceed 50% alcohol".
Mr. Whittenberg said that if they don't exceed 50% of gross sales in alcohol sales the
establishment meets the definition of a restaurant. The figures are related to a total
amount of sales over a three month time period.
Chairman Dahlman asked if the City would allow the restaurant owners to operate as
bars if they all decide Friday night is party night and they stopped their restaurant
service?
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Mr. Curtis said the CUP approval for Papillon' s restaurant pre-dates a Condition of
Approval that is now routinely placed on CUPs --- that is that the establishment have a
full menu available until thirty minutes prior to closing. The next review of Papillon's
could include amending their CUP to include this condition. That would preclude nights
of just having their bar open. When this issue was previously discussed, Mr. Tahvildari
did indicate that he had a SPecial menu for Monday nights, an extensive oyster bar,
which included hamburgers and sandwiches. He brought the menu before the
Commission for their review and the Commission agreed it was sufficient and not just
snacks.
Chairman Dahlman said there must be food service. If the restaurant is closed and
there's a private party that's O.K. because it's private. However, if the restaurant is
closed but the frontlbar part is open and people are drinking while watching football ---
"Then we have another bar in town ... we are pushing the envelope in that one location
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MOTION by Sharp; SECOND by Law to approve Resolution No. 93-53.
MOTION CARRIES:
AYES:
ABSENT:
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Soukup
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Resolution No. 93-54
CUP #92-20
John's Food King Indermite Extension
MOTION by Sharp; SECOND by Law to approve Resolution No. 93-54.
MOTION CARRIES:
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued
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Minor Plan Review #93-8
Address:
Applicant:
Property Owner:
1113 Ocean Avenue
Renee Bollen
Renee Bollen
Staff R~ort
Mr. Curtis delivered the staff report. [Staff report on file in the Planning Department].
Renee Bollen requests to add a sixty square foot, detached laundry room at the rear of
a nonconforming four unit apartment at 1114 Ocean Avenue, Seal Beach.
Commission Comments on Staff R~port
Chairman Dahlman felt this is a model application for remodel of a nonconforming
apartment because they have ten parking spaces and are required to have eight. None
of the parking is used for storage because they're uncovered.
The applicant was not present to make a statement.
MOTION by Sharp; SECOND by Law to approve Minor Plan Review #93-8.
MOTION CARRIES:
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
Conditional Use Permit #92-26
Address: 3001 Old Ranch Parkway
Business: Tortilla Beach
Applicant: Cary Hardwick
Property Owner: Bixby Ranch Co.
Staff R~rt
Mr. Curtis presented the staff report. [Staff report on flle in the Planning Department].
The applicant, Cary Hardwick, requests an indefinite extension for an alcohol-related
land use at Tortilla Beach restaurant. Mr. Curtis said his inspection of this restaurant
revealed they were meeting all their Conditions of Approval except #21, which prohibits
live entertainment. The applicant has received authorization from the City Manager's
Office (a Special Activities Permit) to provide live entertainment on an eight week trial
basis. To continue beyond that point the applicant has been made aware he must obtain
a CUP from the City; he has picked up the application.
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Commission Comments on Staff RC4>Ort
Mr. Whittenberg recommended an change to condition #20:
-There shall be no live entenainment, amplified music, and/or dancing permitted
on the premises at any time, unless specifically authorized under the Conditions
of Approval of the Conditional Use Permit, a $pecial Activities Permit issued by
the City Mana,rer Q.f the City of Seal Beach. or by the State of California
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Chairman Dahlman asked if the Soup Exchange had a general liquor license? Staff said
it was for beer and wine only.
Chairman Dahlman asked if Tortilla Beach restaurant has sent a copy of their ABC
conditions to the City? Staff said yes; this can be provided at the next meeting.
Public Hearing
The applicant was not present. No one in the audience wished to speak in favor of this
application.
David Rosenman * ~o Address Given) * Seal Beach
Mr. Rosenman said he was concerned an entertainment ordinance has not been prepared.
He felt the City Council should renew their request for this to be done. This was
requested over one year ago.
Mr. Whittenberg said this permit relates to alcoholic beverage sales. The City
Manager's Office is working on the entertainment ordinance.
The Public Hearing was closed.
Commission Discussion
Chairman Dahlman read the definition of "restaurant" from the Code.
MOTION by Sharp; SECOND by Law to approve Conditional Use Permit #92-26,
as recommended by staff regarding Condition #20.
