Planning Commission
Regular MeetingHuntington Beach, CA · August 28, 2018
Minutes
Planning Commission City of Huntington Beach
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 2000 Main Street
5:15 PM Huntington Beach, CA 92648
7:00 PM - Regular Meeting Council Chambers
MINUTES - Final
5:15 PM - STUDY SESSION, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Present Chairperson Scandura, Chairperson Garcia, Commissioner Crowe,
Commissioner Ray, Commissioner Mandic, and Vice Chair Grant
Absent Commissioner Kalmick
CALL PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Crowe, Ray, Garcia, Scandura, Kalmick, Mandic, Grant
AGENDA APPROVAL
This agenda item was approved.
PROJECT REVIEW (FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS)
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 16-001, ZONING MAP AMENDMENT NO.
16-002, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 18147, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO.
16-031, MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 16-002 (SEA DANCE
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT - Continued from July 10, 2018): To introduce
revisions for the proposed land use and zoning map amendments from Public
and Public-Semipublic to Residential Low Density and Open Space Park; a
proposed subdivision for 51 new single family residences in a Planned Unit
Development design with reduced lot sizes and public benefits for the
community; and an analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the
proposed project located at the former Franklin School site at 14422 Hammon
Lane.
This agenda item was staff reviewed; no action taken.
Present Chairperson Scandura, Chairperson Garcia, Commissioner Crowe,
Commissioner Ray, Commissioner Kalmick, Commissioner Mandic,
and Vice Chair Grant
Absent
Jessica Bui, Associate Planner, gave a presentation and overview of the proposed
project.
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Grant- WQ lot - what sort of plantings there? concerned with a dead zone.
JB- 42 in fence, not open to public
BC- is staff satisfied that the changes to TTM do not require further subdivision comm
review? JJ- yes
DK- discuss in staff report of having park maintained by HOA. long term effects? DDom-
no update on that. all but one park in the city are maintained by the city. Unsure on court
cases.
DK- if no PUD what min requirements? JB- reviewed what would be allowed. would still
come to PC for a CUP. JJ- no public benefits required if not a PUD. DK- please review in
staff report.
AR- who will own park property? JB- will be dedicated to city. AR- was it existing park? JB-
1.30 acres. AR- street width? JB- 38 ft AR- Republic trash okay with that width? JB- yes.
CM- $250k can PC restrict use? MVig- PC can rec to council. CM- what is city charging as
in lieu fee for unit? KFrizz- can put in staff report. CM- does park dead end? DDom- goes
back to sidewalk CM-trail bisects the width of the park in the open space area. DDom-
generally parks this size are not usedfor sports programs
JS- on street parking being reduced from 74 to 70. What code req? JB- no on street
parking req.
JS- PC decides on 9/11 and CS on 9/12. Whats the policy? DDom- no policy. Has gone
both ways. JJ- pc reviewed size, boundary, etc. CS reviews design.
JS- does PC have ability to restrict (check dvd) JJ- CS purview.
MG- pedestrian pathway at spa and calniva? how is that addressed? JB- the lots 11, 12,
13 owned by them, with just an easement. (check dvd)
DK- TTM doesn't address easements? (check) comparison with other project in staff
report. Also put discussion of Measure C in staff report.
AR- mix of one story vs two story. any new two stories along that strip? JB- yes. AR- please
review if same in staff report.
This agenda item was staff reviewed; no action taken.
STUDY SESSION ITEMS
PUBLIC COMMENTS - Regarding Project Review and Study Session portions of Meeting
Anyone wishing to speak on Project Review or Study Session items during PUBLIC
COMMENTS may do so by filling out a Request to Speak form and giving it to the
Secretary. (4 MINUTES PER PERSON, NO DONATING OF TIME TO OTHERS)
Dan Jamieson spoke re study session. appreciate work on maintaining the current park size
layout. Would like the $250k to be restricted to use on the navy right of way.
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Andrew Romer, resident, spoke re: study session item. Request that PC require the trees in the
footprint of the park now be preserved and incorporated into the new park. New trees would not
be mature for 20-30 years.
AGENDA REVIEW (UPDATE ON ALL AGENDA ITEMS) - Jane James, Planning Manager
PLANNING COMMISSION COMMITTEE REPORTS
BC- none
AR- none
PG- none
DK- none
CM- none
MG- none
JS- none
PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS
MG- none
CM- Dk and I toured Ascon site. Very informative. Workshop topic- in lieu fees.
