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RESOLUTION NUMBER 93-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE 93-1, CHANGING
THE ZONING OF 16 MARINA DRIVE FROM
COMMERCIAL PARK (C-P) TO SERVICE
COMMERCIAL (C-1), ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
MARINA DRIVE, BETWEEN THE SAN GABRIEL
RIVER AND FIRST STREET
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE:
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cIty staff has been contacted as to the zomng classIficatIOn and types of
permItted uses on the subject property. At thIS tune there IS an uncertamty
as to the proper zonmg classIfication of the property, and
the subject property IS descnbed as Assessors Parcel 043-172-07, and
the SIte IS located along the south SIde of Manna Dnve, ImmedIately east
of the San Gabnel RIver Channel The SIte IS trIangular m shape, havmg
approXImately 172 feet of frontage on Manna Dnve, bemg approxImately
317 feet deep along the San Gabnel RIver, and approxImately 287 feet
deep adjacent to the Department of Water and Power (DWP) property.
The sIte compnses approxImately 24,500 square feet, and
buIldmg PermIt records mdlcate the subject property, currently the SIte of
Boatswam's Locker whIch has been utilIzed for commercIal/resIdential
purposes for over fIfteen (IS) years, and
the zonmg map mdlcates the subject area of the DWP sIte and the subject
property to be zoned "C-P", CommercIal Park, and
thIS zomng was put m place to effectuate the proVISIons of the "DWP
SpeCIfic Plan", whIch was adopted by the CIty CounCIl on November 22,
1982; and
at the time of adoptIon of the SpecIfic Plan, the CIty CounCIl excluded the
subject property from the SpecIfic Plan provIsIons However, the
proVISIOns of the C-P zone stIpulate that".. 70% of any parcel within thl~
zone shall be devoted to park use~ with unre~tncted access to the public.";
and
m revlewmg the proVISIons of the DWP SpecIfic Plan, It appears that the
70% park prOVISIon was dIrected at the DWP Property only. ThIS section
state~ "4 Open space ~hall be located on the southerly 70% of the
DWP Mte ", and
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Planning ConU1u",on Resoluhon No 93-35
Zone Change 93-1
It IS the posItion of staff that the mtent of the 70% open space reqUIrement
as stated m the C-P zone, should only apply to the DWP Property, as
clearly mdlcated m the above referenced sectIOn of the DWP Specific
Plan, and
~taff has prevlOu~ly presented thIS matter to the Planmng CommissIOn and
the CIty CouncIl to seek clanficatlon, and received direction to mstltute
thIS zone change request, and
staff has determmed the requested zone change IS categoncally exempt
pursuant to Section 15305 of the CEQA GUIdelInes, and IS m accordance
wIth the prevIously approved NegatIve DeclaratIOn prepared for the
"Department of Water SpecIfic Plan", as reqUIred by the CalIforma
EnVIronmental QualIty Act (CEQA), and
a duly noticed publIc heaong was held on May 5, 1993 to conSIder Zone
Change 93-1, and
the SaId CommIssIon held saId aforementioned Pubhc Heanng; and
at saId publIc heanng there were oral and wntten testimony and eVidence
receIved by the Planmng CommIssIon, and
the Planmng CommIssIon makes the followmg findmgs
I The proposed Zone Change wIll prOVIde a clear statement as to the
appropnate zomng for the subject property
2 ThIS proposal WIll result m the removal of an ambIgUIty wlthm the
Code of the CIty of Seal Beach regardmg the approprIate zomng
desIgnatIon and the applIcatIon of proVISIOns of the CommercIal
Park (C-P) zone to the subject property.
3 ThIS proposal WIll result m c1anficatlOn of a cIty approved SpecIfic
Plan whIch was adopted on November 22, 1982
4 ThIS proposal WIll encourage the future Implementation of the
Department of Water and Power SpecIfic Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planmng CommIssIon of the CIty of
Seal Beach does hereby recommend approval of Zone Change 93-1 to the CIty Council, as
mdlcated below
I) Change zomng deSIgnation of 16 Manna Dnve (Assessors Parcel 043-172-07) from
"CommercIal Park" (C-P) to "ServIce CommercIal" (C-I)
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the PlannIng CommIssion of the CIty of
Seal Beach at a meetmg thereof held on the 7 th day of July ,1993, by the
followmg vote
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Planning Con",U.\lOn R..olllhOn No 93-35
Zone Change 93-1
A YES CommISSIOners
Shall'_ Law. Dahlman. FIfe. Soukup
NOES CommIssioners
ABSENT. CommIssIOners
ABSTAIN: CommissIoners
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