ON THE AGENDA Here are some of...

ON THE AGENDA

Here are some of the items the council will consider tonight.

TARGET GREATLANDS

LIQUOR LICENSE

Target Corp. has petitioned the city to be allowed to sell beer

and wine at its Target Greatlands store at 3030 Harbor Blvd. at the

Costa Mesa Square shopping center.

The alcoholic beverages would be sold for off-site consumption.

The council would need to transfer a license granted to Target by

the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control, so the retailer could sell beer

and wine.

If the council grants Target the license transfer, it would result

in an “undue concentration” of alcohol licensees in the immediate

area.

Henry’s Marketplace, which is in the same center, also holds a

license to sell beer and wine. Four other businesses inside the

census-tract map also hold similar licenses.

Target officials say beer and wine sales would only account for

between 3% and 5% of total store sales.

WHAT TO EXPECT

In a report, city planners have advised the council to approve

Target’s request without causing any “adverse impact on the

surrounding community.”

The Police Department has also signed off on the request.

RESIDENTIAL REDESIGN GUIDELINES

The council is expected to consider a revamp of an ordinance that

governs residential development standards and the procedures of how

they are reviewed.

If approved, there would be 10 changes to the ordinance that would

establish new standards for one- and two-story development and alter

parking requirements.

The new restrictions, Mayor Gary Monahan said, could take away as

much as 40% of the allowable building space by limiting the floor

area ratio to 0.65.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The council has debated changes to this ordinance on a number of

occasions and looks ready to approve the changes. The Planning

Commission has held three hearings on the changes since March.

“We have to [approve the item],” Monahan said. “This is a big part

of the reason I decided to run again.”

RESIDENTIAL EXPANSION AROUND FAIRVIEW PARK

The City Council is scheduled to discuss allowing property owners

adjacent to Fairview Park to extend their property lines.

The city could sell, lease or authorize the use of the portion of

Fairview Park north of the Fairview storm channel, west of Placentia

Avenue and south of Swan Drive.

WHAT TO EXPECT

If the council decides to authorize the homeowners’ use of this

land, a number of steps would need to be taken before they could

extend their property lines by building concrete walls or patios.

Encroachments of 6 feet or less would require a permit.

Encroachments of 6 to 39 feet would require a lease that could

generate funds for the park. The city could order any improvements

removed by issuing a 30-day notice.