MOTION CARRIED:
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Conditional Use Pennit #91-15
Address: 330 "F" Main St
Business: Cafe Lafayette
Applicant: Sima TorabiIMonireh Bidarian
Property Owner: Aaron Weiner
Staff Re.port
Mr. Curtis delivered the staff report. [Staff report on file in the Planning Department].
The applicant's agent, Fred Middaugh, Esq., requests an indefmite extension of an
alcohol-related land use entitlement at Cafe Lafayette. Mr. Curtis suggested the
Commission could consider a request for extended hours to put them on a par with other
similar establishments; they close at 9:00 p.m. as opposed to 10:00 p.m. Chairman
Dahlman pointed out the Notice did not advertise extended hours and that issue would
have to be advertised.
Commission Comments on Staff Re.port
There were no Commission comments.
Public Hearing
Fred Middaugh. Esq. * (No Address Given) * Seal Beach
Mr. Middaugh said his client concurs with the staff report but asked if the posting of the
Conditions of Approval (Condition #7) could be done in such a way to take as little space
as possible. Mr. Whittenberg suggested simply tacking them as one document on a
bulletin board. Mr. Middaugh agreed.
No one wished to speak in favor or against this application and the Public Hearing was
closed.
Commission Discussion
Mr. Whittenberg suggested amending Condition #20 as done for the previous application.
He suggested the Policy Statement be amended also so further applications would read
the same. The Commission agreed.
MOTION by Sharp; SECOND by Law to approve the indef'mite extension of
Conditional Use Pennit #91-15, as recommended by staff regarding Condition #20.
MOTION CARRIED:
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The Commission instructed staff to prepare a modification of the Policy Statement for
Commission consideration for the January 19th meeting. The matter would then be forwarded
to the City Council. After discussion the Commission agreed.
8. Conditional Use Permit #93-14
Address: 2901-A Edinger Avenue
Business: Double-D's Dockside Cafe
Applicant: Richard J. Dorsey
Property Owner: County of Orange
Request: An alcohol-related land use entitlement (on-sale and off-
sale beer and wine consumption) at an existing
restaurant (Double-D's Dockside Cafe) located within
the Sunset Aquatic Park, an Orange County Regional
Park).
As indicated earlier, this item has been removed from this agenda.
9. Conditional Use Permit #92-25
Address: 1400 Pacific Coast ffighway
Business: Glider Inn
Applicant: Karla Benzl
Property Owner: Don Watts
Request: Twelve month review of use permit allowing an
entertainment cafe.
Staff Report
Mr. Curtis delivered the staff report. [Staff report on file in the Planning Department].
The applicant, Karla Benzl, requests a second twelve month extension of this CUP for
entertainment at the Glide'er Inn.
Commission Comments on Staff R~port
There were no comments.
Public Hearing
The applicant was not present. No one in the audience wished to speak for or against
this application and the Public Hearing was closed.
Commission Discussion
Chairman Dahlman said he could support a motion to approve this with the limitation set
forth in Condition #7.
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MOTION by Sharp; SECOND by Law to approve the indermite extension of the
entertainment permit for Conditional Use Permit #92-25.
MOTION CARRIED:
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10. Conditional Use Permit #93-15
Address:
Business:
Applicant:
Property Owner:
Request:
900 Ocean Avenue
Ruby's Restaurant
Lee RileylRuby's Restaurant
City of Seal Beach
To remodel and expand an existing restaurant (Ruby's)
through the addition of approximately 765 square feet
of outdoor seating area (south end of municipal pier), a
170 square foot multipurpose room (north side of the
restaurant), adding a wooden monument sign (30 square
feet), a new garage to house a private tram for
transporting customers, a larger trash enclosure and
new landscaping at foot of pier. The remodel will
integrate the existing restrooms into the interior of the
restaurant and add new exterior restrooms for public
access.
Public Hearing
The Public Hearing was opened for purpose of continuing this matter to the January 19,
1994 Planning Commission meeting.
MOTION by Sharp; SECOND by Dahlman to continue CUP #93-15 to the
January 19, 1994 Planning Commi~ion meeting at the applicant's request.
MOTION CARRIED:
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VI. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were no oral communications from the audience.
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VII. STAFF CONCERNS
There were no staff comments.
Chairman Dahlman asked Mr. Whittenberg questions relating to the Backstop R u Ie.
