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RESOLUTION NUMBER 97-47
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVAL OF ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT 97-5, AMENDING
SECTION 28-1300(7) BY ADDING "UP TO TWO (2) BILLIARD
TABLES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT" AS A
CONDITIONALLY PERMIITED USE IN THE SERVICE
COMMERCIAL ZONE (C-l)
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE
Section I At Its meetmg of December 3, 1997, the Planmng CommIssIon
conSIdered and approved Zomng Text Amendment 97-5 ThIS amendment would change SectIon
28-1300(7) of the Code of the City of Seal Beach to allow "up to two (2) billiard tables 10
conjunction WIth a restaurant" as a conditionally permItted use m the Service CommercIal zone
(C-l)
SectIon 2 Pursuant to 14 Calif Code of Regs A 15025(a) and A~ n C and ill
of the City's Local CEQA Guldehnes, staff prepared an Initial Study and a Negative Declaration,
which were clTculated for public reVIew and comment from October 14, 1997 to November 4,
1997, in comphance WIth the provisions of the Callforma EnVironmental Quahty Act and the
CIty's Local CEQA Guldehnes
Section 3 A duly notIced pubhc heaTing was held by the Planmng
CommIssion on December 3, 1997, to conSIder Zone Text Amendment 97-5
Section 4
The record of the hearIng of December 3, 1997mdlcates the
following
(a) At S81d public heanng there was oral and wntten testImony and eVIdence
receIVed by the Planmng CommIssion
(b) The proposed text amendment will reVIse the City'S zonmg ordinance and
enhance the ablhty of the CIty to ensure orderly and planned development
in the City through an amendment of the zonmg requIrements
(c) Up to two (2) bdhard or pool tables as a secondary use to a restaurant IS
appropnate for and in keepmg WIth the uses allowed m the Service
Commercial zone (C-l) The use, when properly condItIOned through a
conditional use peTffilt, IS slmllar m nature to other uses conditIonally
permItted m the C-l zone, such as coin-operated amusement devices and
entertainment cafes
Section 5 Based upon the facts contamed m the record, mcludmg those stated
10 ~4 oftlus resolution and pursuant to ~~ 28-2600 of the CIty's Code. the Planmng CommiSSion
makes the follOWIng findmgs
(a) Zoning Text Amendment 97-5 IS consIstent WIth the provIsIons of the
various elements of the City's General Plan Accordmgly, the proposed use IS
consIstent WIth the General Plan The proposed amendment is admlmstratlve
m nature and WIll not result m changes mconslstent with the exlstmg
provisions of the General Plan
(b) The proposed text amendment WIll revise the CIty'S zonmg ordmance and
enhance the ability of the CIty to ensure orderly and planned development m
the City through an amendment of the zomng requirements Specifically, the
CIty will have a mechamsm for reVIeWIng and condItionally permlttmg up to
two (2) bllhard tables m conjunction WIth a restaurant
Planmng CooumSSIOD Resolubon No 97-47
December 3, 1997
(c) Up to two (2) billiard or pool tables as a secondary use to a restaurant IS
appropnate for and in keepmg with the uses allowed m the Service
CommercIal zone (C-l) The use, when properly condItIOned through a
conditIOnal use permIt, IS simdar in nature to other uses condItionally
permitted m the C-} zone, such as com-operated amusement deVIces and
entertainment cafes
SectIon 6 Based on the foregoing, the Planmng CommIssIon hereby adopts
Negative Declaration 97-J and recommends approval of Zoning Text Amendment 97-5 to the
CIty CounCIl subject to the follOWIng
1. Article 13 A new subparagraph (k) of Paragraph (7) of SectIon 28-1300 of Chapter 28
of The Code of the City of Seal Beach IS hereby added to read
"(k) Up to two (2) bdhard tables m conjunctIon WIth a restaurant"
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning CommIssIon of the CIty of Seal Beach
at a meetmg thereof held on the JnI day ofDecernber, 1997, by the follOWIng vote
AYES CommIssIoners
Brown, Hood, Law, Yost
NOES CommIssioners
Larson
ABSENT CommIssIoners
M Brown,
hairman of the Planmng CommiSSIon
.
e Whittenberg
Secretary of the Planning Commission
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