CC RESOLUTION 4139RESOLUTION NO. 4139
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT — 492 (EA -492) AND
ADOPTING THE SEVENTH AMENDMENT (PP 99 -1) TO
THE BEACH CITIES PLAZA PRECISE PLAN 12 -72 (PP 12-
72), AT 2041 ROSECRANS, AND 831 AND 871 SOUTH
NASH STREET. PETITIONED BY CONTINENTAL
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
WHEREAS, an application has been received from Continental Development
Corporation (Applicant), requesting said approval; and,
WHEREAS, the Applicant requests approval of an amendment to Precise Plan 12 -72 as
amended (PP 12 -72) to provide for the following:
A. Amendment to PP 12 -72 to increase the total amount of permitted outdoor dining area
from 1,200 square feet to 2,500 square feet; and,
B. Amendment of the development standards of PP 12 -72 to reduce the total required
parking for the Beach Cities Plaza from 1,330 parking spaces to 1,066 parking spaces
based on the actual counts contained in the Final Status Report on traffic and parking;
and, accept all of the findings of the Final Status Report.
WHEREAS, the Applicant and the City desire guidelines to aid in the administration of
PP 12 -72 as amended; and,
WHEREAS, an Environmental Assessment (EA -492), including analysis of the findings
of the Draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for EA-
350 (a previous amendment to PP 12 -72 affecting the property), has been available for review
and consideration by all interested parties, staff, and affected public agencies in the time and
manner prescribed by law; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the application and supporting
evidence with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act,
State CEQA Guidelines and the City of El Segundo Guidelines for the Implementation of the
California Environmental Quality Act (Resolution No. 3805); and,
WHEREAS, on October 14, 1998, the Planning Commission did hold, pursuant to law, a
duly advertised public hearing on such matter in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 350 Main
Street, and notice of the public hearing was given in the time, form and manner prescribed by
law; and the Planning Commission adopting Resolution No. 2455 recommending approval of the
Precise Plan Amendment and Environmental Assessment; and,
WHEREAS, on November 3, 1999, the Planning Commission did hold, pursuant to law,
a duly advertised public hearing on such matter in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 350
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Main Street, and notice of the public hearing was given in the time, form and manner prescribed
by law; and
WHEREAS, opportunity was given to all persons present to speak for or against the
findings of Environmental Assessment EA -492 and PP 99 -1; and,
WHEREAS, at said hearing the following facts were established:
1. The project site is located within the southeast portion of the City of El Segundo
approximately one (1) mile to the west of the San Diego Freeway [Interstate -405 (I- 405)].
2. The project area is approximately 6.035 acres (262,900 square feet).
3. The project is generally bounded on the north by heavy industrial land uses, on the south
by Rosecrans Avenue, on the east by Nash Street and on the west by heavy industrial
land uses. Local jurisdictions bordering or near the site include the City of Manhattan
Beach located immediately south of Rosecrans Avenue and the City of Hawthorne locate
to the east of Aviation Boulevard.
4. The site is in the western portion of Continental Park. Continental Park is a large office
and industrial park containing approximately 2 million square feet of office, research and
development, hotel, health club, restaurant, retail, and movie theater uses.
5. The site is currently developed with a mixture of commercial, office, restaurant, movie
theater, and parking structure uses.
6. The Beach Cities Plaza currently consists of 71,792 (net) square feet of retail/office area
and 10,320 square feet of indoor and outdoor restaurant area (including the proposed
Taiko Restaurant) in the 2041 Rosecrans Avenue building, and 65,000 square feet of
movie theater area in the 831 S. Nash Street building.
7. The current Zoning Code required parking for the Beach Cities Plaza includes 209.23
parking spaces for the retail /office portion, 137.60 parking spaces for the indoor and
outdoor restaurant areas (including the proposed Taiko Restaurant), and 1,130 parking
spaces for the Pacific Theatres building. The current total Zoning Code required parking
is 1490.79 spaces.
8. The Final Status Report, prepared by Linscott, Law & Greenspan, dated August 2, 1999,
conducted parking counts for the Beach Cities Plaza and concluded that the peak parking
demand for the Precise Plan is 1,066 parking spaces on Saturday during the 9:00 p.m.
peak hour. This amount is less than the 1,416 parking spaces provided for the project and
less than the 1,330 parking spaces previously approved by City Council Resolution No,
4095 and predicted in Parking Demand Model in the Six Month Status Report, prepared
by Linscott, Law & Greenspan on August 26, 1997.
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9. The Final Status Report, prepared by Linscott, Law & Greenspan, on August 2, 1999,
satisfies the traffic study requirements in City Council Resolution No. 3917 (Condition
No. 15), No. 4034 (Condition No. 13), and No. 4064 (Condition No. 3).
10. A Parking and Traffic Impact Analysis was prepared by Linscott, Law & Greenspan, on
September 27, 1999, to study the potential traffic and parking impacts from the addition
of 1,300 square feet of outdoor dining area to the Beach Cities Plaza. The Analysis
concluded that the proposed additional outdoor dining area would not significantly
impact traffic or parking in the Precise Plan area.
11. The area surrounding the project site is highly urbanized. Land uses consist of medium
scale office, commercial, theater, restaurant, and retail uses. The Manhattan Marketplace
Retail Center and a five -story office building housing a credit union are located to the
south across Rosecrans Avenue. Beyond the credit union building is the Marriott Hotel
with golf and tennis facilities. To the southwest of the project across Rosecrans Avenue
lies the Manhattan Village Shopping Center.
12. The existing building, uses and development standards were approved in 1972 under a
Precise Plan (PP 12 -72) as amended. This project is the seventh amendment to the
original Precise Plan.
13. A Precise Plan is a term for a development application that is no longer used in the City
for new projects. A Precise Plan would now be called a Specific Plan. A Precise Plan
amends the zoning map by establishing permitted uses and development standards that
apply only to the area covered by the plan.'' No variances are required for Precise Plans;
the approval of a Precise Plan establishes the land uses and required development
standards for a project.
14. The following environmental facts are established:
A. PP 99 -1 is within the scope of the development limits established by the approval
of EA -350 (PP 94 -1), which was approved with a Mitigated Negative Declaration
related to environmental effects;
B. PP 99 -1 has no significant environmental impact; and,
C. PP 99 -1 is categorically exempt from further environmental analysis, pursuant to
State CEQA Guideline Section 15301, as a negligible expansion of an existing
use.
15. The City's General Plan designates the project site for Mixed -Use development. The
project site is located in the Mixed -Use South (MU -S) Zone. The project conforms with
the land uses and development standards of the General Plan and Zoning Code.
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SECTION 1. AFTER CONSIDERING THE ABOVE FACTS, THE TESTIMONY
PRESENTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND STUDY OF PROPOSED
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT EA -492 AND PRECISE PLAN 99 -1 (PP
99 -1), THE CITY COUNCIL MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT 492 (EA -492); AND ADOPTS REQUIRED FINDINGS
RELATED TO THE PP 99 -1 AND ADOPTS THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS
WITH RESPECT TO CONSISTENCY OF PP 99 -1 WITH THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO'S GENERAL PLAN:
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The City Council has reviewed the applicable CEQA guidelines and determined that the
proposed project qualifies as a Class 1 categorical exemption, pursuant to Section 15301
of the CEQA guidelines as a minor alteration of an existing structure involving negligible
expansion of use beyond that previously existing.
2. That when considering the whole record, there is no evidence that the proposed
modifications to the project will have the potential for an adverse effect on wildlife
resources or the habitat on which the wildlife depends, because the project is in a built -
out urban environment; and,
3. That the City Council hereby authorizes and directs the Director of Planning and
Building Safety to file with any appropriate agencies a Certificate of Fee Exemption and
de minimis finding pursuant to AB 3158 and the California Code of Regulations. Within
ten (10) days of the approval of Categorical Exemption, the applicant shall submit to the
City of El Segundo a fee of $25.00 required by the County of Los Angeles for the filing
of this certificate along with the required Notice of Exemption. As approved in AB 3158,
the statutory requirements of CEQA will not be met and no vesting shall occur until this
condition is met and the required notices and fees are filed with the County.
PRECISE PLAN
That the proposed project is in accord with the purposes of the zone in which the site is
located. The proposed project is consistent with the intent of the Urban Mixed -Use South
(MU -S) Zone which allows a broad mix of uses.
2. Precise Plan 12 -72, and the previous amendments, established the design of the existing
facilities and the placement of essential related facilities such as parking, traffic
circulation, and loading. Studies prepared by the Applicant and reviewed by the City
indicate that no significant increase in environmental effects will occur from the proposed
amendment.
