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RESOLUTION NO 94-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING VARIANCE 94-3,
PERMITTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO (2) SINGLE
FAMILY DWELLINGS WITH LE<;S THAN THE REQUIRED
SIDE YARD SETBACK A 1 237 17TH STREET AND 128 161 H
STREET, SEAL BEACH
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE cn Y OF ~EAL BEACH DOES HEREI3Y
RESOLVE
SectIon I On Mdlch 16, 1994, Ddve R,utlett ,uhmlltcd dn dpphLdllon on
behalf of MItchell Land and ImplOvement Compdu)' (' The I\pphc,mt") 1'01 (,eneldl Pldn
Amendments 94-2 (A&B), Zonc Clldnge 94-2, V,u hlllCC 94-1 dllll HLlght V dlldtlon 94-4 with the
Department of Developmcnt SCIVICCS Thc dpphldnt ,ought to ch,lIlgc thc zonlllg dml (icncl,11
Plan designation ofthc CXI~tlllg commcll.ldlly zoncd plOpCltlC' lIOIn (ll'I1Cldl Comml'lLldl (C-2) to
LImited CommelLldl (L-C) and ofnme (9) of the IC'ldentldlly zoncd plOpCltlC' to L-C zonlllg
The applicant IS proposmg a Vdlldnce lIOI11<,ldc yald ~clback lequl1cments on the two (2)
reSidential lots to allow a zelO lot Ime developmcnt Fmally, the dpphLdnt IS pi opo'mg to
construct a covered 100facce" >lluLtlue (CRAS) on both of the plopo'cd le<,ldenl.e,
Secllon2 PUI,uant 10 14 Cahf Code of Reg<, ~ I <;02<;(d) and ~ II A of the
City's Local CEQA Gll1dehne" ,tafl'hds detcllnmed d, follow, The dpphcdtlon 101 V,lIl,lIlCe
No 94-3 IS categoncally exempt fi om I CVICW pu"udntlo thc C dhlolllld Envl1 onmentdl C)lhlhty
Act pursuant 10 14 Cahf Code ofReg~ ~ I <;103(a) (New Con~tlllltlon of <;n10111 Stluctule<,),
bccause the apphCdtlOnl~ tOI the con,lIuCllon ot tlllcc (1) 01 Ic" 'lIlgk l,u11lly dwdhng, III dn
U1bamzed area, ~ 1 <;10<; (MmOl Altelallon' m Ldnd U,e Ll1l11tallon,) bl'Ldu,e the lequc<,t '" 101 a
mmOI alteratIon mldnd u,e hnlltdtlon' m dn aled wnh dn dvel,lge ,lope ofle... thdn 20% ,lIld no
changes mland usc or dcn~lty drc mvolvcd,dnd, plll ,udnt to ~ 1<;061 (b)(1), bCldu,e It Ldn be ,een
with certamty that thele IS no po,,,,hlhty thdt thc dpplovdlmdY have a "gl1r!ildI11 cncl.t on thc
envIronment
Section 3 A duly noticed pubhc he,umg w,,, hcld bcfOle the PI,ulllmg
CommISSion on June 22, 1994 and continued to lulv 20, 1994 to ulIl"dcl thc V,Uldl1(,e 94-1 At
the public healing, the dpphcanl dl1d two pcople ,pokc ml;lVol ot the Icque,l ,md 110 pCI,on,
spoke m OppOSitIon
Section 4
1 hc I ecOl d ot the hc,umg mdlc,ltc, thc tollowmg
(a) On Mdlch 16, 1994 Ddve Rdltlelt >llbmllted ,Ill dpphcdllon on
behalf of MItchell Land and Implovement Comp,lIlY 1'01 a Genelal Pldn Amendment dnd Zone
Change at 1600 PaCific Coa,t Highway, Sedl Redch with the Depaltment of()e~clopment
Services On May 25, 1994 the apphc,lIlt submitted dpphcdllon' 101 d Vdl hUKC dnd d heIght
vanatlon on the subJect pi OpCI ty
(b) 'I hc ,Ipphcant I' ICquc'tlllg to chdl1gc thc ZOllll1g dml (,cncldl Pldn
deSIgnation of the el\l<,tmg commcl cldlly zoncd 1'1 OpCI tiC' h om (,enel,r! C0I1U11CI Lldl (C -2) to
