Page 14 July 13, 2017 EL SEGUNDO HERALD City Council from front page However, to upgrade the poles themselves would run the City about $80,000. Fuentes suggested hanging banners from street signs similar to what Torrance does for its hometown heroes program. Asked for her input by the Council, Main Street business owner Brenda Newman liked the idea of art installations and new light poles to match those on Richmond Street. The item will come back to the Council after subcommittee discussion. “Main Street is our heart and soul—we want it to be attractive and inviting,” Fuentes said. Petit also presented staff recommendations to add two new full-time positions (a Recreation Supervisor at $107,000 and a Recreation Coordinator at $85,000) to handle the influx of work and programs expected with the opening of the new aquatics center next summer. Monies would come out of the 2017/18 budget. The new facility will also necessitate adding lifeguards as well as a pool manager and cashier. Based on the new projections, the City’s liability for the aquatics program (including The Plunge and summer pools at Acacia and Hilltop parks) would be about $250,000 higher than the $500,000 originally estimated in a 2015 analysis. Given the heftier price tag, the Council asked Petit to reach out to the City’s aquatics consultant Stu Isaac to get his take on the viability of outsourcing the new positions to an outside contractor to save money. In the interim, staff will also try to pinpoint the latest revenue projections from the new pool. As an alternative option, Petit said the City could save $22,000 by restructuring an existing supervisor to aquatics and bringing on two coordinators. On a related note, Recreation and Parks has two existing supervisory vacancies to be filled—but those are in limbo waiting to see how the aquaticsrelated hires play out. Petit noted that the aquatics Recreation Supervisor would need to get started six months before the facility opens, thus necessitating a decision sooner than later. The item will return to the Council on July 18 for further discussion. By a 3-2 vote (Fuentes and Brann dissenting), the Council granted a request by Alzheimer’s Greater Los Angeles to operate a beer garden during this Saturday’s charity women’s flag football fundraiser at the El Segundo Athletic Fields. Though he initially expressed concern about “beer and wine spilling” and asked if the serving area could be somewhere adjacent to the fields rather than on the premises, Boyles ultimately voted in favor to “give it a run and see how it goes”—with the stipulation that Alzheimer’s Greater Los Angeles rents both fields that evening. In another 3-2 vote (Fuentes and Boyles dissenting), the Council agreed to waive all the event fees for next month’s Main Street Car Show. Normally sponsored by the El Segundo Police Officers’ Association (ESPOA), that group was not involved in the 2016 event—prompting the El Segundo Chamber and Automobile Driving Museum to step in late in the game to host it. With the ESPOA’s unexpected departure and a desire to maintain the event, the Chamber last year asked for a full fee waiver and the Council approved it. With the ESPOA’s return to the fold in 2017, staff recommended waiving 75 percent in accordance with the City’s fee waiver scoring card policy. But Pirsztuk motioned for the full waiver, arguing that the Council has to be consistent—and therefore stick with how it voted last year. Planning Manager Gregg McClain provided a rundown of over 50 changes to the City’s zoning code to update various definitions and add ones not previously included (e.g. “animal hospital” and “retail center”); clarify general provisions such as for building height and corner and alley clearance; modify minor development standards in the R-2 and R-3 zones for front yard setbacks and open space; modify permitted uses in various non-residential zones to include production studios, car rental agencies, daycare centers and other categories; adjust off-site and off-street parking standards; and clarify other sundry code sections. Initiated by staff, the goal is to clean up zoning regulations to avoid misinterpretations. This is the first such code language fix since 1993 and McClain indicated that staff hopes to conduct an annual review going forward. Planning Commission Chair Ryan Baldino updated the Council on that group’s recent activities and also spoke of big-ticket items on future agendas. Noted recent accomplishments included signage to bolster Downtown parking visibility; an R-1 zone subcommittee to look at modulation; and the aforementioned code clean-up. Baldino said a major plan for Smoky Hollow will come to the Planning Commission around November (and to the Council in December) with a priority on addressing parking issues—and to stop the practice of “spot-zoning” one project at a time--as the City continues to revamp that district into a creative office/mixed use hub. Baldino wrapped up his presentation by imploring the Council to reconsider a consent agenda item that night regarding changes to local regulations on accessory dwelling units (ADUs). While the State of California now mandates that cities allow single-family R-1 property owners to build ADUs if within the space of an existing structure such as above a garage, it doesn’t require detached ADUs. “Since 2008, I’ve not seen anything come before the Planning Commission that could dramatically change what this town is. This can do this,” Baldino said. Awhile later, the Council voted 3-2 (Fuentes and Pirsztuk dissenting) to adopt the new ADU ordinance—including the ability to build a stand-alone ADU of up to 1,200 square feet on a single-family residential lot. In supporting the move, Boyles felt that houses at alleys are at a disadvantage to build on a garage—and he also expressed confidence that car ownership will drop significantly in the coming years so that neighborhood parking impacts from additional residents living in ADUs will be greatly minimized. The Mayor Pro Tem added that the prospect of housing east of Sepulveda is a much bigger issue for El Segundo. Baldino said such a change would entail rezoning the commercial area of town—but that he hasn’t heard anything from staff indicating this topic will come up in the next six months to a year. Depending on available grant funding, the City also hopes to draft a new general plan (that will likely cost upwards of $1 million)—possibly starting as soon as 18 months from now, according to City Manager Greg Carpenter. 