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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-12-21I MINUTES HUNTINGTON BEACH BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS Room B-8 - Civic Center 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, California WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1977 - 1:15 PM BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: EADIE, CROSBY f i� BOARD MEMBER ABSENT: BEHRENS 1 CITY STAFF PRESENT: MEL OTT, FIRE DEPARTMENT i 1 MINUTES: ON MOTION BY EADIE AND SECOND BY CROSBY THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 23, 1977, WERE APPROVED AS TRANS- CRIBED, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: EADIE, CROSBY NOES: NONE ABSENT: BEHRENS REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS: J CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION NO. 77-62/ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW NO. 77-209 Applicant: Robert J. Krogh, M.D. To permit reduction in parking spaces to allow a 221 square foot addition to an existing medical building located on the west side of Beach Boulevard approximately 70 feet south of Newman Street in a C4, Highway Commercial District. These requests are Categorical Exemptions, Class V and Class I re- spectively, California Environmental Quality Act, 1970. Chairman Eadie reopened the public hearing for the conditional ex- ception; there being no one present to address the Board in regard to this request, the public hearing was closed. The applicant has requested a continuance on these applications. ON MOTION BY EADIE AND SECOND BY CROSBY CONDITIONAL iXCEPTION NO. 77-62 AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW NO. 77-209 WERE CONTINUED TO THE MEETING OF JANUARY 4, 1978, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: EADIE, CROSBY NOES: NONE ABSENT: BEHRENS Minutes, H.B. Board of Zoning Adjustments December 21, 1977 Page 2 CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION NO. 77-63 Applicant: Tustin Village, Inc. To permit the reduction of the required side yard setback from five (5) feet to three (3) feet for a single-family dwelling loc- ated on the west side of Delaware Street approximately 54 feet north of Rochester Avenue in the Oldtown Specific Plan, District Two. CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION NO. 77-64 Applicant: Tustin Village, Inc. To permit the reduction of the required side yard setback from five (5) feet to three (3) feet on property located on the •,iest side of Delaware Street approximately 80 feet north of Toronto Avenue in the Oldtown Specific Plan, District Two. CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION NO. 77-65 Applicant: Tustin Village, Inc. To permit the reduction of the required side yard setback from five (5) feet to three (3) feet on property located on the east side of California Street approximately 108 feet south of Springdale Avenue in the Oldtown Specific Plan, District Two. CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION NO. 77-66 Applicant: Tustin Village, Inc. To permit the reduction of the required side yard setback from five (5) feet to three (3) feet on property located on the east side of California Street approximately 80 feet north of Rochester Avenue in the Oldtown Specific Plan, District Two. The above requests are Categorical Exemptions, Class V, California Environmental Quality Act, 1970. Chairman Eadie reopened the public hearing on the above requests; there being no one present to address the Board in regard to these projects, the public hearing was closed. Mr. Eadie reported that the applicant has reviewed his proposals as indicated at the prior meeting and has requested that they be with- drawn. ON MOTION BY EADIE AND SECOND BY CROSBY CONDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS NOS. 77-63, 77-64, 77-65, AND 77-66 WERE WITHDRAWN AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: EADIE, CROSBY NOES: NONE ABSENT: BEHRENS BZA 12-21-77 Page 2 Minutes, H.B. Board of Zoning Adjustments December 21, 1977 Page 3 USE PERMIT NO. 77-100 Applicant: Cager Properties To permit the construction of four fourplex dwelling units located, on the east side of Brookhurst Street west of the Santa Ana River approximately 1062 feet north of Banning Avenue in an R3, Medium - High Density Residential District. This request is covered by Negative Declaration No. 77-98, adopted by the Board of Zoning Adjustments on September 7, 1977. Chairman Eadie reopened the public hearing on this request; there being no one present to address the Board in regard to the proposal, the public hearing was closed. The applicant has submitted a letter requesting withdrawal of this application. ON MOTION BY EADIE AND SECOND BY CROSBY USE PERMIT NO. 77-100 WAS WITHDRAWN AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: EADIE, CROSBY NOES: NONE ABSENT: BEHRENS USE PERMIT NO. 77-99 Applicant: Winchell's Donut House To permit establishment of a donut shop on property located within the Huntington Village Shopping Center at the southwest corner of Edinger Avenue and Springdale Street in a C4, Highway Commercial District. This request is a Categorical Exemption, Class I, California Envir- onmental Quality Act, 1970. Chairman Eadie opened the public hearing. John Emannueli was present at the meetinq to represent the applicants. He reviewed for the Board's information the plans to remove the existing building and construct the new one in the same orientation to the site with approxi- mately