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RESOLUTION P.C. 93-4
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMORTIZED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
TO AUTHORIZE GENERAL AUTO REPAIR AT 421 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY,
(A&M TOWING & AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR), LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION
OF LOT 3, W.F. THORNE'S HILL SIDE TRACT NO. 2.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on
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January 5, 1993, to receive oral and written testimony regarding a
Conditional Use Permit and made the following findings:
A. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to
regulate the prior legal existing use of automotive repair, as
required by Section 13.5;
B. The development, as conditioned, mitigates the potential
threat to the public safety and welfare to the maximum
possible;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of
the City of Hermosa Beach, California, does hereby approve a
Conditional Use Fermi t to allow general auto repair on said
property subject to the following:
SECTION I (CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL)
General conditions
1. The public right-of-way shall not be used for the parking or
storing of vehicles that are intended for service,_ or for the
parking or storing of employee vehicles.
2. Test driving of vehicles on local residential streets shall be
prohibited.
3. All vehicle service shall be conducted inside the building and
all outdoor work activities shall be prohibited (minor
examination of vehicles for the purpose of estimates not
lasting more than 15 minutes shall be allowed).
4. There shall be no auto-body repair and/or painting.
5. All outdoor areas shall be maintained free of unregistered and
derelict vehicles and/o! parts and debris.
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6. Storage of vehicles, including trucks, tractors, trailers,
recreational vehicles, automobiles and equipment in the
outdoor parking areas shall be prohibited; customer vehicles
waiting for pick-up may be stored for a maximum of 72 hours.
7. The exterior of the premises including the parking areas shall
be maintained in a neat and clean manner at all times. All
existing amenities and any future site improvements shall be
maintained in good repair.
8. All parking spaces identified on the final approved plans
shall be maintained and striped in accordance with said plans.
Any cracks or pot holes occurring in the pavement shall be
repaired.
9. Disposal of hazardous waste material shall be in accordance
with local, state, and federal laws, but in no event shall
such waste material be allowed to drain into the city storm
drain system.
10. Examining, installing, or repairing car alarm systems shall be
prohibited.
11. There shall be no bells, buzzers or similar apparatus audible
outdoors. Outside speakers for any purpose shall be
prohibited.
12. Noise emanating from the property shall be within the
limitations prescribed by the City's Noise Ordinance, Article
19.5 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code, and shall not create
a nuisance to the surrounding residences.
13. All exterior lights shall be located and oriented in a manner
to insure that neighboring residential properties and the
public right-of-way shall not be adversely affected.
Site Specific Conditions ·
14. The location of structures and features on the property shall
be in substantial conformance with submitted plans as modified
in accordance with the conditions of approval.
(a) minor modifications must be submitted for review and may
be approved by the Planning Director
(b) improvements to the property, and other requirements to
be implemented in accordance with the c.ondi tions of
approval, shall be completed within one (1) year from the
approval date of this resolution, unless otherwise
stated.
15. All signs must comply with the City Sign Ordinance. Existing
signage does not comply with the sign ordinance, therefore all
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signs shall be corrected within two (2) months from the date
of approval of this resolution. Temporary allowances may be
made for existing signs that will be removed or replaced in
conjunction with proposed improvements. Proper sign permits
must be obtained from the Building Department.
16. A minimum 5' X 7' trash enclosure shall be provided, enclosed
on three sides with a decorative masonry wall of five (5) feet
in height, and provided with a view obscuring gate on the the
fourth side. The location, type of wall and gate, shall be
reviewed an approved by the Planning Director prior to
issuance of a building permit.
