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RESOLUTION NUMBER 01-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION or TI-IE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH FINDING THE PROVISIONS OF CITY
COUNCIL ORDINANCES 700 AND 780 SHALL
BE THE DETERMINING LAND USE
DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS FOR
RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY, PLANNING
DISTRICT II DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, In May, 2001 stan'was approached with a rcqucst Hum a property owner
in BridgepOlllSuburbia to construct a ground floor addition to an existing
residence at 330 Corsair; and
WHEREAS, Thc subjcct property is located in the Residential Low Density (RLD)
zone, Planning District 11; and
WHEREAS, Staff then bcgan to rcsearch the issue further and found that there are three
different development standards adopted by City Council ordinances
relatmg to devclopmcnt standards for this area of thc City; none of which
are consistent with each other; and
WHEREAS, Precise Plan No. 1'1'-1-66 was approved by the Planning Commission on
November 30, 1966 in conjunction with Commission approval of Zone
Change CZ-1-66 and Tentative Tract Maps 6345 and 6346 (the subjcct
pmperty is located within Tract 6346). The City Council subsequently
adoptcd Ordinanee No. 700 on January 16, 1967; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 700 indicates the standards set for1h on Precise Plan No.
PP-I-66 ". . . shall be considered an integral part of the zoning of said
property." Prccise Plan No. PP-I-66 establishes diffcrent developmcnt
standards for the subject propel1y than those establishcd in Section 28-401
of tile Code regarding propcrty within the RLD, District 11 zone; and
WHEREAS, The cW'rent RLD District 11 development standards do not comport with
the standards established by the City Council adoption of PP-I-66, and the
subject properties have bcen developed in accordance with the provisions
ofPP-1-66; and
WHEREAS, The Riverti'ont Redevelopment Plan (the "Plan") was adopted by thc City
Council on March 3, 1969 through the adoption of Ordinance No. 780.
Section 500 of the Plan establishes pemliUed uscs and development
standards for the areas subject to the Plan, and the Bridgeport/Suburbia
area is located within Area 7 ofthe Plan; and
WHEREAS, The currcnt RLD District II development standards do not compOl1 with
the standards cstablished by the City Council adoption of the Riverfront
Redevelopment Plan, and the subject properties have been developed in
accordance with the provisions of PP-1-66 and the Riverfront
Redevc10pment Plan; and
WHEREAS, The rcsidcnccs within Bridgeport do not comply with thc RLD District II
lot coverage provision of 45%, they do comply with thc Riverfront
Redevelopment Plan provision of67% lot coveragc; and
WHEREAS, Section 700 of the Riverfront Rcdcvelopment Plan discusses actions by
the City that shall be undcrtakcn ". . . to ensure the conlilluedfitlfillment of
the pll1poses of this Plan", and lists several types of actions. Sub-section
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n,.idgeport - Determlllatioll of D(!Velopment Sttlllda,.ds
June 6, 2001
C states, "Revision of zoning within the Project Area to permit the land
lIses and development authorized by this Plan"; and
WHEREAS, City Staff and the City Attorney have diseussed these issues and rcvicwcd
case law regarding the issue of inconsistency between an adopted
Redevelopment Plan and an adopted Zoning Ordinance and thcrc arc cascs
that supPOl1 the proposition that a redevelopment plan supersedes local
zoning; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Department is seeking a Planning Commission
detennination that the provisions of City Council Ordinances 700 and 780
arc applicable to Residential Low Density, District n properties within thc
City.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEREBY FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
1. The current RLD District 11 development standards do not compOl1 with thc
standards established by the City COllncil adoption of PP-1-66 and the Riverfront
Redevelopment Plan, and the subjcct propelties have been developed in
accordance with the provisions of PP-I-66 and the Riverfront Redevelopmcnt
Plan.
2. Ordinanee No. 700 adopted PP-I-66, and indicates thc standards sct forth on
Precise Plan No. PP-I-G6 ". . . shall be considered an illfegral part of the zoning
of said property."
3. Section 700 of the Rivcrll'ont Redevelopmcnt Plan discusses actions by thc City
that shall be undertaken ". . . to ensure the continued fulfillment of the plllposes of
this Plan", and lists scvcral typcs of actions. Sub-section C states, "Revision oj
zoning within the Project Area to permit the land uses and development
authorized by this Plan".
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Plamling Commission of the
City of Seal Beach does hereby find that the provisions of Ordinance 700 and 780 are
applicable to Residcntial Low Dcnsity, District II propel1ies within the City and instmcts
the Department of Development Services to institute a Zone Text Amcndmcnt to revise
the provisions of the Zoning Ordinancc for thc BridgepolllSuburbia area to confonn to
those standards establishcd by City Council Ordinances 700 and 780.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the
City of Seal Beaeh at a meeting thcrcof held on the 6th day of June , 2001, by
the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners
BROWN, CUTULI, HOOD, LADNER, AND SHARP
NOES: Commissioners
NONE
ABSTAIN: Commissioners NONE
ABSENT: Commissioners
NONE
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David Hood, Ph.D.
Chainnan, Planning
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