double the floor area. Elevations and architectural treatment will be the same as the company's existing facility at Garfield and Beach Boulevard. There being no other persons to spew: for or against the project, the public hearing was closed. The Board noted the lack of dimensioning on the plan and instructed } the applicant to correct it on the plans submitted for permits; he was also directed to include a plan showing the relationship of his proposed project to the approved shopping center as a whole. Dave Eadie discussed the signing on the property and instructed the proponent of the changes in the sign code which make the existing sign non -conforming and preclude any enlargement or modification of BZA 12-21-77 Page 3 Minutes, H.B. Board of Zoning Adjustments December 21, 1977 Page 4 such non -conforming signs. ON MOTION BY EApIE AND SECOND BY CROSBY USE PERMIT NO. 77-99 WAS APPROVED WITH THE FOIJ OWING FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS, BY THE FOL- LOWING VOTE: FINDINGS OF THE BOARD: 1. The establishment, maintenance, and operation of the use will not be detrimental to the welfare of persons residing or work- ing in the vicinity or to property and improvements in the vicinity of the use. 2. The granting of the Use Permit will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City of Huntington Beach. 3. The proposal is consistent with the land use designation on the subject property. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: A. TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS: 1. The conceptual site plan received and dated December 5, 1977, shall be the approved layout, subject to the modifica- tion described below: The plan submitted to the Department of Building and Community Development upon application for'building permits shall be appropriately dimensioned to reflect the subject project and its relationship to the overall site plan. NOTE: The freestanding monument sign shown on the plan is not a part of this approval. Future signing will be reviewed by the Planning Department at a later date. In its approval action, the Board of Zoning Adjustments considered the following issues in relation to the conceptual plan: • Traffic circulation and drives; • Parking layout; . Lot area, lot width, and lot depth; . Type of use and its relation to property and improvements in the immediate vicinity; . Past administrative action regarding this property. 2. All applicable fees shall be paid prior to issuance of permits. 3. The following plans shall be submitted to the Planning Department: a. Landscape and irrigation plan complying with Article BZA 12-21-77 Pare 4 Minutes, H.B. Board of Zoning Adjustments December 21, 1977 Page 5 979 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code and land- scaping specifications on file in the Department of Public Works. b. Rooftop mechanical equipment screening plan. Said plan shall indicate screening of all rooftop mechanical equipment and shall delineate the type of material pro- posed to screen said equipment. AYES: EADIE, CROSBY NOES: NONE ABSENT: BEHRENS USE PERMIT NO. 77-101 Applicant: Gary D. Potter To permit construction of a two-story fourplex on an arterial street located on the south side of Garfield Avenue approximately 225 feet east of Crystal Street in an R2, Two -Family Residential District. This request is a Categorical Exemption, Class III, California Envir- onmental Quality Act, 1970. Chairman Eadie opened the public hearing. Gary Potter was present at the meeting and submitted a revised plan showing required street and alley setbacks of eighteen (18) feet on Garfield and five (5) feet on the alley. There being no other persons present to address the Board in regard to this project, the public hearing was closed. The Board reviewed the site plan and elevations. ON MOTION BY CROSBY AND SECOND BY EADIE USE PERMIT NO. 77-101 WAS APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS, BY THE FOLLOW- ING VOTE: FINDINGS OF THE BOARD: 1. The granting of the Use Permit will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City of Huntington Beach. 2. The proposal is consistent with the zoning and land use designa- tion on the subject property. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: A. TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS: 1. The conceptual site plan received and dated December 21, 1977, shall be the approved layout, except that the site plan submitted to the Department of Building and Community BZA 12-21-77 Page 5 Minutes, H.B. Board of Zoning Adjustments December 21, 1977 Page 6 Development upon application for building permits shall depict the distance of the subject property from Crystal Street. 2. The elevations and floor plans submitted December 8, 1977, shall be the approved layouts, with the condition that the plant-ons and other architectural features adjacent to the arterial highway shall be constructed as depicted upon these approved plans. In its approval action, the Board of Zoning Adjustments considered the following issues in relation to the conceptual plan: • Traffic circulation and drives; . Parking layout; . Lot area; • Lot width and lot depth; . Type of use and its relation to property and improvements in the immediate vicinity; . Past administrative action regarding this property. 