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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-12-06APPROVED 1/4/89 1 MINUTES HUNTINGTON BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION DECEMBER 6. 1988 - 7:00 PM Council Chambers - Civic Center 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, California PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE P P P P P ROLL CALL: Slates, Williams, Livengood, Leipzig, Ortega P P Higgins, Bourguignon A. CONSENT CALENDAR None B. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (4 MINUTES PER PERSON, NO DONATING OF TIME TO OTHERS) Anyone wishing to speak must fill out and submit a form to speak prior to Oral Communication or Public Hearing items. No action can be taken by the Planning Commission on this date, unless agendized. None C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS C-1 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO 88-23/NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 88-24 (CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 1, 1988 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING) APPLICANT: RANDALL LUMBER CO. On November 1, 1988, the Planning Commission continued Conditional Use Permit No. 88-23 at the applicant's request. Conditional Use Permit No. 88-23 is a request by Randall Lumber Co. to utilize a 1.25 acre site which is owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad to unload, load and store lumber products for a period of five (5) years pursuant to Section 9631, Temporary Storage Yards, of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code. The applicant is requesting that the Cedar Avenue alley located adjacent to proposed storage area be opened up to heavy truck traffic. Staff does not support the request. The Cedar Avenue alley is not adequate for heavy truck traffic and should remain as an emergency access only. The City Engineer, Planning staff, the Fire Department and both abutting property owners to the alley are opposed to opening up Cedar Avenue alley to heavy truck traffic. Also, staff is still recommending that the applicant provide an irrevocable offer to access across the subject lease area. Although the applicant opposes the requirement, staff feels that the reciprocal access will alleviate potential traffic impacts to public streets and provide better operational management to industrial users that rely on the railroad for shipping of bulk lumber products. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve Negative Declaration No. 88-24 and Conditional Use Permit No. 88-23 with the findings and conditions of approval as suggested in the November 1, 1988 Planning Commission staff report. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED Roy Dickson, Esq., Attorney for Southern Pacific Transportation, stated his opposition to condition 3.g requiring irrevocable access. He said this is a railroad right of way and against the Public Utilities Commission to require access. He said the offer would not accomplish what staff was trying to resolve. He also said that the railroad (property owner) did not sign the application. Bill Randall, applicant, said if he not have to allow others to use his only wants ingress on Cedar Avenue, yard and out onto Gothard. He feels heavy truck traffic. He said he has access for others to use. is required to access he should property. He further stated he with egress through the main the circulation will not create 6 trucks a day and cannot grant PC Minutes - 12/6/88 -2- (1805d) 1 Commissioner Williams asked staff the width of the alley and the standard required width of an alley. Staff replied the alley was 30 feet and the standard was 50 feet. Les Evans, Public Works, stated if other trucks were going to use he would prefer widening the alley. Steve Parker, Fire Department, said he would like to see Cedar Avenue remain as fire entrance access only. Mel Mermelstein, owner Ideal Pallet, asked that his letter dated October 25, 1988, become part of the record. He said that Condition No. 7 would cause the closure of Ideal Pallet and that his main entrance is adjacent to the alley. Larry Enneman, owner of business next to Cedar Avenue, said he donated 15 feet of his property to the alley for fire access. He further said that the street is not improved and that if it becomes a street he wants parking spaces for his trucks. There were no other persons present to speak for or against the request the public hearing was closed. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SLATES, SECOND BY LEIPZIG, TO APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 88-23 AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 88-24, WITH FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Slates, Williams, Bourguignon NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Livengood, Leipzig, Ortega, Higgins, 1. The establishment, maintenance and operation of the proposed temporary loading, unloading and storage of lumber products for five (5) years will not be detrimental to: a. The general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity; b. Property and improvements in the vicinity of such use or building. 2. Utilizing the site for loading, unloading and storage of lumber by Randall Lumber and providing future access for the adjacent industrial uses through the proposed storage area will eliminate potential increased vehicular impacts on local streets and arterials. PC Minutes - 12/6/88 -3- (1805d) 3. Providing paving along the designated roadway portion of the site will provide adequate support for fire apparatus and adequate dust control. 4. The proposed loading, unloading and storage of lumber on the site is consistent with the City's General Plan which permits industrial uses of this type. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: 1. The site plan dated received September 28, 1988, shall be revised and resubmitted to depict the following modifications: a. Lumber stack areas shall be limited to 50 by 150 feet with 15 feet spacing on all sides of each lumber stack. b. Turning radius for fire lanes shall be designed to Fire Department specifications. c. All gates shall open to full width with no center posts. d. Paved surface on all fire lanes and vehicular travel lanes. 