Planning Commission
Regular MeetingHuntington Beach, CA · July 23, 2019
Agenda
AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Council Chambers
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Study Session - 5:00 PM
Regular Meeting - 6:00 PM
PLANNING COMMISSION
Chair Pat Garcia
Vice Chair Michael Grant
Commissioner John Scandura
Commissioner Alan Ray
Commissioner Dan Kalmick
Commissioner Brendon Perkins
Commissioner Connie Mandic
STAFF
Jennifer Villasenor, Deputy Director of Community Development
Jane James, Planning Manager
Mike Vigliotta, Chief Assistant City Attorney
Kim De Coite, Administrative Assistant
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Planning Commission AGENDA July 23, 2019
5:00 PM - STUDY SESSION, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Scandura, Ray, Grant, Garcia, Kalmick, Perkins, Mandic
AGENDA APPROVAL
PROJECT REVIEW (FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS)
19-519 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 17-001, ZONING MAP
AMENDMENT NO. 17-001, ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 17-005,
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT NO. 17-001, AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 19-001 (MAGNOLIA TANK FARM)
REQUEST:
To introduce the proposed general plan, zoning map, zoning text,
local coastal program amendments, and development agreement
to allow mixed use with commercial visitor, residential, and open
space uses at the Magnolia Tank Farm site.
LOCATION:
21845 Magnolia St., 92646 (west side at Banning Ave.)
STUDY SESSION ITEMS - NONE
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.
(3 MINUTES PER PERSON, NO DONATING OF TIME TO OTHERS)
AGENDA REVIEW (UPDATE ON ALL AGENDA ITEMS) - Jane James, Planning Manager
5:30 PM - RECESS FOR DINNER
6:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Scandura, Ray, Grant, Garcia, Kalmick, Perkins, Mandic
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Planning Commission AGENDA July 23, 2019
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. (3 MINUTES PER PERSON, NO DONATING OF TIME
TO OTHERS)
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
CONSENT CALENDAR - NONE
NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
PLANNING ITEMS
PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS
19-799 Planning Commission Agenda Items
REQUEST:
To deliberate three topic items for Planning Commission
discussion and forward to the City Council for consideration in
conjunction with the County Gothard Parcel & Research and
Technology Zoning Amendment Project.
LOCATION:
Future Research and Technology (RT) zone districts: Industrial
areas along the Gothard Street corridor (from south of Edinger
Avenue to Ellis Avenue), and within the northwest industrial areas,
generally bordered by Bolsa Avenue, Springdale Street, Edinger
Avenue, and Bolsa Chica Street.
Recommended Action:
That the Planning Commission take the following action:
A) Deliberate attached companion topics and forward to the City Council for
consideration as necessary.
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Planning Commission AGENDA July 23, 2019
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission is Tuesday, August
13, 2019, at 6:00 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 July 23, 2019
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 5:00 p.m for a study session and then at 6:00 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 (3)
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.
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.
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Planning Commission AGENDA July 23, 2019
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, Three Hundred Fifty-Three Dollars
($2,353.00) if the appeal is filed by a single family dwelling property owner appealing the decision on his
own property and Three Thousand, Seven Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars ($3,778.00) 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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