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Home My WebLink AboutPC Res 1270 - 1982-09-15 '. . . WLS76-21B 9/3/82 ~, - Yf2oICI1(~) / RESOLUTION NO. 1270 RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH SELECTING TERRITORY TO BE ADDED TO THE RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT The Planning Commission of the Ci~y of Seal Beach hereby finds, determines, resolves and orders as follows: Section 1. The staff of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Seal Beach has prepared and submitted a report to the Planning Commission regarding the conditions existing within the territory described on Exhibit A, attached hereto. Such report, attached hereto as Exhibit B, demonstrates that such territory is a blighted area, the redevelopment of which is necessary to effectuate the public purposes of the Community Redevelopment Law. The Planning Commission has reviewed and considered such report and based upon such review and consideration hereby finds and determines that such territory is a blighted area within the meaning of that term under the Community Redevelopment Law and that redevelopment of such territory is necessary to effectuate the public purposes declared therein. Section 2. The Planning Commission hereby approves the selection of such territory to be added to the Riverfront Redevelopment Project by amendment. Section 3. The Planning Commission hereby formulates and approves the Preliminary Plan regarding such amendment, attached hereto as Exhibit C. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 15th day of Seotember , 1982. ATTEST: ~~ SECRETARY . . ~4 /.2'1~ PRELIMINARY PLAN N~ENDMENT TO REDEVELOPMENT AREA: DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER SITE/GROTEMAT ADDITION I. INTRODUCTION This prelimina~ plan 1s prepared purusant to Section 33323 of the Health and Safety Code and at the request of the owner of the subject property. The Seal Beach Redevelopment Plan presently contains a 9~ acre parcel of land owned by the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, more commonly referred to as the DWP site. That parcel of land has been designated for development as 70% open space and 30% hotel/commercial support uses. The subject property is a .7 acre parcel located adjacent and to the north of the DWP site. Because of the proposed development of the DWP site, the owner of the subject property has requested (Attachment B) the addition of his property to the Redevelopment Area. II. PROJECT AREA DESCRIPTION . The subject area is located at 16 Marina Drive in the City of Seal Beach, County of Orange, California, and is identified as Assessors Parcel No. 043-172-07. The legal description of the property is as follows: That portion of Section 10 and 11, Township 5 South, Range 12 West, San Bernardino Base and Meridian in the City of Seal Beach, California more particularly described as follows: All that property lying westerly of the east line of Marina Drive 80 feet wide, as shown on Record of Survey Record in Book 90, Page 26 of Records of Surveys, Orange County, California, northerly of the north line of the Los Angeles City Department of Water and Power right-of-way, as shown on said Record of Survey . I V. . V. . ,f.i(3/),10 III. and southeasterly of the southeasterly right-of-way line of the San Gabriel River. Said property containing 1.3 acres!. PROJECT AREA LAND USES, POPULATION DENSITY, BUILDING INTENSITY The subject area is presently used in commercial/residential capacity. Businesses known as the Boatswain's Locker and Bill's Marine Service operate there. In addition, one occupied single family residence is located on the property. The north end of the property is bordere:1 by Mari na Dri ve and is west of First Street. The sUbject property is bordered on the west by the San Gabriel River. That portion of Marina Drive which is north of an adjacent to the subject property is part of this amendment. PROPOSED STANDARDS FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF AREA. It is proposed that the subject area would be cleared of all existing land uses. The property would be combined with the adjacent DWP site for the purposes of a hotel development. All development standards will be consistant with existing codes. In addition, the development of the property will be in conformance with the DWP Specific Plan which includes the subject property. PURPOSES OF PLAN PER REDEVELOPMENT LAW The DWP site was determined to be a blighted area when included in the Redevelopment Plan in 1975. The subject property is contiguous on two of three sides to property already contained within the Redevelopment Project Area. The development of the DWP property will directly affect and impact the subject property. It is anticipated that the redevelopment of the DWP site alone would be injurious to the businesses that exist on the subject property and would create conditions which could be detrimental to the existing single family residence located on the property. This action conforms to those conditions and the intents set forth in Sections 33037,33077 and 33071 of the Health and Safety Code. ~~ It. 7t!J . VI. CONFORMANCE TO GENERAL PLAN This addition is in conformance with the City of Seal Beach General Plan Land Use Element which calls for a commercial/residential/open space land use for the subject property as well as the DWP property. VII. IMPACT UPON RESIDENTS OF PROJECT AREA Since there is only one residence on the property, the impact will be minimal. In addition, the residence of the property is occupied by a life beneficiary of the Grotemat Trust, who has requested this amendment. Since the property is adjacent on two of three sides with property already contained in the project area which is vacant, this addition will not create any adverse affects on adjacent property owners. . . -3- . . .. ~J~~ Blight Report Department of Water & Power Site/Grotemat Estate This report is intended to define the areas of blight which are used as the justification for the preparation of the Preliminary Plan to include the .7% acre parcel of land known as the Grotemat property within the redevelop- ment area. The subject area is zoned commercial-park and is being used for commercial and residential purposes. The owner of the property has requested its inclusion within the project area. The characteristics of blight, which are detailed later, constitute physical and economic liabilities which can best be rectified through the redevelop- ment process pursuant to the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. According to Section 33032 of the Health and Safety Code, "A blighted area is characterized by properties which suffer from economic dislocation, deteriora- tion or disuse..." Specifically, the subject property differs from the following maladies: 1) Economic dislocation, deterioration or disuse resulting from faulty planning. The subject property is presently occupied with commercial uses and a nonconform- ing residential use. The property is north of and adjacent to the Department of Water and Power (DWP) property, which has been designated for commercial and park development. SpeCifically, the City Council has taken action which will culminate in the development of a hotel and park on the DWP property. This action has limited the types'of future development which can occur on the subject property. Consequently, this planning action, while not necessarily faulty, has resulted in an economically blighting impact on the subject property. 2) The subdividing and sale of lots of irregular form and shape and individual size for proper usefulness and development. The subject property is of triangular shape bordered by the San Gabriel River, the DWP property and Marina Drive. Consequently, the only room for expansion is into the DWP property. That property, as detailed above, has been designated for a hotel development. Expansion, therefore. is not possible. However, i'n- clusion of the subject property into the project area will enable partiCipation in that development whereas, standing alone, development would be severely limited. 3) A prevalence of depreciated values, impaired investments, and social and economic maladjustment. For many of the same reasons outlined in no's 1 and 2 above, the subject property is subject to impaired investments and economic maladjustments dues to the location and shape of the property. Being totally surrounded by the existing redevelopment area, the subject property is being dictated to as far as what future developments may occur. Placement of the subject property within the project area will enable the property owner to participate in the overall development of the DWP site. This inclusion would be in the best interest of the welfare of the community as it would prevent what would probably result in a physically blighting situation. l!'" /z, 7 (J . Blight Report for Grotemat Estate Page 2 Redevelopment of this area wpuld include the removal of structures on the site and enable the total development of the DWP. Inclusion of this prop- erty will also enable a much better hotel development through the addition of .7 acres of useful land. 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