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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Res 1346 - 1984-11-07 " . . RESOLUTION NUMBER 1346 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVING VARIANCE APPLICATION 11-84, A REQUEST TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STORY 5,320 SQ. FT. RETAIL BUILDING WITH LESS THAN THE REQUIRED PARKING (320 MAIN STREET) THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH HEREBY RESOLVES: WHEREAS: an application was duly filed by Thomas Schuveiller, 413 Crystal Place, Seal Beach, CA 90740; and WHEREAS: the subject property is recorded by the recorder of the County of Orange as Lot 20 and the northeast 19.24 feet of,Lot 18, B]ot~20~"of"Bayview Tract; and 'WHEREAS: the subject property contains a rectangular parcel of land containing approximately 5,198 square feet located 185f feet north of the centerline of Electric Avenue (320 Main Street); and WHEREAS: the subject property has a total frontage of approxi- mately 44 feet on Main Street; and WHEREAS: the subject property is a vacant parcel of land; and WHEREAS: the surrounding land use and zoning are as follows: North, south, west - retail and office uses located in the C-1 (Service Commercial) zone. East-a-mixture .of legal nonconforming duplexes and triplexes, lcoated in the R-3 (High Density Residential) zone; and WHEREAS: Main Street is a primary street developed to its master planned width of 80 feet; and WHEREAS: that during the period between January 24, 1984 and April 24, 1984, the City Council appointed the Downtown Parktng and Urban Design Task Force, which met and formulated recommendations to be considered by the City Council. These recommendations have been reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission back in June and City Council in September. Specifically, the Task Force recommenda- tions on the parking questions are as follows: 1. "While parking requirements must be eased in order to encourage the infill of existing vacant lots and improvements to existing structures, a portion of the parking spaces must be provided on-site. City staff should draw up recommended parking requirements and a method of determining the on-site/ off-site ratio. 2. Some type of in-lieu fee should be established to help mitigate future parking needs"; and WHEREAS: staff has been applying a three point policy on parking requirements in the Main Street area. 1. All new buildings be required additional parking based upon its intended use, as required by City code. 2. Occupancy of an usued portion of an existing building for retail or residential use requires no additional parking. 3. Replacement uses or an expansion of an existing use to a more intense use requires additional parking as stipulated by the City code; and WHEREAS: the City Council held a study session September 17, 1984 on the recommendations of the Downtown Task Force," and after -. . . RESOLUTION NUMBER 1346 . ~ Page 2 a presentation and discussion the Council directed staff to implement the Task Force recommendationsi and WHEREAS: the parking study done for the City as part of the Down- town Revitalization Study by Linscott, Law & Greenspan, Inc., noted that the 300 block was subject to less parking demand than the 100 or 200 block of Main Streeti and WHEREAS: ' on October 3, 1984, the property owner presented plans and application for a variance requesti and WHEREAS: the applicant specificallyreq~ested approval to construct the following on a 5,198 sq. ft. vacant lot. Building Height 23 ft. Width 44.24 ft. Depth 68t ft. 1st Floor Parking Required 2 @ 1,000 sq. ft. retail lease spaces 1 @ 1,000 sq. ft. restaurant lease space 2nd Floor 2 @ 1,160 sq. ft. retail lease spaces 5,320 sq. ft. TOTAL LEASE AREA Total Parking Required Parking Provided Total Deviation Landscape Required (10% of Site) Provided Deviation 6.67 10.00 7.73 24.40 24 Spaces 5 Spaces 19 Spaces 519 sq. ft. 345 sq. ft. (66%) 174 sq. ft. (33%) WHEREAS: the applicant requested to construct a two story retail building with less than the required parkingi and WHEREAS: on November 7, 1984, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on Variance 11-84i and WHEREAS: the Planning Commission makes the following findings regard- ing the variance: 1) The variance will not adversely effect the General Plan. 2) The Downtown Task Force has recommended and the City Council has directed staff to implement the recommenda- tion to allow greater flexibility in present parking requirements, including allowance for on-site/off-site provisions and in-lieu fee programs. 3) The application falls within the intent of California Government Code Section 65906.5 on parking variances which allows for approval of parking variances as noted in Variance 11-84 if in-lieu fees or other facilities are provided instead of the on-site parking spaces. 4) The proposal provides as many spaces on site that can physically be provided in a form consistent with the design concept of Main Street. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission does hereby approve Variance 11-84 subject to the following conditions: 1) That the applicant provide in writing an agreement to participate in an in-lieu parking program or any other programs the City Council may establish for parking in the Downtown area to the amount equal to provision of 26 spaces. If the City Council does not establish such a program, the applicant shall provide a private agree- ment subject to approval of the City Attorney. ~. . 1- . RESOLUTION NO. 1346 Page 3 2) That a detailed landscape and irrigation plan which provides permanent landscaping of up to 10% of the site area be approved by the Director of Development Services. 3) That a sign program be designed for all building signage and approved by the Director of Development Services. 4) That the lots be consolidated by tentative parcel map or by merger in accordance with State law. 5) Replace cracked sidewalk, curb and alley approach to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. 6) Provide up to two street trees to be located in the parkway to the saitsfaction of the City Engineer. 7) That a covenant be recorded on the title of the property which stipulates that 31 parking spaces are required for this development. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Sea 1 Beac h at a meet i ng thereof he 1 d on the 7th day of November , 1984 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: Commissioners Perrin, Covington, Jessner, Hunt Commissioners None ABSENT: Commissioners None "