LImned COll1melcml (L-C) al1d Ofllll1C (9) of the le"dcl1l1dlly 70ucd plllpCltlC<' to L-C .lOnlllg
The apphcant IS plOposmg a vallance liOlll Side ymd ,etlMck lequucment<, Oil thc two (2)
re,ldentlal lots to allow a zelo lot Ime devclopml'nt rm,llIy, the dpphLdnt "plOpo,mg to
construct a coveled 100f.lcce><, .,11 Uctlll e (CRA~) on both of the plOpo.,ed Ic"dcnl.e,
(C) The ~ubJcct plopellY "legally de<,cllbcd ,J<,
Parcel A, conmtlllg of
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Lots 3D, 32, 34 and 36, In Block 217 ofTI dtt \ 0, ' Anaheim Bay Tldtt", 111 thc City of Sedl
Beach, County of Orange, State ofCdhfoll11,\, a~ pCI map I ecOldcu In 13001. 9, Pagc 10 of
Miscellaneous Map, 10 the Otlicc of the County RecOldel ofS,lId Counly
Parcel B, consistIng of
Lots 27, 29, 31, 33 and 35, 111 Block 216 ofTI att 10, 'An,lhelln Bay "II dtl", In the City of Scal
Beach, County of 01 ange, State of ('.1 h 1'01 111,1, d~ pel mdp Iccollled In flook 9, Pdge 10 of
Miscellaneous Map, In the Oflice ofthc County Rccolllel ofSmd County
Parcel C, consistIng of
Lots 28, 30, 32, 34 and 36, 111 Block 217 ofTlact \ 0, "Anaheim Ray 11 dCt", 1I11he City of Seal
Beach, County of 01 dnge, Stdte ofCahfOlnm, as pel mdp lewlded 111 Book 9, Pagc \0 of
Miscellaneous Map, In the Oflice of the County ReLOI del of S,lId County
(d) The ~ubJe(,( plOpeltV" t01l1pll,>eu of IllllIlccn (\4) 10h, edth
measurIng 25' x 100' Ple~elltly, thlee (3) oflhc lot~ dlC LOned C-2 ,lIld Ihc ICmdllllng c1cvcn (II)
lots ale zoned RMD
(e) The ~ublect plOpelty IS lot,ltcd onlhc ~outhcdy '>Ide ofl',\t1fic
Coast HIghway between 16th Stl eet ,1I1d Scal Bcach Bouleval u
(f) The sunoundll1g land u'>es and zonll1g dre d'> follow,>
NORTH
AclO~~ Pdclfic Coa~1 Highway ale ~lI1gle family Icsldcntes locdted IVlth1l1 the
"Cove" area ofMdllnd I-hlllocdled 111 the Re~ldcntldI Low Dcn'>lty zonc (RLD)
SOUTH
A mlxtllle of~Inglc j,lImly ,1I1d multll.1I111ly uwell1l1g,> 10tdled 111 the Re'>ldelltldl
Medium Den~lty 70ne (RMlJ)
EAST &
WEST
A mlxtl1le ofwmmclcldlu~c, locdted along Pacl!it COd,t I-hghwdY ,1I1d Sedl
Beach Roulevdl d 111 the Genel dl Commel cml Lone (C -2)
(g) Bl1Ilull1g Pelnllt I ecol d, 1I1dlcale the '>Ublt'CI pi opelly, fOlll1cllv the
site of the Rum RunnelS le,tdl1lant dnd pllOl to thdt the Ranth How,e tafe, hdd beenul1ll1ed 1'01
restal1lant purpose~ fOl ovel 41 yedl~ until cddy 1992 when the le~tduldnl buddll1g Wd'
demolished
(h) In 1991 the Clly con,ldeled ,1I1d dpplllVed Zone Chdnge 1-91,
Vanance 4-91, Genel al Pldn Amendment, I A-91 ,md I B-91 fOI the ,ubJect plOperty The
applicant, James R Wat,on, W,I, pi opo'lI1g the con,tluctlon of till ee (3) 'nldll detached
commercial bl1lldIng~ and e1evcn (II) ~lI1gle faIml)' dwelhng~ Thl~ plolect wa~ nevel wn~l1ucted
(I) Leal.lI1g underground ~toJ,lge tdnk, welc lemovcd hom the
plOpertyat 1550 PaCific Coast HlghwdY (Stegen', G.lIdge) In 1990 1 he,>e t,\I1I.,> wele
