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RESOLUTION NO. 15-6946
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT FROM
COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR (CC) TO MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL (MD) AND GENERAL PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT FOR
CONSISTENCY AT 1906 TO 1918 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY,
LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS SW 10' OF LOT 61 AND ALL OF LOTS 62,
63 AND 64, TRACT NO. 2548 AND LOT 1, TRACT NO. 8476, CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AND DETERMINATION THAT
THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
SECTION 1. An application was filed on November 24, 2014 by Susan Berencsi and Iain
McCall, owners of real property located at 1906 Pacific Coast Highway and Julian G. Senior,
owner of real property located at 1918 Pacific Coast Highway, seeking approval of General Plan
Amendment 15-1 to amend the Land Use Element, Land Use Map and Text and other applications
necessary to develop a six -unit residential condominium project.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to Municipal Code, Chapter 17.66, on February 17, 2015 the
Planning Commission held a public hearing and adopted Resolution 15-4 recommending approval
of the proposed amendment. On March 24, 2015 the City Council held a duly noticed public
hearing to consider said amendment, at which time testimony and evidence, both written and oral,
was presented to and considered by the Council.
SECTION 3. The proposed General Plan Amendment is Categorically Exempt from €lie
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)
of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations because the project implements the program and
specific text within the Land Use Element recommending the Land Use Map to be amended from
Commercial Corridor to Medium Density Residential consistent with the Zoning Map and current
zoning for reasons stated in the General Plan and said property is less than five acres and is
currently developed with six residential units consistent with the proposed General Plan
amendment, and is located within an urbanized area with availability of services, would not result
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in significant effects to traffic noise, air quality, or water quality, and the site currently exhibit:
adequate capacity of utilities and public services for the existing and proposed uses.
SECTION 4. Based on the Staff Report, testimony, the record of decision of the Planning
Commission, and evidence received, both oral and written, the City Council finds the
is in the public interest:
1. The proposed amendment would implement the recommendation in Volume II
the Land Use Element as shown in Exhibit B. The Medium Density Residential designation woi
be consistent with the surrounding residential neighborhood exhibited along the east side and w
side of Pacific Coast Highway from 17th Street to 21" Street as well as the resident
neighborhood to the rear. The General Plan text in Volume II provides an analysis and ration
for re -designating the subject property for residential uses consistent with the then- and currently -
existing uses on the subject site and the neighborhood.
2. While it is reasonable to argue that Pacific Coast Highway should be used
exclusively for commercial purposes since it is an arterial highway with high levels of traffic and
visibility, the area within which the subject lots are located, east and west side of Pacific Coast
Highway from 17th Street to 2l't Street, currently exhibits primarily residential uses. The City also
reclassified property in the block to the 1900 south from Commercial Corridor to Medium Density
Residential in the General Plan in 2014.
3. Commercial enterprises on the subject lots would be inconsistent with
surrounding residential environment and given that the neighborhood continues to be reside
the rationale for the General Plan recommendation to re -designate the site to Medium De
Residential remains valid.
SECTION 5. Based on the foregoing, the City Council hereby approves General Plan
Amendment 15-1 amending the Land Use Element, Land Use Map from Commercial Corridor to
Medium Density Residential and amending the text in Land Use Element, Volume I, page 2, Area 5
by deleting "1906, 1918" and, on page 6, removing the shading from the subject property, as shown in
Exhibits A and B attached hereto.
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SECTION 6. To the extent permitted by law, permittee shall defend, indemnify and hold
harmless the City of Hermosa Beach, its City Council, its officers, employees and agents (the
"indemnified parties") from and against any claim, action, or proceeding brought by a third party
against the indemnified parties and the applicant to attack, set aside, or void any approval for this
project authorized by the City, including (without limitation) reimbursing the City its actual
attorney's fees and costs in defense of the litigation. The City may, in its sole discretion, elect to
defend any such action with attorneys of its choice.
The permittee shall reimburse the City for any court and attorney's fees which the City may be
required to pay as a result of any claim or action brought against the City because of this grant.
Although the permittee is the real party in interest in an action, the City may, at its sole discretion,
participate at its own expense in the defense of the action, but such participation shall not relieve
the permittee of any obligation under this condition.
SECTION 7. Pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6, any legal challenge
to the decision of the City Council must be made within 90 days after the final decision by the City
Council.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution;
shall enter the same in the book of original Resolutions; and shall make a minute of the passage
and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council at which the same is
passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND
PRESIDENT of the City
ATTEST:
City Clerk T
PTED this 24th day of March, 2015.
