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Home My WebLink AboutPC Res 96-15 - 1996-04-17 RESOLUTION NO. 96-15 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE 96-1, CHANGING THE ZONING TO DEPICT THE INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 14.8 ACRES OF "MAIN STREET SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE" LAND AND APPROPRIATE DECREASES OF OTHER ZONING CATEGORIES WITHIN THE CITY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: Section 1. CIty staff has receIved direction from the CIty Council, pursuant to Section 28-2602 of the Code of the CIty of Seal Beach, to prepare thIS matter for the appropnate pubhc heanngs, in accordance With the provIsIons of State law and local ordmances The purpose of the proposed Zone Change IS to rezone approximately 14 8 net acres wlthm the "MalO Street SpecIfic Plan" area m conformance With the General Plan Land Use Element revIsIons to malOtalO the reqUIred consIstency between the General Plan and Zomng Ordmance of the CIty. Below IS a detatled breakout of the proposed zone changes bemg proposed: EXISTING AND PROPOSED ZONING DESIGNATIONS Zon1Og DesIgnatIon EXlstmg Proposed Change m Acreage Acreage Acreage ServIce CommercIal Zone 54.0 460 -8 0 General CommercIal Zone 1496 1492 -0 4 MalO Street SpecIfic Plan 0 148 +148 Zone Pubhc Land Use Zone 1899 1835 -64 SectIon 2. Pursuant to 14 Cahf Code of Regs ~ 15025(a) and ~~ II C and III of the CIty IS Local CEQA GUldehnes, staff prepared an Imtlal Study and a Negative Declaration, whIch were cIrculated for pubhc revIew and comment from January 30 to February 21, 1996, m comphance WIth the provIsIons of the Cali forma EnVironmental Quahty Act and the CIty'S Local CEQA GUIdelines. The Planmng CommIssIon has adopted Negative Declaration No. 96-1 through the approval of Resolutton No. 96-10, whIch IS mcorporated herem by reference. SaId Negative Declaration represents the mdependentJudgement of the CIty of Seal Beach. Sectton 3 A duly noticed pubhc heanng was held before the Planmng CommIssion on February 21, March 6, and March 20, 1996, to conSIder the proposed Zone Change 96-1 and the vanous other ImplementlOg apphcatiOns, the Imtlal Study and the Negative Declaration At the pubhc heanng, the Planmng Commission received both oral and wntten testimony regardmg the matters under conSideratIOn D IWP51IRESOIZC96-1 PCRILW\04-17.96 ZofU' DlOnge 96-1 u Main SlIeer Specific Plan ReVl.,on 96-1 Planmng CommmlOn R~.olutlon 96-15 Apnl17, 1996 Section 4. The record of the hearmg mdlcates the followmg. (a) City staff has receIved direction from the CIty Counctl, pursuant to Section 28-2602 of the Code of the CIty of Seal Beach, to prepare thIs matter for the appropnate pubhc hearings, 10 accordance WIth the provIsIons of State law and local ordmances. (b) The CIty of Seal Beach IS requesting to revIse the proVIsions of the current "Main Street Specific Plan" to update thIs pohcy and Implementation document to more accurately reflect the goals, pohcles, and Implementation strategies which the CIty WIll utlhze 10 ItS efforts to maIntam the character and Identity of MalO Street. (c) In order to fully Implement the provIsions of the MaIn Street SpecIfic Plan, mcluding the Implementing Land Use Element Amendments, and Zone Ordmance Text Amendment, It IS proposed to rezone approximately 14 8 net acres wlthm the "MaIO Street SpecIfic Plan" area 10 conformance with the General Plan Land Use Element revlSlons to maInta10 the reqUIred consistency between the General Plan and Zomng Ordmance of the CIty, relative to pnvately and pubhc1y owned property wlthlO the subJect area (d) The subJect area IS legally descnbed as "Bay CIty Tract, Block 7, Lots 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, and 47, Miscellaneous Maps, Book 3, Page 19 Bay CIty Tract, Block 8, Lots 6, 7,8,9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19,21,23,25,27,29,31, 33,35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, and 47, MIscellaneous Maps, Book 3, Page 19 Bay CIty