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Home My WebLink About1978-06-22Approved 7/5/78 MINUTES HUNTINGTON BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION Room B-8 - Civic Center Huntington Beach, California THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1978 - 7:00 PM COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Higgins, Russell, Stern, Finley, Cohen,-Bazil, Paone COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None NOTE: A TAPE RECORDING OF THIS MEETING IS ON FILE IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OFFICE. Chairman Finley called the meeting to order. DISCUSSION ITEMS: GENPRAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 78-1 2.1 - North of Pacific Coast Highway, East of Beach Boulevard Applicant: Daon Corporation Request: Change of designation from Planning Reserve and Medium Den- sity to Low, Medium, and High Density and Commercial. Bryan Austim presented a vugraph and slides showing the relationship of the area of concern to the surrounding property. He outlined a brief history of the area and listed other state and federal agencies with jurisdiction and permitting authority over the property. Copies of the final EIR 77-9 for the Daon proposal were submitted to the Commissioners and a short discussion of the environmental constraints and the rela- tionship of the project with the pending Local Coastal Program was presented. Planning staff is posing the following questions to the Commission for further review at its July 11 meeting: 1) should the City proceed with conversion of this designated wetland area to some type of urban devel- opment and, if so, 2j should the proposal be approved prior to adoption of the Local Coastal Program. 2.2 - East of Beach Boulevard and South of Atlanta Avenue Applicant: Sassoon-Mayer Development Company Request: From Planning Reserve and Commercial to High Density and Commercial. Bryan Austin presented vugraph and slides depicting this area of concern and noted that the environmental constraints on this property are some- what similar to those previously discussed on the Daon property. Minutes, H.B. Planning Commission June 22, 1978 Page 2 Traffic -related concerns resulting from the development of this site were reviewed; i.e., the projected additional load on Beach Boulevard and the effect of abandonment of the existing frontage road on access to subject property and the existing commercial center to the east. 2.3 - East of Beach Boulevard, north of Atlanta Avenue Applicant: B. G. Williams Request: From Medium Density and Commercial to Medium Density Mr. Austin presented slides and vugraph of the area of concern, inform- ing the Commission that a market analysis appears to indicate an over- supply of commercial property in the area, which would make deletion of the commercial designation feasible. 2.4 - North of Talbert Avenue, east of Gothard Street Applicant: City of Huntington Beach Request: From Medium Density to Industrial Vugraphs of the site were shown and a history of both zoning and General Plan designation was reviewed. Mark Travis pointed out that a prior applicant for residential development on this property has petitioned for a writ of mandate on the site which, if successful, will render this portion of the General Plan Amendment null and void. Mr. Anderson, attorney for the plaintiff, addressed the Commission to explain his client's titles, options, or other interests in the properties involved. It was the consensus that possible future court action should not affect the Commission's review of the proposal. 2.5 - West of Brookhurst Street and north of Orange County Flood Control District Channel D2-2. Applicant: City of Huntington Beach Request: From Medium Density to Low Density Bryan Austin presented a vugraph of the property. Ed Selich explained that the amendment will serve to bring the General Plan into consistency with existing zoning and development on the property. 2.6 - Rancho View Neighborhood Park Site Applicant: City of Huntington Beach Request: Placement of the neighborhood park designation on a portion of the Rancho View School site in the adopted Open Space and Conservation Element. Bryan Austin explained that this designation had been made on each of the alternative open space plans but had inadvertently been omitted from the adopted element. This portion of the General Plan Amendment would merely serve to correct that omission. i -2- PC 6-22-78 Minutes, H.B. Planning Commission June 22, 1978 Page 3 Provision of services and utilities to the areas of concern was dis- cussed, in particular how sewer service would be provided in the event the coast trunk line is not installed. Commissioner Stern requested that Public Works supply more information on sewers in the area for the Commission's public hearings on the amendment. The Commission also discussed the possibility that approval of the General Plan redesignations would prejudice the City's Local Coastal Program. Ed Selich explained that the LCP will, when completed, become an element in the General Plan and will supersede any General Plan des- ignations previously made. Procedure to follow in the interim period before finalization of the LCP was reviewed, and it was the expressed desire of the Commission that any amendment to the General Plan affecting areas within the coastal zone should be considered in light of the Local Coastal Plan. Commissioner Paone requested that information showing 'traffic comparison among different possible uses in the Pacific Coast Highway and Beach Boulevard area be presented; e.g., office buildings, retail, hotels, etc., with emphasis on comparisons between those with primarily weekday uses vs. those having typical weekend and evening uses. PRECISE PLANS OF STREET ALIGNMENT Bill Derrick presented vugraphs of the proposed precise plans of street alignment and gave a general overview, including objectives of the City's Circulation Element and a history of the various precise plans presented for review. The Planning Commission will be asked to reaffirm its policy direction established by General Plan Amendment 76-1A and to establish a priority list for phasing of the individual precise plans. Fire Chief Picard addressed the Commission and outlined some of the problem intersections and street alignments which his department would like to see corrected. It was his opinion that the Gothard realignment should be given first priority, with the Lake Street extension also of immediate importance for emergency equipment circulation. Commission review followed. The Atlanta Avenue alignment was discussed in regard to the need for east -west circulation, attempt to eliminate the dog leg intersection of Atlanta, Lake, and Orange, and possible signaliza- tion of that intersection. Staff was instructed to implement Alternative No. 1 with an 80-foot street width with no parkway and no parking on the street. Alignment of the street should also be be changed to minimize property take from adjacent lots. Planning staff informed the Commission of their feeling that the Lake Street extension is the key issue, affecting the circulation pattern for all the other proposed plans, and requested direction that this plan is still a viable approach before proceeding. After extensive discussion, it was determined to proceed with the extension and that the widening of Lake should also be included in consideration of the precise plan. -3- PC'. i'�,-?I-7 D Minutes, H.B. Planning Commission June 22, 1978 Page 4 Commissioner Russell noted that the extensions of Lake and Delaware, the closure of Taylor, the realignment of Gothard, and the on -going development on Main Street will all serve to increase the burden of traff' at the intersection of Main, Ellis, and Beach at Five Points. He requested that staff include this intersection in the study and present alternatives for modification of that intersection. The following priority list was established by consensus: (1) First Priority - Atlanta/Lake (revocation of PPSA 70-4, consideration of new alternative alignment modified to 80-foot width) - Delaware Extension (revocation of PPSA 70-2 and possibly 70-3) (2) Second Priority - Gothard Realignment from Ellis to Yorktown (PPSA 76-6C) (3) Third Priority - Lake Street Extension (PPSA 76-6A) - Lake Street Widening (PPSA 76-6B) - Main Street Abandonment between Garfield and Yorktown (PPSA 76-6D) (4) Fourth Priority - Partial Closure of Main at Seventeenth (PPSA 76-6D, modified to leave partially open in some fashion) - Closure of Seventeenth at Utica and Yorktown and between Delaware and Clay (PPSA 76-1 A and B) - Modification of the Five Points intersection (preparation of alternative treatments) The meeting was adjourned to June 27, 1978, at 7:00 p.m. /-Oz Edward D. Selich Ruth Finley Secretary Chairman -4- PC 6-22-78