2. Prior to use of the lease area for lumber storage, the applicant shall obtain a Certificate to Operate. 3. Prior to issuance of a Certificate to Operate, the applicant shall comply with the following items: a. Two (2) fire hydrants are required and shall be installed subject to Fire Department approval of location with a minimum water flow of five thousand (5,000) gallons per minute. b. A paved surface shall be provided for the fire lanes and vehicular travel lanes which will be capable of supporting fire apparatus subject to the approval of the Fire Department, Community Development and Public Works Department. c. A six foot high fence shall be provided around the storage site. d.- Cedar Avenue improvements per Public Works standards shall be completed. e. "No Smoking" signs shall be posted inside the storage area. f. A Fire Department permit shall be issued for this storage facility upon completion and compliance of all Fire Department requirements. PC Minutes - 12/6/88 -4- (1805d) g. Applicant and/or property owner shall submit a signed and notarized irrevocable offer to dedicate truck access for industrial uses abutting the lease area. A copy of the legal instrument shall be approved by the City Attorney as to form and content. A copy shall be filed with the Department of Community Development. 4. Maximum height for lumber stacks shall be sixteen (16) feet. 5. Fire apparatus access shall be provided from the south through the existing Randall Lumber Co. facility. 6. The operation shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, Building Division, Department of Public Works and Fire Department. 7. Access to and from Cedar Avenue and Palmdale Street to the subject site shall be limited to emergency access only. 8. The lease area shall not be open to the general public for retail sales. 9. The proposed use shall be restricted to unloading and loading of railroad cards and storage of lumber. 10. Time period of Conditional Use Permit No. 88-23 shall be for a period of five (5) years from approval date. 11. The Planning Commission reserves the right to revoke Conditional Use Permit No. 88-23 if any violation of these conditions or the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code occurs. C-2 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO, 88-30 APPLICANT: FHP, INC. Conditional Use Permit No. 88-30 is a request by FHP, Inc. to expand enrollment and hours of operation at their existing Senior Medical Center. The facility is located within a retail shopping center, and was originally approved by the Planning Commission on February 18, 1987. The applicant has requested that Conditional Use Permit No. 88-30 be continued to the January 18, 1989 Planning Commission meeting. The applicant requires additional time to compile information requested by the Planning Commission. MAIM •ti10 17MEAVE Staff recommends the Planning Commission continue Conditional Use Permit No. 88-30 to January 18, 1989. PC Minutes - 12/6/88 -5- (1805d) A MOTION WAS MADE BY LIVENGOOD, SECOND BY SLATES, TO CONTINUE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 88-30 TO THE JANUARY 4, 1989 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Slates, Williams, Livengood, Leipzig, Ortega, Higgins, Bourguignon NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED C-3 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT N0, 87-4/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO, 87-5 APPLICANT: ASCON PROPERTIES, INC. General Plan Amendment No. 87-4 is a request to amend the land use designation on the Ascon site from Public, Quasi -Public, Institutional to General Commercial and High Density Residential designation. The proposal specifies approximately 6.4 acres of commercial land use at the southwest corner of Hamilton Avenue and Magnolia Street surrounded on the west and south by about 33 acres of residentially designated land. The applicant is proposing approximately 83,000 square feet of commercial use and up to 900 dwelling units on the residentially designated land. At the October 4, 1988 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission requested that Ascon provide information relative to site clean-up cost estimates as a means of validating.the need for high density residential on the site as a funding mechanism. To date, Ascon has been unable to provide that information. On December 1, 1988, Ascon requested that staff recommend a continuance of the amendment until January 4, 1989 so that they can provide more information on site clean-up. They feel that Radian will have the Site Characterization Report completed and available at that time. Staff concurs with Ascon's request. Commissioner Slates abstained from the vote for reasons of the Political Reform Act. A MOTION WAS MADE BY LIVENGOOD, SECOND BY ORTEGA, TO CONTINUE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 87-4 AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 87-5 TO A STUDY SESSION ON JANUARY 18, 1989, AT 6:00 AND THEN TO A SPECIAL MEETING ON JANUARY 24, 1989, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Williams, Livengood, Leipzig, Ortega, Higgins, Bourguignon NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Slates MOTION PASSED A PC Minutes - 12/6/88 -6- (1805d) [1 APPLICANT: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH On June 2, 1986, the City Council adopted a Land Use Plan for the non -certified coastal zone area along Pacific Coast Highway, between Beach Boulevard and the Santa Ana River. On April 13, 1987 the California Coastal Commission certified the Land Use Plan as submitted by the City. The Land Use Plan, as certified, designates approximately 7.0 acres as Visitor Serving Commercial, 125 acres as Conservation, 83 acres as Industrial Energy Production and 17.0 acres as Industrial Energy Production/Conservation. The purpose of this zone change is to apply appropriate zoning designations to the properties in order to achieve consistency with the Land Use designations and to complete certification of the Local Coastal Program for the City. The City Attorney's office has requested that this zone change be withdrawn. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council accept withdrawal of Zone Change No. 88-18. After discussion the Commission decided to refuse the request for withdrawal and proceed with the zone change. