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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Minutes 12-05-77MINUTES OF TIll; TUSTIN PLANNING AGENCY TUS'£1.~ CITY CE~ER December 5, 1977 CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. iNVOCATION IV. ROTJ, CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A regular meeting of the C~ty of Tust~n Planning Agency was held on the 5th day of December, 197'/, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., in the City Council ,.hamo(.r_, C. ent(?nnJal Way at Main, Tustin, California. Meeting was called to order at 3:06 ,~.m. by Ckairman Sharp. Led by Chairman Sharp. Given by Mr. Ed~.)ar. Present: Members: Sharp, Edgar, Saltarelti, Schuster, Welsh. Absent: Members: None Others present: Dan Blankenship, City Administrator James Rourke, CJty Attorney Brian ~. Chase, Community Development Director Mary Ann Chamberlain, Plannin~ Aide and Recording Secretary Moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Edgar, that the m~nutes of the November 21, ]977 meet.ing be approved. Carried unanimously. Continued Hearing 1. Use Permit 77-33 - Task Consultants Inc., for Packer Square, to authorize the development and construction of a 200 unit senior citizen apartment complex in Planned Deve].opmen[ District (PD). Property ~s located 600' easterly of Newport Avenue and southerly of the TusLin Heights Shopping Center. Mr. Chase presented the staff report and explained that 2.d of Resolution No. 1694 would have to be amended because of a request from FHA. The public hearing was opened at 3:15 p.m. Mr. Knowlton Fernald, representing Task Consultants for the Packer Square development ex.~lained that Lhe reason for the con[.inuance last meeting was that they wanted to ~nake sure that the wording ~n the resolution would be acceptable to HUD. Since then HUD has reouired that 2b would have to be '.~'d~vorded. They are making further reductions in t~e two bedroom units to only 26 2 bedroom units and thc re- mainder ,...'ill be one bedrooms. The units are modest in size and 10% will be equipped with handicapped facilities. The recreat.~on center will be for sen[or citizens and the open space areas are being designed as quiet centers and would have no tennis courts or swimming pools but rather facilities that would appeal to the senior citizen. Mr. Fennald pointed out that HUD cannot guarantee financing that would discriminate PlannJ nq ..\genc%' ;.~ inures ] 21~.~.1'1'i Page two and so the reque.~ted change in 2.d of l{esolution No. 1694. Some discussion centered around different ti?pcs of Federal flnancin~.? programs. Nina Cndracek, ][omeowners of Tustin rc:3resentative expressed her f(~.eling that thi~.~ presentation did not so~]nd like the qood faith promise that they hoard last sunu.]er. Mr. Tony Coco, lrv'ine Boulevard, Tustin, spoke Jn favor of thc~. project and stated that ke felt the rewording of the paragraph in the resolution did not change the intent of the deve ].oper. After some discussion among the Agency members, it was moved Dy Sharp, seconded by Schuster to continue this item to '7:30 this evening (]2-5-77) and vote oa it at that time. -~.:r. Saltarelli felt [.his action was only a play on words for the resolution and he was ready to act on tkis matter at this ti:r.e. The above motion was carried: 4-1. Ayes: Sharp, Edgar, Schuster, Welsh, Noes: Saltare] li. Absent: None. lnJ sial 2. []se PermJ t 77-3~ - Robert Warmington Com..'.)an¥ for authorization to erect 2 ten~- porar¥ tra(;L idenc~flcation signs on Tract 6732, located a[~ Lke corn(~.r of Carroll Way and Medford, nort];crly o£ 17th StreeL. After t['e presentation of Lhe staff re.~r~ by ;.Ir. Chase, the pub].J.c portion o:~ the hearinq was opened at. 3:47 p.m. There being no co:,~ents or objections, [~ke hearing was closed at 3:48 p.m. :.loved by Welsh, seconded Dy ]:dgar that Use Perm].t 77-3(~ be ap!)roved bv the adoption of Resolution No. 169'?. Carried Unan J mously. 3. VarJ.ance 7'/-13 - l.]oyd'.~; ]½ank, i'or authorization to erect a business identi- fication sign located at 7{)1 E. £.'Jrst Street. Mr. Chase reported that the appli, cant ]las requested a continuance on this matter since the Lloyd's Bank repr(.~sentatives could not be oresent. .~4oved by Saltarel].i, -~econded by Welsh to continue this matter as an open public hearing. Carried unanimously. 4. Zone C]'ange 77-10 - William Hockenberr'>' for Jansvu Property's inc., for rezoning of north side of Second Street, between Pac.;fJc and "A" Streets, from 11-1 (Single- family) to PD (Planned Develop;rent DistrJ.ct) 1 for th(~. construction of condom~n.iums. !qr. Chase presented the staff report and read a letter that had been sent to City Hall. in protest of this change, from Naoma Troxell, 230 5. "A" Street. The public portion of the hearing[ was or)ened at 4:00 p.m. Bill Hockenberry, 0ansvu properties, summarized the plot plan and explained that the high density of the project would be oriented toward the center of the project. The units in "A" would have 3 bedrooms and "B" and "C" would have 2 bedrooms and would be 1200 to }.i{00 square feet in size. In answer to a question from Chairman Sharp, Mr. Hockenberry stated that they are thinking of putting a sprinkler system in ['.he structure with the underground park~n~ facJ].it¥. Planning Agency ;qinutes 12/5/'/7 Page three 5~. Robert Bianchi, 455 W. 3rd Street spoke in opposition to the project stating that they would be overpopulating such a small area. ~ack Hunter, 180 Pacific spoke ~n opposition to the project sayin~ that this would ruin the rural aspect of Tustin. Mr. Harlie Bruner, 425 W. Second Street, s.poke Jn opposition to the project stating that he could not understand how they would keep pedestrians and vehicles out of the fire access area from Second Street. Carol Hunter, 180 Pacific Street spoke in opposition to the project saying Jt was a threat to the single family dwellers .i.r~ the area. Mr. Ritch [~nkowski, ].60 S. "A" Street stated that hO felt the density' was not consistent with the surrounding homes. Mr. Hockenberr¥ ~.nformed the audience that the parcel now has 21 trailers on it and he will increase the area by 2/Sth's as much, therefore, this project will reduce the density of the area. The public hearing was closed at 4:32 p.m. After some discussion among the agency members pertaining to retaining old town Tustin and also at the sa~ne time provid.ing for new improvements, it was moved by Edgar, seconded by Saltarelli to recommend ap~3roval of Zone Change 77-10 to the City Council by the adoption of Resolution No. 1699. After more discussion among the aqency members and some of the audience members, the above motion was carried unan J mous ly. AYES: Sharp, Edgar, Saltarelli, Schuster, Welsh. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. 5. Amendment to General Plan 7'7-3 (A) and EnvJronmental Impact Report 77-6 Goldrich, Kest and Associates for an EIR which relates to the general plan amendment that proposes to chanqe the land use desig- nation from C-2 (Commercial to Multi-family Residential. This request is to construct 100 units for senior citizen housing. Location is the north side of 6th Street approximately 400' easterly of ~.:1 Camino Real on 2.43 acres. Mr. Chase retorted that because of a possible change Jn the area of the general plan amendment the applicant has requested a continuance. Moved by Edgar, seconded by Welsh to continue this item as an o~en ~ublic hearing to the next regular meeting. Carried unanimously. 6. Amendment to General Plan 77-3 (B) Orange County Institute for Transactional Analysis for Mrs. Alexander, which proposes to change .~he land use from Orange County Multi-family residential (R-4) to the Professional District, upon annexation to the City of Tustin. Location of subject property is southeasterly corner of NewI~Drt Avenue and Sycamore at 14742 Newport Avenue. Plannin¢~ Aqency :q.inutcs 3.2/5/77 Pa~e four Aft~.r tko presentation o~: the staff report by £.lr. Chase, the public hearing was opened at 5:02 p.m. ~.Ir. Paul llaynor, 15662 2,1yrtle, infmr~,ed the agency that he has been a rest.dent of Tustin for ]5 ;.,ears and ten years ago started the Orange County instil%ute for Trans- actionaJ. Analysis in the Ci~'y of Tustin. I.lr. Raynor stated that they perform psycho].ogical services for private individ- uals and business orqanJzat~ons. The home atmosphere is what they are looking for. ..\l[ter some discussJon among [.he aqency menR)ers J t was moved by Saltarell~, seconded by Edgar to reconnnend a}0}0roval to the City Council of General Plan Amendment 77-3 (B) by the adoption of Resolution No. 1698. Carried unanimously. 7. [.:nvironmental Impact Re~3ort 77-5 Trinity Broadcasting for a "foc~o~ed t:]R" whick treats tl~e specific areas of environ- mental concern associated wiLh the develop- ment o£ a transmitting and receiving earth state.on adjacent to the existinq broadcast studios of Trinity Broadcasting Network located in the TustLn-Irvine industrial Complex. ~.lr. (]hast reported that certain data Jn the Environmental impact Report needs to De verified and requested that this item be continued as an ope[] public hearing to the next regular meeting. .~.loved bs' Schuster, seconded by Welsh to continue as an open V! I. PUBL]C CONCEI<NS VI"I !. OI,D BUS INESS public hearing to the next regular meetinq. Carried unanimous ly. i.ls. _qaureen Holthe, co-owner of Silver Streak Travel on l'/th Street in the Enderle Center requested pez~,Jssion to retain her present s~gn. ~.ir. Rourke advJsed that the item sl"ould not be d~scussed any further and a var'iance application should be applied for which would result in an advertised public hearing before the Planning Agency. 2.Ir. l{onald Oster requested t~rmJss.lon to retain the present sign until the public hearJn(3. Chaiznnan Sharp advised that Mr. Oster should contact the Community I)evelopment Department star f. 1. Resolution No. 1696 for Newforth Center on Newport Avenue. ;,loved by Welsh, seconded by Edqar to a~)prove Resolution No. 1696 which approved tke master sign plan for the Newforth Shopping Center on Newport Avenue. Carried unanimously. 2. Resolution No. 1700 for the amendment to the Use Permit 76-25 for I~arwi n Square. Moved by Edgar, seconded by Welsh to a~prove Resolution No. ].700 which approved the amendment to Use Pe_~mit 76-25 for the Arthur Trcacher f'ish and Chips Restaurant. Carried unanimously. Planning Agency Minutes 12/5/77 Page Five IX. NEW BUSINESS 1. School District Maintenance Yard Wall Consideration of change in materials for the perimeter wall. Mr. Chase i.nformed that the school district Js pro~si.ng to change the materials for the block wall along the railroad property and next to our yard, from the spl~t face concrete block to the DrecisJon concrete block. Samples of the blocks were provided and it was moved by Edgar, seconded by Saltar(:lli, to a~)prove thc request of the precision concrete block in lieu of the split face block which was request No. 4. ~. Larry Sutherland, Business Manager of the Tustin Unified School District, referred to item 2i ol~ the resolution that approved the maintenance yard use permit (No. 1589) and :.~. Sutherland stated that the school district does not wish to share in the cost of the full street imDrovements. Mr. Saltarelli explained that it was a clear understanding that both the City and School District would share Jn the cost of the road since the prime user would be the school district for its's busses and the service of vehicles from both city and school district. Mr. Sutherland stated that they would report back to the school district and then to the City Council after the third of January meeting of the school district. Mr. Edgar reminded the school district that the signalization of Red Hill and Service Road was originally scheduled to be borne by both the c~.ty and school district. Since then the City has provided that cost on it's own. The above motion was carried: 4-0. Ayes: Sharp, Edgar, Schuster, Saltarelli, Noes: None. Abstained: Welsh. 2. Housing Element of the General Plan ~.~. Chase encouraged the members to read the material that has been presented to them since this Housing £1ement change could have far reaching implications to the City. ~,!r. Chase stated that an im~lementation plan will have to be provided and SCAG will co;ne up with a fair share of needs. Xo CORRESPONDENCE None. XI. STAFF CONCERNS b!r. Chase reported that the sign letters for the Clifton C. Miller building were not of the material that staff originally had thought they would be. After some discussion Council advised staff to so].J.cJtbids for metal letters rather than the wood letters. XII. AGENCY CONCERNS None XIII. · 45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 5: ~~~ ~ Cl kA 1 Pasta N 1,1'1NUTES O£.' THE TUST1N PLANNING AGENCY TUSTIN C1TY CENTER Evening :.!eeting December 3, 1977 CALL TO OIl)ER Called [:o order at 7:35 p.m. by Chairman Sharp. Il. CA LL Present: :.lembers: Sharp, Welsk, l.'.dqar, Saltarelli, Schuster Absent: ;'.iembers: None TIT. PUBL[C Use Permit 7'7-33 continued from 3:00 ~.m. meeting for Packers Square. Mr. Chase presented report with recommendation for approval. :.ir..q. Fernald representing Packers Square rewiewed previous presentat~.on and stated that ~_.'~b-'~ had requested that plan be changed to fewer 2 bedroo;r uriits, from 50 to no more than 26, and modification of sect[on 2d of Resolution approving use permit to State as follows. Any revision in Senior Citizens co~nplex concept which would eliminate the preference for elderly tenants as established by HUD for a Senior Citizens project shall require the Use Permit to be amended arid reviewed to accomodate changes Jn [.he follow.lng: Parking ratios and locations, building design and sizes, site lay out, type and location of recreational facilities, and all other areas of concern affected by a change or modifi- cation in age group. Mr. Fernald assured the Council that the design will still be as presented and will be oriented as primarily a Senior Citizen project. He also stated FIL~ would not approve a project ~f discriminatory age were put in .it. Mr. Carlton Brown asked to see revJ. sed wording and asked for more time to consider. in answer to questioninq Mr. Rourke stated he did not see any big problem arid thouqht through the Planned Development procedure that the City was protected. ~4r. Tony Coco spoke in favor of action at this meeting. There being no further co~nents or objections ~t was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Edgar that hearinq be c ~osed. Carried. _qoved by [.:dgar, seconded by Saltarelli that Resolution 1(;94 wi.th a~nended section 2d be adopted. Carried. ;.loved bs' Edgar, seconded by Saltarelli that meeting be adjourned as Planning Agency and convene as City Council. Carried. CIIA I P~.bA N