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RESOLUTION NO. 17-7095
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING PLAN HERMOSA, THE
INTEGRATED GENERAL PLAN AND COASTAL LAND USE PLAN FOR
THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. In July 2013, the City of Hermosa Beach initiated a comprehensive update
the General Plan, including the integration of the City's Coastal Land Use Plan consistent with
guidance from the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research that "to simplify
implementation, coastal zone communities should integrate both sets of requirements (General Plan
Requirements and Coastal Act Requirements) into a coherent and internally consistent local general
plan."
SECTION 2. The Hermosa Beach community has had the opportunity to participate in
development and refinement of PLAN Hermosa through many avenues, including more than thirty
City Council/Commission meetings to date (including Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation
Commission, Public Works Commission, and Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission), five
community workshops, three educational series sessions, two Citywide mailings, an online
engagement opportunity, walking tours, and numerous press releases and reports in local papers
about the process. At the direction of the City Council, the City Manager also appointed a fifteen -
member General Plan Working Group, consisting of at least one representative of every City
Commission as well as members of key community groups. The Working Group held more than a
dozen meetings during the development of the PLAN Hermosa, during which the group provided
feedback regarding key policy topics and input on the community engagement process.
SECTION 3. PLAN Hermosa includes comprehensive revisions to all previous elements
the General Plan, with the exception of the Housing Element, PLAN Hermosa contains each of the
seven required topics under Government Code Section 65302, as follows:
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A. Land Use, contained in the Land Use + Design Element, describing the general
distribution and location of land uses, standards of population density and building intensity;
B. Circulation, contained in the Mobility Element, describing the general location and
extent of existing and proposed thoroughfares and transportation routes, correlated with the land use
element;
C. Housing is not included in this update and was certified by the California Department
of Housing and Community Development on October 18, 2013;
D. Conservation, contained in the Sustainability + Conservation Element for the
conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources;
E. Open Space, contained in the Parks + Open Space Element; identifying areas
intended to preserve natural resources, serve outdoor recreational needs, and demand/opportunity
for recreational trails;
F. Noise, contained in the Public Safety Element, analyzing current and projected noise
levels from vehicles and stationary sources, providing noise contour maps for these sources, and
discussing possible solutions to address noise problems; and
G. Safety, contained in the Public Safety Element, for the protection of the community
from seismic hazards, flooding, and other risks.
SECTION 4. PLAN Hermosa also addresses several optional topics that are of particular
importance to the Hermosa Beach community, as allowed by Government Code section 65303,
including Governance and Infrastructure Elements.
SECTION 5. The City of Hermosa Beach does not include any land classified as state
responsibility areas, as defined in Section 4102 of the Public Resources Code, or very high fire
hazard severity zones, as defined in Section 51177 and therefore the Public Safety Element is not
subject to the requirements and guidance identified in California Government Code Sec
65302(g)(3) regarding fire hazards. Additionally, the City of Hermosa Beach does not include
disadvantaged communities, as defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Ha
Assessment's CalEnviroScreen 2.0 Tool or designated through the implementation of Senate Bill
535. Therefore the General Plan for the City of Hermosa Beach is not subject to the requirements
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identified in California Government Code Section 65302(h)(3) to prepare an Environmental J
Element.
SECTION 6. Pursuant to Senate Bill 379 and California Government Code S
65302(g)(4), the Public Safety Element has been developed to address climate adaptation
resiliency strategies applicable to the City of Hermosa Beach and is consistent with the Governor'
Office of Planning and Research advice to:
• conduct a vulnerability assessment identifying climate change risks;
• include a set of adaptation and resilience goals, policies, and objectives based on
identified climate change vulnerabilities;
• identify a set of feasible implementation measures designed to carry out the goals,
policies, and objectives; and
• incorporate a reference to the local hazard mitigation plan that fulfills goals
objectives and contains information related to climate change vulnerability and adaptation policies.