Tract, Block 9, Lots 1,2,3,4,5,6, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19,20,21,22,24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, and 48; Miscellaneous Maps, Book 3, Page 19 Bay City Tract, Block 107, Lots I, 3, 5,7,9, 11, 13, 15, 17, and the southerly 125 feet of Lot 19, MIscellaneous Maps, Book 3, Page 19 Bay CIty Tract, Block 108, Lots 1,2,3,4,5,7,9, II, 13, 15, 17, 19,21,23,25,27, 29, 31, 33, and 35; MIscellaneous Maps, Book 3, Page 19 Bay CIty Tract, Block 109, Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18,20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, and 32; MIscellaneous Maps, Book 3, Page 19" "Stanton and Lothians 1st Addition, Block 208, Lots 1,3,5,7,9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21,23,25,27,29,31,33, and 35, 37, 39, 41, and 43, Miscellaneous Maps, Book 3, Page 29" "Bay VIew Tract, Block 209, Lots 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32, 34,36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, and 52, Miscellaneous Maps, Book 8, Page 91" Tract No.2, Blocks A, B, C, and L; MIscellaneous Maps, Book 9, Page 3" "Tract 1009, Block 7, Lot 6 except the weMerly 5 feet thereof, Lots 7, 8,9, 10, II, 12, 13, 14, and Lot 15 except the westerly 5 feet thereof, Miscellaneous Maps, Book 33, Page 16" (e) The MaIn Street Specific Plan Zone area IS located along both SIdes of MaIn Street, between PaCific Coast HIghway and Ocean Avenue, mc1udmg EIsenhower Park and the 8th and 10th Street pubhc beach parkmg lots. The subJect area IS ITTegular 10 shape, D IWPSllREWIZC96-1 PCRILW\04-17-96 2 Zone CJrange 96-1 re Main Street Sl'eajic Plan ReVISIon 96-1 Plunmng Comn."lOn Resolutlon 96-15 AJm117, 1996 and compnses approxImately 14.8 net acres, and approxImately 21 gross acres, lOcludlOg pubbc roadways and alleys. (f) The subJect area IS the location of the hlstonc commercIal area of Seal Beach and compnses pnmarily commercIal uses along MalO Street, wIth pubhc recreation uses provIded at Eisenhower Park and the beach. Pubbc uses along 8th Street whIch are lOcluded 10 the Main Street Specific Plan area lOc1ude CIty Hall, FIre Station 44, and vanous publIc parlang lots (g) The zomng map lOdlcate the subJect area to be deSignated for and zoned for "Service CommercIal", "General Commercial", and "Pubhc Land Use" The proposed provIsIons of thIS ImplementlOg action, Zone Change 96-1, for the MalO Street SpecIfic Plan would change those designatIons for the subJect areas to "MalO Street SpecIfic Plan Zone" (h) The surroundlOg General Plan Land Use deSIgnatIOns, zomng deSIgnations, and current land uses are as follows NORTH 1) General Plan Land Use deSignatIOn Service CommerCial and General CommerCial 2) ZonlOg deSignatIOn Service Commercial and General CommercIal 3) Current Land Use. Commercial uses along PacIfic Coast HIghway SOUTH 1) General Plan Land Use deSignation Pubhc 2) ZonlOg deSignation Pubhc Land Use\RecreatiOn 3) Current Land Use Pubhc beach parklOg lot and pubhc beach EAST I) General Plan Land Use deSIgnation' ReSidential High DenSIty 2) ZonlOg deSIgnatIOn ResIdential HIgh DenSity 3) Current Land Use Detached slOgle-famlly residentIal and attached multi-famIly residential WEST 1) General Plan Land Use deSignation Residential HIgh DenSity 2) Zomng deSignation Residential High DenSity 3) Current Land Use Detached smgle-famlly residential and attached multl-famtly residential (I) The CIty Council determmed on December 13, 1993 to retalO a consultant to prepare thiS comprehenSIve reVISIon to the MaIO Street Specific Plan (j) The CIty CouncIl and Planmng Commission met 10 a JolOt Study SessIon on February 8, 1995 to review the "Background Studies, MaIO Street SpecIfic Plan" prepared by the CIty consultant (k) The CIty CounCil and Planmng CommissIOn met 10 a JolOt Study Session on August 9, 1995 to revIew the "Draft MaIO Street SpecIfic Plan" prepared by the CIty consultant. D IWPSIIRESOIZC96-I PCRILW\04-17-96 3 um. O,ang. 96-1 u MClIn Sluel SP'<Iji< Plan ReVl.lOn 96-1 Planning COI1Ul'UHlOn Resolution 