AGENDA

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

April 21, 1998

7:00 P.M.

Peter Tucker -- Chairperson

Rod Merl -- Vice Chairperson

Sam Perrotti

Ron Pizer

Carol Schwartz

Note: No Smoking Is Allowed in The Council Chambers

The Public Comment Is Limited to Three Minutes Per Speaker

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

Section I

Consent Calendar

Any Planning Commissioner or public wishing to pull an item from below may request to do so at this time.

3. Approval of March 17, 1998 minutes

4. Resolution(s) for adoption

a) Resolution P.C. 98-13 approving a Parking Plan to allow an expansion to an existing commercial building for retail purposes with less than required parking, at 802 Hermosa Avenue.

b) Resolution P.C. 98-14 approving a Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map #25064 for a two-unit condominium at 610 11th Street.

5. Item(s) for consideration

Section II

Oral / Written Communications

6. Anyone wishing to address the Commission regarding a matter not related to a public hearing on the agenda may do so at this time.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS NOTED BELOW ARE FROM THE PLANNING STAFF AND ARE RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY. THE FINAL DECISION ON EACH ITEM RESTS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. PLEASE DO NOT ASSUME THAT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WILL BE THE ACTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

Section III

Public Hearing(s)

7. PDP 97-25 -- Precise Development Plan to redesign mobile home park to accommodate larger units at 531 Pier Avenue (continued from January 20, February 17, and March 17, 1998 meetings).

Staff Recommended Action: To continue to May 19, 1998 meeting.

8. PARK 98-2 -- Parking Plan to allow the shared use of the existing required parking for off-site businesses at 200 Pier Avenue (continued from March 17, 1998 meeting).

Staff Recommended Action: To continue to May 19, 1998 meeting.

9. VAR 98-1 -- Sign Variance to allow a wall sign to be located above the second story at 1300 The Strand, Beach House Hotel (continued from March 17, 1998 meeting).

Staff Recommended Action: To continue to May 19, 1998 meeting.

10. SS 96-1 -- Text Amendment regarding definitions of nonconforming dwelling unit, kitchen, attic, basement (exclude from building height) and habitable room (continued from February 17 and March 17, 1998 meetings).

Staff Recommended Action: Item withdrawn for reconsideration as separate Text Amendments.

11. GP 98-1/ZON 98-1/CON 98-4/PDP 98-4 -- General Plan Amendment from Commercial Corridor (CC) to Medium Density Residential (MD) and Zone Change from SPA7 (Specific Plan Area No. 7) to R-2, and a Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan, and Vesting Tentative Tract Map #52508, for an eight-unit detached condominium project taking access from 7th Street, on the rear portion of two commercial parcels fronting on Pacific Coast Highway (635 and 705 Pacific Coast Highway), and Precise Development Plan to reconfigure the layout and increase the P.C.H. frontage of the existing lumber yard, and adoption of an Environmental Negative Declaration at 635 & 705 Pacific Coast Highway.

Staff Recommended Action: To deny said requests.

12. CON 98-3 / PDP 98-3 -- Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map #24974 for a two-unit condominium at 650-652 10th Street (continued from March 17, 1998 meeting).

Staff Recommended Action: To approve said request.

13. PDP 98-6 -- Precise Development Plan to convert an existing single family dwelling to a duplex and to add 250 square feet at 1734 Prospect Avenue.

Staff Recommended Action: To continue to May 19, 1998 meeting.

14. VAR 98-2/NR 98-4 -- Variance to allow an expansion and remodel to an existing single family dwelling with a less than required garage depth (17'4" rather than 18') and nonconforming side and front yards resulting in a greater than 50% increase in valuation at 225 34th Street.

Staff Recommended Action: To direct staff as deemed appropriate.

15. CON 98-6/PDP 98-7 -- Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan And Vesting Tentative Parcel Map #21493 For a two-unit condominium at 840 15th Street.

Staff Recommended Action: To approve said request.

16. CUP 98-2 -- Conditional Use Permit for outside seating in conjunction with a coffee house at 509 Pier Avenue, Espresso Wash.

Staff Recommended Action: To approve said request.

Section IV

Hearing(s)

17. NR 98-2 -- Nonconforming Remodel to add 200 square feet to an existing nonconforming use duplex with less than required parking at 1157 6th Street.

Staff Recommended Action: To approve said request.

18. NR 98-3 -- Nonconforming Remodel to allow a remodel and 450 square foot expansion to an existing nonconforming single-family dwelling resulting in a greater than 50% increase in valuation at 2705 Palm Drive.

Staff Recommended Action: To approve said request.

Section V

19. Staff Items

a. Memorandum regarding code interpretation for commercial parking requirement at 50 Pier Avenue.

b. Memorandum regarding interpretation of enclosure of 70-square deck on third floor Unit A (front unit) relative to total project open space requirement - 3518 The Strand.

c. Community Development Department Activity Report of February, 1998.

d. Tentative future Planning Commission agenda.

e. City Council Minutes of March 10 and 24, 1998.

20. Commissioner Items

21. Adjournment

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