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Home My WebLink AboutPC Res 06-03 - 2006-04-05 RESOLUTION NO. 06 - 3 OR/S/III IV"!t. A RESOLUTION OF TI-IE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 06-1, AMENDING THE LAND USE AND HOUSING ELEMENTS (400 MARINA DRIVE PROJECT) THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: Scction 1. On November 21. 2005 Schwendener Corporation submitted requests for a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change and Tentative Parcel Map WIth thc Department of Development SCrvlCCS Section 2, The proposed project seeks approval of the following actions, as requested by Schwendener Corporation: D Amend the Land Use and Housing Elements of General Plan to dcsignate a 13,667 square foot, 0 31.acre, property from Commercial General to Residential High Dcnsity; D Change thc zoning designatIOn on this parcel from General Commercial (C-2) to Residential High Density (RHD), District I to be consistcnt with the Gcncral Plan revision; D Approve Tentatlvc Parcel Map 2005-257 to crcatc 4 parcels on lhe approximately 0,31 acres, with a minimum parcel Size of2,937.5 square feet. Section 3. Pursuant to 14 Calif, Code of Regs. ~ 15025(a) the City prcparcd "lmtlal Study/Mil/gated Nl!gatlve DeclarallOn 06-1, General Plan Amendment 06- 1, Zone Change 06-1 and Tentative Parcel MlqJ 2005-257 - 400 Manna Drrve Projed' (SCH# 2006021131), whIch was circulated for public review and comment from February 23, 2006 to March 27. 2006, in compliancc with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act. Section 4 A duly noticed public hcaring was held beforc the Planning Commission on Apnl 5, 2006 to conSider thc subject MitIgated Ncgative DeclaratIOn and the requested land use applicatIOns. At thc public hearing, the Planning Commission invited and considered any and all testimony offered In favor or opposition to said Mitlgatcd Negative Declaration and land use applications SectIon 5 The record of thc hearings Indlcatcs the following: \\DA I AFllh\U~cr;\LWhlnenberg\My Documcntc;\RESO\GPA 06-1 400 Manna Dnve PC Re!loo doc\L \V\04-06-06 I'lannlllg COlllllm lIOn ResolutIOn No 06-3 General Plan 4mendmel1t 06-1 ./00 MaTlna DTlve ProJect April 5, 2006 (a) The apphcant seeks approval ofthc following actIOns, o Amend thc Land Use and Housing Elements of General Plan to designate a 13,667 squarc foot, O,31.acre, property from Commcrcial General to ResIdential !-ligh DensIty; o Change the zoning desIgnation on this parcel from General Commercial (C-2) to Residential High DenSIty (RHO), District I to be consistent WIth the General Plan rcvision; o Approve Tentativc Parcel Map 2005-257 to creatc 4 parccls on the approxImately 0.31 acrcs, with a minimum parcel sizc of2,937,5 square feet (b) The projcct site is irregular in shape, having approximately 80 feet of frontage on Fourth Street and 137 feet of frontage on Marina Dnve, and is locatcd at the southeast corner of the Intersection of Fourth Street and Marina Drivc (c) The surrounding land uses and zoning are as follows NORTH: Properties to thc north, across Marina Drive, are dcsignated for Rcsidcntial Low Denslty-3000 development in both the General Plan and ZOnIng Ordinance. These propertics are developed WIth detachcd residential UnIts and are commonly known as "Bridgeport", Resldenccs in Bridgeport are lImIted to 2 ~tories in hcight EAST: Properties to the east. separated by a 15-foot public alley, along Marina Dnve, are designated III the Gcncral Plan and ZonIng Ordinance for "CommercIaI - Gcneral"' uses and are dcveloped with a small commcrcial development consistIng of a liquor store and a take-out food store. Propertics to the soutiI of this commercial area are deSIgnated in the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance for "Hlgh Density Residential" uscs and are developed with a variety of detached and attached residentIal hving units. SOUTH. Properties to the south are designated in the Gcncral Plan and Zoning Ordinance for "HIgh Density Residential"' uses and are developed With a variety of detached and attachcd residential livIng UnIts. WEST, Properties to the west are deslgnatcd in the General Plan and Zoning OrdInance for "High Density Residential"' uses and are developed WIth a variety of detachcd and attached residential livIng units (d) The requested General Plan Amendment and Zone Change would amend the Land Use and !