Planning Commission

AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, November 12, 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 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 November 12, 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) 19-1055 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 19-002, ZONING MAP AMENDMENT NO. 19-002, LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT NO. 19-001, AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 19-004 (PARK AVENUE REZONE) REQUEST: To introduce the proposed general plan, zoning map, and local coastal program amendments and environmental analysis for the proposed change in land use designations from Open-Space Water Recreation to Low Density Residential. LOCATION: 16926 Park Ave., 92649 (terminus of Park Ave. in Huntington Harbour) 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 AGENDA APPROVAL Page 1 of 6 Planning Commission AGENDA November 12, 2019 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 19-1017 ZONING MAP AMENDMENT NO. 18-001/ TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 19-028/CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 18-041 (UTICA TOWNHOMES) REQUEST: To amend the zoning designation from CG (Commercial General) to RM (Residential Medium Density) to construct a three-unit, three-story, for-sale condominium development with a height that exceeds 25 feet. The project includes the subdivision of an approximately 9,000 sq. ft. lot for condominium purposes. LOCATION: 712 Utica Avenue, 92648 (south side of Utica Ave., between Florida St. and Beach Blvd.) 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 - New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures. B) Recommend approval of Zoning Map Amendment 18-002 with findings (Attachment No. 1) by approving draft City Council Ordinance No. 4191 and forward to the City Council, and approve Conditional Use Permit No. 18-041, and Tentative Tract Map No. 19-028 with findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1) 19-1051 ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 19-002 (HUNTINGTON BEACH ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE UPDATE) REQUEST: To amend seven chapters of the HBZSO for overall maintenance pertaining to vehicle storage, parking structures, residential infill Page 2 of 6 Planning Commission AGENDA November 12, 2019 requirements, and moving/relocating structures. The seven chapters to be amended are Chapter 203 (Definitions), Chapter 204 (Use Classifications), Chapter 210 (Residential Districts), Chapter 211 (Commercial Districts), Chapter 212 (Industrial Districts), Chapter 230 - Section 230.22 (Residential Infill Lot Development) and Section 230.74 (Outdoor Facilities), and Chapter 231 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Provisions). LOCATION: Citywide Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following actions: A) Finds and determines that the project will not have any significant effect on the environment and is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 4501, Class 20, which supplements CEQA (Attachment No. 1). B) Recommend approval of Zoning Text Amendment No. 19-002 with findings (Attachment No. 1) by approving draft City Council Ordinances No. 4193 - 4199 and forward to the City Council for consideration. 19-1090 COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 19-001/CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 19-001 (3RD STREET COMMERCIAL BUILDING) (CONTINUED FROM THE OCTOBER 22, 2019 MEETING WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN) REQUEST: To construct a four-story building with approximately 1,660 sq. ft. of retail on the ground floor and 18,000 sq. ft. of office above with an accessible roof top deck on an 8,475 sq. ft. vacant lot. The project includes one level of parking at the ground floor with 34 percent of the required parking in a vertical tandem configuration (car lifts) and one level of subterranean parking accessed by a car elevator and a valet parking service. LOCATION: 321 3rd Street, 92648 (north side of 3rd St. between Orange Ave. and Olive Ave.) Recommended Action: Page 3 of 6 Planning Commission AGENDA November 12, 2019 The Planning Commission may take one of the following actions: A) Find the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15182 of the CEQA Guidelines and Government Code 65457 and approve Coastal Development Permit No. 19-001 and Conditional Use Permit No. 19-001 with suggested findings and conditions of approval. (Attachment No. 1). B) Continue the public hearing for Coastal Development Permit No. 19-001 and Conditional Use Permit No. 19-001 and direct staff to return with findings for denial. C) Continue the public hearing for Coastal Development Permit No. 19-001 and Conditional Use Permit No. 19-001 and direct staff accordingly. CONSENT CALENDAR - None NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - None PLANNING ITEMS PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS ADJOURNMENT To a Special Meeting on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at 8:30 AM at the Jr. Lifeguard Headquarters, and then to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission is Tuesday, November 26, 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 Page 4 of 6 Planning Commission AGENDA November 12, 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. Page 5 of 6 Planning Commission AGENDA November 12, 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. Page 6 of 6