Planning Commission

AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, September 22, 2020 Council Chambers 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Study Session - Cancelled Regular Meeting - 6:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION Chair Alan Ray Vice Chair Brendon Perkins Commissioner Dan Kalmick Commissioner Connie Mandic Commissioner John Scandura Commissioner Connie Mandic Commissioner Bill Crowe 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 September 22, 2020 6:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL: Scandura, Crowe, Perkins, Ray, Garcia, Kalmick, Mandic AGENDA APPROVAL ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 20-1903 PLANNING COMMISSION VICE CHAIR Recommended Action: Nominate and elect the Planning Commission Vice Chair based on Planning Commission seniority (see attached memo). PUBLIC COMMENTS PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE CONSENT CALENDAR 20-1896 APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DATED NOVEMBER 12, 2019 Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following action: “Approve the November 12, 2019 Planning Commission Minutes as submitted.” 20-1897 APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DATED JANUARY 28, 2020 Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following action: “Approve the January 28, 2020 Planning Commission Minutes as submitted.” 20-1898 APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DATED FEBRUARY 25, 2020 Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following action: Page 1 of 6 Planning Commission AGENDA September 22, 2020 “Approve the February 25, 2020 Planning Commission Minutes as submitted.” 20-1899 APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DATED MAY 26, 2020 Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following action: “Approve the May 26, 2020 Planning Commission Minutes as submitted.” 20-1900 APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DATED JUNE 9, 2020 Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following action: “Approve the June 9, 2020, Planning Commission Minutes as submitted.” 20-1901 APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DATED JUNE 23, 2020 Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following action: “Approve the June 23, 2020, Planning Commission Minutes as submitted.” 20-1902 APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DATED JULY 14, 2020 Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following action: “Approve the July 14, 2020, Planning Commission Minutes as submitted.” NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 20-1867 General Plan Conformance No. 20-002 (Huntington St. Vacation) REQUEST: To determine if the vacation of an approximately 5,790 square foot portion of an easement for street purposes along Huntington St. is in conformance with the goals and policies of the General Plan LOCATION: 80 Huntington Street (East side of Huntington Street between Atlanta Avenue and Pacific View Avenue Recommended Action: Page 2 of 6 Planning Commission AGENDA September 22, 2020 That the Planning Commission take the following actions: A) Find the proposed project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 4501, Class 5, which supplements CEQA because the project is a minor easement vacation (Attachment No. 1); and B) Adopt Resolution No. 1712, approving General Plan Conformance No. 20-002 (Attachment No. 1) 20-1881 General Plan Conformance No. 20-003 (Delaware St. Vacation) REQUEST: To determine if the vacation of the westerly 40 feet of Delaware St., south of Atlanta Ave., is in conformance with the goals and policies of the General Plan LOCATION: 80 Huntington St - Approximately 630 feet in length on the West side of Delaware St., south of Atlanta 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 City Council Resolution No. 4501, Class 5, which supplements CEQA because the project is a minor easement vacation (Attachment No. 1); and B) Adopt Resolution No. 1713, approving General Plan Conformance No. 20-003 (Attachment No. 1). PLANNING ITEMS 20-1904 ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Recommended Action: Assign the Advisory Boards and Committee positions vacated by Chair Grant (see attached memo). PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission is Tuesday, October Page 3 of 6 Planning Commission AGENDA September 22, 2020 13, 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 4 of 6 Planning Commission AGENDA September 22, 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 5 of 6 Planning Commission AGENDA September 22, 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 6 of 6