3. All applicable fees shall be paid prior to issuance of building permits. AYES: EADIE, CROSBY NOES: NONE ABSENT: BEHRENS CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION NO. 77-57 Applicant: Don and Carolyn Spargur To permit a reduction of two and one-half (2-1/2) feet in the re- quired driveway width for an existing office building located on the north side of Pacific Coast Highway approximately 505 feet east of Mariner Drive in a C4, Highway Commercial District. This request is a Categorical Exemption, Class V, California Envir- onmental Quality Act, 1970. Chariman Eadie opened the public hearing. No one was present to address the Board or to represent this application, and the public hearing was closed. It was the determination of the Board that the applicant's presence would be required to permit him to respond to concerns on the plan. ON MOTION BY CROSBY AND SECOND BY EADIE CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION NO. 77-57 WAS CONTINUED TO THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 28, 1977, TO PERMIT APPLICANT TO BE PRESENT, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: EADIE, CROSBY NOES: NONE ABSENT: BEHRENS BZA 12-21-77 Page 6 Minutes, H.B. Board of Zoning Adjustments December 21, 1977 Page 7 ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW NO. 77-214 Applicant: David Prizio To permit'construction of a 10,500 square foot industrial building located on the south side of Engineer Drive approximately 180 feet west of Pipeline Lane in an M1-A, Restricted Manufacturing District. This request is covered by EIR 73-16, adopted by the City Council on March 18, 1974. Mark Golik was present to represent the applicant. The Board reviewed the plans submitted. Chairman Eadie explained the intensified landscaping alternative for screening of the parking, noting that the layout will make it difficult for the developer to provide a screening wall. ON MOTION BY CROSBY AND SECOND BY EADIE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW NO. 77-214 WAS APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: A. TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS: 1. The conceptual site plan received and dated December 8, 1977, shall be the approved layout, subject to the modifi- cation described below: The drive approaches shall be constructed with radius curve type design, subject to specifications on file in the Depart- ment of Public Works. This modification shall be depicted upon the plans submitted to the Department of Building and Community Development upon application for building permits. In its approval action, the Board of Zoning Adjustments considered the following issues in relation to the conceptual plan: Traffic circulation and drives; Parking layout; Lot area; . Lot width and lot depth; Type of use and its relation to property and improvements in the immediate vicinity; Past administrative action regarding this property. 2. The following plans shall be submitted to the Planning De- partment: a. Landscape and irrigation plan complying with Article 979 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code and landscap- ing specifications on file in the Department of Public Works. BZA 12-21-77 Page 7 Minutes, H.B. Board of Zoning Adjustments December 21, 1977 Page 8 b. Rooftop mechanical equipment screening plan. Said plan shall indicate screening of all rooftop mechanical equipment and shall delineate the type of material pro- posed to screen said equipment. 3. All applicable fees shall be paid prior to issuance of building permits. AYES: EADIE, CROSBY NOES: NONE ABSENT: BEHRENS ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW NO. 77-127 Applicant: Elmer V. Applebee To permit construction of an 11,369 square foot industrial building located on the northwest corner of Transistor Lane and Machine Drive in an M1-A, Restricted Manufacturing District. This request is covered by EIR 73-16, adopted by the City Council on March 18, 1974. Mr. Applebee was present at the meeting. The Board discussed the original division of lots in this section of the industrial park. Setback requirements were reviewed; the necessary setback from the easements may require reduction in build- ing dimension to satisfy. ON MOTION BY EADIE AND SECOND BY CROSBY ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW NO. 77-217 WAS APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: A. TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS: 1. The conceptual site plan received and dated December 15, 1977, shall be the approved layout, subject to the modifi- cations described herein: a. The plan shall be modified to reflect a fifteen (15) foot, fully landscaped setback from the ultimate property line on both Machine Drive and Transistor Lane (10 feet from the required easement lines). b. Drive approaches shall be constructed with a radius curve type design in compliance with standard specifica- tions on file in the Department of Public Works. The modifications described above shall be depicted on the plans sub- mitted to the Department of Building and Community Development upon application for building permits. BZA 12-21-77 Page 8 Minutes, H.B. Board of Zoning Adjustments December 21, 1977 Page 9 In its approval action, the Board of Zoning Adjustments considered the following issues in relation to the conceptual plan: . Traffic circulation and drives; . Parking layout; . Lot area; . Lot width and lot depth; • Type of use and its relation to property and improvements,in the immediate vicinity; . Past administrative action regarding this property. 