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED Robert Moore, Mills Land and Water Company, spoke in opposition to conservation zoning. He feels M1 zoning should be left in place since the uses surrounding the site are industrial. He feels the property will become a waste land if conservation zoning is put in place. He stated his company has owned and paid taxes on this property for 88 years and if a zoning is imposed on the property with no benefits to the company they will look to the City for compensation. Bill Curtis, representing property owner Daisy Picarelli, stated Southern California Edison and CalTrans has already taken property away from Ms. Picarelli and doesn't feel it is right to take more from her. He also stated opposition to the opening of the public hearing since his client was informed that the zone change would be withdrawn. Roy Woolsey, 2099 San Joaquin Hill Rd., Newport Beach, felt the property should be developed thus adding benefits to the City. He asked the Commission how it was possible to tell a landowner that he could not use his land; he did not feel it was right. There were no other persons present to speak for or against the request and the public hearing was closed. PC Minutes - 12/6/88 -7- (1805d) A MOTION WAS MADE BY LIVENGOOD, SECOND BY HIGGINS, TO CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC HEARING LEFT OPEN, ZONE CHANGE NO. 88-18, TO A FEBRUARY 7, 1989 STUDY SESSION AND TO THE FEBRUARY 21, 1989 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Williams, Livengood, Leipzig, Ortega, Higgins, Bourguignon t NOES: None ABSENT: Slates (Out of Room) ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED D. NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS D-1 EXTENSION OF TIME - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO, 87-42 APPLICANT: Deborah Dee Dy, D. T. Ritz Resources, Inc. Conditional Use Permit No. 87-42, a request to construct a 66-unit motel, was originally approved by the Planning Commission on November 3, 1987. After including the 10-day appeal period, the project was set to expire on November 13, 1988. The applicant submitted a request for an extension of time on November 7, 1988, prior to the expiration date. The applicant indicates that the reason for the request is to allow additional time for complying with corrections required for the plan check currently being conducted by the planning and building divisions. An extension will allow additional time for completion of these plans. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission grant a one-year extension of time for Conditional Use Permit No. 87-42 (until November 13, 1989) with all previous conditions of approval applicable. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WILLIAMS, SECOND BY HIGGINS, TO APPROVE A 6-MONTH EXTENSION OF TIME FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 87-42 WITH ALL PREVIOUS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL APPLICABLE, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES:. Williams, Livengood, Leipzig, Ortega, Higgins, Bourguignon NOES: None ABSENT: Slates (Out of Room) ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED 11 PC Minutes - 12/6/88 -8- (1805d) D-2 REQUEST FOR A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO, 86-43 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT N0. 86-27 (CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 15, 1988 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING) APPLICANT: City of Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency and California Resorts, Inc. The request for an extension of time for Conditional Use Permit No. 86-43 and Coastal Development Permit No. 86-27 was continued from the November 15, 1988 Planning Commission meeting due to the Commission's tie vote (3 to 3). The City of Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency and California Resorts, Inc. are requesting a one-year extension of time for Conditional Use Permit No. 86-43 and Coastal Development Permit No. 86-27 which were initially approved by the City Council on October 13, 1986. The entitlements represent Pierside Village, an approximately 87,500 square feet specialty commercial with related support facilities and a 696 space parking structure on the ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway between Main Street and Lake Street, located within the Downtown Specific Plan District 10. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission grant a one-year extension of time for Conditional Use Permit No. 86-43 and Coastal Development Permit No. 86-27 to October 13, 1989, and that all previous conditions of approval remain in effect. A MOTION WAS MADE BY HIGGINS, SECOND BY BOURGUIGNON, TO APPROVE A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 86-43 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 86-27 TO OCTOBER 13, 1989, WITH ALL PREVIOUS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL IN EFFECT, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Williams, Leipzig, Higgins, Bourguignon NOES: Ortega, Livengood ABSENT: Slates (Out of Room) ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED E. DISCUSSION ITEMS None F. PLANNING COMMISSION INQUIRIES A list of inquiries (new items and previously reported items) was submitted to staff with a request for update/follow-up at the next meeting. PC Minutes - 12/6/88 -9- (1805d) G. PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS None H. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ITEMS Review of updated architectural elevations for the commercial/entertainment center (Pier Colony) at the northeast corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street - Conditional Use Permit No. 88-07. • 1 • �; �I�1' CY A MOTION WAS MADE BY LIVENGOOD, SECOND BY ORTEGA, AT 9:10 PM, TO ADJOURN TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1988, 7:00 PM, AND THEN TO THE SCHEDULED MEETING, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1989, 7:00 PM, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Williams, Livengood, Bourguignon NOES: None ABSENT: Slates ABSTAIN: None Leipzig, Ortega, Higgins, 1 MINUTES APPROVED: Mike Ada s,J tecretary X.. G / Victor Leipzig, n PC Minutes - 12/6/88 -10- (1805d)