Planning Commission
Regular MeetingHuntington Beach, CA · January 12, 2021
Agenda
AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Council Chambers
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Study Session- Cancelled
Regular Meeting - 6:00 PM
PLANNING COMMISSION
Chair Alan Ray
Vice Chair Dan Kalmick
Commissioner Brendon Perkins
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
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Planning Commission AGENDA January 12, 2021
6:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Rodriguez, Acosta-Galvan, Perkins, Ray, Mandic, Scandura, Van Der Mark
AGENDA APPROVAL
PUBLIC COMMENTS
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
21-013 PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
Recommended Action:
Nominate and elect the Planning Commission Chair and Vice Chair based on Planning
Commission seniority (see attached memo).
PRESENTATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1714 TO COUNCILMEMBER
KALMICK
PRESENTATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1715 TO OUTGOING
COMMISSIONER GARCIA
PRESENTATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1716 TO OUTGOING
COMMISSIONER CROWE
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
20-2113 APPEAL OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S APPROVAL OF
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 20-012, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT
PERMIT NO. 20-013, AND SPECIAL PERMIT NO. 20-001 (714 PACIFIC
COAST HIGHWAY MIXED USE)
REQUEST:
CUP/CDP: To permit the construction of a new three-story 12,713 sq.
ft. mixed use building at an overall height of 35 feet, which includes
a 766 sq. ft. ground floor retail coffee shop; three two-bedroom
residential units on the second and third floor; a 149 sq. ft. rooftop
deck; an enclosed parking garage for seven parking spaces (four
grade level, three subterranean); and two open commercial parking
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Planning Commission AGENDA January 12, 2021
spaces for a total of nine on-site parking spaces. SP: To permit an 18
ft. wide garage access driveway in lieu of a minimum required 20 ft.
wide driveway.
LOCATION:
714 Pacific Coast Highway, 92648 (North side of PCH, between 7th
and 8th St.)
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 15332 - Infill Development Projects; and
B) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 20-012, Coastal Development Permit No. 20-
013, and Special Permit No. 20-001 with findings and conditions of approval (Attachment
No. 1)
CONSENT CALENDAR
21-016 APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DATED NOVEMBER
10, 2020
Recommended Action:
That the Planning Commission take the following action:
“Approve the November 10, 2020, 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, January
26, 2021, 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 January 12, 2021
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 January 12, 2021
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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