In the preparation of the Public Safety Element, the City of Hermosa Beach utilized the
Adapt Tool and California Adaptation Planning Guide to identify climate change risks and
determined that sea level rise and extreme heat are the primary risk to Hermosa Beach. The impacts
of sea level rise were further evaluated in two studies: a social vulnerability assessment and
infrastructure vulnerability assessment to sea level rise. The findings in these studies were
summarized in the Public Safety Element, and a set of goals, policies, and implementation actions
to address sea level rise have been identified. The Public Safety Element also incorporates by
reference the City of Hermosa Beach Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, which considers the effects of
climate change to increase the frequency or severity of hazards and contains additional information
on the assets, resources, and populations that may be at risk to various hazards.
SECTION 7. Portions of the City of Hermosa Beach are located within the Coastal Zone
and subject to the requirements of the California Public Resources Code, Division 20, California
Coastal Act of 1976, to prepare a Local Coastal Program consisting of a Coastal Land Use Plan and
Implementation Plan. PLAN Hermosa includes comprehensive revisions to the City's Coastal Land
Use Plan, previously certified by the California Coastal Commission in 1982. PLAN Hermosa
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contains each of the required topics for a Local Coastal Program as detailed in Chapter 3 of
California Coastal Act (Public Resources Code Division 20 Section 30200) as follows:
A. Public Access, containing policies regarding recreational opportunities,
projects, public facilities and lower cost visitor and recreational facilities within the Land Use
Design, Mobility, Parks + Open Space and Infrastructure Elements;
B. Recreation, including protection of certain water -oriented activities, protection
oceanfront land for recreational use, and priority of development purposes within the Land Use
Design, Mobility, and Parks + Open Space Elements;
C. Marine Environment, containing policies regarding water quality,
substance spills, movement of sediment, construction altering natural shoreline, water supply
flood control contained within the Sustainability + Conservation, Public Safety, and
Elements;
D. Land Resources, including environmentally sensitive habitat areas, productivity
soils, and archaeological or paleontological resources contained within the Governance, Land U
+ Design, Sustainability + Conservation, Parks + Open Space Elements;
E. Development, containing policies regarding existing developed area, scenic
visual qualities, maintenance and enhancement of public access, minimization of adverse impacts,
public works facilities, and priority of coastal -dependent developments within the Governance,
Use + Design, Parks + Open Space, Public Safety, and Infrastructure Elements; and
F. Industrial Development, including location or expansion of coastal
industrial facilities, and renewable energy development contained within the Land Use + Design
Sustainability + Conservation Elements.
SECTION 8. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), the City,
acting as Lead Agency, circulated a Notice of Preparation ("NOP") for the project on August 7,
2015, beginning a 30-day review period. As part of the Environmental Impact Report ("EIR")
scoping process, the City held a public scoping meeting at the Planning Commission meeting on
August 18, 2015, in the Hermosa Beach City Council Chambers. The NOP and letters received in
response to the NOP from both public agencies and members of the public are included in Appendix
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B of the Draft EIR. The Draft EIR was circulated for a 72-day review period beginning October 26,
2016 and ending on January 5, 2017. As part of the Draft EIR review process, the Planning
Commission held a special meeting on November 21, 2016 to take public comment on the Draft
EIR. The Final EIR was made public on February 9, 2017. Revisions to the Final EIR have been
made based on Planning Commission and City Council review and changes to PLAN Hermosa. All
required notifications were provided pursuant to CEQA (Public Resources Code Section 21092.5)
and all comment letters were incorporated into the Final EIR.
SECTION 9. In accordance with Senate Bill 18 (SB 18) and Government Code 69352.3,
and Assembly Bill 52 (AB 52) and Government Code 21000, the City of Hermosa Beach requested
a list of Tribal Organization contacts from the Native American Heritage Commission in April 2014.
