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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLot Line Adjustment LLA2000006 - Notice of action Letter w Findings & Conditions of ApprovalOFFICE of the ZONING ADMINISTRATOR CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH • CALIFORNIA AIINI -AI---P INNAI-----N---IN/IVAIIN/rNI----IN/IN --INIINI--- P.O. BOX 190 CALIFORNIA 92648 (714) 536-5271 NOTICE OF ACTION August 24, 2000 PETITION DOCUMENT: LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 00-06 (SASSOUNIAN) APPLICANT/ PROPERTY OWNER: Bijan Sassounian, Sassounian & Partners, LLC/Sassounian, Adams & Zuckermann, LLC 21190 Beach Boulevard, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 REQUEST: To realign the boundary between two contiguous parcels resulting in a reduced/increased width of 9.54 feet, respectively. LOCATION: 512-604 Indianapolis Avenue (between Delaware Street and England Street) PROJECT PLANNER: Ron Santos Dear Applicant: Your application was acted upon by the Zoning Administrator of the City of Huntington Beach on August 23, 2000, and your request was Conditionall A roved. Included in this letter are the Conditions of Approval for this application. Under the provisions of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance, the action taken by the Zoning Administrator is final unless an appeal is filed to the Planning Commission by you or by an interested party. Said appeal must be in writing and must set forth in detail the action and grounds by which the applicant or interested party deems himself aggrieved. Said appeal must be accompanied by a filing fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) if the appeal is filed by a single family dwelling property owner appealing the decision on his own property and Six Hundred Ninety Dollars ($690.00) if the appeal is filed by any other party. The appeal shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Planning Commission within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the Zoning Administrator's action. The last day for filing an appeal and paying the filing fee for the above noted application is September 5, 2000. Provisions of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance are such that any application becomes null and void one (1) year after the final approval, unless actual construction has begun. A Lot Line Adjustment No. 00-06 Page 2 FINDINGS FOR PROJECTS EXEMPT FROM CE A: • The Zoning Administrator finds that the project will not have any significant effect on the environment and is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15305 of the CEQA Guidelines. The project is a minor lot line adjustment on a site with an average slope of less than 20%, which will not result in any changes in land use or density. CEQA Guidelines recognize such projects as typically not having a significant effect on the environment, and accordingly as "categorically exempt". FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL - LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 00-06: 1. The granting of Lot Line Adjustment No.00-06 for the realignment of the boundary between two contiguous residential lots will not create any additional parcels or building sites. The adjustment will result in an increased/reduced width of 9.54 feet respectively. 2. The parcels resulting from the lot line adjustment will conform to Titles 20-24 of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance because the adjusted lots will comply with the requirements for minimum area, width, and access. 3. The lot line adjustment will not sever any existing structure on either of the two parcels, since structures existing on Parcel "A" will be demolished or modified as necessary to conform with setback requirements as a condition of approval, prior to final approval of the lot line adjustment by the City Engineer. 4. The lot line adjustment will not allow a greater number of dwelling units than allowed prior to the adjustment. The maximum number of units allowed on Parcel "A" per the applicable density standard is and shall remain one; the maximum number of units allowed on Parcel "B" is and shall remain three. 5. A plat map showing the proposed lot line adjustment has been prepared and approved and will be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 253.24 of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 00-06: 1. The plat map received and dated August 23, 2000 shall be the conceptually approved layout. The maximum width of Parcel "B" shall be 60.66 feet. 2. The applicant shall dedicate the southerly 2.5 feet of Parcels "A" and "B" to the City of Huntington Beach for use as alley right-of-way prior to final approval of Lot Line Adjustment No. 00-06 by the City Engineer. Lot Line Adjustment No. 00-06 Page 3 3. The applicant shall submit a completed City of Huntington Beach Lot Line Adjustment form for review and approval by the Planning Department and Public Works Department. 4. The applicant shall submit the following items to the Engineering Division for review and approval prior to final approval of Lot Line Adjustment No. 00-06 by the City Engineer: a. A current, preliminary title report (less than three months old) on all properties affected by the lot line adjustment. b. Grant deeds or quit claim deeds for properties added to and subtracted from each parcel- Legal descriptions on the deeds or attached to the deeds must be prepared and stamped by a licensed civil engineer or land surveyor. c. Modified deeds of trust and partial conveyance, as appropriate. 5. Structures existing on Proposed Parcel "A" shall be demolished or modified as necessary to conform with minimum development standards of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance including setbacks, site coverage, driveway width, etc., prior to final approval of Lot Line Adjustment No. 00-06 by the City Engineer. 6. Compliance with all conditions of approval specified herein shall be accomplished and verified by the Planning Department. INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC CODE RE UIREMENTS: 1. Lot Line Adjustment No. 00-06 shall not become effective until the ten calendar day appeal period has elapsed. 2. Lot Line Adjustment No. 00-06 shall become null and void unless exercised within one year of the date of final approval which is August 23, 2001 or such extension of time as may be granted by the Director pursuant to a written request submitted to the Planning Department a minimum 30 days prior to the expiration date. 3. The Zoning Administrator reserves the right to revoke Lot Line Adjustment No. 00-06, pursuant to a public hearing for revocation, if any violation of these conditions or the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance or Municipal Code occurs. 4. The lot line adjustment shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Municipal Code, Building Department, and Fire Department as well as applicable local, State and Federal Fire Codes, Ordinances, and standards, except as noted herein. Lot Line Adjustment No. 00-06 Page 4 5. The applicant shall submit a check in the amount of $43 .00 for the posting of the Notice of Exemption at the County of Orange Clerk's Office. The check shall be made out to the Coun of Orange and submitted to the Planning Department within two (2) days of the Zoning Administrator's action. Please be advised that the Zoning Administrator reviews the conceptual plan as a basic request for entitlement of the use applied for in relation to the vicinity in which it is proposed. The conceptual plan should not be construed as a precise plan reflecting conformance to all Code requirements. I hereby certify that Lot Line Adjustment No. 00-06 was Conditionally Approved by the Zoning Administrator of the City of Huntington Beach, California, on August 23, 2000, upon the foregoing conditions and citations. Very truly yours, Mary Beth Broeren Zoning Administrator MBB:RS:rmk