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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Res 94-45 - 1994-10-19 RESOLUTION NUMBER 94-45 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 94-7, PERMITTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM FOR THE ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL FACILITY LOCATED AT 2201 SEAL BEACH BOULEV ARO, SEAL BEACH SPECIFICALLY, THE PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM WOULD PERMIT THE INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) OVERSIZE SIGNS ON BUILDING 80 THE PROPOSED SIGNS READING "ROCKWELL" IS PROPOSED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RELOCATION OF THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO THE SEAL BEACH FACILITY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY FIND AND RESOL VE Section I On Septembel 14, 1994, Carl J NordqUist on behalf of Rockwell International ("the Appheants") filed an apphcatlOn for CUP 94-7 With the Department of Development Services Through CUP 94-7, the apphcant seeks approval to establish a planned sign program for the Rockwell International faclhty located at 220 I Seal Beach Boulevard, Seal Beach SpeCifically, the planned sIgn program would permit the installation of two (2) oversize signs on BUIlding 80 The proposed signs reading "Rockwell" IS proposed In conJunctIOn With tlIe relocatIOn of the corporate headquarters to the Seal Beach faclhty Section 2 Pursuant to 14 Cahf Code of Regs ~ 15025(a) and ~ II B of the City's Local CEQA GUIdelines, staff has determined as follows The apphcatlon for ConditIOnal Use Permit 94-7 IS categoncally exempt from revIew pursuant to the Cahfornla EnVIronmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 Cahf Code of Regs ~ 15311 (Accessory Structures), because It Involves the construction, or placement of minor structures accessory to (appurtenant to) eXisting commercial, Industnal, or instructional faclhtles, including but not hmlted to (a) on-premise sIgns ,and, pursuant to ~ 15061 (b )(3), because It can be seen With certainty that there IS no posslblhty that the approval may have a Significant effect on the environment Section 3 A duly noticed pubhc heanng was held before the Planning Commission on October 19, 1994 to conSider the apphcatlon for ConditIOnal Use Permit 94-7 At the pubhc heanng no one spoke In favor or against the apphcatlOn Section 4 The lecord of the heanng on October 19, 1994 indicates the follOWing (a) On September 14, 1994, Carl J NordqUist filed an apphcatlOn for Conditional Use PermIt 94-7 With the Department of Development ServIces (b) SpeCIfically, the apphcants are requesting to establish a planned sign program for the Rockwell International faCIlity whIch would permit two (2) overSize signs on Building 80 The proposed signs reading "Rockwell" are proposed In conJunctIOn With the relocation of the corporate headquarters to the Seal Beach facility (c) The subJect property IS located on the westerly SIde of Seal Beach Boulevard between Westminster Avenue and AdoIfo Lopez Dnve (d) The subJect property compnses approximately 100 acres and houses the Rockwell International faclhty, including the newly relocated corporate headquarters j:\ 'CUM.., ace.. ~, Plannlllg COIIIIII"",,on Re.ollltlOn No 9-1-4-1 October 19, 199-1 (e) The apphcants are ploposrng these signs In conJunction with relocation of the corporate headquarters to Seal Beach The two (2) signs, are proposed for the south and west sides of BUIlding 80, the tallest of the bUIldings wIthin the Rockwell complex Each sign will have an area of approximately 416 square feet and will be located Just below the roofllne (see attached plans) (f) The subJect property currently conforms to all proVIsIons of the Code (g) The surrounding land uses and zOnIng are as follows NORTH Located across Westminster Avenue IS the communIty of Leisure World, a complex of multi-family resldenttal uses located In the Residential High Density zone (RHO) SOUTH The City'S pohce station, corporate yard and anImal shelter located m the Pubhc Land Use/Recreation zone (pLUIR) EAST A flood retention basin located within the Hellman Ranch