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Home My WebLink About1993-06-08MINUTES HUNTINGTON BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1993 Council Chambers - Civic Center 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, California STUDY SESSION - 5:30 PM REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 PM PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE P P P P P ROLL CALL: Cook, Bourguignon, Biddle,__ Richardson, Dettloff, P P Gorman, Inglee 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 CODE AMENDMENT NO. 92-5/DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN CODE AMENDMENT/"VILLAGE CONCEPT" AND DOWNTOWN PARKING STUDY AND MASTER PLAN (CONTINUED FROM THE MAY 18 1993 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING): APPLICANT: City of Huntington Beach, Department of Community Development LOCATION: An area bounded by Goldenwest Street, Pacific Coast Highway, Beach Boulevard and Sixth Street During the past several months the Planning Commission has held several public hearings and taken straw votes on proposed revisions to the Downtown Specific Plan. The Commission has also directed staff to initiate a Coastal Element Amendment to analyze changing the land use designation on property located on Pacific Coast Highway from residential to commercial. The attached Downtown Specific Plan reflects the results of the straw votes taken for each --=-district-. -The staff -=-has also- included=• the amended- language to the General Provisions for height, density, parking and affordable housing. As a separate attachment, the staff has prepared language to address historic properties and school mitigation. The final part of the Downtown Master Plan is the -shared -parking concept. This is presented as a separate analysis for the Commission's convenience. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve the Downtown Specific Plan Code Amendment/"Village Concept" and Downtown Parking Master Plan and recommend adoption to the City Council. The following votes were -taken -on changes to be incorporated into the Downtown Specific Plan: GENERAL PROVISIONS 1) Motion by Cook, second by Biddle to: S.4.2.14(c)(e) (Change) 36 inch box trees to (3) 15 gallon box trees where feasible, to be determined by the Public works Department. AYES: Cook, Bourguignon, Biddle, Richardson, Dettloff, Gorman NOES: Inglee ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED 2) Motion by Cook, second by Biddle, to: S.4.2.15(f) (amend) No structure allowed within such view corridor above 36 inches. AYES: Cook, Biddle, Dettloff, Gorman NOES: Bourguignon, Richardson, Inglee ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED PC Minutes - 6/8/93 -2- (7189d) 3) Motion by Gorman, second by Bourguignon, to: S.4.2.16(a) Change alley widths to 24 feet. AYES: Cook, Bourguignon, Biddle, Richardson, Dettloff, Gorman, Inglee NOES: None ABSENT : - -- -None - --------------- -- - - -- - - - - ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED 4) Motion by Dettloff, second by Richardson, to: Adopt the staff's recommended language for School District into the General Provisions. AYES: Cook, Bourguignon, Biddle, Richardson, Dettloff, Gorman, Inglee NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None = MOTION PASSED DISTRICT 1 5) Commissioner Richardson requested the word "physically" be deleted from Section 4.3.01, Public Open Space. 6) Motion by Dettloff, Second by Richardson to: FAR designation be used to calculate intensity throughout document. AYES: Cook, Bourguignon, Biddle, Richardson, Dettloff, Gorman, Inglee NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED 9) Motion by Bourguignon, Second by Inglee, to: Approve changing density calculations from gross acreage to net acreage basis in all districts. AYES: Cook, Bourguignon, Biddle, Richardson, Dettloff, Gorman, Inglee NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED PC Minutes - 6/8/93 -3- (7189d) DISTRICT 5 10) A motion was made by Gorman, second by Biddle to change 4.7.10(a) Open Air Commercial to read "Privately owned publically used plaza may be commercialized to some extent subject to the adoption of the proposed new code." ---AYES: = Cook' B-ourguignori, -Biddle-- Richa"idsori�- Dettloff, Gorman, 11 Inglee NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: ---None - — — - - - MOTION PASSED DISTRICT 6 10) Commission Gorman requested that "Antique Shops, Ice House and Glass Business" be added as permitted uses in District 6. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS _OPENED. ---, Doug Langevin, 8196 Pawtucket Drive, stated he felt the parking plan calculations and other aspects of the report were inaccurate. Loretta Wolfe, 411 - 6th Street, spoke in opposition to the approval of the parking plan. Dianne Easterling, 203 - 8th Street, spoke in opposition to the approval of the parking plan. James Lane, 127 Main Street, stated he felt the parking plan would not correct the parking situation. Bob Bolen, 1818 Pine Street, spoke against approval of the parking plan. Jack Mehoff (SP?), stated his concern that the public hearing should be kept open to allow people to express their opinions. THERE WERE NO OTHER PERSONS PRESENT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CONTINUED OPEN TO THE JULY 7, 1993 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. Commissioner Cook requested staff to provide her with a comparable parking study, such as Charter Center. Staff stated they would provide her with such. The Commissioners discussed the various aspects of the report, and additional information they wished to be provided with. The following votes were then taken. PC Minutes - 6/8/93 -4- (7189d) A MOTION WAS MADE BY DETTLOFF, SECOND BY RICHARDSON, TO APPROVE CODE AMENDMENT AND RECOMMEND ADOPTION TO CITY COUNCIL. MOTION WITHDRAWN A MOTION WAS MADE BY DETTLOFF, SECOND BY INGLEE, TO INCORPORATE AMENDMENTS INTO DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN DOCUMENT, RETURN TO PLANNING COMMISSION WITH MASTER -PARKING PLANT RE-OPEN=PUBLIC HEARING- -=-=IF MASTER PARKING PLAN NOT APPROVED SEND DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL. MOTION WAS NOT ACTED UPON AND WAS NOT WITHDRAWN. A MOTION WAS MADE BY GORMAN, TO INCORPORATE AMENDMENTS INTO DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN, RE -ADVERTISE FOR PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 7, 1993. MOTION WITHDRAWN. A MOTION WAS MADE BY GORMAN, SECOND BY BIDDLE TO RECONSIDER VOTES TAKEN ON THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS THIS EVENING, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Cook, Bourguignon, Biddle, Gorman, Inglee NOES: Richardson, Dettloff ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED A MOTION WAS MADE BY GORMAN, SECOND BY BIDDLE, TO CONSIDER ALL ACTION TAKEN ON THE AMENDMENTS TO SPECIFIC PLAN BE CONSIDERED STRAW VOTES, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Cook, Bourguignon, Biddle, Gorman, Inglee NOES: Richardson, Dettloff ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED A MOTION WAS MADE BY GORMAN, SECOND BY INGLEE, TO INCORPORATE AMENDMENTS INTO DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AND RE -ADVERTISED FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND CONTINUE ITEM TO THE JULY 7, 1993 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Cook, Bourguignon, Inglee NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED Biddle, Richardson, Dettloff, Gorman, PC Minutes - 6/8/93 -5- (7189d) A MOTION WAS MADE BY BOURGUIGNON, SECOND BY RICHARDSON, TO INCORPORATE LANGUAGE INTO LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN TO ENCOURAGE NEW INFORMATION ONLY TO BE PRESENTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Bourguignon, Biddle, Richardson, Dettloff, Gorman, Inglee NOES: Cook --ABSENT:------ None - ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED A MOTION WAS MADE BY GORMAN, SECOND BY BIDDLE, TO CONTINUE THE DOWNTOWN PARKING STUDY AND MASTER PLAN TO THE JULY 7, 1993 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Cook, Bourguignon, Biddle, Richardson, Dettloff, Gorman, Inglee NOES: None ABSENT: None ARCTATN- Nnna - MOTION PASSED B-2 CODE AMENDMENT NO. 93-2/NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 91-32 (CONTINUED FROM THE MAY 18, 1993 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING): APPLICANT: City of Huntington Beach, Department of Community Development LOCATION: City-wide On May 18, 1993, the Planning Commission continued action on Code Amendment No. 93-2 (Draft Affordable Housing Ordinance) and Negative Declaration No. 91-32 in order to hold a special meeting to discuss the issue. Attached for the Commission's review is the staff report and draft ordinance along with the back up data provided to the Affordable Housing Task Force. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve Negative Declaration No. 93-2 and Code Amendment No. 93-2 and recommend adoption to the City Council. Staff recommended that the Affordable Housing Task Force be revonveined to review the Ordinance and re -advertise to reflect ordinance, when this item is re -heard. PC Minutes - 6/8/93 -6- (7189d) 1 A MOTION WAS MADE BY GORMAN, SECOND BY RICHARDSON, TO CONTINUE CODE AMENDMENT NO. 93-2 AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 91-32 TO A DATE UNCERTAIN, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Cook, Bourguignon, Biddle, Richardson, Dettloff, Gorman, Inglee NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED C. CONSENT CALENDAR None D. NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS None E. PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS/INQUIRIES None F. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ITEMS Howard Zelefsky, Planning Director, restated actions taken at the June 7, 1993 City Council Meeting. G . ADJOURNMENT A MOTION WAS MADE BY RICHARDSON, SECOND BY DETTLOFF, TO ADJOURN TO A 6:30 PM AGENDA REVIEW, ON JUNE 15, 1993 AND THEN TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Cook, Bourguignon, Biddle, Richardson, Dettloff, Gorman, Inglee NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None MOTION PASSED /kj 1 APPROVED Y: Mike Ada s, Secretary Planning/Commission irperson PC Minutes - 6/8/93 -7- (7189d)