DK- none
PG- none
AR- none
BC- none
JS- Pc workshop dates email from KDC. Reviewed dates. Please reply.
7:00 PM - CANCELLED
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 5:53 PM to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning
Commission on Tuesday, September 11, 2018.
INTERNET ACCESS TO PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA AND STAFF REPORT
MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS AT
http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov
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Planning Commission MINUTES - Final August 28, 2018
Public Hearing Procedures
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Planning Commission MINUTES - Final August 28, 2018
This statement has been prepared to provide a better understanding of the procedures for
public hearings before the Planning Commission.
Regular meetings of the Planning Commission are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays
of each month beginning at 5:15 p.m for a study session and then at 7:00 PM in the Council
Chambers. Adjourned meetings, special meetings, and Study Sessions may be scheduled
at other times.
Planning Commission proceedings are governed by the Planning Commission By-Laws,
Robert’s Rules of Order and the Brown Act. The following is the typical sequence of events
on public hearing items:
A. The Chairperson shall announce the item and if the public hearing is open or closed.
B. The Planning Commission shall disclose any discussions, conversations, etc., with
applicants, applicant’s representatives or property owners.
C. The staff report is presented.
D. Questions by the Planning Commission concerning the staff report may be answered at
this time.
E. The public hearing is opened by the Chairperson.
F. The applicant or appellant is given an opportunity to address the Commission. Time is
not limited but left to the Chairperson’s discretion.
G. Public Comments: Staff will call all speakers by name. Please proceed to the podium.
Individuals favoring and opposing the proposal are given an opportunity to address the
Commission (up to four (4) minutes), or may choose to donate their time to another speaker
if the “Request to Speak” form is filled out and given to the Secretary. A speaker who
addresses the Commission on behalf of individuals who donate time are allowed a maximum
of 12 minutes. Individuals who donate time must be present when the item is being
discussed. Please state your name before addressing the Commission.
H. The Commission may ask questions of speakers addressing the Commission.
I. The public hearing is closed.
J. The Commission will deliberate the matter at this time.
K. The Commission then acts on the matter by continuing, approving, conditionally
approving, or denying the petition.
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Planning Commission MINUTES - Final August 28, 2018
The Planning Commission receives a staff report packet on the Tuesday preceding the
meeting, allowing time to review each case and make further investigations in the field prior
to the scheduled meeting.
Staff reports are available in the Community Development Department, the Central Library
and on the City’s website (www.surfcity-hb.org) anytime on Wednesday preceding the
Tuesday Planning Commission meeting.
Under the provisions of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance, the action
taken by the Planning Commission is final unless an appeal is filed to the City Clerk by you
or by an interested party. Said appeal must be accompanied by a filing fee of Two
Thousand, Ninety-Eight Dollars ($2,098.00) if the appeal is filed by a single family dwelling
property owner appealing the decision on his own property and Three Thousand, Five
Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars ($3,552.00) if the appeal is filed by any other party. The appeal
shall be submitted to the City Clerk within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the Planning
Commission’s action.
Note
Meeting went into Recess
Note
Meeting Reconvened
AGENDA APPROVAL
Motion by Crowe, seconded by Grant, to AGENDA APPROVAL. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Ayes: Scandura, Garcia, Crowe, Ray, Mandic, and Grant
Noes: NONE
Absent: Kalmick
AGENDA APPROVAL
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Agenda
AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Council Chambers
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Study Session - 5:15 PM
Regular Meeting - 7:00 PM
PLANNING COMMISSION
Chair John Scandura
Vice Chair Pat Garcia
Commissioner Bill Crowe
Commissioner Alan Ray
Commissioner Dan Kalmick
Commissioner Connie Mandic
Commissioner Michael Grant
STAFF
Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
Jane James, Planning Manager
Mike Vigliotta, Chief Assistant City Attorney
Kim De Coite, Administrative Assistant
MEETING ASSISTANCE NOTICE: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, services are available to members
of our community who require special assistance to participate in public meetings. If you require special assistance,
48-hour prior notification will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for an assisted listening device (ALD) for the
hearing impaired, American Sign Language interpreters, a reader during the meeting and/or large print agendas. Please
contact the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 536-5227 for more information, or request assistance from the staff or
Sergeant-at-Arms at the meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: To address the legislative body on items of interest not scheduled for public hearing, Request to
Speak forms will be made available at the meeting and are collected by the staff or Sergeant at Arms. Some legislative
bodies may provide different Request to Speak forms for public hearing items.