Specific Plan Regulatory zone and the attached single family dwelhng communIty ofIsland Village located Within the CIty of Long Beach WEST The Seal Beach Naval Weapons StatIOn located across Seal Beach Boulevard In the PLU/R zone (h) The City has received no wntten responses to ItS mailed notice for CUP 94-7 Section 5 Based upon the facts contained m the record, including those stated In ~ 4 of this resolution, and pursuant to ~~ 24-1803, 28-2503 and 28-2504 of the City's Code, the PlannIng CommissIon hereby finds as follows (a) Conditional Use Penmt 94-6 IS consistent WIth the proVIsions of the Land Use Element of the City's General Plan which permits hght Industnal uses of the property of the subJect property The use IS also consistent With the remainIng elements of the CIty's General Plan as the pohcles of those elements are consistent With, and reflected m, the Land Use Element Accordingly, the proposed use IS consIstent With the General Plan (b) The signs Included In this planned sign program meet the minimum design standards for signs Within the City (c) Apploval does not constitute a grant of specific pnvilege or allow substantially greater VISibility than the standard pi OVlSlons allow The Rockwell faclhty IS unIque WIthin the CIty for several reasons, mcludlng the fact It IS the only large Industnal faclhty located Within the City Additionally, With a gross floor area of over I I milhon square feet the facility has over three times as much bUlldmg area as Rossmoor Center, the City's second largest commerclal/mdustnal center The proposed slgnage will be located at the top ofBUlIdmg 80 whIch IS approximately 130 feet tall ThIS bUIlding IS nearly tWice as tall as the second tallest bUIldings (70 feet In height) located at the BIxby office park Finally, the proposed slgnage IS only 26% of the maximum allowable slgnage under the proVISIons of the Code (d) The follOWing Items shall be conSidered m a planned sign program (I) Distance of bUIldings from street - Building 80 IS located approximately 100 feet off of Seal Beach Boulevard, With the proposed slgnage being located approximately 120 feet from the ground level Page 2 r:\ 1CUW'.., BeCk Planmnj{ ('oll/II//'s/on Resolll//on No 9-1-.1-1 October 19, 199-1 (2) Size of bUIldings - With over I 1 milhon square feet, the Rockwell faelhty IS over three tImes as large as the second largest IndustnaVcommerctal center within the City Also, BUIlding 80, on which the new slgnage IS proposed IS approximately 130 feet tall, nearly tWIce as tall as the next tallest bUlldmg within the CIty (3) Traffic speed on the street - 50 miles per hour (4) Arrangement of bUIldings on the lot or parcel - Not apphcable as signs are only proposed for one building (5) Number of anchor tenants - Rockwell International's 100 acre faclhty SectIon 6 Based upon the foregOing, the Planmng CommissIon hereby approves Conditional Use Permit 94-7, subJect to the follOWing conditIons I CondItIonal Use Permit 94-7 IS approved to permIt the estabhshment ofa planned sign program for the Rockwell InternatIonal faclhty located at 220 I Seal Beach Boulevard, Seal Beach SpeCifically, the planned sign program would permit the Installatron of two (2) oversize sIgns on BUIlding 80 The proposed signs reading "Rockwell" IS proposed In conJunctIon with the relocatIon of the corporate headquarters to the Seal Beach faclhty 2 All constructIon shall be In substantial complIance WIth the plans approved through CUP 94-7 3 ThiS ConditIonal Use Permit shall not become effectIve for any purpose unless an "Acceptance of ConditIons" fonn has been Signed by the applIcant In the presence of the Director of Development Services, or notanzed and returned to the Planning Department, and until the ten (10) day appeal penod has elapsed PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planmng CommIsSion of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 19th day of October, 1994 by the follOWing vote AYES CommisSIoners Blown. Camobell. Dahlman. Law. Shalp NOES CommIsSioners ABSTAIN CommisSioners --- d~d4___ Anton Dahlman, Chairman Planmng CommIsSion ee Whittenberg, Secretary Planmng CommisSIon Page 3 ./=\ UJP\P947!3CL1-.