2. The following plans shall be submitted to the Planning De- partment: a. Landscape and irrigation plan complying with Article 979 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code and landscap- ing specifications on file in the Department of Public Works. b. Rooftop mechanical equipment screening plan. Said plan shall indicate screening of all rooftop mechanical equipment and shall delineate the type of material pro- posed to screen said equipment. 3. All applicable fees shall be paid prior to issuance of build- ing permits. AYES: EADIE, CROSBY NOES: NONE ABSENT: BEHRENS MISCELLANEOUS AGENDA ITEMS: TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 77-35 (Reconsideration) Applicant: Donald F. Simons To reconsider a previously approved lot consolidation located on the north side of Engineer Drive approximately 70 feet east of Pipeline Lane in an Ml-A, Restricted Manufacturing District. Chairman Eadie explained that this map had been previously approved by the Board; that approval had, however, been rescinded and the request continued at the request of the Lusk Company, lending close of escrow on the property. Escrow has since closed and a letter to that effect filed by Lusk. - ON MOTION BY CROSBY AND SECOND -BY EADIE TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 77-35 WAS APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, BY THE FOLLOW- ING VOTE: BZA 12-21-77 Page 9 Minutes, H.B. Board of Zoning Adjustments December 21, 1977 Page 10 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: A. TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO USE OR OCCUPANCY OF SAID PARCELS FOR ANY PURPOSE: 1. The tentative parcel map received by the Planning Depart- ment on August 18; 1977, shall be the approved layout. 2. A parcel map shall be filed with, and approved by, the De- partment of Public Works, and recorded with the Orange County Recorder. 3. A copy of the recorded parcel map shall be filed with the Planning Department. AYES: EADIE, CROSBY NOES: NONE ABSENT: BEHRENS ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW NO. 77-109 (Revised Plans) Applicant: Lee Segal Revised site plan for two industrial buildings totaling 36,147 square feet, located on the north side of Argosy Drive approximately 365 feet east of Bolsa Chica Road in an M1-A, Restricted Manufacturing District. Lee Segal was present at the meeting. Bruce Crosby informed the Board that Triton Lane has not yet been dedicated as a public right-of-way by Kacor (formerly Kaiser -Aetna), and the building abutting that planned street cannot be constructed or permits pulled until after such dedication takes place. He also reviewed the drive locations on the plan, explaining the City's re- quirement for drive approaches to the applicant. The Board also discussed building setbacks on the site, and reviewed for the informa- tion of Mr. Segal the standard code requirements with which the project must comply. The applicant presented one set of elevations for the Board's 'review; however, these were not left in the file and he will submit copies at a later date. ON MOTION BY EADIE AND SECOND BY CROSBY THE REVISED PLAN FOR ADMIN- ISTRATIVE REVIEW NO. 77-109 WAS APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDI- TIONS, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: REVISED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: A. TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS: 1. The revised conceptual plan received and dated December 19, 1977, shall be the approved layout, subject to the follow- ing modifications: BZA 12-21-77 Page 10 Q Minutes, H.B. Board of Zoning Adjustments December 21, 1977 Page 11 a. The plan shall reflect a minimum side setback for Building A of two (2) inches unless engineering prin- ciples make such setback unfeasible, in which case the six (6) inches shown on the plan shall be allowed. b. The drive approaches shall be constructed with radius curve type design to specifications on file in the De- partment of Public Works. c. Dimension to centerline of the abutting streets shall be indicated on the plan. The modifications outlined above shall be depicted upon the plans submitted to the Department of Building and Community De- velopment upon application for building permits. In its approval action, the Board of Zoning Adjustments considered the following issues in relation to the conceptual plan: . Traffic circulation and drives; . Parking layout; . Lot area; . Lot width and lot depth; . Type of use and its relation to property and improvements in the immediate vicinity; . Past administrative action regarding this property. 2. No building permits shall be issued for Building B prior to dedication of the proposed Triton Lane as a public street right-of-way. 3. The following plans shall be submitted to the Planning De- partment: a. Landscape and irrigation plan complying with Article 979 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code and landscap- ing specifications on file in the Department of Public Works. b. Rooftop mechanical equipment screening plan. Said plan shall indicate screening of all rooftop mechanical equip- ment and shall delineate the type of material proposed to screen said equipment. 4. All applicable fees shall be paid prior to issuance of building permits. B. GENERAL CONDITIONS: 1. All applicable conditions formerly imposed on Administrative Review No. 77-109 and Conditional Exception No. 77-35 shall continue to apply. BZA 12-21-77 Page 11 Minutes, H.B . Board of Zoning Adjustments December 21, 1977 Page 12 AYES: EADIE, CROSBY NOES: NONE ABSENT: BEHRENS THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. ave Ea e, Secretary :df 1 BZA 12-21-77 Page 12