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RESOLUTION NO. 98-31
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RECOMMENDING
TO THE CITY COUNCn. DENIAL OF ZONE
CHANGE 98-2, A REZONING OF 0.53 ACRES
LOCATED AT 321 SEAL BEACH BOULEVARD
(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 applications for a general plan amendment, zone change and variance approvals for
the Anaheim Bay Villas project proposed for property located at 321 Seal Beach Boulevard, the
City of Seal Beach The Applicant has submitted the aforementioned applications to allow the
construction of nine (9) single family detached residences on a zero lot hne configuration
Section 2. Pursuant to 14 Calif Code of Regs 0 IS02S(a) and O~ n C and III 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
Section 3 A duly noticed public hearing was held before the Planning Commission on
September 23, 1998 to consider the applications At the public hearing, the Planning
Commission invited and considered any and all testimony offered 10 favor or opposition to said
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
Boulevard
Nine (9) lots/single 23,287 square feet
family residences
0.53
acres
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(b) The subject property is comprised of nine (9) parcels, comprising a total of
approximately .53 acres. Presented below is a summary of current General Plan and Zonmg
land use designations for the proposed Anaheim Bay Villas'
General Plan
Designation
Zoning
Designation
Existing
General
Plan
Existing
Zoning
Proposed
General
PlanlZoning
From' C-G,
General Commercial
From C-2,
General
Commercial
0.53 acres
0.53 acres
o 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, C-2, General Commercial
SOUTH: Single Family Residence on lot of approximately 2,587 sq ft. c-
2, General Commercial
WEST' Single Family Residential, RMD, Medium Density Residential
EAST: Anaheim Bay and the Naval Weapons Center
Section 5 Based upon substantial evidence in the record of the Planning CommiSSion
hearings regarding the application, including the facts stated in 0 4 of this resolution, and in the
environmental documentation prepared in conjunction with this project, and pursuant to 00 28-
2600 and 28-2602 of the City's ~, the Planning Commission hereby finds that Zone Change
98-2 will not 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 not
promote the public health, safety and welfare. Therefore, the Planning Commission finds that
the requested Zone Change will not be in the public interest, and makes the following findings of
fact.
(a) The proposed Zone Change will not conform land uses to the goals and
policies of the Land Use Element for the subject area The requested zone change would
adversely impact the existing commercial and limited-commercial land use designations existing
along Seal Beach Boulevard between Pacific Coast Highway and Electric Avenue, creating an
inappropriate mix of residential and commercial uses along Seal Beach Boulevard
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(b) The proposed Zone Change will be detrimental to the molt term or long
term goals or objectives of the City of Seal Beach and are not in the interest of the public health,
safety and welfare The proposed zone change is not consistent with the General Plan, and
would create an inappropriate mix of commercial and residential uses along Seal Beach
Boulevard.
Section 6 Based on the foregoing Sections 1 through 5, the Planning Commission
hereby recommends that the City Council deny Zone Change 98-2, to change the zoning
designation of the subject property from C-2, Commercial General to RMO, Residential Medium
Density on the Zoning Map of the City of Seal Beach
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of
Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 7th day of October . 1998, by the
following vote
AYES Commissioners
NOES Commissioners
ABSENT. Commissioners
Brian M Brown, MD
Chairman of the Planning CommiSSion
Lee Whittenberg
Secretary of the Planning Commission
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