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Home My WebLink AboutPC Res 96-12 - 1996-04-17 , RESOLUTION NO. 96-12 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 96-1B, AMENDING TABLE 16 OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT TO REPRESENT THE INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 14.8 ACRES OF "MAIN STREET SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE" LAND AND A DECREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 14.8 ACRES OF "SERVICE COMMERCIAL", "GENERAL COMMERCIAL" AND "PUBLIC LAND USE" LAND WITHIN THE CITY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: Section I. 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, m accordance wIth the provIsions of State law and local ordmances. The purpose of the proposed General Plan Housmg Element Amendment IS to amend Table 16 of the HOUSIng Element to represent the mcrease of approxImately 14 8 Acres of "Mam Street SpecIfic Plan Zone" land and a decrease of approximately 14.8 Acres of "ServIce CommercIal", "General CommerCIal" and "Pubhc Land Use" land wlthm the CIty to assure consIstency between the prOVIsions of the Land Use Element and the Housmg Element, as requIred by State law Sectlon 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 compliance WIth the prOVISIons of the Cahforma EnVironmental Quahty Act and the CIty'S Local CEQA GUldehnes. The Plannmg CommIssIon has adopted Negative Declaration 96-1, through the approval of Resolution No 96-10, which IS mcorporated herem by reference. SaId Negative Declaration represents the mdependent Judgement of the CIty of Seal Beach. Section 3 A duly noticed public hear10g was held before the Planmng CommIssIon on February 21, March 6, and March 20, 1996, to conSIder the vanous applIcations, the Initial Study and the Negative DeclaratiOn At the pubhc heaTing, the Planmng CommiSSIOn receIVed both oral and wntten testimony regardmg the matters under consideratIOn Section 4. The record of the heanng 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 heanngs, m accordance With the provIsions of State law and local ordmances (b) The CIty of Seal Beach IS requestmg to change the General Plan and zoning deSIgnations of the eXlstmg properties from "ServIce Commercial", "General D IWPSI\RESOIGPA'I6-1B PCRILW\04-17-96 Gen"al Plan Amendmenr 96-1 B re Main Street Specific Plan ReVISIOn 96-1 Planning Comnus.lOn Rerolunon No 96-12 Apnl 17, 1996 CommercIal", and "Public Land Use" to "MaIO Street SpecIfic Plan Zone" on the area proposed to be subJect to the MaIO Street SpecIfic Plan. (c) 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 Lothlans 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 westerly 5 feet thereof, Lots 7,8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and Lot 15 except the westerly 5 feet thereof; MIscellaneous Maps, Book 33, Page 16" (d) The MaIO Street SpecIfic Plan area is located along both SIdes of MaIn Street, between PaCIfic Coast HIghway and Ocean A venue, mc1udmg Eisenhower Park and the 8th and 10th Street pubhc beach parking lots The subJect area IS megular 10 shape, and compnses approxImately 14 8 net acres, and approximately 21 gross acres, mcludmg pubhc roadways and alleys. (e) The subject area IS the location of the hlstonc commercial area of Seal Beach and compnses pnmanly commercial uses along MaIO Street, WIth pubhc recreatiOn uses proVided at EIsenhower Park and the beach. Public uses along 8th Street whIch are included 10 the MaIO Street SpecIfic Plan area mc1ude City Hall, Fire Station 44, and varIous publIc parlang lots. (f) The General Plan and the zomng map mdlcate the subJect area to be designated for and zoned for "Service Commercial", "General CommercIal", and "Pubhc Land Use". The proposed proVISions of the I1nplementmg actiOns for the MaIO Street SpecIfic Plan would change those desIgnations for the subJect areas to "MalO Street SpecIfic Plan Zone" D IWPSIIRESOIOPA!l6-1D PCRILW\04-17-96 2 , a.nnal Plein Amendmrnr 96-1 B re M{((n S".et Specifi< Plan ReVISIon 96-1 Plelnlllng Coma.mon R"olutlon No 96-/2 Apnl17, 1996 (g) The surround 109 General Plan Land Use deSIgnations, zomng deSlgnatlons, and current land uses are as follows NORTH 1) General Plan Land Use deSIgnatIOn. Service CommercIal and General CommercIal 2) Zomng 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) Zomng deSIgnatIOn Pubhc Land Use\Recreatlon 3) Current Land Use Pubhc beach parlang lot and pubhc beach EAST I) General Plan Land Use designatiOn ResIdentIal