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RESOLUTION NUMBER 1531
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING VARIANCE 1-89, A REQUEST TO
VARY FROM THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE FOR A SERVICE STATION
AT 4000 LAMPSON AVENUE
The Planning Commission of the City of Seal Beach does hereby
resolve:
WHEREAS, on February 24, 1989 Jane Keith on behalf of Mobil Oil
Corporation submitted an application for Variance 1-89
to the Department of Development Services; and
WHEREAS, the applicant is seeking variance from the minimum lot
size requirement of 22,500 square feet for a serv ice
station; and
WHEREAS, the subj ect proper ty is a rectangular lot of 22,112
square feet; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has submitted a Conditional Use Permit
14-88 to remodel the service station; and
WHEREAS, this project is categorically exempt from the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality
Act (California Administrative Code Section 15301); and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held on March 15,
1989; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission makes the following findings:
1) Variance 1-89 will not adversely affect the General
Plan. The subject property has a General Commerc ial
designation under the Land Use Element. The current
use and proposed improvements are consistent with the
General Plan determination, and the granting of the
variance will not alter the current or proposed use of
the property.
2) There are special circumstances caused by the
property's surroundings which deprive the property of
privileges enjoyed by other properties in the same
vicinity and zone. The property is surrounded by an
existing residential townhome project, and the
possibility that the service station could even
purchase the needed square footage to bring the
property into conf ormance is remote. Th is poses a
hardship on the service station since there is no
viable opportunity to even achieve compliance with the
code. The property's surroundings therefore create a
hardship that renders the opportunity to gain
compliance as nearly impossible.
3) The granting of Variance 1-89 is not a grant of special
privilege. All service stations in the City were
constructed prior to the change in lot area
regulat ions. Each individual case that is cu r rently
non-conforming will have to be judged on its own merit
in regard to the findings in this variance or other
applicable findings. The granting of this variance is
applicable to this site only, and its approval will not
automatically apply to other service stations.
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Page 2 of 2 - Resolution Number 1531
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of
the City of Seal Beach does hereby approve Variance 1-89, subject
to the following condition:
1) All conditions of Conditional Use Permit 14-88 shall be
applicable to this variance.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the
Ci ty of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the J 5~ day
of rY\a...-~ , 1989, by the following vote:
AYES:
Commissioners
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NOES:
Commissioners
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ABSENT:
Commissioners
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ABSTAIN: Commissioners
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James Sharp ./
airman of the Planning Commission