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Call us at 310-322-1830 COMMUNITIES COUNT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE: July 27, 2017 TIME: 5:30 p.m. PLACE: City Council Chambers 350 Main Street El Segundo, California TAKE NOTICE that the El Segundo PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated above on the following: SUBJECT: E n v i r o n m e n t a l Assessment No. EA-1180, and Zone Text Amendment No. ZTA 17- 01 to allow Short-Term rentals of single-family residential units and of accessory dwelling units through a Short-Term Rental Unit Permit process. Address: R-1 Zoned property citywide Applicant: City of El Segundo The zone text amendment proposes to make changes to El Segundo Municipal Code (ESMC) article 15- 4A, the permitted uses section that provides a list of the types of uses allowed in the R-1 (Single-Family Residential) Zone. The proposed amendment includes allowing Short-Term rentals of single-family residential units and of accessory dwelling units through a Short-Term Rental Unit Permit process. Pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et. seq. (“CEQA”), the State’s CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulation, Title 14, Section 15000 et. seq., and the City’s Local CEQA Guidelines, the proposed project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations § 15301 because it consists only of minor revisions and clarifications to existing zoning regulations and procedures related thereto and will not have the effect of deleting or substantially changing any regulatory standards or findings required therefor. The proposed Ordinance is an action that does not have the potential to cause significant effects on the environment, but rather will help reduce the impact of short-term rentals in residential zone property on the environment. Accordingly, the proposed Ordinance constitutes a Class 1 (existing facilities), Class 3 (new construction or conversion of small structures), and Class 4 (minor alteration to land) categorical exemptions. Files for the above-mentioned proposal are available for public review Monday through Thursday between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the Planning Division, Department of Planning and Building Safety, located at 350 Main Street, El Segundo. Any person may give testimony at the public hearing at the time and place indicated above. For additional information, please contact Principal Planner Eduardo Schonborn in the City Planning Division at (310) 524- 2312, or via email at eschonborn@ elsegundo.org. All interested parties are invited to submit written comments, and to attend and give testimony at the public hearing at the time and place indicated above. Note that if you challenge the above described project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing. Gregg McClain, Planning Manager; and Secretary to the Planning Commission City of El Segundo El Segundo Herald Pub. 7/13/17 H-25659 Notice of a Public Hearing The El Segundo Planning Commission will consider a Zoning Code Amendment regarding signs Project Description: Consideration of amendments to Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the El Segundo Municipal Code (ESMC) that will: Insert language to ensure City does not regulate sign content; Update definitions and terms related to signs; Clarify general provisions for signs; Modify sign standards; and, Streamline review process for signs. Project Number: Environmental Assessment No. EA-1150 and Zone Text Amendment No. ZTA 16-02 CEQA Determination: The proposed zone text amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the regulations promulgated thereunder pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section (14 California Code of Regulations, Section 15061(b)(3), because it can be seen with certainty that the amendments will not have the potential for any impacts on the environment. Public Hearing: Thursday, July 27, 2017 City Council Chambers 350 Main Street El Segundo, CA 90245 Further Information: The draft ordinance and related files are available for public review Monday through Thursday between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the Planning and Building Safety Department, located at 350 Main Street, El Segundo. Any person may give testimony at the public hearing at the time and place indicated above. Please contact Raneika Brooks, in the City Planning Division at (310) 524-2343, or any other Planning Division Staff person, for further information. Gregg McClain, Planning Manager Planning and Building Safety Department City of El Segundo Publication Date: July 13, 2017 Posting Date: July 13,2017 cc: City Council Planning Commission City Attorney’s Office Sam Lee, Director of Planning and Building Safety Department El Segundo Herald Pub. 7/13/17 H-25663
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