17. All barbed or razor wire shall be removed from the site.
18. The chain link fencing surrounding the property shal l be
replaced with a minimum six (6) foot high view obscuring
wall/fence. Review and approval of fencing materials by the
Planning Commission shall be conducted within one year from
the date of adoption of this resolution." (building permits
must be obtained prior to construction)
19. Plans shall be revised and re-submitted
Director for review and approval within four
the date of adoption of this resolution.
shall show the following:
to the Planning
( 4) months from
Plan revisions
(a) The elimination of the outdoor work area, by one of the
following alternative approaches:
1. Enclose the outdoor lift
required parking shown)
2. Expand the building to
portion of the lot (with
parking shown)
3. Remove of the outdoor lift
(with zoning ordinance
fully
zoning
enclose
ordinance
the rear
required
(b) Revised parking layout showing all tow truck parking
(c) Designated parking in adjacent lot
{d) Elevation/details depicting perimeter wall/fence
(e) Sign plan indicating corrections for compliance
(f) Location and dimensions of proposed trash enclosure
20. A maximum of nine {9) parking spaces in the adjacent Pizza Hut
lot, which exceed current parking requirements for that
property, may be made available _ to A & M Towing through a
written agreement. Said agreement shall be signed by an
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authorized representative of the Pizza Hut property and
submitted to the Planning Department.
21. All outdoor paving, including any/and all portions of adjacent
parking areas used in conjunction with the subject property,
shall be cleaned of grease, oil, and any other spilled
material. Said paving is to be permanently maintained to the
satisfaction of the Planning Director.
22. The hours of operation for auto repair activity shall be
limited from 7: oo AM and 7: oo PM Monday thru Saturday and
between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Sundays. Pick-up and drop-off
of customer vehicles may occur beyond these hours.
SECTION II
This grant shall not be effective for any purposes until the
permittee and the owner of the property involved have filed at the
office of the Department of Planning their affidavit stating that
they are aware of, and agree to accept, all of the conditions of
this grant.
The Conditional Use Permit shall be recorded with Los Angeles
County, and proof of recordation shall be submitted to the
Planning Department.
Each of the above conditions is separately enforced, and if any of
the conditions of approval is found to be invalid by a court of
law, all the other conditions shall remain valid and enforceable.
Permittee shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City, its
agents, officers, and employees from any claim, action, or
proceeding against the City or its agents, officers, or employees
to attack, set aside, void or annul this permit approval, which
action is brought within the applicable time period of Government
Code Section 65907. The City shall promptly notify the perrnittee
of any claim, action, or proceeding and the City shall cooperate
fully in the defense. If the City fails to promptly notify the
permittee of any claim, action or proceeding, or if th~ City fails
to cooperate fully in the defense, the permittee shall not
thereafter be responsible to defend, indemnify, or hold harmless
the city.
The permittee shall reimburse the City for any court and
attorney's fees which the City may be required to pay as a result
of any claim or action brought against the City because of this
grant. Although the permittee is the real party in interest in an
action, the city may, at its sole discretion, participate at its
own expense in the defense of the action, but such participation
shall not relieve the permittee of any obligation under this
condition.
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The subject property shall be developed, maintained and operated
in full compliance with the conditions of this grant and any law,
statute, ordinance or other regulation applicable to any
development or activity on the subject property. Failure of the
permittee to cease any development or activity not in full
compliance shall be a violation of these conditions.
SECTION III
Any violation of the conditions of approval and/or violation of
the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code may be grounds for a public
hearing for the revocation of the Conditional Use Permit.
The Planning Commission may review this Conditional Use Permit and
may amend the subject conditions or impose any new conditions if
deemed necessary to mitigate detrimental effects on the
neighborhood resulting from the subject use.
VOTE: AYES: Comms.Di Monda,Marks,Oakes,Suard,Chmn.Merl
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify the foregoing P.C. Resolution 93-4 is a true and
complete record of the action taken by the Planning Commission of
the City of Hermosa Beach, California at their regular eeting of
January s, 1993. ..:.--· J . , / 4 ,'1 u~vp-d / ~/4?'~~:6
Rod Merl, Chairyian Michael Scti'ubach, Secretar,~--
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