1998 JAN 03 CC PACKETAGENDA
JOINT EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
& PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING /BUS TOUR/WORKSHOP
Saturday, January 3, 1997 - 9:00 a.m.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 350 Main Street
Then, Mobile Workshop through E1 Segundo
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ADJOURNED MEETING AND JOINT BUS TOUR/WORKSHOP OF
THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3,1998 - 9:00 A.M.
350 Main Street, El Segundo, California
Then, Mobile Workshop through El Segundo
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Sandra Jacobs
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - (Related to City Business On1X - 5 minute limit per person, 30
minute limit total) Individuals who have received value of $50 or more to communicate to the City Council on behalf of another, and
employees speaking on behalf of their employer, must so identify themselves prior to addressing the City Council. Failure to do so shall be a
misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of $250.
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SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS -
Joint City Council/Planning Commission public bus tour /workshop to view examples of the
following proposed (Third Quarter) amendments to the General Plan, Zoning Code, and Local
Coastal Program: 1) Mini - Variances, 2 -I) Detached Accessory Buildings and 2 -II)
Accessory Buildings, 3) Residential Wall Heights, 4) Signs, 5) School Parking, 6) Coastal
Development Permits, 7) TDR's - Transfer of Development Rights, and 8) Amplified
Sound Permits; and, a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts in accordance with
CEQA. Environmental Assessment EA -419, General Plan Amendment GPA 97 -3 and Zone
Text Amendment ZTA 97 -3, Third Quarter Amendments. Applicant: City of El Segundo -
(Citywide Amendments ) and Hughes Electronics (TDR's - Transfer of Development Rights).
Recommendation -
1) Hold joint public bus tour /workshop;
2) Discussion; and,
3) Continue discussion to joint City Council/Planning Commission
workshop /hearing on January 6,1998; and /or,
4) Other possible action /direction.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - (Related to City Business Only - 5 minute limit per person, 30
minute limit total) Individuals who have received value of $50 or more to communicate to the City Council on behalf of another, and
employees speaking on behalf of their employer, must so identify themselves prior to addressing the City Council. Failure to do so shall be a
misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of $250.
ADJOURNMENT - It is anticipated that the meeting will be adjourned to Tuesday, January 6, 1998 at
5:45 p.m.
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: January 3, 1998
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Special Orders of Business
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Joint City Council /Planning Commission public bus tour /workshop to view examples of the following proposed (third
quarter) amendments to the General Plan, Zoning Code, and Local Coastal Program: 1) Mini - Variances, 2 -1)
Detached Accessory Buildings and 2 -11) Accessory Buildings, 3) Residential Wall Heights, 4) Signs, 5) School
Parking, 6) Coastal Development Permits, 7) TDB's - Transfer of Development Rights, and 8) Amplified Sound
Permits; and, a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts in accordance with CEOA. Environmental
Assessment EA -419, General Plan Amendment GPA 97 -3 and Zone Text Amendment ZTA 97 -3, Third Quarter
Amendments. Applicant: City of El Segundo - (Citywide Amendments) and Hughes Electronics ( TDR's - Transfer of
Development Rights).
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1) Hold joint public bus tour /workshop;
2) Discussion; and,
3) Continue discussion to joint City Council /Planning Commission workshop /hearing on January 6, 1998; and /or,
4) Other possible action /direction.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
On November 18, 1997, the City Council reviewed the proposed amendments to the General Plan, Zoning Code and
Local Coastal Program. At that meeting, the Council directed staff to schedule a special joint Planning
Commission /City Council public bus tour and workshop /hearing. The purpose of the bus tour, using the City's shuttle
buses, is to view examples of the issues which have given rise to the proposed revisions to the Zoning Code. The bus
tour /workshop is scheduled for today (January 3, 1998), and the workshop /hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, January
6, 1998.
Staff has prepared a list of topics and locations of examples of each of the topics which will be visited on the bus tour.
Due to the number of people on the tour and the capacities of the City's Shuttle buses, two buses will be required to
accommodate all the participants in the workshop. In accordance with the advice of the City Attorney's office, in order
to maintain conformance with the Brown Act, Staff will describe how each stop on the route illustrates the topic being
considered in the General Plan Amendment and Zone Text Amendment. However, there will not be a quorum of either
the Council or Commission on either bus so no deliberations may be conducted while on board the buses. Several
stops along the route have been scheduled at which time all workshop participants will deboard the busses and meet
for discussion of the sites just seen. At the conclusion of the bus tour, the Council and Commission will reconvene
in the Council Chambers for additional discussion of the proposed amendments, if desired; and, adjournment of the
bus tour /workshop to the joint public workshop /hearing on January 6, 1998.
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
1. Bus Tour Topic /Address list
2. Bus Tour Stop List
3. Bus Tour Route Map
FISCAL IMPACT:
(Check one) Operating Budget: Capital Improv. Budget:
None. Amount Requested:
Project/Account Budget:
Project/Account Balance: Date:
Account Number:
Project Phase:
o riation Required - Yes No
ORIGINATED: _ 7 _ Date: 22 December 1997
Bret B. 130rrArd,a, Dir ct f f Planning and Building Safety
REVIEW : ,, /, I I Date: 7A _2 3 -T 7
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GPA/ZTA
City Council/Planning Commission Staff Report
January 3, 1998
DISCUSSION:
Signs
Since the previous Council hearing on December 2, 1997; and, subsequent to the Planning Commission's
recommendation to limit the size of announcement signs to 100 square feet throughout the City, staff has received
a request for an announcement sign larger than what the proposed Sign Code would allow. Pursuant to counsel from
the City Attorney's office, this has led staff to recommend that City Council and Planning Commission review the
proposed revisions to the Sign Code related to Announcement Signs to determine if the size of such signs should be
treated the same on properties east and west of Sepulveda Boulevard. It may be appropriate to allow larger
announcement signs east of Sepulveda Boulevard where new developments tend to be larger and roadways are wider
than areas west of Sepulveda Boulevard. Thus, announcement signs east of Sepulveda Boulevard may need to be
larger to be provide adequate visibility. It should be noted that announcement signs are intended as temporary signs
to advertise a new business during the construction of the building or tenant improvements for the building in which
the business will locate. The tour shall include opportunities to observe several announcement signs east of
Sepulveda Boulevard.
Parking Structures (Mini- Variance or Setback Modification)
Staff would also like the Council and Commission to consider two different options for possibly permitting parking
structures in the Mixed -Use North (MU -N) Zone to be located on a interior side property line or a rear property line,
instead of maintaining a 25 foot and 5 foot setback, respectively, as currently required in the Zoning Code. The City
has, in the past, through negotiated development agreements, permitted parking structures for Mattel Toys (333
Continental Boulevard), Continental Grand Plaza (300 -400 Continental Boulevard), and Continental Park Phase V
(2361 -2381 Rosecrans Avenue) to construct parking structures without one or both required setbacks. The proposed
developer (Morgan - Stanley) of the vacant land on the west side of Nash Street between El Segundo Boulevard and
Mariposa Avenue may desire to construct parking structures on the west property line to facilitate the overall site
development.
One option staff would suggest be considered is including such a setback reduction as part of the proposed mini -
variance procedure. Through a mini - variance, a developer could apply for a reduced setback specifically for a parking
structure, without the burden of meeting all the findings required for a regular variance. Through this procedure, the
City would retain the ability to insure the proposed setback would be compatible with surrounding development. The
second option staff has developed would be to amend the setback requirements in the MU -N Zone to allow all parking
structures to encroach into the setback. They could be treated similarly to how detached accessory structures are
regulated in residential zones. In order to ensure compatibility with adjacent properties, staff would recommend that
this method include a minimum distance between the proposed parking structure and buildings on abutting property,
and that the required landscaping eliminated by the placement of the parking structure would have to be
accommodated elsewhere on the property.
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Bus Tour Topic/Address List (January 3. 1998)
1. 507 W. Walnut Ave.
2. 419 Whiting St.
3. 406 Virginia St.
4. 1400 E. Walnut Ave.
1. 514 Concord St.
2. 1304 E. Pine Ave.
3. 840 Loma Vista St.
4. 412 W. Walnut Ave.
5. 300 -400 Continental Blvd.
(Continental Grand Plaza)
6. 333 Continental Blvd. (Mattel)
7. 2361 -2381 Rosecrans Ave.
(Continental Dev.)
Amplified Sound Permits
1. 143 Main St. (Anthony's Rest.)
2. 145 Richmond St. (Richmond
Bar & Grill)
3. 115 Richmond St. (Old Town Patio)
Description
Attic windows visible
Converted garage has been abated
Converted workshop - windows and vents visible
Multi -car garage and workshop
Rebuilt porch to match existing front setback, but rear addition
offset to meet 5' side setback instead of 4'
Expand driveway from 32' to 37' for new garage
Addition in front to match non - conforming 18' -6" setback
Addition on east side to match non - conforming 4' -1" setback,
instead of 4' -5" (10% of lot width)
Parking structures on rear and interior side setback lines
Parking structures on interior side setback lines
Parking structures on rear and interior side setback
Residential uses one and a half block to west
Residential uses across alley to west
Residential uses behind and across alley to west
1. 424 Virginia St. Fence on top of retaining wall
2. 328 Whiting St. Wall height between two homes
3. 1265 -1267 E. Maple Ave. Retaining wall and open work fence between homes
4. 1401 E. Palm Ave. Wall in street side yard setback
School Parking
710 E. Grand Ave.
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St. Anthony's school parking
1. Sepulveda Blvd. Corridor Examples of rotating, animated, off -site, pole, and announcement
signs
2. Rosecrans Ave. Corridor Off -site, pole, monument, and announcement signs
3. Main St. Corridor Roof and flashing signs
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1. Edison Power Plant
2. Chevron Station
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1. 1700 E. Imperial Hwy.
2. 2020 -2060 E. Imperial Hwy
Location of minor developments
Location of minor developments
Potential Donor Site
Potential Receiving Site
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Address
Bus Tour Stop List (January
3, 1998)
1.
143 Main St. (Anthony's Rest.)
Description
Amplified Sound Permits
2.
145 Richmond St. (Richmond Bar & Grill)
Amplified Sound Permits
3.
115 Richmond St. (Old Town Patio)
Amplified Sound Permits
4.
514 Concord St.
Mini - variance
5.
424 Virginia St.
Residential wall heights
6.
406 Virginia St.
Detached accessory structure
7.
328 Whiting St.
Residential wall heights
8.
419 Whiting St.
Detached accessory structure
9.
412 W. Walnut Ave.
Detached accessory structure
10.
507 W. Walnut Ave.
Detached accessory structure
11.
840 Loma Vista St.
Mini - variance
12.
City parking lot @Main/Mariposa
Stop for discussion
13.
710 E. Grand Ave.
School parking
14.
1304 E. Pine Ave.
Mini - Variance
15.
1401 E. Palm Ave.
Residential wall heights
16.
1265 -1267 E. Maple Ave.
Residential wall heights
17.
1400 E. Walnut Ave.
Detached accessory structure
18.
1700 E. Imperial Hwy.
Transfer of Development Rights (TDR's)
19.
2020 -2060 E. Imperial Hwy.
Transfer of Development Rights (TDR's)
20.
2060 E. Imperial Hwy. parking lot
Stop for discussion
21.
Sepulveda Blvd. Corridor
Signs
22.
333 Continental Blvd. (Mattel)
Mini - variance
23.
300 -400 Continental Blvd.
Mini - variance
24.
2361 -2381 Rosecrans Ave. (Continental Dev.)
Mini - variance
25.
Rosecrans Ave. Corridor
Signs
26.
601 Vista Del Mar (Chevron)
Coastal Permit Hearing Waiver
27.
301 Vista Del Mar (Edison)
Coastal Permit Hearing Waiver
28.
Main St. Corridor
Signs
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