96-15 Aplll 17, 1996 (1) Both bodIes provided mput and suggestions for additional Issue and concerns to be addressed, based on testImony received from the pubhc and the Jomt study sessions. (m) The CIty Councti mstructed staff to proceed with the preparatIOn of the appropnate envIronmental documentatIon and staff reports to present the recommended amendments to the Planmng CommissIon and City Council for consideration at pubhc heanngs (n) The staff and consultant team conducted numerous surveys and 1Otervlews, in-person and by mail, with residents and busmess owners 10 and around the area affected by the proposed MalO Street Specific Plan The consultant team further conducted studIes of existing land uses 10 the MaIO Street area, aesthetic evaluatIOns, and an mtensIVe parlang utlhzation study The results of those studIes were compIled 10 the document entitled "Background Studies - MalO Street SpecIfic Plan," which has been reviewed by the Planmng COmmISSIOn, available for revIew and comment by the pubhc, and made a part of the record of these heanngs. (0) Numerous residents, busmess owners, and other 10terested parties have provIded wntten and oral testimony With regard to all or parts of the proposed revISIons (P) The proposed zone change area IS legally deSCrIbed 10 subsection (d) above, and IS graphIcally represented on ExhIbIt A, mcorporated herem by reference Section 5. Based upon the eVIdence 10 the record, mcludmg, WIthout hmltabon, the facts stated 10 ~ 4 of thiS resolution, and 10 the envIronmental documentatIon prepared in conJunction WIth thIS project, and pursuant to ~~ 28-2600 and 28-2602 of the CIty s ~, the Planmng CommIssion hereby finds as follows (a) The current zomng designations of "Service Commercial" , "General CommercIal" and "Pubhc Land Use" are mappropnate, given the previously conSIdered General Plan Amendments, SpecIfic Plan reVISion, and Zone OrdlOance Text Amendment The deSIgnation of properties wlthm the boundanes of the "MaIO Street SpecIfic Plan" as "MaIn Street SpecIfic Plan Zone" WIll prOVIde for consistency between the General Plan, the MalO Street SpecIfic Plan, and the Zomng Ordmance and WIll also prOVIde mternal consIstency between the Zomng Ordmance and the Zomng Map of the CIty. (b) Zone Change 96-1 IS consistent With the provIsions of the Land Use Element of the CIty's General Plan, as amended through General Plan Amendments 96-IA and 96-1B, whIch estabhshes a "MaIO Street SpeCific Plan Zone" deSIgnatIon for the subJect area The proposed zone change IS also consIstent With the remammg element~ of the CIty's General Plan as the pobcles of those elements are consistent WIth, and reflected 10, the Land 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 10 the Interest of the pubhc health, safety and welfare. (c) Zone Change 96-1 IS consistent WIth ReVISion 96-1 of the MaIO Street SpecIfic Plan, which estabhshes a "MaIO Street SpeCific Plan Zone" deSignatIOn for the subject area. Accordmgly, the proposed zone change IS consistent With the MaIO Street Specllic Plan, and WIll not be detnmental to the short term or long term goals of the City of Seal Beach and are 10 the mterest of the pubhc health, safety and welfare Section 6. Based on the foregomg, the Plannmg CommIssIon hereby recommends approval of Zone Change 96-1 to the CIty Councti, as mdlcated graphIcally on ExhibIt A, attached hereto and made a part hereof. D IWPSIIRESO\ZC96-1 PCRILW\04-17-96 4 Zone Olange 96-1 re Marn Stletl Specrjic Plan Re....lOn 96-1 Plannrng COllu,uo\lOn Resolutlon 96-15 Apnl17, 1996 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planmng CommIssion of the CIty of Seal Beach at a meetIng thereof held on the 17th day of Apnl , 1996, by the folloWIng vote AYES: CommIssioners Brown. CamDbell. Dahlman. and Shall' NOES. CommIssIoners None ABSENT: CommissIOners Law '/J~2 (/~~/f Patncla E Campbell, f Planmng CommissIon ~~ WhIttenberg, Secretary Pbnrung Com_oo D IWP511RES01ZC'J6.1 PCRII.W\04-17-96 5 . 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