Planning Commission
Regular MeetingHuntington Beach, CA · October 3, 2018
Minutes
Planning Commission City of Huntington Beach
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 2000 Main Street
WORKSHOP Huntington Beach, CA 92648
8:15 AM - Regular Meeting Room B-8, Lower Level
MINUTES - Final
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8:15 - 8:30 AM
CALL PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP TO ORDER 8:30 - 8:35 AM
ROLL CALL: Crowe, Ray, Garcia, Scandura, Kalmick, Mandic, Grant
AGENDA APPROVAL
PUBLIC COMMENTS 8:35 - 8:45 AM
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)
WORKSHOP DISCUSSION ITEMS
Overview of Recent Housing Legislation 8:45 - 9:15 AM
Presenter: Mike Vigliotta, Chief Assistant City Attorney
This agenda item was staff reviewed; no action taken.
After the General Plan - Research and Technology 9:15 - 9:45 AM
Presenters: Jennifer Villasenor, Deputy Community Development Director and Hayden
Beckman, Senior Planner
This agenda item was staff reviewed; no action taken.
Admin Items 10:00 - 10:15 AM
Presenter: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Community Development Director
This agenda item was staff reviewed; no action taken.
BREAK 10:15 -10:30 AM
Brown Act, Due Process, and Ex Parte Communications 10:30 - 11:00 AM
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Planning Commission MINUTES - Final October 3, 2018
Presenter: Mike Vigliotta, Chief Assistant City Attorney
In-Lieu 101: Parking, Affordable Housing, Parkland 11:00 - 11:30 AM
Presenters: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Community Development Director, Kellee Fritzal,
Deputy Director Office of Business Development, and Jane James, Planning Manager
This agenda item was staff reviewed; no action taken.
Major Projects Update 11:30 - 12:00 PM
Presenter: Jane James, Planning Manager
This agenda item was staff reviewed; no action taken.
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission is
Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers, 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
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Planning Commission MINUTES - Final October 3, 2018
Public Hearing Procedures
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Planning Commission MINUTES - Final October 3, 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 October 3, 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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Agenda
Planning Commission City of Huntington Beach
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 2000 Main Street
WORKSHOP - Study Session Huntington Beach, CA 92648
8:15 AM - Regular Meeting Room B-8, Lower Level
AGENDA - Final-revised
PLANNING COMMISSION
Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Chair John Scandura
Development Vice Chair Pat Garcia
Jane James, Planning Manager Commissioner Bill Crowe
Mike Vigliotta, Chief Assistant City Attorney Commissioner Alan Ray
Kim De Coite, Administrative Assistant Commissioner Dan Kalmick
Commissioner Connie Mandic
Commissioner Michael Grant
Planning Commission AGENDA - Final-revised October 3, 2018
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8:15 - 8:30 AM
CALL PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP TO ORDER 8:30 - 8:35 AM
ROLL CALL: Crowe, Ray, Garcia, Scandura, Kalmick, Mandic, Grant
AGENDA APPROVAL
PUBLIC COMMENTS 8:35 - 8:45 AM
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)
WORKSHOP DISCUSSION ITEMS
Overview of Recent Housing Legislation 8:45 - 9:15 AM
Presenter: Mike Vigliotta, Chief Assistant City Attorney
After the General Plan - Research and Technology 9:15 - 9:45 AM
Presenters: Jennifer Villasenor, Deputy Community Development Director and Hayden
Beckman, Senior Planner
Admin Items 10:00 - 10:15 AM
Presenter: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Community Development Director
BREAK 10:15 -10:30 AM
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Planning Commission AGENDA - Final-revised October 3, 2018
Brown Act, Due Process, and Ex Parte Communications 10:30 - 11:00 AM
Presenter: Mike Vigliotta, Chief Assistant City Attorney
In-Lieu 101: Parking, Affordable Housing, Parkland 11:00 - 11:30 AM
Presenters: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Community Development Director, Kellee Fritzal,
Deputy Director Office of Business Development, and Jane James, Planning Manager
Major Projects Update 11:30 - 12:00 PM
Presenter: Jane James, Planning Manager
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission is Tuesday,
October 9, 2018, at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers, 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
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Planning Commission AGENDA - Final-revised October 3, 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 - Final-revised October 3, 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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