VITI. COMMISSION CONCERNS
Change of Planning Commission Day and Time
Commissioner Sharp asked to have the Planning Commission's meeting time changed
from 7:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This would put the Council and Commission meetings at
the same time. Also, the Commission will be into the Bixby hearings in the near future
and they will undoubtedly be long hearings. He asked this be placed on the next agenda.
Chairman Dahlman said it would be nice to consider a different day also.
Revise Housing Element
Chairman Dahlman asked for discussion on recommending to the City Council to modify
the Housing Element to incorporate the Los Alamitos ACUlZ Study. Mr. Whittenberg
said this was not agendized because, since the last Commission discussion on December
8th, the City received a Final Draft ACUlZ Study from the AFRC. That document is
designed to inform surrounding community of the impacts of their current and anticipated
future operations would cause to the surrounding community. On January 10th, there
will be a Council report with a comment letter back to the AFRC. The City's aviation
consultant for the Bixby project and staff have looked at this draft ACUlZ study and have
serious concerns on its adequacy. Until this document is in a final form he felt it would
be premature to consider using that document for any other purpose. The study indicates
there are federal Department of Defense (DOD) guidelines for the establishment of "clear
zones" at the end of runways. The study then varies from those definitions of clear
zones and establishes other clear zones without any real discussion as to how they came
to a determination to make the modification. If there is faulty analysis it could have
serious impacts on the City. Commissioner Campbell said she wants the EIR's aviation
report and the ACUIZ study to be incorporated into the Housing Element. Mr.
Whittenberg said the two documents are inter-dependent and cannot be separated. The
time frame for the EIR is not known and the ACUlZ study's fmal comments are due on
January 14th.
Chairman Dahlman said it seems unfair to the Bixby Co. to prepare an EIR without
knowing what the ACUlZ study states and what will be agreed to for the clear zones.
How can they submit a plan until they know what the City has agreed on? Mr.
Whittenberg replied that Bixby Co. has submitted a plan because an ACUlZ study was
to have been issued in 1989. It was withdrawn by the Federal Government. Recently
the AFRC received DOD authorization to prepare a new study. Chairman Dahlman said
he is concerned about litigation. Mr. Whittenberg said the EIR will reflect the ACUlZ
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information; the EIR will not be released for review until the ACUIZ study is final and
its information can be incorporated into the EIR's analysis. If the ACUIZ study remains
in its present format, which does not indicate any clear zones extending off the base, the
City's consultants may indicate they feel that is not adequate and additional clear zones
need to be identified. The ACUIZ study is being prepared by the AFRC, the California
National Guard.
Bixby Proposal Gated?
Commissioner Law asked if Bixby would be a gated community? Mr. Whittenberg said
he didn't think the plans indicated gates. Commissioner Campbell said it would probably
be gated because the proposal is in the middle of the golf course and the golf course is
gated. Mr. Whittenberg indicated issues relating to the Bixby project should be
considered at the time of Public Hearings, when all information is available.
New$t)aper Racks
Chairman Dahlman said there is a row of six newspaper stands in the 200 block of Main
Street which prohibit getting from your car to the sidewalk. Mr. Whittenberg said the
City Attorney's Office is drafting an ordinance to regulate newspaper racks. This is
expected in mid-February. The Planning Department will be going out on Main Street
and laying out all the separate items which require certain distances from other
structures.
Toxic Fumes * Exxon Shut Down
Chairman Dahlman referenced a current newspaper article which stated toxic fumes noted
in a routine sampling of sewer water by First Street. The Orange County Fire
Department had readings up to 80 % of the limit for a low level explosion. All traffic
was stopped and by 4:00 p.m. the levels were below 10%. Mr. Whittenberg said the
Orange County Fire Department Hazardous Response Team, the Air Quality
Management District and the Orange County Sanitation District were out to the site. The
Exxon oil separation facility has been shut down, Orange County Sanitation District
pulled their operating permits until such time as Exxon can determine what caused the
problem and how they will rectify it. Exxon will not continue to operate until they can
satisfy the above agencies that they can accomplish this task. The City closed down the
residential area around it and did not allow people to drive in because they didn't want
a spark to set off an explosion. The investigating agencies assume the toxic fumes were
caused by the Exxon facility but they are not certain.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted:
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Jo Fillmann
Recording Secretary
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APPROVAL: The Planl}ing Commission minutes of January 5, 1994 were
approved on January I 't1994. ~