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and MAYOR oythe City of Hermosa Beach, California
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ROVED AS 0 FORM:
Attorney
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IV, INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN ZONING AND GENERAL PLAN MAP
State law requires consistency between the zoning and general
plan maps of local governments. This study identifies all
properties within the City, grouped into 11 areas, that have
I zoning designations inconsistent with the General Plan
I designation.
Recommendations
Area 1: 737 and 739 Longfellow Avenue. Redesignate to LD Low
Density from GC General Commercial.
Area 2: 734, 736, 738, 740, and 744 Longfellow Avenue; 733, 735,
737, and 739 30th Street. Redesignate to LD Low Density from GC
General Commercial.
Area 3: the grassy undeveloped northerly portion of the Hermosa
Valley School site. Rezone to OS Open Space from R-3 Multiple
Family Residential.
Area 4: 803, 805, 807, 809, 811, 813, 815, 817,_and 819 18th
Street; 802 and 804 19th Street; -
1840 and 1850 Paoifie Coast HigrWay. ' Rezone from R-2 to
Commercial S.P.A. Specific Plan Area.
_. Area 5: 1966 1918j 1924, and 1934 Pacifiq Coast Highway.
' Rezone from R-2 to Commercial S.P.A. Specific Plain Area.
Area 6: 825, 827, 831, 933, 835, 841, and 844 13th Street; 830,
040 and 050 14th Street. Redesignate to MD Medium Density from
GC General Commercial (with the exception of the R-1 lot, which
should be redesignated to LD Low Density.).
Area 7: 1235, 1245, 1251, and 1255 Prospect -Avenue. Redesignate
lot ,#40 to GC General Commercial and rezone the remaining parcels
to R-1 one Family Residential from C-3 General Commercial.
Area 8: 725 loth Street and 730 11th Street. Rezone these
properties to R-2 Two Family Residential from C-3 General
Commercial.
Area 9: 603 lot Place, 620 2nd Street, and 112, 138 and 142
Ardmore Avenue. Rezone these properties to R-2 Two Family
w Residential from M-1 Light Manufacturing.
Area 10: 603, 605, 607, 609, 611, 613, 615, and 623 3rd Street;
322, 330 and 342 Ardmore Avenue. Rezone these properties to R-2
Two Family Residential from M-1 Light Manufacturing.
Area 11: 611, 615, and 635 4th Street; and 422-436 Ardmore
Avenue. Rezone these properties to R-2 Two Family Residential
from M-1 Light Manufacturing.
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TABLE 1
ZONING INCONBISTBWO128
I Area Address
'Zoning
General Plan
1 737, 739 Longfellow Ave.
GC
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Longfellow Ave.; 733, 735,
737, 739 30th St.
R-1
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3 1645 Valley Drive
R-3
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4 8030 805, 807, 809, 811,
813, 815, 817, 819 18th St.;
802, 804 19th St.; :
1840, 1850 Pacific Coast Hwy.
R-2
CC
5 1506 1918 1924, 1934
paolf3c ork;1st Hwy.
R-2
CC
6 825, 827, 831, 833, 835, 841,
844 13th St.; 830, 840, 850
14th St.
R-2
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iI 7 1235, 1245, 1251, 1255
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Prospect Ave.
C-3
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8 725 10th St.; 730 11th St.
C-3
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9 603 1st Pl.; 620 2nd St.;
112, 138, 142 Ardmore Ave.
M-1
MD
10 603, 605, 607, 609, 611, 613,
615, 623 3rd St.; 322, 330,
342 Ardmore Ave.
M-1
MD
11 611, 615, 635 4th St.;
422-436 Ardmore Ave.
M-1
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The exact location of all inconsistently coned
properties at*
shown in reference maps, one for each planning
area, included at
the end of this section.
ANALYBI8 AND RECONKEND ATIONB
AREA 1
Addressee: 737, 739 Longfellow Ave.
Lot Numbers: Lots 4, 5, 6, and the eastern half of lot 7 of
Southern California Convention Hall and Marine View
Park Tract
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 15-6946 was duly and regularly passed,
approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular
Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on March 24, 2015.
The vote was as follows:
AYES:
Barragan, DiVirgilio, Fangary, Petty, Mayor Tucker
NOES:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
ABSENT:
None
Dated March 24, 2015
4v1 Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk