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RESOLUTION NUMBER 1658
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RECOMMENDING TO THE
CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT 2B-91, AMENDING TABLE 16 OF THE
HOUSING ELEMENT TO REPRESENT THE DESIGNATION
OF 1.6 ACRES OF LIMITED COMMERCIAL LAND
WITHIN THE CITY AND A DECREASE OF 1.6 ACRES
OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE:
WHEREAS, on April 3, 1991, the Planning Commission was requested
by several property owners along Seal Beach Boulevard
between Pacific Coast Highway and Electric Avenue to
re-institute hearings to allow for a mixture of
residential and commercial uses within the subject
area. At the present time the General Plan and the QQgg
of the citv of Seal Beach does not allow for a mixed-
use development of this nature. Staff was requested to
report back as to the current status of those previous
studies and reports and to indicate the necessary steps
to re-institute consideration of those previous
proposals; and
WHEREAS, on April 17, 1991, the Planning commission considered
the report prepared by staff, and received comments
from four (4) persons relative to this issue; and
WHEREAS, on June 5, 1991, the Planning Commission received and
considered a staff report regarding the establishment
of a mixed-use zone and accompanying development
standards for the subject area; and
WHEREAS, on August 7, 1991, the Planning Commission considered a
more detailed staff report regarding the proposed
General Plan amendments to the Land Use and Housing
Elements to establish the Limited Commercial (L-C) land
use designation and set forth the area to be designated
as such, the proposed Zoning Ord~nance Text Amendments
to establish the Limited Commercial (L-C) Zone, and the
proposed area of the zone change from General
Commercial (C-2) to Limited commercial (L-C). At the
conclusion of consideration of this matter by the
Planning Commission, staff was directed to proceed with
the scheduling of the necessary public hearings; and
Whereas, the City is proposing to establish a Limited Commercial
(L-C) General Plan land use designation and zoning
designation and to change the zoning of thirteen (13)
lots from General Commercial, (C-2) to L~mited
Commercial, (L-C); and
Whereas, the subject area is described as the westerly side of
Seal Beach Boulevard between Landing Avenue and the
northerly Electric Avenue alley, more particularly
described as:
Lots 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33,
35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, and
61, in Block 218 of Tract 10, "Anaheim Bay Tract", ~n
the City of Seal Beach, County of Orange, state of
California, as per map recorded in Book 9, Page 10 of
Miscellaneous Map, in the Office of the County Recorder
of Sa~d County; and
WHEREAS, the subject area is comprised of thirteen (13) lots,
encompassing an area of 69,907.5 square feet (1.60
acres). Presently, all thirteen (13) of the lots are
designated in the General Plan for General Commercial
purposes and are zoned General Commercial, (C-2); and
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WHEREAS, staff has prepared an initial environmental assessment
and proposed Negative Declaration as required by the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held on November 6,
1991 to consider General Plan Amendment 2B-91; and
WHEREAS, the said Commission held said aforementioned Public
Hearing; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing there was oral testimony in
favor of the project proposal received from four
persons by the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission makes the following findings:
1. The proposed General Plan Amendments, Zoning Text
Amendments and Zone Change will provide a less
intensive use than is presently allowed under
current General Plan and zoning designations.
2. This proposal will result in completion of a city
study which was initiated in 1983 and adopted in
1986, but not finalized until adoption of the
proposed General Plan Amendments, Zoning Text
Amendments, and Zone Change.
3. This proposal will encourage the establishment of
new commercial, service, institutional and office
uses that do not attract large volumes of traffic
and continuous customer turnover.
4. This proposal will limit and discourage
development of strip-type, highway-oriented
commercial uses that create traffic hazards and
congestion because they require numerous
individual curb cuts and generate higher traffic
volumes.
5. This proposal will m~n~m~ze visual and functional
conflicts between residential and nonresidential
uses within and abutting the zone.
6. This proposal will encourage elimination of curb
cuts for vehicular access and promote more
efficient and economical parking facilities,
utilizing both on-street parking, off-street
parking and off-site parking facilities.
7. This proposal will encourage uses that minimize
noise and congestion.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Comm~ssion of the
City of Seal Beach does hereby recommend approval of General Plan
Amendment 2B-91 to the City Council, as ind~cated below:
1) Amend Housing Element Land Use Table, Comaercial section, to
read as follows:
"Proposed/
Develoned
UndAveloned
Total
Co......rcial
Limited
.....commercial 1.6 0.0 1.6
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Profess~onal
Office
Service
General
0.0
54.0
'l:5i!...9149.6
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0.0
0.0
18.0
0.0
54.0
'I:'l'9...9167.6"
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning
City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held
November, 1991, by the following vote:
Commission of the
on the 20th day of
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Commissioners Fife, Orsini, Sharp, Law
commissioner Dahlman
e Whittenberg, Secret
lanning Commission
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