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RESOLUTION NO. 321
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH ESTABLISHING THE POLICY
TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BY THE STRICT
APPLICATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 748 TO THE
DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF AUTOMOBILE SERVICE
STATIONS AND BY ANY OTHER LAWFUL AND EFFECTIVE
MEANS WHICH MAY BE DEVELOPED.
WHEREAS, in the matter of improvement of community appearance the Planning Commission
of the City of Seal Beach does report as follows:
1. The City should strive for upgrading its appearance, public and private, to
the greatest degree possible.
2. Many methods are being used' to move forward with such improvement, such as:
(a) Semi-annual connnunity clean-up-week, with all debris hauled away by
city forces.
(b) Abatement of weeds, debris, etc. from vacant lots.
(c) City construction of special landscaping at key locations and along
arterial highways.
. (d) Requirement of landscaping in such developments as Suburbia.
(e) Requirement of landscaping at all new commercial locations if at all
feasible.
(f) Review of all new building plans (except single family and duplex) by
the Planning Commission to insure compatibility with community and
neighborhood.
(g) Review of all new commercial sign applications by the Planning Commission
to insure reasonable appearance, height, etc.
3. By Ordinance No. 748, adopted by the City Council on March 18, 1968, Automobile
Service Stations were made subject to certain development and operating standards
which were intended to result in neat, clean and attractive premises of this
type of use, which is in constant public display.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission findings are. as follows:
1. The provisions of Ordinance No. 748 are being applied to the construction of
new service stations with very satisfactory results.
2.
These provisions are also being applied to existing service
city permission is necessary for new on-site construction.
amount of upgrading has been accomplished by this method as
stations whenever
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3. A number of existing service stations, particularly along Pacific Coast
Highway,have not been developed or operated in conformance with these
standards. In most cases their appearance is detrimental to the community
rather than being a community asset.
4. To date, provisions of Ordinance No. 748 have not been applied to such
existing service stations except as stated in Finding No.2, above.
5. The city staff reports that developers of new stations and operators of
existing stations which are about to be remodeled are resistive to compliance
with our standards on the basis that existing station operators thus are
given special privilege and advantage by escaping such requirements.
6. It is probably not feasible to impose a requirement for new site landscaping
on existing service stations unless they have applied to the City for
permission for on-site construction. This is also the case in regard to
maximum sign area limitations for existing signs permanently attached to a
structure.
7. It would appear feasible and proper to enforce all other provisions of
Ordinance No. 748 in respect to all service stations in the community at
all times. This would include removal of all portable signs, general site
clean-up of trash, debris and merchandise displays, and affixing of price
signs to permanent structures (at least 7 feet above ground).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of Seal
Beach does hereby adopt and promulgate as its policy that all provisions of
Ordinance No. 748 be strictly enforced upon all new automobile service stations
and all stations requesting permission for remodeling or renovating, and that
provisions of Ordinance No. 748, except those noted in Finding No. 6 above, be
applied to all existing service stations.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 7th day of May, 1969.
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Chairman of
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the Planning Commiss!
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Seal Beach which was held on
Wednesday, May 7, 1969, and carried by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT :
Commissioners:
Commissioners:
Commissioners:
Crowley, Lanning, Lescher, Peters
None
Barton
cretary of the Pla
ng Commission