The City of Hermosa Beach sent notifications to the appropriate tribal organizations in January 2015
in compliance with SB 18, and again in August 2015 to comply with AB 52. The City has complied
with the requirements for tribal consultation and the findings of consultation process can be found
as Attachment D to the Resolution No. 17-7094.
SECTION 10. The Public Review Draft of PLAN Hermosa was made available to the
public on December 15, 2015 as follows: digital copies were posted on the City's website, and hard
copies were available for review at the Community Development Counter of City Hall, the Police
Department, the Community Center and the Hermosa Beach Library. Hard copies were also made
available to the community free of charge from the Community Development Department. A City-
wide mailing was produced and sent to all addresses within the City in January 2016 to let the
community know about opportunities to provide input or participate in meetings related to PLAN
Hermosa. Written comments on the Public Review Draft of PLAN Hermosa were encouraged to be
submitted between December 15, 2015 and February 25, 2016 and were presented for consideration
by the City's Commissions during their review of PLAN Hermosa. Opportunities to provide verbal
comments at the following public meetings:
• January 25, 2016 — Joint Study Session of the Planning Commission, Public Works
Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, and Emergency Preparedness
Commission
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• January 26, 2016 — Study Session of the City Council
• February 5-6, 2016 — Community Open House and Walking Tours
SECTION 11. The Planning Commission, Public Works Commission, Parks and
Recreation Commission, and Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission held public meetings
to review the Public Review Draft of PLAN Hermosa between March 2016 and June 2016 on the
following dates:
• March 15, 2016 - Planning Commission Study Session (Land Use + Design Element)
• March 28, 2016 - Planning Commission Study Session (Land Use + Design Element)
• April 5, 2016 - Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting (Parks + Open Space Element)
• April 18, 2016 - Planning Commission Study Session (Land Use + Design Element)
• April 19, 2016 - Planning Commission Study Session (Mobility Element)
• April 25, 2016 - Planning Commission Study Session (Mobility Element)
• May 9, 2016 - EPAC Meeting (Public Safety Element)
• May 16, 2016 - Planning Commission Study Session (Sustainability + Conservation)
• May 18, 2016 - Public Works Commission Meeting (Mobility Element)
• June 15, 2016 - Public Works Commission Meeting (Infrastructure, Public Safety Elements
• June 20, 2016 - Planning Commission Study Session (Governance, Parks + Open Space
Infrastructure Elements)
• June 21, 2016 - Planning Commission Study Session (Public Safety Element)
Through these meetings, all of the commissions have recommended modifications to th
document. The Planning Commission held Public Hearings on February 22, 23, and 27, and
13, 21, and 27, 2017 to review and identify additional recommended changes to PLAN Hermosa,
based on previous input from the Public Works Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission,
and Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission, and public testimony and planning
commissioner input provided during the public hearings. The changes to PLAN Hermosa that the
Planning Commission recommended, were incorporated into the Planning Commis
Recommended Draft prepared in March 2017 and provided to the City Council for review.
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SECTION 12. Copies of the Public Review Draft of PLAN Hermosa were submitted to the
required state agencies for review on as part of the Environmental Review process on October 26,
2016. The City also consulted with local water and utility providers and other agencies in
preparation of PLAN Hermosa.
SECTION 13. Notice of the public hearings before the City Council was advertised in The
Easy Reader Newspaper on June 29, 2017 and August 22, 2017. Notification of the City Council
Study Sessions and Public Hearings was also provided to all tenants and property owners of all
addresses in Hermosa Beach via mail, shared with the local press, and distributed via the City's
eNotify, Nixle and Nextdoor communication systems to the Hermosa Beach community.
