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RESOLUTION NUMBER 92-37
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING HEIGHT VARIATION
92-20, A REQUEST TO PERMIT AN EXISTING COVERED,
ROOF-ACCESS STRUCTURE AT 242 FOURTEENTH STREET,
SEAL BEACH, CA
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE.
WHEREAS, on July 16, 1992, Earl L. Shea submItted an appllcatJon for HeIght VanatJon 92-
20 to the Department of Development ServIces, and
WHEREAS, the appllcatJon requests after-the-fact approval of a heIght vanatIon for an eXIstJng
covered roof access structure (CRAS) at 242 Fourteenth Street. The eXIstJng
CRAS has an area of approxImately 143 square feet; and
WHEREAS, thIS applicatJon was submItted to comply WIth the reqUIrements of CIty OrdIDance
1322 WhICh set forth new standards for the constructJon and maintenance of
CRAS's wlthlD the CIty. OrdInance 1322 reqUIres a property owner of an
eXlstJng CRAS apply to the CIty for a HeIght VarIatJon If theIr eXIstJng CRAS
does not conform to the new standards, and
WHEREAS, the eXlstJng CRAS at 242 Fourteenth Street exceeds the mImmum dImenSIons
necessary to cover the staIrwell, and
WHEREAS, the subJect property IS legally descnbed as Lot 42, Block 221 of Tract 10; and
WHEREAS, the subJect property IS surrounded on all SIdes by a mIXture of smgle famIly and
multJ-famlly reSIdences m the ResIdentJal MedIUm DenSity wne, (RMD), and
WHEREAS, a duly notJced public heanng was held on October 7, 1992, to conSIder HeIght
VanatJon 92-20; and
WHEREAS, dunng the Public Heanng on HeIght VanatJon 92-20 there was no OpposItJon,
eIther wntten or verbal, to the grantJng of thIS request; and
WHEREAS, the Planmng ComnusslOn makes the followlDg findIDgs:
1. The eXlstJng CRAS IS archItecturally m keepmg WIth the remaInder of the
structure, WIth the roofing matenals and sIdmg matchIDg those of the
remainder of the structure,
2 The eXIstIng CRAS IS m keepmg WIth the character and mtegrity of the
surroundIng neIghborhood where numerous covered roof-access structures
have been constructed ID close proXImIty to the subJect property,
3 The eXIstJng CRAS was constructed In accordance WIth the plans approved
m October of 1986, WIth final IDspectJon on Apnl 9, 1987;
4 The eXIstJng CRAS exceeds the nummum honzontal dImenSIOns necessary
to cover the staIrwell, however, due to the configuratJon of the staIrwell,
no habItable liVIng space IS proVIded wIthm the structure, and
5 Due to the flat terraID m the vIcImty of the proposed structure, It does not
sIgmficantly Impair the pnmary vIew of any property located WIthID 300
feet of the subJect property.
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ResolutJon No. 92-37
HeIght VanatJon #92-20
6. There was no opposItIon of any land expressed dunng the publIc heanng
on HeIght VanatIon 92-20.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planmng CommIssIon of the CIty of Seal
Beach does hereby approve of HeIght VanatJon 92-20 permIttIDg an eXIstIDg covered roof-access
structure at 242 Fourteenth Street, Seal Beach, as constructed In accordance WIth plans approved
ID October 1986, WIth final mspectJon on Apnl 9, 1987.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planmng CommIssIon of the CIty of Seal Beach
at a meetJng thereof held on the 7th day of October, 1992, by the followlDg vote.
A YES: CommIssIoners Shafll. Dahlman. OrsIDi
NOES:
ABSENT. CommIssIoners FIfe. Law
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Anton Daltlman, VIce Chmrman
Planmng CommISSion
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WhIttenberg, Secretary
Planmng commISSlo~