3. The amendments are consistent with the purposes of a Precise Plan which, like a Specific
Plan or a Planned Residential Development, provide the flexibility to allow for deviation
from specific site development standards to achieve the overall design for the site.
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GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
1. That the proposed amendment is consistent with the following General Plan goals,
policies, and objectives:
A. The General Plan Land Use Designation for the site, as well as the zoning, is
Urban Mixed -Use South (MU -S). In accordance with the General Plan, the Urban
Mixed -Use South designation allows a mixture of uses including office, hotels
and retail. Light industrial uses are allowed with discretionary approval.
B. The Urban Mixed -Use South designation is designed to allow for a flexibility of
uses near the three proposed and one future Green Line transit stations. The MU -S
designation allows an FAR of 1.31 the maximum density allowed in the area, since
traffic and air quality impacts associated with higher densities can be more easily
mitigated with mixed uses in close proximity to mass transit. Findings must be
made that the project is in conformance with the goals, policies and objectives of
the General Plan in order to approve the project. Interpretation of conformity
with the applicable provisions of the General Plan is a policy decision that is at
the discretion of the Planning Commission and the City Council.
C. The proposed project is in conformance with many General Plan goals, policies
and objectives related to Economic Development, Land Use, Circulation and Air
Quality. The following Economic Development objectives and policies apply; ED
1 -1.1, ED 1 -1.2, ED 1 -2, ED 1 -2.1, ED 1 -2.2, and ED 1 -2.3, which relate to
prioritizing economic development, diversification of an economic base,
expanding the retail and commercial base, targeting industries that balance
economic development and quality of life goals, and balancing development with
resource and infrastructure capacity.
D. Many Land Use goals, policies and objectives apply including; LU 4, LU 4 -1.1,
LU 4 -1.4, LU 4 -3.1, LU 4 -3.6, LU 4 -4, LU 4 -4.3, LU 4 -4.6, LU 4 -4.7, LU 4.5,
LU 7 -1.2 and LU 7 -2.3. These issues relate to providing a stable tax base,
providing landscaping, encouraging ground floor retail use in a mixed -use
environment, providing synergistic relationships with mixed uses and ensuring a
mix of uses in the Urban Mixed -Use area, encouraging alternative transportation
modes, providing good accessibility to transportation routes, and requiring
adequate public facilities and underground utilities.
E. Circulation Element policies and objectives also apply to the proposal including;
C 1 -1.13, C 1 -2.1, C 1 -3.2, C 2 -1.6, C 2 -3.3, C 3 -1, C 3 -1.1, C 3 -1.2, C 3 -1.5, C 3-
1.7, and C 4 -1.2. These policies identify the need for full examination of project
traffic impacts and complete mitigation, a hierarchy and street classification
system correlated to capacity and function, incorporation of off - street loading
facilities, facilities designed for easy pedestrian access, pedestrian linkage to the
Green Line, evaluation of circulation system impacts, full mitigation of all
project- related circulation impacts, integration of transportation with land uses
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and surrounding environments, requiring developers to pay for mitigation
measures, adequate pedestrian and bicycle access and evaluation of project
impacts on CMP routes.
F. The proposed project is located on a secondary arterial street (Nash Street) which
is already substandard in lane configuration compared to the standards established
in the General Plan (2 through lanes in each direction with a stripped median
instead of three lanes in each direction with a raised median). The proposed
project will not impact the existing situation.
G. The final policies and objectives which apply to the proposed project are
contained within the Air Quality Element including; AQ 7 -1.1 and AQ 12 -1.2,
which relate to requiring conformance with the SCAQMD PM10 standards and
encouraging energy conservation features in new building design.
SECTION 2. THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY APPROVES ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT EA -492 (EA 492) AND ADOPTS PRECISE PLAN 99 -1 (PP 99-
1), AS DESCRIBED BELOW:
Amendment of the land uses of PP 12 -72 to increase the total amount of permitted
outdoor dining area from 1,200 square feet to 2,500 square feet; and,
2. Amendment to the Site Data on "Exhibit 3 - Development Plan" of the Beach Cities
Plaza Precise Plan Development Plan and Standards, as depicted in Exhibit A, to revise
the required parking from 1,330 parking spaces to 1,066 parking spaces; and, to reflect
the current building areas and uses within the Precise Plan area.
SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY APPROVES ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT EA -492 AND ADOPTS AND CERTIFIES A PRECISE PLAN
AMENDMENT 99 -1 AS AN AMENDMENT TO PRECISE PLAN 12 -72, PP
73 -3, PP 74 -10, PP 94 -1, PP 96 -1, PP 96 -IA, AND PP 96 -1B STATED AS
ITEMS 1, AND 2 AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS:
The applicant shall indemnify, defend, protect, and hold harmless the City, its elected and
appointed officials, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all claims,
actions, causes of action, proceedings or suits which challenge or attack the validity of
the City's approval of Environmental Assessment EA -492 and PP 99 -1.
2. Outdoor dining areas in the common plaza area shall be a maximum of 2,500 square feet.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of November, 1999.
4L i, -
Mike Gordon, Mayor
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole
number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Resolution No. 413 9vas
duly passed and adopted by said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the
City Clerk, all at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 3rd day of November, 1999, and the same
was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
Gordon, Jacobs, Gaines, McDowell, Wernick
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTArTN: None
Cr Morte fg, Qity C/'erk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Mark D. Hensley, City Attor
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* CODE REQUIRED PARKING CAL=ATED BASED ON:
SITE DATA CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 4139
1) NET RETAIL /OFFICE FLOOR AREA
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EXHIBIT A Page
1.0
LAND AREA:
- 71.42 SPACES
21.792 SO. FT. O 1 SPACE PER 400 SO. FT.
PARCEL 1, 871 NASH STREET):
2.753 ACRES 119,930 SF
209,23 SPACES
PARCEL 2, 112041 ROSECRANS):
3 „282 ACRES 142,970 SF
= 137.60 SPACES
TOTAL
5.035 ACRES 262,900 SF
2.0
GROSS FLOOR AREA
4) ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR DINING
2041 ROSECRANS AVENUE
80,659 SF
O 1 SPACE PER 75 SO. FT,
871 NASH (> THEATER)
65.000 SF
1,490.79 SPACES
TOTAL
145,659 SF
3.0
F.A.R.
0.55 TO 1
4.0
PARKING:
A. CODE REQUIRED:*
RETAIL /OFFICE
209.23 SPACES
RESTAURANT
137.80 SPACES
THEATER
1,130.00 SPACES
FUTURE OUTDOOR DINING
13.96 SPACES
TOTAL CODE
REQUIRED PARKING
1490 -79 SPACES
B. PARKING DEMAND:* PEAK PERIOD) 1,088 SPACES
C, PROVIDED PARKING:
831 NASH STREET
SURFACE PARKING
177 SPACES
871 NASH STREET
PARKING STRUCTURE
HANDICAPPED * **
10 SPACES
ALL OTHERS
338 SPACES
SURFACE PARKING
47 SPACES
TOTAL ON —SITE PARKING
572 SPACES
870 NASH STREET JOINT USE
PARKING STRUCTURE
844 SPACES
TOTAL PARKING PROVIDED
FOR THIS PROJECT
1,416 SPACES
* CODE REQUIRED PARKING CAL=ATED BASED ON:
1) NET RETAIL /OFFICE FLOOR AREA
25,000 50, FT. O 1 SPACE PER 300 SO. FT.
= 8133 ;,PACES
25,000 SQ. FT. O 1 SPACE PER 350 SO. M
- 71.42 SPACES
21.792 SO. FT. O 1 SPACE PER 400 SO. FT.
- 54.48 SPACES
71,792 SO. FT.
209,23 SPACES
2) NET RESTAURANT FLOOR AREA (INCLUDING EXIST. OUTDOOR DINING)
10,320 SQ. FT. O 1 SPACE PER 75 SO. FT
= 137.60 SPACES
3) THEATER CAPACITY .
3,391 SEATS O 1 SPACE PER 3 SEATS
= 1,130.00 SPACES
4) ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR DINING
2500 S.F— EXIST41,453 )1,047 50. FT.
O 1 SPACE PER 75 SO. FT,
— 13.96 SPACES
TOTAL CODE REQUIRED PARKING
1,490.79 SPACES
** SOURCE: FINAL STATUS REPORT, BY LINSCOTT
LAW & GREENSPAN, DATED AUGUST 2, 1999.
** ALL 10 GROUND FLOOR STALLS INCLUDE RELOCATION OF 8
HANDICAPPED
STALLS PREVIOUSLY LOCATED IN COMMON AREA PLAZA.
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