The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About1992-07-211 APPROVED 10/6/92 MINUTES HUNTINGTON BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1992 Council Chambers - Civic Center 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, California STUDY SESSION - 5:30 PM DOWNTOWN MASTER PARKING PLAN - Community Development Department REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 PM PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE P P P A (Excused) P ROLL CALL: Inglee, Bourguignon, Richardson, Shomaker, Dettloff, P P Newman, Leipzig A. 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 B. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS B-1 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO 92-1/NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 92-7 (CONTINUED FROM THE JUNE 3 1992 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING): APPLICANT: Gary Gorman, Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy LOCATION: 21900 Pacific Coast Highway (Northwest corner at Newland Avenue in front of the Edison Power Plant) The Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy proposes to develop a Wetlands Information and Wildlife Care Center on a vacant 1.73 acre site at Newland Street and Pacific Coast Highway. The project will be open to the public but will consist primarily of surgical and rehabilitation care for local sick and injured wildlife. The property owner, Southern California Edison, is leasing the site to the Wetlands Conservancy for a temporary, three (3) year period in order to retain the land for future use. The applicant, therefore, is proposing temporary modular buildings and a crushed aggregate ground cover in -lieu of permanent buildings and standard paving. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Planning staff recommends continuance of Conditional Use Permit No. 92-1 and Negative Declaration No. 92-7 in order to re -notify the surrounding property owners. A MOTION WAS MADE BY LEIPZIG, SECOND BY INGLEE, TO CONTINUE, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 92-1 AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 92-7, IN ORDER TO PROPERLY NOTIFY INTERESTED PARTIES, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Inglee, Bourguignon, Richardson, Dettloff, Newman, Leipzig NOES: None ABSENT: Shomaker ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED B-2 TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO 92-175/CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION (VARIANCE) NO 92-22/NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 92-22: APPLICANT: Joseph Gergen LOCATION: 1004 Florida Street PC Minutes - 7/21/92 -2- (4636d) Tentative Parcel Map No. 92-175/Conditional Exception No. 92-22 is a request to permit a subdivision of one (1) 7,290 square foot lot into two (2) 27 foot by 135 foot lots (3,577 square feet each) for development of two (2) single family homes. The request consists of variances for reduced lot size (minimum 6,000 square feet required) and lot width (minimum 60 feet required) pursuant to Section 9120.2 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The applicant has submitted a written request to continue the item to a date uncertain in order to discuss alternatives with staff. The applicant has indicated that he will be unable to attend the scheduled hearing. Planning staff recommends that the Planning Commission continue Tentative Parcel Map No. 92-175, Conditional Exception (Variance) No. 92-22 and Negative Declaration No. 92-22 to a date uncertain. Legal notices will be sent to advertise for the new hearing date. A MOTION WAS MADE BY BOURGUIGNON, SECOND BY INGLEE, TO CONTINUE TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 92-175, CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION (VARIANCE) NO. 92-22 AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 92-22 TO A DATE UNCERTAIN AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Inglee, Bourguignon, Richardson, Dettloff, Newman, Leipzig NOES: None . ABSENT: Shomaker ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED B-3 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 92-17 WITH SPECIAL PERMITS/CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION (VARIANCE) NO. 92-28/TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO, 14666/COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO, 92-14: APPLICANT: Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency/Coultrup Development Company LOCATION: Between Sixth and Main Streets, and Pacific Coast Highway and Walnut. Conditional Use Permit No. 92-17 with special permits/Conditional Exception (Variance) No. 92-28/Tentative Tract Map No. 14666/Coastal Development Permit No. 92-14 is a request to construct an 82 unit condominium project and two (2) commercial buildings totaling 47,774 square feet on 3.8 net acres, located on a two (2) block project area between Sixth and Main Streets, and Walnut and Pacific Coast Highway. PC Minutes - 7/21/92 -3- (4636d) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Planning