HIgh DenSIty 2) Zoning deSIgnation' ResIdentIal HIgh DenSIty 3) Current Land Use. Detached smgle-famlly reSIdential and attached multI-famIly resIdentIal WEST 1) General Plan Land Use deSIgnatIon' ReSIdential HIgh DenSIty 2) ZOnIng deSignatIOn. Residential HIgh Density 3) Current Land Use Detached smgle-famlly resIdentIal and attached multI-family resIdential (h) The proposed General Plan Housmg Element Amendment 96-lB entails a revISIon to Table 16, "Seal Beach Acreage by General Plan Land Use Deslgnatlon" to conform to the proposed redeSlgnatlons of land use categones for the "MaIO Street SpecIfic Plan" area. The amendment IS necessary to malOtam mternal consistency of the Land Use and Housmg Elements of the General Plan. The proposed reVISIOn to Table 16, "Seal Beach Acreage by General Plan Land Use DeSIgnation" IS enclosed as ExhIbIt A and mcorporated herem by reference. (1) The staff and consultant team conducted numerous surveys and mtervlews, m-person and by maIl, WIth resIdents and busmess owners 10 and around the area affected by the proposed MaIO Street SpeCIfic Plan The consultant team further conducted studIes of eXIsting land uses 10 the MaIO Street area, aesthetic evaluations, and an mtenslve parlang utIhzatIon study. The results of those studIes were compIled 10 the document entItled "Background StudIes - Ma10 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. (J) Numerous resIdents, busme~s owners, and other mterested partIes have provIded wntten and oral testimony WIth regard to all or parts of the proposed reVISIons. Section S. Based upon the eVIdence 10 the record, mcludmg, WIthout Itmitatlon, the facts stated 10 ~ 4 of thiS resolutIOn, and In 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 D IWP51\RESOIOPA!l6-1D PCRILWl04-17-!l6 3 I General Plun Amendment 96-1 B re MtlIn Sl'ffl SI'''ific Plan RfVlSlon 96-1 Plunmng Ol/lUfUIIlOn Re.olullOn No 96-12 Al'nl 17, 1996 (a) General Plan Amendment 96-1B 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. (b) General Plan Amendment 96-1B wdl amend the Housmg Element of the General Plan, Table 16, "Seal Beach Acreage by General Plan Land Use DeSIgnatIOn" to conform to the proposed redeslgnatlOns of land use categones for the "MaIn Street SpecIfic Plan" area. (c) The proposed General Plan Housmg Element Amendment 96-1B WIll result In an increase of 14.8 acres of "MaIO Street Specific Plan Zone", and a decrease of 8.0 acres of "ServIce CommercIal", 0.4 acres of "General CommerCial", and 6 3 acres of "Public" land use deSIgnated wlthm the City. SectIon 6. ThePlanmng Commission hereby recommends that the CIty Counctl incorporate into the formal record of the General Plan Amendment relatmg to the "Main Street Specific Plan" the "Background Studies - MaIO Street Specific Plan" Report, revised and dated January 1996, by recelvmg and fihng that document Section 7. Based on the foregomg, the Planmng Commission hereby recommends approval of General Plan Amendment 96-1B to the CIty Council, as set forth 10 ExhIbIt A, attached hereto and mcorporated herem by reference PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Plannmg CommissIon of the CIty of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 17th day of Apnl , 1996, by the followmg vote AYES: Commissioners Brown. Campbell. Dahlman. and Shat:P NOES CommissiOners None ABSENT. CommiSSIoners Law YJraxmJ 1. f' 11~ Patncla E Campbell,'Chalrp~r n Planmng CommISSion . WhIttenberg, Secretary Planmng CommIssIon D IWPSI\RESO\GPA'I6-1B PCRILW\04-17-% 4 . Gennal Plan AnU'MnU'nt 96-18 Ie MClIn Stlert Sl'e"jic Plan ReVl.lOn 96-1 Planmng COllululOlOn Re.olullon No 96-12 Aiml 17, 1996 "EXHIBIT A" General Plan Amendment 96-lB Housing Element of the Seal Beach General Plan "TABLE 16 Seal Beach Acreage bv General Plan Lund Use Desil!nations Proposedl Desil!nation Developed Undevelooed Total Residential Low 7308 0.0 730.8 Medium 639.5 00 6395 HIgh 161 0 00 1610 CommercIal LImited CommercIal 2.3 00 23 Professional Office 00 0.0 00 Main Street SpecIfic Plan Zone 14.8 00 14 8 ServIce 46.0 00 460 General 1492 180 167.2 Industnal LIght 1262 00 1262 011 Extraction 364 00 364 Ouasl-Pubhc Golf Course 151 0 570 2080 Wetlands 414 00 414 Pubhc CIty Parks 695 70 765 CIty Schools 134 0.0 13 4 Flood Basin 38.0 0.0 380 Beaches 493 00 493 Police StatIon 1.5 00 I 5 Fire StatIons 0.7 0.0 0.7 Civic Center 00 00 00 CIty Yard 3.0 0.0 30 P .E. R1W 82 00 82 Mlhtary 5.000 0 J)Jl 5.000 0 TOTAL: 7,2814 820 7,3634" * * * * D IWPSlIRESOIGPA!l6-1D PCRILW\04-17-96 5