AUDIO/VIDEO ACCESS TO BROADCASTED MEETINGS: City Council and Planning Commission meetings are televised live
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Planning Commission AGENDA August 28, 2018
5:15 PM - STUDY SESSION, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Crowe, Ray, Garcia, Scandura, Kalmick, Mandic, Grant
AGENDA APPROVAL
PROJECT REVIEW (FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS)
18-281 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 16-001, ZONING MAP
AMENDMENT NO. 16-002, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 18147,
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 16-031, MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION NO. 16-002 (SEA DANCE RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT - Continued from July 10, 2018): To introduce
revisions for the proposed land use and zoning map
amendments from Public and Public-Semipublic to Residential
Low Density and Open Space Park; a proposed subdivision for
51 new single family residences in a Planned Unit Development
design with reduced lot sizes and public benefits for the
community; and an analysis of the potential environmental
impacts of the proposed project located at the former Franklin
School site at 14422 Hammon Lane.
STUDY SESSION ITEMS
PUBLIC COMMENTS - Regarding Project Review and Study Session portions of
Meeting
Anyone wishing to speak on Project Review or Study Session items during PUBLIC
COMMENTS may do so by filling out a Request to Speak form and giving it to the Secretary.
(4 MINUTES PER PERSON, NO DONATING OF TIME TO OTHERS)
AGENDA REVIEW (UPDATE ON ALL AGENDA ITEMS) - Jane James, Planning
Manager
PLANNING COMMISSION COMMITTEE REPORTS
PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS
7:00 PM - CANCELLED
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission is Tuesday,
September 11, 2018, at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers, Civic Center, 2000 Main Street,
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Planning Commission AGENDA August 28, 2018
Huntington Beach, California.
INTERNET ACCESS TO PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA AND STAFF REPORT
MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS AT
http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov
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Planning Commission AGENDA August 28, 2018
Public Hearing Procedures
This statement has been prepared to provide a better understanding of the procedures for public
hearings before the Planning Commission.
Regular meetings of the Planning Commission are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month beginning at 5:15 p.m for a study session and then at 7:00 PM in the Council
Chambers. Adjourned meetings, special meetings, and Study Sessions may be scheduled at
other times.
Planning Commission proceedings are governed by the Planning Commission By-Laws,
Robert’s Rules of Order and the Brown Act. The following is the typical sequence of events on
public hearing items:
A. The Chairperson shall announce the item and if the public hearing is open or closed.
B. The Planning Commission shall disclose any discussions, conversations, etc., with applicants,
applicant’s representatives or property owners.
C. The staff report is presented.
D. Questions by the Planning Commission concerning the staff report may be answered at this
time.
E. The public hearing is opened by the Chairperson.
F. The applicant or appellant is given an opportunity to address the Commission. Time is not
limited but left to the Chairperson’s discretion.
G. Public Comments: Staff will call all speakers by name. Please proceed to the podium.
Individuals favoring and opposing the proposal are given an opportunity to address the
Commission (up to four (4) minutes), or may choose to donate their time to another speaker if the
“Request to Speak” form is filled out and given to the Secretary. A speaker who addresses the
Commission on behalf of individuals who donate time are allowed a maximum of 12 minutes.
Individuals who donate time must be present when the item is being discussed. Please state
your name before addressing the Commission.
H. The Commission may ask questions of speakers addressing the Commission.
I. The public hearing is closed.
J. The Commission will deliberate the matter at this time.
K. The Commission then acts on the matter by continuing, approving, conditionally approving, or
denying the petition.
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Planning Commission AGENDA August 28, 2018
The Planning Commission receives a staff report packet on the Tuesday preceding the meeting,
allowing time to review each case and make further investigations in the field prior to the
scheduled meeting.
Staff reports are available in the Community Development Department, the Central Library and on
the City’s website (www.surfcity-hb.org) anytime on Wednesday preceding the Tuesday Planning
Commission meeting.
Under the provisions of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance, the action taken
by the Planning Commission is final unless an appeal is filed to the City Clerk by you or by an
interested party. Said appeal must be accompanied by a filing fee of Two Thousand,
Ninety-Eight Dollars ($2,098.00) if the appeal is filed by a single family dwelling property owner
appealing the decision on his own property and Three Thousand, Five Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars
($3,552.00) if the appeal is filed by any other party. The appeal shall be submitted to the City
Clerk within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the Planning Commission’s action.
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