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Home My WebLink AboutPC Res 94-24 - 1994-07-06 , " , RESOLUTION NO 94-24 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 94-2B, AMENDING TABLE 16 OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT TO REPRESENT THE INCREASE OF APPROXlMA TEL Y 0 67 ACRES OF LIMITED COMMERCIAL LAND AND A DECREASE OF 0 50 ACRES OF MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND AND 0 17 ACRES OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND WITHIN THE CITY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE Section 1 On March 16, 1994, Dave Bartlett subnutted an applicatIOn on behalf of MItchell Land and Improvement Company (The Applicant) for General Plan Amendments 94-2 (A&B), Zone Change 94-2, Vallance 94-3 and HeIght Vanatlon 94-4 With the Department of Development SeMces The applicant sought to change the zomng and General Plan deSIgnatIOn of the eXIsting commerCIally zoned propertIes from General CommerCial (C-2) to LImIted CommerCial (L-C) and ofmne (9) of the reSidentially zoned propertIes to L-C zomng The applicant IS proposing a vanance from SIde yard setback reqUirements on the two (2) resIdentIal lots to allow a zero lot line development Finally, the applicant IS proposing to construct a covered roof access structure (CRAS) on both of the proposed reSidences SectIOn 2 Pursuant to 14 Calif Code of Regs ~ 15025(a) and ~q 11 C and III of the CIty's Local CEQA GUidelines, staff prepared an 1mtlal Study and a Negative Declaration, whIch wele Circulated for public reVIew and comment from June 1, 1994 to June 22, 1994, In compliance With the proVISIons of the Callforma EnVIronmental Quality Act and the City's Local CEQA GUidelines SectIon 3 A duly notIced public heanng was held before the Planmng Comnusslon on June 22, 1994 to conSIder the applicatIon At the public hearing, the applicant and 2 people spoke In favor of the request and no persons spoke In opposition SectIOn 4 The record of the heanng indicates the follOWing (a) On March 16, 1994 Dave Bartlett subnutted an application on behalf of Mitchell Land and Improvement Company for a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change at 1600 PaCIfic Coast Highway, Seal Beach With the Department of Development ServIces On May 25, 1994 the applicant submitted applications for a vanance and a heIght vanatlon on the subJect property (b) The applicant IS requesting to change the zomng and General Plan deSignation of the eXIsting commerCially zoned properties from General Commercial (C-2) to LImited CommerCIal (L-C) and ofmne (9) of the reSIdentially zoned propertIes to L-C zomng The applicant IS proposing a variance from SIde yard setback reqUirements on the two (2) resIdentIal lots to allow a zero lot line development Finally, the applicant IS proposing to construct a covered roof access structure (CRAS) on both of the proposed reSidences (c) The subject property IS legally descnbed as Parcel A, consIsting of Lots 30, 32, 34 and 36, In Block 217 of Tract 10, AnaheIm Bay Tract, In the CIty of Seal Beach, County of Orange, State ofCahforma, as per map recorded In Book 9, Page 10 ofMtscellaneous Map, In the Office ofthe County Recorder of Said County Page 1 1 \voll\cas\qpa PldIlIllng CommIssIon ResolutIon 9.f-24 July 6, 199.f Parcel B, consisting of Lots 27, 29, 31, 33 and 35, In Block 216 of Tract 10, AnaheIm Bay Tract, m the City of Seal Beach, County of Orange, State of Call forma, as per map recorded 10 Book 9, Page 10 of MIscellaneous Map, In the Office of the County Recorder of SaId County Parcel C, conslstmg of Lots 28,30, 32, 34 and 36, In Block 217 of Tract 10, Anaheim Bay Tract, In the City of Seal Beach, County of Orange, State of Call forma, as per map recorded In Book 9, Page 10 of MIscellaneous Map, In the Office of the County Recorder of Said County (d) The subJect property IS compnsed offourteen (14) lots, each measunng 25' x 100' Presently, three (3) of the lots are zoned C-2 and the remammg eleven (II) lots are zoned RMD ( e) The subject property IS located on the southerly side of Pacific Coast HIghway between 16th Street and Seal Beach Boulevard (f) The surroundmg land uses and zomng are as follows NORTH Across Pactfic Coast HIghway are smgle family reSIdences located wlthm the Cove area of Manna Htlllocated m the ReSIdentIal Low DenSity zone (RLD) SOUTH A mixture of slOg Ie family and multI family dwellings located 10 the ReSidential MedIUm DenSity zone (RMD) EAST & WEST A mIxture of commercial uses located along Pacific Coast HIghway and Seal Beach Boulevard m the General Commercial zone (C-2) (g) Bulldmg Penmt records mdlcate the subject property, formerly the sIte of the Rum Runners restaurant and pnor to that the Ranch House cafe, had been utilized for restaurant purposes for over 43 years until early 1992 when the restaurant bUlldmg was demolished (h) In 1991 the CIty considered and approved Zone Change 1-91, VaTlance 4-91, General Plan Amendments I A-91 and I B-91 for the subJect property The applicant, James R Watson, was proposmg the construction of three (3) small detached commercial buildings and eleven (11) smgle family dwellmgs ThIS project was never constructed (I) Leaking underground storage tanks were removed from the property at 1550 PaCific Coast HIghway (Stegens Garage) In 1990 These tanks were approxImately 30 feet from the subJect property Soli contammatlOn at the location of the tanks and anticIpated groundwater contammatlOn has been documented by State offiCials (J) The proposed zone change IS attached hereto as Attachment A and mcorporated herem by reference (k) The City has adopted Negative DeclaratIOn 94 - 4, through the approval of ResolutIOn No 94 - 22, which IS mcorporated herein by reference Said Negative Declaratton represents the mdependent Judgement of the City of Seal Beach SectIOn 5 Based upon the eVIdence In the record, including the facts stated 10 ~ 4 of thIS resolutIOn, and In the enVIronmental documentation prepared 10 conJunctton With thiS proJect, and pursuant to ~~ 28-2600 and 28-2602 oftl1e CIty s Code, the Planmng CommiSSion hereby finds as follows Page 2 voll\cas\gpa (a) General Plan Amendments 94-2A and 94-2B will not be detnmental to the short term or long term goals of the CIty of Seal Beach and are In the mterest of the public health, safety and welfare (b) General Plan Amendments 94-2A and 94-2B WIll reduce the future mtenSlty of commercial development along thts portIon of PacIfic Coast HIghway through the change 10 deSIgnatIOn from the most mtense General CommercIal to the least mtense Llnuted Commercial (c) There IS no substantial eVidence 10 the record whIch would support a faIr argument that approval of the applicatIOn, With the reqUIred nutlgatlOn measures, mIght have a slgmficant enVIronmental Impact SectIOn 6 Based upon the foregomg, the Planning CommissIOn hereby recommends approval of General Plan Amendment 94-2B to the CIty Council, subject to the followmg condItion Table 16 of the Housmg Element shall be amended to depIct the mcrease of 0 67 acres of LimIted Commerctalland wlthtn the City and a decrease of 0 5 acres of ResIdential MedIUm DenSIty land and 0 17 acres of General Commercial land PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Seal Beach at a meetmg thereof held on the 6th day ofJuly, 1994, by the followmg vote A YES CommissIOners CamobelL Dahlman. Law NOES CommissIoners ABSTAIN ComnusslOners Brown. SharD // UJ::/~ Anton Dahlman, Chairman Planmng CommIssIon ee WhIttenberg, Secretary Planmng CommIssIon Page 3 voll\cas\gpd