Planning Commission

AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Council Chambers 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Study Session- Cancelled Regular Meeting - 6:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF 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 January 26, 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 PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 21-006 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 18079 / CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 18-032 (GEORGIA TOWNHOMES) REQUEST: TTM: To permit a one-lot subdivision of an approximately 0.80 acre lot for condominium purposes CUP: To permit the development of 18 for-sale townhome units and the construction of 43-inch high walls (in lieu of a maximum of 42-inch high walls) within the front yard setback for private yards. LOCATION: 910 Georgia Street, 92648 (east side of Georgia Street, between Joliet Avenue and Indianapolis Avenue) 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, Class 32 - In-Fill Development Projects. B) Approve Tentative Tract Map No. 18079 and Conditional Use Permit No. 18-032 with findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1). 21-077 COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 20-015, VARIANCE NO. 20-003 (FLORES RESIDENCE) REQUEST: Page 1 of 5 Planning Commission AGENDA January 26, 2021 To construct a 300 sq. ft. 1st floor addition, a 1,172 sq. ft. 2nd floor addition, and a new 434 sq. ft. attached garage to an existing single-family residence in the Coastal Zone. The proposal includes a request to permit a 10 ft. front entry garage setback in lieu of minimum 20 ft. setback; a 7.58 ft. front residential setback in lieu of a minimum 15 ft. setback; an existing non-conforming parking width of 8.16 ft. in lieu of minimum 9 ft. width; 52.7% lot coverage in lieu of maximum 50%, and 10.9% landscape in the front setback in lieu of minimum 40% LOCATION: 16856 Bayview Dr. (east side of Bayview Dr, south of Broadway) Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following actions: A) Find the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303 (Attachment No. 1); and B) Approve Coastal Development Permit No. 20-015 and Variance No. 20-003 with Suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1) CONSENT CALENDAR - None NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 20-2114 GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE NO. 20-004 (328 3RD STREET VACATION) REQUEST: To determine if the vacation of an approximately 145 square foot corner radius easement for public right-of-way purposes along 3rd Street and Orange Avenue is in conformance with the goals and policies of the General Plan LOCATION: 323 3rd Street, 92648 (Southeast corner of 3rd Street at Orange Avenue) Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following actions: A) Find the proposed project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Page 2 of 5 Planning Commission AGENDA January 26, 2021 Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 4501, Class 5, which supplements CEQA because the project is a minor easement vacation; and B) Adopt Resolution No. 1717, approving General Plan Conformance No. 20-004 (Attachment No. 1) PLANNING ITEMS 21-014 PLANNING COMMISSION ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission take the following action: Discuss the 2021 Advisory Boards and Committee Assignments PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission is Tuesday, [Insert date], 2019, at 7:00 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 January 26, 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. Page 4 of 5 Planning Commission AGENDA January 26, 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. Page 5 of 5