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RESOLUTION NUMBER 92-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH APPROVING CUP NO 92-9, PERMITTING AN
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION AT 1300 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 200 A M AND
600AM (G&MOILCOMPANY)
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY FIND
AND RESOLVE
SectIon I On August 17, 1992, G & M Oil Company ("The Apphcant") filed
an apphcatlon for CUP 92-9 WltIt the Department of Development SeTV1ces The applicant seeks
to continue to operate an automobde seTVIce statIon between the hours of 2 00 a m and 6 00 a m
ThIs apphcatlon has been filed In response to CIty Ordinance 1348 winch required all existing
busmesses winch are lackIng a reqUIred use permit to apply to the City for such a use permit
Wlthm SIX (6) months of approval of said ordmance
Section 2 Pursuant to 14 Cahf Code of Regs ~ 15025(a) and ~ II B of the
CIty'S Local CEQA GUldehnes, staff has determined as follows The applicatIon for CUP No
92-9 IS categoncally exempt from reVIew pursuant to the California EnVironmental Quahty Act
pursuant to 14 Calif Code of Regs ~ 15301 (Exlstmg Uses), because It mvolves the neghglble
expansIOn of an exJstmg use, pursuant to ~ 15305 (Mmor AlteratIOns ID Land Use LlnutatlOns),
because t1te proposal mvolves a nunor alteratIon In a land use hmltatlon and does not involve
ettlter a property m excess of20% slope or a change m land use or denSity, and finally, pursuant
to ~ 15061(b)(3), because It can be seen With certlUnty that there IS no pOSSIbility that the
approval may have a slgmficant effect on the enVIronment
Section 3 A duly notIced public heanng was held before the Plamung
ComnusslOn on November 18, 1992 to conSIder the application for CUP No 92-9 EVIdence,
both wntten and oral, was submitted for and against the proJect
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The record of the heanng on November 18, 1992 mdlcates the
follOWIng
(a) On August 13, 1992, G & MOil Company, Inc filed an apphcatlon for
CUP 92-9 WIth the Department of Development SeTVIces
(b) The apphcant IS requesting approval to contmue to operate an automobile
seTVIce station between the hours of2 00 a m and 6 00 a m ThiS apphcatlon has been filed In
response to City Ordinance 1348 winch reqUIred all existing busmesses winch are lackmg a
reqUIred use pemut to apply to the CIty for such a use perrmt Wlthm SIX (6) months of approval of
slUd ordmance.
(c) The subject property IS legally descnbed as Lots 30, 32, 34 and 36 m Block
213 of Tract 10, CIty of Seal Beach, County of Orange, State of Call forma, as per Map recorded
m Book 9, Page 10 of Miscellaneous Maps, In the records ofsaJd county
(d) The subject property IS a rectangular shaped parcel contalmng 10,000
square feet in land area WIth approXImately 100 feet of frontage on PacIfic Coast I:IJghway The
station contams three (3) self-serve pump Islands all served by a central kIosk
(e) The subJect property IS legaIly nonconfomung due to Inadequate lot area
and street frontage
(f) The surrounding land use and zomng are as follows
NORTH
Smgle family reSIdences located across PaCIfic Coast
Highway in the ReSidential Low DenSIty zone,
(RLD)
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EAST & WEST
A mixture of general commercial uses, mcludmg a
bank located directly to t1te east and a sporting good
store located dIrectly to the west In the GeIteral
Commercial wne, (C-2)
SOUTH
A nuxture of smgIe famdy and multi-family
dwellmgs located m the Residential Medium Density
wne, (RMD)
(g) The Planmng ComnusslOn granted the follOWIng approvals to the subJect
property
CUP 3-69
InstallatIon of an Ice vendmg maclnne at eXlstmg
seTVIce statIon
SIgn change offace
SIgn change offa.ce
InstallatIOn of an Ice vendmg machme
Sign change offace
PR 2-72
PR 17-92
CUP 5-73
PR 22-76
(h) The subJect SerVIce station has been operatmg 24 hours a day for over 20
years WIth no history of complamts or police-related problems associated WIth the
round-the-clock service
(I) Atthe November 4, 1992, Plamung ComnusslOn heanng on CUP 92-17
(Shell 011, 347 MlUn Street), one speaker spoke out regardmg late mght storage tank filbng
operations at 1300 PacIfic Coast HIghway
(J) The City receIved one wntten comment m opposition respondmg to the
notices of the hearing on CUP No 92-9
SectIon 5 Based upon the facts contamed m the record, Includmg those stated m
~ 4 of this resolution, and pursuant to ~~ 28-2503 and 28-2504 of the CIty'S Code, the Plamtmg
ComnusslOn hereby finds as follows
(a) CUP No 92-9 IS consIstent WIth the provIsions of the Land Use Element of
the CIty'S General Plan, WhICh proVIdes a "general commercial" deSIgnation for the subJect
property and pemuts automobile seTVIce statIOns subJect to the Issuance of a ConditIOnal Use
PermIt The use IS also consIstent WIth the remmmng elements oftlte City'S General Plan as the
poliCIes of those elements are consIstent WIth, and reflected m, the Land Use Element
AccordmgIy, the proposed use IS consistent WIth the General Plan
(b) The buddmg and property at 1300 PaCific Coast HIghway are adequate m
SIZe, shape, topography and location to meet the needs created by the proposed use of the
property
(c) ReqUITed adherence to appbcable bUIlding and fire codes ensures there wtll
be adequate water supply and utilities for the proposed use
(d) As condItioned hereby, approval of an automobile seTVIce station operating
between the hours of2 00 a m and 6 00 a m at the site WIll be compatIble WIth surrounding uses
and the commumty In general and WIll not be detrimental to the neighborhood
( e) The subJect seTVIce statIon has been operating 24 hours a day for over 20
years WIth no police or other related problems
(t) The prolnbltlon of storage tank filling between the hours of2 00 a m and
6 00 a m WIll Iinut the late mght nOIse associated With the seTVIce statIon
Section 6 Based upon the foregomg, the Planmng CommiSSIon hereby
approves ConditIOnal Use Permit 92-9, subJect to the follOWIng condItIOns
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I CUP 92-9 is approved to permit an eXIstmg lUltomob1le serVIce station to operate between
the hours of2 00 a m and 6 00 P m and IS issued to G & M 011 Company, Inc
2 CUP 92-9 IS non-transferrable
3 Tins conditIonal use pemut shall not become effectIve for any purpose unless an
"acceptance of conditIOns" form has been SIgned by the apphcant and property owner,
notanzed or SIgned before a CIty staff member subJect to proper identification, and
returned to the Department of Development SeTVIces, and until the ten (10) day appeal
penod has elapsed
4 The Planmng CommIssion reserves the nght to revoke thIS conditIOnal use permit If any
ViolatIOn of these conditIOns or the Code of the City of Seal Beach occurs
5 The pemuttee shall not be permitted to receive dehvenes or to perform outdoor
mlUntenance actiVities between the hours of2 00 a m and 6 00 a m The apphcant IS
renunded of ItS obhgatlons pursuant top Chapter 13D Mumclpal Code regarding nOise
control
6 A new CondltlOnaJ Use Permit shall be obtained when any of the follOWing occur
(a) transfer of ownership of the busmess IS proposed,
(b) proposed expansion of use on the prenuses, or
(c) remodehng or reconstructIOn of the exlstmg faclhtles
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planmng CommiSSion of the City of Seal Beach
at a meetmg thereof held on the 18th day of November 1992 by the follOWIng vote
AYES CommiSSIoners Fife. Shafll. Dahlman. Law
NOES CommiSSIOners
ABSENT CommiSSIoners Orsini
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