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RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 41
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY
COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE 98-
2, A REZONING OF 0.53 ACRES LOCATED
AT 321 SEAL BEACH BOULEVARD FROM
GNERAL COMMERCIAL (C-2) TO
RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY (RMD)
(ANAHEIM BAY VILLAS)
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
Section 1. D. Bartlett Associates, on behalf of Ellen Musso, Et AI
("Applicant") has submitted revised applications for a general plan amendment and zone
change for the Anaheim Bay Villas project proposed for property located at 321 Seal
Beach Boulevard, in the City of Seal Beach The Applicant has submitted the
aforementioned revised applications to allow the construction of eight (8) single family
detached residences on three parcels having twenty-six foot frontages, three parcels
having twenty-nine foot frontages, and two parcels having thirty foot frontages
Section 2. Pursuant to 14 Calif Code of Regs. ~ 15025(a) and ~~ n C
and ill of the City's Local CEQA Guidelines, staff prepared an Initial Study and a
Negative Declaration, which was circulated for public review and comment from August
27, 1998 to September 17, 1998, in compliance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act and the City's Local CEQA Guidelines. The Negative
Declaration was reviewed by the Planning Commission at a public hearing held on
September 23, 1998 in relation to the original land use proposal and again on November
18, 1998 in relation to the revised land use proposal.
Section 3. A duly noticed public hearing was held before the Planning
Commission on November 18, 1998 to consider the revised applications At the public
hearing, the Planning Commission invited and considered any and all testimony offered
in favor or opposition to said revised applications.
Section 4
The record of the hearings indicates the following
(a) Applicant seeks to establish the following uses as part of the
Anaheim Bay Villas project.
Development
Area
Size.
(acres)
Proposed Uses
Number of Square Feet
321 Seal Beach
Boulevar4
0.53
acres
Eight (8) lots/single 23,287 square feet
family residences
(b) The subject property is comprised ofnine (9) parcels, comprising a
total of approximately .53 acres. Presented below is a summary of current General Plan
and Zoning land use designations for the proposed Anaheim Bay Villas'
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Planning CommIMlon R..oIutJon No 98-41
Zone Change 98-2
321 Seal Beach Boulevard (AnaheIm Bay Vdku)
November 18. 1998
General Plan
Designation
Zoning
Designation
Existing
General
Plan
Existing
Zoning
Proposed
General
Plan/Zoning
From: C-G,
General Commercial
From C-2,
General
Commercial
0.53 acres
0.53 acres
0.53 acres
To. RMD, Residential
Medium Density
To' RMD, Residential
Medium Density
(c) The surrounding land uses and zoning are as follows
NORTH: Mini MartlBait Shop, at the southwest comer of Pacific
Coast Highway and Seal Reach Boulevard, in the General Commercial (C-2) zone.
SOUTH: Residence in the General Commercial. (C-2) zone, with
mixed residential and commercial uses south of Landing Avenue, in the Limited
Commercial (L-C) zone.
WEST: Single Family Residences in the Residential Medium
Density (RMD) zone
EAST' Anaheim Bay and the Naval Weapons Center in the Public
Land Use/Recreation (pLU/R) zone
Section 5. Based upon substantial evidence in the record of the
Planning Commission hearings regarding the application, including the facts stated in ~ 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 Code, the Planning
Commission hereby finds that Zone Change 98-2 will be beneficial to the short term and
long term land use goals of the City of Seal Beach. The Planning Commission further
finds that approval of the subject applications will promote the public health, safety and
welfare. Therefore, the Planning Commission finds that the requested Zone Change will
be in the public interest, and makes the following findings offact.
(a) The proposed Zone Change will conform land uses to the goals
and policies of the Land Use Element for the subject area as revised by General Plan
Amendment 98-2, and provides a comprehensive development which accomplishes the
following goals of the City in achieving sustainable development on the subject property.
1. Creates a land use that is compatible and consistent with the
prevailing pattern ofland uses in the immediate vicinity.
2. Promotes the general integrity of the neighborhood by
replacing declining and underutilized commercial land use with desirable, appropriately
located residential uses
3. Creates a comprehensive development program for under-
utilized and potentially incompatible properties.
(b) The proposed Anaheim Bay Villas project, and the necessary Zone
Change, will not be detrimental to the short term or long-term goals or objectives of the
City of Seal Beach and are in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare The
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Z""e Change 98-2
321 Seal Beach BOIllevam (AnaheIm Bay VJUa.r)
November 18, 1998
proposed zone change is consistent with the General Plan, as amended by General Plan
Amendment 98-2.
Section 6. Based on the foregoing Sections 1 through 5, the Planning
Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve Zone Change 98-2, to
change the zoning designation of the subject property from C-2, Commercial General to
RMD, Residential Medium Density on the Zoning Map of the City of Seal Beach The
Commission recommends that the City Council consider minimum lot widths of30 feet
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planni');Commission of the
CitX of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the /./79" day of
No V ~J.;7<-1998, by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners
Cutull, Hood, Larson and Lyon
NOES: Commissioners
Brown
ABSENT: Commissioners
None
Brian rown, MD
Chairman of the Planning Commission
Lee Whittenberg
V Secretary of the Planning Commi sion
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