Planning Commission

AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Council Chambers 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Study Session: 4:30 PM Regular Meeting - 6:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION Chair Michael Grant Vice Chair Alan Ray Commissioner Brendon Perkins Commissioner John Scandura Commissioner Dan Kalmick Commissioner Connie Mandic Commissioner Pat Garcia 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 May 26, 2020 4:30 PM - STUDY SESSION, COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION TO ORDER ROLL CALL: Scandura, Ray, Grant, Garcia, Kalmick, Perkins, Mandic AGENDA APPROVAL PUBLIC COMMENTS - Regarding Project Review and Study Session portions of Meeting PROJECT REVIEW (FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS) 20-1637 ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 19-005 (GROUP HOMES) REQUEST: To provide a general overview of the proposed zoning text and municipal code amendments with regards to the regulation of group homes. LOCATION: Residential Zoning Districts Citywide STUDY SESSION ITEMS - None AGENDA REVIEW (UPDATE ON ALL AGENDA ITEMS) - Jane James, Planning Manager 5:45 PM - RECESS 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 PUBLIC COMMENTS PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 20-1529 ENTITLEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 20-021 (BEACH HUT DELI PATIO EXPANSION) Page 1 of 5 Planning Commission AGENDA May 26, 2020 REQUEST: To amend Conditional Use Permit No. 13-001 to add approximately 447 sq. ft. to an existing 447 sq. ft. outdoor dining area for a total of 894 sq. ft. and to allow the existing onsite sales, service and consumption of beer and wine (Type 41 ABC License) within the expanded outdoor dining area. LOCATION: 19025 Beach Boulevard, 92648 (southwest corner of Beach Blvd. and Garfield Ave.) 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 15301, Class 1 - Existing Facilities. B) Approve Entitlement Plan Amendment No. 20-021 with suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No.1). 20-1619 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 19-035 (MAZAIA RESTAURANT ALCOHOL SERVICE) REQUEST: To permit the on-site sales, service, and consumption of alcohol (ABC Type 47 license) within an approximately 6,564 sq. ft. existing restaurant building and a 2,028 sq. ft. outdoor dining area. LOCATION: 8082 Adams Avenue, 92646 (south side of Adams Ave. near the intersection with 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 15301, Class 1 - Existing Facilities. B) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 19-035 with suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1). CONSENT CALENDAR Page 2 of 5 Planning Commission AGENDA May 26, 2020 20-1662 APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DATED DECEMBER 10, 2019 Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following action: “Approve the December 10, 2019 Planning Commission Minutes as submitted.” NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - None PLANNING ITEMS PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission is Tuesday, June 9, 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 Page 3 of 5 Planning Commission AGENDA May 26, 2020 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 4 of 5 Planning Commission AGENDA May 26, 2020 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 5 of 5