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RESOLUTION NUMBER 1 41 ~
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, APPROVING CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT 8-86, A REQUEST TO PERMIT A
RESTAURANT WITH A TAKE-OUT COUNTER (909 OCEAN
AVENUE, SENOR CORKY'S)
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH HEREBY
RESOLVES:
WHEREAS, Conditional Use Permit 8-86 was requested to allow the
re-establishment of a take-out operation; and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 1986, Mark W. Gill formally applied for
Conditional Use Permit 8-86 to the Department of
Development Services; and
WHEREAS, the subject property consists of two 25 x 110 parcels
containing approximately 6.050 sq. ft. and is located
240 feet east of the centerline of Ocean Avenue and
Main Street (909 Ocean Avenue); and
WHEREAS, the subject property has approximately 50 linear feet
of frontage on Ocean Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the surrounding land use and zoning area as follows:
North - A mixture of commercial uses and non-conforming
residential uses within the C-1 (Service Commercial)
Zone.
South - Eisenhower Park located in the PLU (Public Land
Use) Zone
East - A mixture of high, medium and low density
residential units located in a the R-3 (High Density)
Zone.
West - Commercial retail and restaurant uses located in
the C-l (Service Commercial) Zone; and
WHEREAS, the subject property contains a 1.773 sq. ft.
restaurant and a 840 sq. ft., 2-story, nonconforming
storage garage with no improved parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, the subject property was continually used for
restaurant purposes for more than 15 years up until
October, 1985. From that time until present, the
restaurant use of the property has been inactive; and
WHEREAS, Section 28-2404 requires that the nonconforming
restaurant use of the property which was discontinued
for three consecutive months or more, shall before any
further use, conform to the provisions of the zoning
ordinance. The applicant desires to re-establish the
restaurant at this time. Pursuant to this desire, the
applicant has made the subject Variance and Conditional
Use Permit applications; and
WHEREAS, the market and tenant mix study prepared for the City
as part of the Downtown Revitalization Study by Keyser
Marston Associates, Inc., land use and real estate
economic consultants, noted than an increase in the
amount of restaurant space by 10,000 to 20,000 sq. ft.
from the existing 40,000 sq. ft. would be the ideal
market tenant distribution for the speciality retail
nature of the downtown area; and
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WHEREAS, the Market and Business Analysis Task Force on Downtown
Revitalization recommended the following specifically
addressing tenant mix:
a. It shall be explicitly clear that the following be
only in the form of a recommendation as near term
strategy to improve the store mix in the existing
space and that the City in no way be able to
legislate or mandate the choice of tenancy. It is
desirable to: 1) decrease the amount of personal
service and convenience goods space, 2) increase
the amount of restaurant space and 3) retain the
present amount of comparison goods space; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has provided a plan of proposed
landscaping for greater than the 10% of the site
required by the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 28-2503 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code states
that the Planning Commission may grant a Conditional
Use Permit in the case of an application for a use
which is required to be reviewed and conditioned prior
to approval so as to insure compatibility with
surrounding uses and the community in general and the
General Plan (Ord. 948); and
WHEREAS, the applicant's establishment encompasses
approximately 1,773 sq. ft. distribution of the
restaurant area as follows:'
974 sq. ft. (55%) dining area
61 sq. ft. (3%) bar area
423 sq.ft. (24%) kitchen/storage/service
& take-out area
315 sq. ft. (18%) bathroom/hallway/office
1,773 sq. ft. (100%) Total restaurant area
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of
the City of Seal Beach does hereby approve Conditional Use Permit
8-86 with the following conditions:
1. That the applicant provide adequate trash facilities as
approved by City staff.
2. That approval be subject to all conditions established for
Variance 5-86 and Conditional Use Permit 9-86.
3. That the location and operation of the take-out windows be
subject to staff review and possible modification after one
year if a sidewalk circulation problem exists.
4. That the development be in accordance with the floor plans
as approved by the Planning Commission and as modified by
the above conditions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the
City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 7th
day of May , 1986.
AYES:
Commissioners
Covington, Hunt, Perrin
Jessner
NOES:
Commissioners
ABSENT:
Commissioners
Ripperdan
Secretary to Planning Commission