Planning Commission

AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Council Chambers 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Study Session - Cancelled 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 on HBTV-3 Channel 3, and can be viewed via live or archived website at https://huntingtonbeach.legistar.com. Planning Commission AGENDA September 25, 2018 STUDY SESSION - CANCELLED 7:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL: Crowe, Ray, Garcia, Scandura, Kalmick, Mandic, Grant AGENDA APPROVAL PUBLIC COMMENTS Anyone wishing to speak during PUBLIC COMMENTS must fill out and submit a form to speak. The Planning Commission can take no action on this date, unless the item is agendized. Anyone wishing to speak on items not on tonight’s agenda, a closed public hearing item, or on non-public hearing items may do so during PUBLIC COMMENTS. Please note comments on closed public hearing items will not be part of the permanent entitlement record. Speakers on items scheduled for PUBLIC HEARING will be invited to speak during the public hearing. (4 MINUTES PER PERSON, NO DONATING OF TIME TO OTHERS) PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 18-208 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 17-026 (G & M OIL - CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 14, 2018): To approve a request to construct a new service station, establish beer and wine sales, and allow reduced building setbacks at 16990 Beach Blvd; and find the project exempt from CEQA. Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following actions: A) Find the proposed project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303, Class 3. B) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 17-026 with suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1) 18-327 COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 16-016/CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO.16-034 (ASCON FINAL REMEDIATION) - To approve the final remedial action plan, aluminum fence along Hamilton Avenue and Magnolia Street, and gated access for Ascon. Page 1 of 5 Planning Commission AGENDA September 25, 2018 Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following actions: A) Finds and determines that no additional environmental review is necessitated in that the project is covered under the Environmental Impact Report for the Ascon Landfill Remedial Action Plan certified by the Department of Toxic Substances Control on June 18, 2015. Per Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines no further environmental review is required as no substantial changes are proposed with the project; therefore there are no new significant environmental effects nor a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; and B) Approve Coastal Development Permit No. 16-016 and Conditional Use Permit No. 16- 034 with findings and suggested conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1). CONSENT CALENDAR 18-371 APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DATED JUNE 12, 2018 Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following action: Approve the June 12, 2018, Planning Commission Minutes as submitted. 18-372 APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DATED JULY 10, 2018 Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following action: Approve the July 10, 2018 Planning Commission Minutes as submitted. NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE PLANNING ITEMS PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The next meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission is the Planning Commission Workshop on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at 8:00 AM in Room B-8, Lower Level, Civic Center, 2000 Main Street, 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 Page 2 of 5 Planning Commission AGENDA September 25, 2018 Page 3 of 5 Planning Commission AGENDA September 25, 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. Page 4 of 5 Planning Commission AGENDA September 25, 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. Page 5 of 5