-lOUSIng Elements of General Plan to deSignate the subject 13,667 square foot, 0 31.acrc, property from Commcrcial General to Rcsldcntial High Density and changc the zoning deSignation on the subJect property from General Commercial (C-2) to Residential High Density (RHO), District I to be consIstent with the Gcneral Plan revision (jPA 06-1400 Manna Drive PC Re!to 2 Planmng ComnmMon Re.lOlutlOn No 06-3 General Plan Amendmet71 06-1 -100 Martna Drtve ProJeet Aprtl5, 2006 (e) The mmimum lot sIze aJId area permittcd in thc Residcntial High Density regulations is 25' x 100', WIth a mInImum lot arca of 2,500 square feet. The proposed lots meet this requirement. (f) All of the proposed dcvclopment on the parcels that would be created by thc rcqucsted Parcel Map is not subject to any dIscretIOnary land usc entitlement reviews by either the PlannIng Commission or CIty Council (g) Marina Drive is a secondary street with a nght-of-way of 80 fcct and Fourth Street is a local street With 60 fcct of right-of-way, Marina Drive underwent an extensive renovatIOn In 2004 that included a reductIon 1Il vehIcle traffic lanes from 4 lanes to 2 lanes, provision of a 25-foot wide landscaped parkway along thc north sidc of Manna Dnve A l2-foot wide oiTroad Class I multi-use bikeway is also providcd within the landscapcd parkway, SectIon 6. Based upon substantial evidence In thc rccord of the PlaJming CommISSIon hcaring regarding tl1e applIcatIOn, Includmg the facts stated in ~ 3 and ~ 5 of this resolution, and in the environmental documentation prepared in conJunction with t1us project, aJId pursuant to *~ 28-2600 and 28-2602 of the CIty'S Code, the Planning Commission hcrcby finds that General Plan Amcndmcnt 06-1, consisting of amendments to the Land Use Element, Land Use Map, and Table 16 of tl1e I-lousing Elemcnt, will be beneficial to the short tcrm and long term land use goals of the City of Seal Beach. The Planning Commission further finds that approval of the subject amendment to the Land Usc Element, Land Use Map, and fable 16 of the Housmg Element will promote the public health, safety and welfare Thcrcfore, the Planning Commission finds that the requested anlendments to thc Land Use Element. Land Usc Map, and Table 16 of the HOUSIng Element of tl1e City of Seal Beach will bc in the public mterest, and makes the following findings of fact. (a) Thc proposed General Plan Amcndment to amend the Land Use Element, Land Usc Map, and Table 16 ofthc Housing Element Will conform land uscs to those set forth within the Land Use Element for the subjcct arca, as proposed to be amcndcd pursuant to thiS request. (b) The proposcd proJect will allow for a rcasonable range of land uscs on thc subject property, recognIzing the compatibIlIty with adjacent residential and commercial land uses (c) The proposed projcct entitlement requests, and the necessary Gencral Plan Amendment, Will not be detrimental to the short term or long term goals or objectives of the CIty ofScal Bcach and are m the mtcrcst of the publIc health, safety and welfare. The proposcd amendments are consIstent with the General Plan, as amended. GilA 06-1400 Marmot Dme PC Reso 3 Planmng Comml \ \ IOn Re.