staff is recommending a continuance of this item to the next meeting of the Planning Commission on August 4, 1992 as requested by the applicant. This will allow time for the applicant to revise the plans to bring them into greater conformance with the Downtown Specific Plan. A MOTION WAS MADE BY LEIPZIG, SECOND BY INGLEE, TO CONTINUE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 92-17 WITH SPECIAL PERMITS, CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION (VARIANCE) NO. 92-28, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 1466 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 92-14 TO THE AUGUST 4, 1992 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Inglee, Bourguignon, Richardson, Dettloff, Newman, Leipzig NOES: None ABSENT: Shomaker ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED C. CONSENT CALENDAR C-1 GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE NO, 92-5: APPLICANT: City of Huntington Beach, Public Works and Administrative Services Departments LOCATION: Southeast corner of Warner Avenue and Oak Lane The project is located within a 1.2 acre vacant lot on the southeast corner of Warner Avenue and Oak Lane. The purpose of the request is to determine if the disposition of property for the purposes of acquiring a water well site is in conformance with the General Plan. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Planning staff recommends approval of the request. The recommendation is based upon the fact that the request is consistent with land use and community facility policies of the General Plan. Specifically, the disposition will allow the City to provide an additional water source. A MOTION WAS MADE BY BOURGUIGNON, SECOND BY NEWMAN, TO APPROVE GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE NO. 92-5 WITH FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Inglee, Bourguignon, Richardson, Dettloff, Newman, Leipzig NOES: None ABSENT: Shomaker ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED PC Minutes - 7/21/92 -4- (4636d) FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL - GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE NO. 92-5: 1. The proposed project is in conformance with the General Plan, specifically the following policies: A. Community Facilities: Promote the provision of adequate community facilities. The approval of General Plan Conformance No. 92-5 will allow the City to provide an additional water source to its citizens. B. Land Use: Provide utility systems to meet projected demands. Approval of General Plan Conformance No. 92-5 will allow the City to provide water for future growth. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE NO. 92-5: 1. A covenant shall be recorded which requires that the remaining portions of Parcels 1 and 2 be held in common ownership with and developed with Parcel 4. 2. Access to the sites shall be from the alley only. C-2 GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE NO. 92-2: APPLICANT: City of Huntington Beach LOCATION: Northwest corner of Alabama Street and Atlanta Avenue General Plan Conformance No. 92-2 is a request by Administrative Services to surplus and dispose of 2,964 square feet of property located at the northwest corner of Alabama Street Street and Atlanta Avenue in the Townlot Specific Plan. The property is a remnant of two parcels which were acquired by the City for which were acquired by the City for right-of-way for the Orange/Atlanta intersection. The remnants are not needed for parkway. If declared surplus, they could be consolidated with the property to the north to create a larger buildable lot which would allow one additional dwelling unit. Due to access and configuration constraints, the remnant parcels will not be developable by themselves but must be developed in conjunction with the adjacent lot. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff is recommending approval of the General Plan Conformance request. PC Minutes - 7/21/92 -5- (4636d) A MOTION WAS MADE BY LEIPZIG, SECOND BY DETTLOFF, TO APPROVE GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE NO. 92-2 WITH FINDINGS, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Inglee, Bourguignon, Richardson, Dettloff, Newman, Leipzig NOES: None ABSENT: Shomaker ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL - GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE NO, 92-1: 1. The proposed project is in conformance with the General Plan, specifically, the following policies: D. D-1 a. Housing: Ensure the adequate provision of housing for all economic segments of the community. The approval of General Plan Conformance No. 92-2 may allow the subject property to be combined with an adjacent lot in order to allow an additional dwelling unit to be constructed. b. Housing: Assure the adequate provision of sites for housing. The approval of General Plan Conformance No. 92-2 will provide the opportunity for an additional housing site to be created by combining the subject parcel with another lot. C. Land Use: Encourage and maintain a well balanced variety of residential densities and uncrowded living environments. By approving General Plan Conformance No. 92-2, the property would be made available either for use as additional developable area or for modification of the existing single family home on the adjacent lot into a legal duplex. d. Circulation: Develop a system highways that ensures the safe people and goods. The subject required for the Atlanta/Orange and may properly be disposed of efficiency or effectiveness of NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS of arterial streets and and efficient movement of remnant parcels are not intersection right-of-way without affecting the arterial highway system. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO 91-36/COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO 91-18/CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION (VARIANCE) NO. 91-30: Applicant: City of Huntington Beach LOCATION: 1001 Main Street PC Minutes - 7/21/92 -6- (4636d) 1 The applicant is requesting a one (1) year extension of time for the above referenced entitlements which were approved by the Planning Commission on August 20, 1991. These approvals permitted the operation of the Huntington Beach Art Center out of an existing building 2t 538 Main Street. A conditional exception (variance) to allow a reduction of one hundred three (103) parking spaces and the use of Botts Dots pavement markings in -lieu of the required striping dimensions was also approved by the Planning Commission at that time. The applicant, the Community Services Department, has indicated that the project will go out to bid in September with construction beginning sometime in November. Conditional Use Permit No. 91-36 and the other related entitlements will expire on August 30, 1992, thus, the one (1) year extension of time has been requested and should be sufficient to start construction on the project. The proposed project has not been altered or changed in any substantial way since the request was approved in August, 1991. Staff supports the one year extension of time request with the recommendation that all previous conditions of approval remain in effect. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve a one (1) year extension of time to August 30, 1993, for Conditional Use Permit No. 91-36, Coastal Development Permit No. 91-18, and Conditional Exception (Variance) No. 91-30 with all previous conditions of approval to remain in effect. A MOTION WAS MADE BY LEIPZIG, SECOND BY NEWMAN, TO APPROVE A ONE (1) YEAR EXTENSION OF TIME TO AUGUST 30, 1993 FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 91-36, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 91-18 AND CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION (VARIANCE) NO. 91-30 WITH ALL PREVIOUS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO REMAIN IN EFFECT, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Inglee, Bourguignon, Richardson, Dettloff, Newman, Leipzig NOES: None ABSENT: Shomaker ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED D-2 LETTER REQUESTING RECONSIDERATION OF SPECIAL SIGN PERMIT NO, 92-6• APPLICANT: Robert W. Clayton LOCATION: 19474-19490 Beach Boulevard (Northeast corner at Yorktown Avenue) PC Minutes - 7/21/92 -7- (4636d) A letter was received by staff from the applicant, Robert Clayton, requesting a reconsideration of the Special Sign Permit because of his inability to be at the scheduled public hearing. A MOTION WAS MADE BY BOURGUIGNON, SECOND BY DETTLOFF, TO AGREE TO RECONSIDER SPECIAL SIGN PERMIT NO. 92-6 AND SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE AUGUST 18, 1992 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Inglee, Bourguignon, Richardson, Dettloff, Newman, Leipzig NOES: None ABSENT: Shomaker ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED E. PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS/INOUIRIES Commissioner Bourguignon - asked staff what could be done about changing the standard for buildings downtown being only pink and flat. Staff explained that the Planning Commission could write a letter to the City Council requesting that they re -visit and change the Downtown Design Guidelines. Commissioner Richardson - action Chairperson appointed Commissioner Dettloff as an alternative to the Subdivision Committee and Commissioner Inglee as an alternative to the GPAC Committee. F. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ITEMS Howard Zelefsky, Planning Director, reiterated action taken at the July 20, 1992 City Council meeting. G . ADJOURNMENT A MOTION WAS MADE BY NEWMAN, SECOND BY DETTLOFF, TO ADJOURN TO A 5:30 PM STUDY SESSION (AGENDA REVIEW, SUB -COMMITTEE REPORT), ON AUGUST 4, 1992 AND THEN TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Inglee, Bourguignon, Richardson, Dettloff, Newman, Leipzig NOES: None ABSENT: Shomaker ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED /kj 1 APPROVED l 4zk� Mike Adams, Secretary Planning Commission Chairperson PC Minutes - 7/21/92 -8- (4636d)