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Home My WebLink AboutPC Res 94-38 - 1994-09-07 RESOLUTION NO. 94-38 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE 94-1, CHANGING THE ZONING TO DEPICT THE INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY3.81 ACRES OF "RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY" LAND AND AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 0.51 ACRES OF "PUBliC LAND USE/RECREATION" LAND, AND A DECREASE OF 4.32 ACRES OF "OIL EXTRACTION" LAND WITHIN THE CITY AT 99- 101 MARINA DRIVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: Sectton 1. City staff has recetved dlrectlon from the Planmng CommiSSion, pursuant to Sectlon 28-2602 of the Code of the City of Seal Beach, to prepare thiS matter for the appropnate pubhc heanngs, In accordance WIth the provlSlons of State Jaw and local ordinances The purpose of the proposed General Plan Amendments and Zone Change IS to (1) Amend the Land Use and HOUSing Elements of the General Plan to change the land use deslgnatlon from 011 Extractton (O-E) to Low DenSIty Resldenttal (LOR) and to change the zomng deslgnatton from Oil Extractlon (O-E) to Resldenttal Low DenSity (RLD) on those portIons of the SIte currently utlhzed for onshore 011 separation faclhtles by EXXON, and UNOCAL as lessee, and, (2) Amend the Land Use and HOUSing Elements of the General Plan to change the land use deslgnatlon from 011 Extractton (O-E) to Pubhe Land Use (PLU) and to change the zomng deslgnatlon from 011 Extraetlon (O-E) to Pubhe Land UselRecreatlon (PLU/R) on those portIons of the sIte currently leased by the CIty of Seal Beach and utlhzed for park and recreatIon purposes Sectton 2 Pursuant to 14 Cahf Code of Regs, ~ 15025(a) and ~~ II C and III of the City IS Local CEQA GUIdelines, staff prepared an Imttal Study and a Negatlve Declaratton, whIch were Circulated for pubhc review and comment from March 3, 1994 to March 25, 1994, In comphance With the provlSlons of the Callforma EnVironmental QualIty Act and the City IS Local CEQA GUIdehnes SectIon 3 A duly notteed publIc heanng was Imtlally advertIsed for Apnl 20, 1994, and continued to June 22, 1994 WIthout receIving any pubhe testimony On June 22, the Planmng CommIssIon continued the matter to September 7, again Without receiving any publIc testimony On September 7, 1994 a publIc hearing was held before the Planmng CommISSIOn to conSider the applIcation, the Imtlal Study and the NegatIve Declaratton At the pubhe heanng, the Planmng CommISSion receIved both oral and wntten testlmony regarding the matters under conslderatlon SectIon 4, The record of the heanng mdlcates the follOWing: (a) Ctty staff has receIved dlrectlon from the Planmng CommiSSion, pursuant to Section 28-2602 of the Code of the CIty of Seal Beach, to prepare thiS matter for D IWPSlIRESOIZC94-1 PCRILWl08-11-!l4 Planning C011I11IWlOn ResolullOn No 94-38 S~pl~mb" 7, 1994 the appropriate public heanngs, In accordance With the provIsions of State law and local ordinances, (b) The City of Seal Beach IS requesting to change the General Plan and zonIng designations of the eXistIng properties from 011 ExtractIon (O-E) to Residential Low DenSity (RLD) and Public Land Use (PLU) (c) The subject property IS descnbed as Assessors Parcel 199-011-10. (d) The Site IS located along the north side of Manna Dnve, Immediately east of First Street. The Site IS Irregular In shape, haVing approximately 910 feet of frontage on Ftrst Street and 80 feet of frontage on Manna Dnve The Site vanes In depth, being approximately 240 feet deep along north property line, and approximately 80 feet deep adjacent to Manna Dnve The site eompnses approximately 4 32 acres (e) City PlannIng records and bUilding permit records indicate the subJect property, currently the Site of both EXXON and UNOCAL onshore 011 separatIon facilitIes which are now non-operatIOnal, had been utIlized for those purposes for over twenty (20) years. In additIon, the City leases the southerly 0 51 acres of the Site and utIlizes the area as an extensIOn of Manna Park, (f) The General Plan and the zOnIng map indicate the subJect area to be designated for and zoned for "O-E", 011 ExtractIon (g) The surrounding General Plan Land Use desIgnations, zonIng deSignations, and current land uses are as follows NORTH 1) General Plan Land Use designatIon ResIdential MedIUm DenSity 2) Zomng deSignation: ReSidential Low DenSity 3) Current Land Use Detached Single-family ReSidentIal SOUTH 1) General Plan Land Use deSIgnatIon ResIdentIal High DenSity 2) ZonIng deSignatIOn: Residential High DenSity 3) Current Land Use: Detached and attached Single-family and multIple-family ReSidentIal EAST 1) General Plan Land Use deSignation PublIc-Parks and Open Space; ReSidential MedIUm DenSIty 2) Zomng deSIgnation. PublIc Land Use, ResIdentIal Low DenSity 3) Current Land Use: Manna Park; Detached Single-family ReSidential WEST 1) General Plan Land Use deSignation ReSidentIal High DenSity 2) ZOnIng desIgnation Residential High DenSity 3) Current Land Use Attached Single-family ReSidentIal (h) Staff has prepared an initIal environmental assessment and proposed NegatIve DeclaratIon as reqUired by the Cali forma EnVironmental Quality Act (CEQA), Staff D IWPU\RBSOIZC94-1 PCRILWl08-31-94 2 ~ Planning Comnu.slan Resolutlan No 94-38 Seplember 7, 1994 received comments back from five (5) agencies The CIty of Long Beach and the Southern CalifornIa Association of Governments expressed no concern wIth the proposal, The Department of Conservation - DIVIsion of 011, Gas and Geothermal Resources provided comments regardmg well and production facility abandonment procedures The County of Orange provided comments regardmg water quality management plans and the use of best management practices at the time of a future abandonment, and the Coastal Commission discussed Coastal Act Issues, Public Land Issues and hazard abatement (I) No new mformatIon was brought forward dunng the public comment penod or at the public heanng with regard to potentIal environmental Impacts from the proJect that was not addressed m the ImtIal environmental assessment. (J) The proposed zone change IS enclosed as Attachment A and mcorporated herem by reference (k) The Planmng Commission has adopted Negative Declaration 94-1, through the approval of Resolution No 94-35, whtch IS mcorporated herem by reference SlUd Negative Declaration represents the mdependent Judgement of the City of Seal Beach Section 5. Based upon the eVidence m the record, mcludmg the facts stated m fi 4 of tins resolution, and m the envlfonmental documentation prepared m conJunction with this proJect, and pursuant to ~fi 28-2600 and 28-2602 of the City s Code, the Planmng Commission hereby finds as follows (a) The current zomng deSignation of "011 Extraction" IS mappropnate, gIVen the residentIal and recreatIonal land uses which now surround the subJect property (b) Zone Change 94-1 IS consistent with the provlSlons ofthe Land Use Element of the City's General Plan, as amended through General Plan Amendments 94-1 A and 94-1B, which provides "Low DenSIty ResIdentIal" and "Public Land Use/RecreatIon" deSignatIOns for the subject property and permits smgle famIly residentIal uses on the residential properties and vanous public land uses, mcludmg park facilitIes, on the public land use/recreation properties The proposed use IS also consistent with the remlUmng elements of the City'S General Plan as the policies of those elements are consistent with, and reflected m, the Lnad Use Element Accordmgly, the proposed use IS consistent with the General Plan, and will not be detnmental to the short term or long term goals of the City of Seal Beach and are m the mterest of the public health, safety and welfare. (c) Zone Change 94-1 will elImmate the contInued Oil extraction land use deSignation (crude 011 processmg) from the subJect areas of Manna Dnve and FIrst Street through the change In deSignation from the more mtense land use "011 Extraction" to the less mtense "Residential Low DenSity" and "Public Land Use" deSignatIOns on both the General Plan and Zomng Map, (d) There IS no substantial eVidence m the record which would support a flUr argument that approval of the proposed zone change, with the reqUired mitIgation measures, might have a stgmficant environmental Impact SectIOn 6 Based on the foregomg, the Planmng CommIssion hereby recommends approval of Zone Change 94-1 to the City Council, as indIcated on Exhibit I, attached hereto and made a part hereof. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planmng CommissIon of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 'i)""'" . day of "\ ~~.k "r ' 1994, by the followmg vote: o IWPilIRE&OILL94-1 PCRILWllI8.11-94 3 AYES D a-.\'" \ r"Y"'\ 0..'" COmffi1SSIOners NOES: CommIssIoners L...., Planning CommlSSlOn RrsotUllon No 94-38 September 7, 1994 . , ./ B~, "-'') C<:u"Ylpbell. ABSENT' COmffi1SSIOners ~ ,,",ntl r D IWPSIIRESOIZC94-1 PCRILWl08-31-94 , l' aL~ Anton Dahlman, Chairman Planning CommIssIon 4