SECTION 14. The Hermosa Beach City Council has held study sessions and duly notic
public hearings and has given all interested persons an opportunity to be heard on the adoption
PLAN Hermosa and the associated Environmental Impact Report through meetings on:
• April 20, 2017
• May 23, 2017
• May 31, 2017
• June 13, 2017
• July 11, 2017
• July 17, 2017
• August 22, 2017
SECTION 15. The City of Hermosa Beach prepared the PLAN Hermosa Program EIR
(State Clearinghouse #2015081009) in its capacity as lead agency under CEQA and in compliance
with CEQA. The Final EIR consists of the NOP, Notice of Availability, the Draft EIR including
technical appendices, the Responses to Comments, Final Corrections and Additions, Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program, and the Project Findings and Statement of Overriding
Considerations Recommending the adoption of PLAN Hermosa, these documents will be referred
to collectively as the "Final EIR." These Findings are based on the entire record before the City
Council, including the Final EIR. The City Council certified the EIR and adopted the Findings,
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Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Resolution No. 17-7094.
SECTION 16. PLAN Hermosa was completed in compliance with the requirements
California Government Code Section 65300 et seq.
SECTION 17. The Hermosa Beach Planning Commission reviewed and considered PLAN
Hermosa Public Review Draft, Dated December 2015, and provided recommended changes that
have been compiled as the Planning Commission Recommended Draft of PLAN Hermosa, dated
March 2017. Through Study Sessions and Public Hearings, the City Council provided recommended
changes that have been incorporated into the City Council Final Draft of PLAN Hermosa, dated
August 2017, and finds that it is consistent with and reflective of the City's continuing goals,
policies, actions and intent to adopt a general plan for the physical development of the City. The
City Council of the Hermosa Beach has reviewed and considered the PLAN Hermosa, and finds that
it is consistent with and reflective of the City's continuing goals, policies, actions and intent to adopt
a general plan for the physical development of the City. Based on the foregoing evidence and
findings, the City Council hereby amends the existing General Plan, with the exception of the City's
Certified Housing Element, by replacing it with PLAN Hermosa as the General Plan of the City of
Hermosa Beach. The City's Certified Housing Element shall remain in effect.
SECTION 18. Based on evidence in the record, the City Council hereby finds that PLAN
Hermosa is in conformance with the policies and requirements of Chapter 3 of the California Coastal
Act, and recommends amending the existing certified Coastal Land Use Plan in its entirety by
replacing it with PLAN Hermosa as the Coastal Land Use Plan portion of the City's Local Coastal
Program. The City Council hereby further directs staff to create a complete LCP package, for future
submission to the Coastal Commission, consisting of the Coastal Land Use Plan (LUP) and the
Implementation Plan (IP) by:
• preparing the Coastal Implementation Plan (IP), consisting of the coastal -related
municipal code amendments, described in the Implementation Actions;
• collaborating with Coastal Commission staff in reviewing both the LUP and IP for
conformance with the California Coastal Act; and
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• returning to the Planning Commission and City Council to review and consider the
IP and if necessary, any amendments to the LUP so that the complete LCP may be formally
submitted to the California Coastal Commission for certification, in conformance with the submittal
requirements specified in California Code of Regulation, Title 14, Division 5.5, Chapter 8,
Subchapter 2, Article 7 and Chapter 6, Article land Code of Regulations Section 13551, et. seq.
SECTION 19. The City Council further finds that the goals and policies of PLAN Hermosa
should be the standard of review for determining consistency with the General Plan and Coastal
Land Use Plan for all future discretionary development projects. Project applications that have been
submitted to the City and deemed complete prior to the date in which PLAN Hermosa has been
adopted should consider and try to meet the vision in PLAN Hermosa, but to the extent that new
mitigation measures, thresholds, zoning and development standards or implementation actions come
from PLAN Hermosa, those would not apply to project applications that have been submitted and
deemed complete by the City prior to the adoption of PLAN Hermosa.
SECTION 20. This Resolution shall take effect immediately. The City Clerk shall certify
to the passage and adoption of this Resolution, shall cause the original of the same to be entered
among the original resolutions of the City Council and shall make a minute of the passage and
adoption thereof in the minutes of the City Council meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 22nd day of August, 2017.
PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
City Clerk
City Council MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
ROVED AS TO RM:
City Attorney
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