Planning Commission
Regular MeetingHuntington Beach, CA · January 14, 2020
Agenda
AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Council Chambers
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Study Session- Cancelled
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 January 14, 2020
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
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
20-1319 PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
Recommended Action:
That the Planning Commission take the following action:
Nominate and elect the Planning Commission Chair and Vice Chair.
PRESENTATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1710 AND PLAQUE
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
19-1293 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 19-003 and ZONING TEXT
AMENDMENT NO. 19-006 (HOUSING ELEMENT & BEACH AND
EDINGER CORRIDORS SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS
REQUEST:
General Plan Amendment No. 19-003: to amend the City Council
adopted 2013-2021 General Plan Housing Element and pursue
certification from the California Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD) in order to be eligible to receive
state funding for homelessness response programs; Zoning Text
Amendment No. 19-006): to amend the Beach and Edinger Corridors
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Planning Commission AGENDA January 14, 2020
Specific Plan (BECSP) to establish an Affordable Housing Overlay in
accordance with program actions proposed in the Housing Element
amendment
LOCATION:
Housing Element - citywide; Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific
Plan - various sites on Beach Boulevard (refer to Attachment No. 6)
Recommended Action:
That the Planning Commission take the following actions:
A) Find that General Plan Amendment No. 19-003 is covered under Negative Declaration
No. 12-007, which was adopted by the City on August 27, 2013; and find that Zoning Text
Amendment No. 19-006 is within the scope of the BECSP Program Environmental Impact
Report (EIR No. 08-008) certified by the Planning Commission on December 8, 2009. In
accordance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15163, no subsequent EIR or
supplement to the EIR need be prepared for this zoning text amendment and no further
environmental review or documentation is required.
B) Recommend approval of General Plan Amendment No. 19-003 by approving the draft
City Council Resolution (Attachment No. 1) and recommend approval of Zoning Text
Amendment No. 19-006 with findings (Attachment No. 2) by approving the draft City
Council Resolution (Attachment No. 3) and forward to the City Council for consideration.
CONSENT CALENDAR - None
NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - None
PLANNING ITEMS
PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission is Tuesday, January
28, 2020, 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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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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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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