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Home My WebLink About1994-04-25MINUTES CITY COUNCHI/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Room B-8, Civic Center Huntington Beach, California Monday, April 25, 1994 Mayor Pro Tempore Robitaille called the adjourned regular meeting of the City CounciURedevelopment Agency to order at 6:30 p.m. CITY COUNCHJREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ROLL CALL PRESENT: Bauer, Robitaille, Winchell, Leipzig, Sullivan ABSENT: Silva, Moulton -Patterson PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments on the following Action Item: ORDINANCE NO. 3234 - ADOPTED - AMENDMENT NO. 1- HOLLY- SEACLIFF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO.90-1 (600.10) The City Clerk presented Ordinance No. 3234 -'AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ADOPTING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE HOLLY-SEACLIFF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 90-L" Public hearing and introduction approved April 18, 1994. Following a second reading by title, on motion by Leipzig, second Bauer, Ordinance No. 3234 was adopted by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Bauer, Robitaille, Winchell, Leipzig, Sullivan Noes: None Absent: Silva, Moulton -Patterson STUDY SESSION - DIVISION 9 REWRITE (PLANNING CODE) The City Clerk presented a communication from the Community Development Director transmitting Code Amendment No. 91-10, the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance Rewrite. Melanie Fallon, Community Development Director, using slides, presented an overview regarding the proposed new Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance. The slide presentation included the following topics: "What is Zoning?", "History of and Examples of First Zoning Ordinances", "History of Huntington Beach Zoning Ordinance" including the Division 9 Rewrite Committee's meeting with the consultant Blaney- Dyett Company. She stated the goals and objectives of the proposed new zoning ordinance. Howard Zelefsky, Planning Director, reported on the topics of "How the Zoning and Subdivision Works" and "Major Changes". Susan Pierce, Associate Planner, reported on the topics of "Density/Intensity", "Design Standards", "Zoning Districts", "Open Space", "Entitlement Changes", and "Code Familiarization". Following the viewgraphs, discussion was held between the Community Development Director, City Council and Planning Commissioner Dettloff regarding the procedure used by the Planning Commission to review the proposed code. !157 158 Page #2 - Council/Agency Minutes - 4/25/94 It was the consensus of the City Council that September 6, 1994 would be the target adoption date for the code. The following five recommendations contained in the Community Development Director's Slide Presentation were reviewed and commented on by City Council: Recommended Action No. 1 - Public Hearing Series - Planning Code Division 9 Divide Zoixting & Subdivision Ordinance Into Manageable Portions and Schedule Public Hearings Series. The following public hearing series as prepared by staff was concurred with by Council and it was agreed that September 6, 1994 would be the target adoption date. Public Hem ine Series • .TUNE 6 - TITLE 20, General Provisions, and TITLE 24, Administration • JUKE 20 - TITLE 25, Subdivisions, and TITLE 22, Overlay Districts 0 JULY 5 - TTTLE 21, Base Districts (Residential, Commercial and Industrial) • JULY 18 - TITLE 21, Base Districts (Open Space, Public -Semipublic, Specific Plan) • AUGUST 1 - TTTLE 23, Provisions Applying in All or Several Districts (Supplemental Site Standards, Mobilehome Park Conversions, Condominium Conversions, Nonconforming) • AUGUST 15 - TITLE 23, PROVISIONS APPLYING IN ALL OR SEVERAL DISTRICTS (Parking and. Loading, Landscape Improvements, Signs) • AUGUST 15 - ZONE CHANGE INTRODUCTION • SEPTEMBER 6 - ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ADOPTION AND TONE CHANGE ADOPTION Recommended Action No. 2 -Fourth Monday City Council Meetings to Review Planning Code - Division 9 Council did not concur with the recommendation of staff that prior to each City Council meeting a study session be held to review the section of Division 9 under consideration. Instead, the City Council directed that the fourth Monday of each month be set aside as a Council meeting to consider the subjects for the Division 9 public hearing. Recommended Action No. 3 - Take Consensus On Each Section of Division 9 - Planning Code As Presented With Section NOT Concurred With To Be Returned to Council The City Council determined that rather than to take action on each item presented, a consensus would be taken or each item and the items not concurred with would be brought back to City Council following study with the subcommittee. Recommended Action No. 4 - Adoption of Division 9 Planning Code Rewrite At Conclusion City Council concurred with Staff Recommended Action No. 4. Recommended Action No. 5 - If Needed Consider a Council/Planning Commission Subcommittee Council concurred that if needed, to consider forming a City Council/Planning Commission subcommittee to study the areas in which City Council does not reach concurrence. It was determined that the Planning Commission would be asked if they would like to form a committee and that the subcommittee's work would be needed following the first hearing in June. E -2- Page #3 - Council/Agency Minutes - 4/25/94 1 11 Discussion Re: Proposed Division 9 - Planning Code Rewrite Councilmember Bauer stated his concerns that safeguards be implemented in delegating such broad authority to the Zoning Administrator; the consistency of the document with the General Plan, the document as it attempts to improve the cash flow to the city by encouraging new business and increase demand for homes; mechanism needed to reach objective of city attractiveness; obtain community input to ensure that proposed Division 9 Rewrite is user friendly. Councilmember Winchell stated that she also would like input from those persons who will use the code to ensure that they view it as an improvement. She stated she would like to see in writing the substantive changes because the main thrust of the re -write was clean-up and reorganization. She stated that there are some substantive changes and yet the City Council has not yet analyzed any philosophical changes in this code. Councilmember Winchell commented on the problem of the Specific Plans being referred to in the code but not in readable form. She requested consideration of this matter. Councilmember Sullivan stated he would not favor parcel map approval by the City Engineer in lieu of acceptance by Council unless there was an appeal process. He stated his concern with items going to a lower level of approval (the Zoning Administrator) and stressed the need for lower decisions to be in the hands of the Council within two days. He spoke regarding the Planned Block Development and stated his concern with the rights of the smaller property owner. He stated concerns with the proposed revisions for conversions of apartments to condominiums and proposed City Council resolution pertaining to Development Agreements. Councilmember Leipzig questioned if there were any substantive changes in zoning and the Planning Director and Community Development Director responded that there would be no change in zoning only in what the zoning is called. Discussion was held regarding the method by which the information on the proposed re -write would be disseminated to the public. ADJOURNMENT - COUNCHJ"DEVELOPMENT AGENCY On motion by Winchell, second Bauer, Council adjourned the adjourned regular meetings of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach, City Clerk of the Redevelopment Agency and City Clerk and ex-officio City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California ATTEST: City Clerk/Clerk &OC\94425 -3- Mayor/Chairman 159