Zoning Administrator
Regular MeetingHuntington Beach, CA · November 4, 2020
Minutes
MINUTES
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Virtual ZOOM Meeting
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Study Session -
Regular Meeting - 1:30 PM
RICKY RAMOS, Senior Planner
STAFF
JOANNA CORTEZ, Associate Planner
ISELA SIORDIA, Administrative Secretary
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.
Zoning Administrator MINUTES November 4, 2020
DUE TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S EXECUTIVE ORDER and the City Council’s Declaration
of Local Emergency regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, the City will be holding the Zoning
Administrator public hearing via the Zoom meeting platform. Public comments may be
submitted via two options:
1) Submit written comments to zoningadministrator@surfcity-hb.org (reference the agenda
item number) by 10:00 AM the day of the meeting. If you would like your
e-comment read aloud at the hearing, please indicate so in your email; or
2) Join the meeting remotely from your phone.
Please let staff know at the start of the meeting that you wish to speak on a particular item.
You will have THREE MINUTES to speak, per person, no donating of time. The following is
the phone number for the Zoom meeting and dial-in instructions:
a. Phone Number: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
b. Meeting ID: 934 4805 9524
Any interested parties can participate in the public hearing via telephone. The dial-in
information is the same as Option 2, which is listed above. All interested parties are
invited to contact the staff planner at 714-536-5271 before the meeting if you have any
questions about the project or if you need information on participating in the public hearing.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Anyone wishing to speak during PUBLIC COMMENTS must fill out and submit a form to
speak. The Zoning Administrator can take no action on this date, unless the item is
agendized. Anyone wishing to speak on items not on today’s agenda, 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)
CONSENT CALENDAR - None
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 20-012 / COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
NO. 20-013 / SPECIAL PERMIT NO. 20-001 (714 PACIFIC COAST
HIGHWAY MIXED USE)
REQUEST:
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Zoning Administrator MINUTES November 4, 2020
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 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.)
Attachments: Att #1 Suggested Findings and Conditions
Att #2 Site Plan, Floor Plans, and Elevations dated October
23, 2020
Att #3 Project Narrative Received and Dated May 18, 2020
This agenda item was approved with conditions.
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Administrator is Wednesday,
November 18, 2020, at 1:30 P.M. via Zoom meeting.
INTERNET ACCESS TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA AND STAFF
REPORT MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
MEETINGS AT: https://huntingtonbeach.legistar.com/
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 Community Development at 714-536-5271 for more information, or request
assistance from the staff or Sergeant-at-Arms at the meeting.
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Agenda
AGENDA
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Virtual ZOOM Meeting
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Regular Meeting - 1:30 PM
Zoning Administrator
RICKY RAMOS, Senior Planner
STAFF
JOANNA CORTEZ, Associate Planner
ISELA SIORDIA, Administrative Secretary
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.
Zoning Administrator AGENDA November 4, 2020
DUE TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S EXECUTIVE ORDER and the City Council’s Declaration of Local
Emergency regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, the City will be holding the Zoning Administrator public
hearing via the Zoom meeting platform. Public comments may be submitted via two options:
1) Submit written comments to zoningadministrator@surfcity-hb.org (reference the agenda item number)
by 10:00 AM the day of the meeting. If you would like your e-comment read aloud at the hearing, please
indicate so in your email; or
2) Join the meeting remotely from your phone.
Please let staff know at the start of the meeting that you wish to speak on a particular item. You will have
THREE MINUTES to speak, per person, no donating of time. The following is the phone number for the
Zoom meeting and dial-in instructions:
a. Phone Number: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
b. Meeting ID: 934 4805 9524
Any interested parties can participate in the public hearing via telephone. The dial-in information is the
same as Option 2, which is listed above. All interested parties are invited to contact the staff planner at
714-536-5271 before the meeting if you have any questions about the project or if you need information on
participating in the public hearing.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Anyone wishing to speak during PUBLIC COMMENTS must fill out and submit a form to speak .
The Zoning Administrator can take no action on this date, unless the item is agendized. Anyone
wishing to speak on items not on today’s agenda, 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)
CONSENT CALENDAR - None
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
20-1995 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 20-012 / COASTAL DEVELOPMENT
PERMIT NO. 20-013 / 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.
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Zoning Administrator AGENDA November 4, 2020
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
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 Zoning Administrator take the following actions:
Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 20-012, Coastal Development Permit No. 20-013,
and Special Permit No. 20-001 with suggested findings and conditions of approval.
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Administrator is Wednesday,
November 18, 2020, at 1:30 P.M. via Zoom meeting.
INTERNET ACCESS TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA AND STAFF REPORT
MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MEETINGS AT:
https://huntingtonbeach.legistar.com/
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 Community
Development at 714-536-5271 for more information, or request assistance from the staff or
Sergeant-at-Arms at the meeting.
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