approximately 3D feet nOln the '>lIblett plOpeltv ~oll tOnt.!mnMtlon dl thc 10tdl1on of Ihe tdnl.,>
and antIcipated gloundwdtel contall1nldtlon ha~ becn dotlnllcnted bV ~Iale ollicl.!l,
(J) StdfTlld' pi epdl ed anlllltldl t'nVll onmcntdl a"e~~llIent .\I1d plOpo,ed
NegatIve DeclaldtIon dS lequllcd by the CdhfOlllla Envllonmentdl QUdhty Act (CEQA) fOI the
proposed General Plan Amendmcnts and Zone Change Stdfllccelved COlmllellt~ bacl. nom two
agencies The City of Los Alanlltos dnd the 5,outht'ln Cahflllllla Cia,> Compdny both c'\ple"cd no
concern With the plOposal
Section ~ 8,],>cd upon the eVldente 111 the It't'md, 1I1t1udll1g the f,\tl~ ,>tdt('(11I1
~ 4 of this resolution, dnd 111 the cnvnonmental dOtlllllentatlon plepdled 111 conlullt110n wllh thl'>
proJect, and pUl~udnl to *~ 28-2~00 tlllough 28-2~02 of the CIlY'~ Cmlt" the I'I,mnIng
ComnllsslOn heleby tind, a, follow~
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(a) Vanance 94-3 IS con~I,tent with the plovl~lons of the Land U,e
Element of the CIty's Genelal ['I,m which permlt~ ,mgle falmly le'>ldtlntldlu;e; on the ;ub/ect
propertIes The use IS also con'>l;tcnt with the lemammg e1cment~ of the Clty'~ Genclal Plan as
the policIes of those element~ ale c.on;lstent with, ,md Ictlcctcd m, the Lmd Use Elcmtlnt
Accordmgly, the proposed use IS consistent with the Gcncl .11 Pldn
(b) Thele ale ,ptlcllll plopelty I elated 1,lIl-l1m,tdnce, WlllCh, II1Iough the
stnct apphcatlon of thl, Chaptcl, dCPllVC thc ;ubJcu pi opel ty of pllvllegtls ellJoved by uthel
property 10 the samc Vlcmlty and zone Spel,lfically, one ;Ide of the ,ublel,t plllpcllles IS 101,ated
dIrectly adJacent 10 commelclally zoned pdll,eb Thc Codc ofthc City of Stlal BCdl,h Icquues an
eight (8 ') foot block wall bctwecn commel clal and I eMdcntlallv zoncd plOpCltlC' Tim hClght
wall, coupled with the requlled ,Ide yald ,ctbad, of only tlnee (3') ftlet, le~ults m a >Iglllficant
Impact on light, air and ventilation to the 10wcI level of the hou,c AddltlOI1<1lly, thc ,Idc Ydl d
setback requirement m I c;ldcnthll zonc, I, m pl,lCC to Cll'>lll e adequattl tile ,epm dtlon a~ wcll a~ to
allow for adequate hght, all and ventll,ltIon between the IC;ldcnw; whIch hdVC doOl dnd wmdow
openmgs along their ~Ides In thiS m~tance, thc ploposcd vallancc \\llIlc,ult m dnmClc,!'>e m
scparatlon between thc plopo,cd ICMdcnl,C, and c,,,,tmg nClghbo" to the ,outh by dn ,lVclage- of
three (3') feet The i:elO lot Ime (I101thedy) 1'1',111 1'1'111 be con~tlul,tcd 01 cmdel block to Illeet file
separation requllements The lequlled tlnee (3') loot ~etback adJacent to the wmmelcllIl
properties could potentially lesult m dn died fOl thc dl,cumulatlOn ofhttcl and dcbll' wlthm thl'
narrow yard Fmally, the subJect plopeltle, ,lie ItKated m an Identlficd nOl'>e mlp<ltt <Ilea due to
their proximity to Pacific Coast Highway The plopo,ed zelo lot hne dcvelopment wlllle%cn
mtenor nOIse levels due to the lequlled cmdel block con~tluctlon and vlltual ab,ence ofwmdow;
