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RESOLUTION NO, 06-9
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A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH DENYING HEIGHT VARIATION 06-1,
A REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A COVERED ROOF ACCESS
STRUCTURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NEW SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENCE AT 203 2ND STREET, SEAL BEACH,
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE'
SectIon 1. On December 15, 2005, Mark Coppess ("The Applicant")
submitted an applIcation for Height Variation 06-1 wIth the Department of Development
Services, The applicant is proposmg to construct a covered roof access structure (CRAS) leadmg
to a roof deck In excess of the height limit in conJunction with the construction of a new smgle-
famIly residence at 203 2nd Street.
Section 2 Pursuant to 14 CalIf, Code of Regs ~ 15025(a) and ~ II,A of the
CIty's Local CEQA GuidelInes, staff has determmed as follows: The apphcatIon for Height
VariatIon No. 06-1 is categorically exempt from review purSUallt to the CalifornIa Environmental
QualIty Act pursuant to 14 Calif. Code of Regs, ~ 15303(a) (New ConstructIon of Small
StructIIres), because the applicatIOn IS for the constructIon of three (3) or less smgle famIly
dwellIngs in an urbamzed area; ~ 15305 (Minor AlteratIons m Land Use LimitatIOns) because the
request is for a minor alteration In land use limItations m an area with an average slope of less
than 20% and no changes in land use or denSIty are involved; and, pursuant to ~ 1506I(b)(3),
because It can be seen wIth certainty that there is no pOSSIbIlIty that the approval may have a
SignIficant effect on the environment.
Section 3. A duly noticed publIc hearing was held before the PlaJmmg
CommIssIon on February 8, 2005 to consider Height VariatIon 06-1.
Section 4
The record of the hearing indicates the following:
(a) On December 15, 2005, Mark Coppess submitted an applicatIon for
Height VarIatIon 06-1.
(b) The applIcant is requestIng a Height VarIatIon to construct a Covered Roof
Access Structure (CRAS) in excess of the height lImit in conjunction with a new smgle-family
dwellIng located at 203 2nd Street.
(c) The subJect property is described as Orange County Assessor's Parccl
Number 199-141-10 and is located wlthm the Old Town neighborhood of Dlstnct 1 m Seal
Beach.
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Planmng CommmlOn ResolutIOn No 06-9
He'ght VariatIOn 06-1,203 }"', Street
March 8, 2006
(d) The subject property is rectallgular in shape with a lot area of3,525 square
feet.
(e) The surrounding land uses and ZOnIng are as follows:
SOUTH
MIX of single-famIly and multi-faJnily resIdential In ResIdential High Dcnsity
(RHD) zone
MIx of single-family and multI-family residential in ResIdential HIgh Density
(RHD) zone,
Across 2nd Street, mix of single-family and multi-famIly residential In Residential
HIgh DensIty (RHD) zone.
Across alley, mIx of smgle-faImly and multI-famIly resIdentIal In ResidentIal
High Density (RHO) zone
NORTH
EAST
WEST
Section 5. Based upon the eVIdence m the record, includmg the facts stated in
~ 4 of this resolution and pursuant to ~ 28-2317(4) of the CIty'S Code. the PlaJmmg Commission
hereby finds as follows:
(a) The proposed covered roof access structure is not appropriate for the
character and mtegrlty of the surrounding neighborhood and IS permissible by code
(b) The proposed covered roof access structure signIficantly ImpaIrs the
pnmary view of property located WIthIn 300 feet ofthe subJect property,
Section 6,
Height VariatIOn 06-1.
Based on the foregoing, the PlaJming CommIssIon hereby demes
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planmng CommIssion of the CIty of Seal Beach
at a meetIng thereof held on tile 8th day of March 2006 by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Shanks, Deaton, Ladner, O'Malley, and Roberts,
NOES: CommIssioners None
ABSENT: COmmISSIoners None
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Lee WhIttenberg
Secretary, PlaJmIng CommIssion
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Plannmg CommlS'lOn ResolutIOn No 06-9
Height VaTlallon 06-1, 203 }"J Street
March 8, 2006
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Gordon Shanks
Chairperson, Planning CommissIon