\ollllwl1 No 06-3 General Plan Amendment 06-1 400 Marina Drl1'e Project April 5, 2006 Section 7, Based on the foregomg SectIons 1 through 6. thc PlannIng Commission hereby recommends that the CIty Council approvc Gcncral Plan Amendment 06-1 as set forth below, 1 The "City of Seal Beach General Plan, Land Use Element" IS revised as shown below: D Table 2 - Land Usc SunIffiary, on page LU-50, sets forth the followmg land usc acreage information for the entIre city, and IS indlcatcd for rcvisions as shown below: Land Use - Table LU-2 - Land Use Summary Table Proposedl Developed Undeveloped Designation (acres) (acres) Total Acres ResideIl'tial Low 3537 00 3537 Me lum 5054 00 5054 I-hllh 166,7 00 1667 Commcrrcial PrQ6esslOnal Office 164 00 164 Se~lce 493 00 493 Gclieral 828 180 1008 Industrial LIgpt 670 500 117,0 011 E:\.traetJon 146* 46 192* Open Sipace Oplll1 Space 00 1850 1850 Golf Course 1568 00 1568 We'lfands & Wildlife Refuge 00 9000 9000 Park 652 00 652 School 15,3 00 153 Community Facility 61 8 00 61 8 Military 4854 6 00 4854 6 Beach 0,0 803 803 Total 6409.6 1237.9 7647.5 *PortlOns of this acreage may be appropnate for re~ldentlal redevelopment when 011 producllOn uses term male D Table 3 - Aggregated Land Usc Catcgories, on pages LU-5l through LU- 54 is reviscd as follows: GP ^ 06-1 400 Manna Dn\'c PC Rcso 4 P/anmni{ C0n1n11\jlOn Re.\o/ullOn No 06-3 General Plan Amendment 06-1 400 MaTlna DTlve Prryect ApTlI5. 2006 Land Use - a e - 'ggregate and Use Categories PLANNING AREA 1 (PA 1) Land Use Category Acres % of Total Open Space 268 80% Residential Low DenSity 89 27% ResldcntIal Mcdium DenSity 199 60% RcsidentIal High DenSity 1510 456% Park 136 41% School 16 048% Community FacIlIty 14 042% Commerclal- Professional Office 38 11% Commerclal- Service 9.2 28% Commercml- General 99 2.9% Open Space Golf 00 00 Industnal - Light 00 00 Industnal- 011 Extraction 46 14% Military 00 00 Beach 803 243% TOTAL 331.0 100.0% T bl 3 A dL Land Use - Table 3 - Aggregated Land Use Categories (Continued) Land Use Category Acres % of Total CITY OF SEAL BEACH Opcn Space 1850 27% Resldenl1al Low DenSity 3537 52% Residential MedIUm Dcnslty 5054 75% ResldenlIal High Density 1667 25 % Park 55 I 082% School 153 023% Community FacIlIty 61 8 092% Commercial - ProfeSSIOnal Officc 164 024% Commercial - Service 493 073% Commercial - General 1008 15% Open Space Golf 1568 23% Industrial- Light 117,0 17% Industrial- Oil ExtractIOn 192 028% GPA 06-1400 MolrmdDn\'c PC RCliO 5 Planning COIl1I11,.lIlOn Re.lOlllllOn No 06-3 General Plan Amendment 06-1 -100 Mal ma D"ve I'roJea April 5, 2006 MIlItary 4854 6 720% Beach 803 12% TOTAL 6737.4 100.0% o The "City of Seal Bcach Land Use Map" will reqUIre a reviSIOn to indlcatc the requestcd change as shown graphIcally below EXISTING AND PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS <ID ZOning CommE! rcli!llSeut.u (C-&:) Op" spa., (OS) R,m,'t~IH~~ OUIb{(RHD) R"~' 1l~IIl,dllm O"1b{ (RIlO) A N ~ ~ o 200 Feet GPA 06-1400 M.mna Dme Pl RCl;O 6 Planmng Comm'ssuJ/l RelolllllOn No 06-3 Gene, 01 Plan Amendment 06-1 400 Marina Drll'e ProJect Aprtl 5. 2006 2 Thc "Clty of Scal Beach General Plan, Housing ElemenC IS rcviscd as shown below: Housing - Table16 - Acreage by General Plan Land Use Designations Proposedl Developed Undeveloped Designation (acres) (acres) Total Acres Residential Low 3537 00 3537 MedIUm 505.4 0.0 5054 High 1667 00 1667 Commercial ProfeSSional Office 164 00 164 Service 49.3 00 49.3 General 828 180 1008 Industrial Llghl 670 500 1170 011 Extraction 146* 46 192* Open Space Open Space 00 1850 1850 Golf Coursc 1568 00 1568 Wetlands & W,ldlife Refugc 00 9000 9000 Park 652 00 652 School 153 00 153 Community Facility 61.8 00 6] 8 Military 4854 6 00 4854 6 Beach 00 803 803 Total 6409.6 1237.9 7647.5 *PortlOns ofthls acreage may be approprIatc for reSidential redevelopmcnt when 011 production uses tel mmate PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning CommiSSIOn of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on thc 5th day of Apnl .2006 by the following vote, GilA 06-1400 Manna Drive PC Re..o 7 . A YES: CommisslOncrs NOES: CommIssioners ABSENT: Commissioners ABSTAIN' Commissioners P/anlllnl{ ComlllllSlOn ResollltlOlI No 06-3 Gene, al Plan Amendment 06-1 400 HaT/na DT/>e PT/ljeU ApT/I 5, 2006 DEATON, LADNER,O'MALLEV, ROBERTS, SHANKS e Whittenberg Secretary of the PlannIng Com 'sion GPA 06-1400 Manna Dn\'e PC Re!lo ~~~~ Cha an of the l>la ing missIOn 8