and other openmg~ along the nOl thetly sides of the plOpel tle~
(c) The glantmg ofthl' Vallanl,e would not bc thc gldntmg Ofd 'pecldl
pnvllege mconsl,tcnt with othCl 11I11It,ltlon, on othcl pWpCltlC' In tht' ,ame VltlllIty dnd zone
SpeCifically, there arc no mOlC than 14 olhcr ,ml11dllv 'Itudted plllpellle, 1\lthm thc City of Scal
Beach, resldentlallot~ wlthm the le'>ldentlallllgh 01 mcchum delNty zone~ hdvmg a '>Ide plllpellY
line abuttmg a commcrclal pi OpCI tv With thc cOlllhllon, I eC0l11lnended bv ,tdll m pldcc,
paltlcularly the requllement ofa mmmlum avelage ,Ide vald ,ctbaek of ,I', (6') feet thc plopo,ed
residences Will not be able to build a lalgel dwelhng than othcr 'l1ll1l,nly '>Itu,lled pi opel tie, ,md
thelefOle gam no advantage 01 pllvllege ovel othcl plOpCltlC, m thc 'dme vlcmlty dnd zune
Sel,tlon 6 Ra,ed on the fOlegomg, the PI,nlllmg lcnlllnl'>'>lon helcby applOve,
Vanance 94-3, subJect to the lollowmg cOlllhtlOn.,
Vanance 94-3 IS appl ovcd fOI thc wn.,tluctlon of smgle f~1I1111y dwclhng' at 327 17th
Street and 128 16th ~tleet with Ie,>,> than the lequlled ,Ide y,nd setback SpeCifically,
thl' valldncc will allow fOI the wn,tluttlon of thtl dwcllmg, with d zClolot Ime
configlll atlon on the nOl thetly 'Ide- of the plOpertle~
2 There shall be no openmg, pClnllltcd wlthm tlllce (3') fect of the .,Idc plOpClty Ime,
3 The block wdll on the nOlth ~Ide of the le,ldencc ,11<111 bc wmtlul,ttld 01 cmdel block
a~ requllcd by the UllIfcllm Blllldmg Codtl
4 The block wall on the nOllh ~Idc of thc IC'ldcnw ,hall b~ pamted dnd mamtdmcd with
a gl aflitl-pl 001' pamt 01 ~ealdnt, to thtl 'all,f~lctlon 01 the DCpdl tmcnt of Dcvelopment
Services
5 The plOpo~ed lesldenl,es shallmamtmn an avelage ~etbdck 01'1' (6) fcct on thc
southetly '>Idc, oflhc plopeltlc~, whllc plovldmg a mmlmum ,CtlMtk of tlnee (1) feet
6 The apphc,mt Icnldm, bound by ,III comhtlon, of dpplOVdl of Zone Change 94-2 and
HeIght Vallatlon 94-4
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7 All con~tnlctlon ~hall be In sub,>tantml comph,lnl-C with the plan,> applOvcd thlOugh
Vanance 94-3
8 Thl~ Vallance sh,lIl not bccomc C!lCl,tIVC tOl any plllpO~C unlc~~ ,\11 "Al,ccptal1l,c of
Conditions" fOlm ha~ been ~lgl1ed by thc dpphcal1t In the plc,>el1Ce of the DlrectOl of
Development Servlce~, or not,1I17ed ,md leltllned to the PI,mmng Depmtment, and
until the ten (10) day appeal pellod 1m ~ c1ap,>ed
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the I'lal1l1l11g Comll1l.."ol1 oCthe City oC<;eal Beach
at a meeting thereof held on the 20th d,IY ot Julv, 1994, by the Collowlng vote
AYES CommlSSIOl1el S BI0WI1. CampbelL Law. SIMI p
NOES CommlS~IOl1el ~
ABSENT Comml~slonel ~ Ddhll1MI1
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Pdtlll,l<1 [ c.lIl1pbcll,
PI,lIl1l1ng ('01111111....lon
e WllIttenbelg, ~eclct<1ry
Planning Commission
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