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CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
7:00 PM
Council Chambers
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
COMMISSIONERS
David Pedersen, Chairperson
Kate Hirsh, Vice Chairperson
Stephen Izant, Commissioner
Michael Flaherty, Commissioner
Peter Hoffman, Commissioner
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1.CALL TO ORDER
2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3.ROLL CALL
4.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
This is the time for Planning Commission to discuss any changes to the order of
agenda items.
5.PUBLIC COMMENT
This is the time for members of the public to address the Planning Commission
on any items within the Commission's jurisdiction and on items where public
comment will not be taken. The public is invited to attend and provide public
comment. Public comments are limited to two minutes per speaker and shall
only be taken from those present in the Council Chambers. No remote public
comment will be taken during this time unless required by the Brown Act. A total
of thirty minutes will be allocated to this initial public participation item. This time
allotment may be modified due to time constraints at the discretion of the Chair.
No action will be taken on matters raised during public comment, except that the
Planning Commission may take action to schedule issues raised during public
comment for a future agenda. Speakers with comments regarding City
management or departmental operations are encouraged to submit those
comments directly to the Community Development Director or City Manager's
Office.
6.CONSENT CALENDAR
The following matters will be acted upon collectively with a single motion and
vote to approve with the majority consent of the Planning Commission. Planning
Commission members may orally register a negative vote on any consent
calendar item without pulling the item for separate consideration prior to the vote
on the consent calendar. There will be no separate discussion of these items
unless a Commission member removes an item from the Consent Calendar
prior to the vote on the consent calendar item. Items removed will be considered
under a latter agenda item, with only in-person public comment permitted at that
time in the Chambers. The title is deemed to be read and further reading waived
of any resolution or ordinance listed on the consent calendar for introduction or
adoption.
Recommendation:
To approve the consent calendar.
6.a ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR
MEETING OF DECEMBER 16, 2024 - 25-CDD-014
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(Administrative Assistant Melanie Hurtado)
Recommendation:
Staff recommends Planning Commission receive and file the action
minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting of December 16,
2024.
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7.PUBLIC HEARING
7.a CITY-INITIATED REQUEST FOR THE MODIFICATION OR
REVOCATION OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP25-
01/APE25-01) FOR ON-SALE ALCOHOL (BEER AND WINE) AT AN
EXISTING RESTAURANT, RAMEN AND SUSHIYA INC. - 25-CDD-020
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(PREVIOUSLY AKA SUSHI) LOCATED AT 1121 AVIATION
BOULEVARD IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-3) ZONE.
CEQA: Determine that the project is categorically exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act
(Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)
Recommendation:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission:
Adopt a resolution for the revocation (CUP25-01/APE25-01) of a
Conditional Use Permit allowing on-sale alcohol (Beer and Wine)
at an existing restaurant Ramen and Sushiya Inc. (Previously
Aka Sushi and Ramen) located at 1121 Aviation Boulevard in
the General Commercial (C-3) Zone (Attachment 1); and
1.
Determine the project is categorically exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
2.
8.STAFF ITEMS
8.a COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REPORT
9.PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS
Planning Commission members may briefly respond to public comments, may
ask a question for clarification, or make a brief announcement or report on his or
her own activities or meetings attended.
10.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Questions from Planning Commission members regarding the status of future
agenda items. No discussion or debate of these requests shall be undertaken.
10.a PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA - 25-CDD-
015
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(Administrative Assistant Melanie Hurtado)
Recommendation:
Staff recommends Planning Commission receive and file the February
18, 2025 Planning Commission tentative future agenda.
11.PUBLIC COMMENT
This time is set aside for the public to address the Commission on any item of
interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission that could not be
heard under Item 4 during the first public participation item because there were
too many prior public speakers and the thirty-minute maximum time limit was
exhausted.
12.ADJOURNMENT
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Meeting Date: January 21, 2025
Staff Report No. 25-CDD-014
Honorable Chairperson and Members of the Hermosa Beach Planning
Commission
ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF
DECEMBER 16, 2024
(Administrative Assistant Melanie Hurtado)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends Planning Commission receive and file the action minutes of the
Planning Commission regular meeting of December 16, 2024.
Attachment:
Planning Commission Action Minutes Regular Meeting of December 16, 2024
Respectfully Submitted by: Melanie Hurtado, Administrative Assistant
Approved: Alexis Oropeza, Planning Manager
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CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
December 16, 2024
Open Session 7:00 PM
Council Chambers
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Pederson called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairperson Pedersen.
3. ROLL CALL
Administrative Assistant Melanie Hurtado took a voice vote for roll call and
announced a quorum.
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion: To approve the order of the agenda.
A voice vote was taken on this item.
Members Present: Chairperson David Pedersen, Vice Chair Kate Hirsh,
Commissioner Peter Hoffman, Commissioner Stephen Izant,
Commissioner Michael Flaherty
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Moved by: Commissioner Peter Hoffman
Seconded by: Commissioner Stephen Izant
Ayes (5): Chairperson David Pedersen, Vice Chair Kate Hirsh, Commissioner
Peter Hoffman, Commissioner Stephen Izant, and Commissioner Michael
Flaherty
Motion Carried
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
In-Person public comments:
Adam Malovani
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion: To approve the consent calendar.
6.a ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR
MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18, 2024 - 24-CDD-085
A voice vote was taken on this item.
Staff recommends Planning Commission receive and file the action
minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting of November 18,
2024.
A voice vote was taken on this item.
Moved by: Commissioner Stephen Izant
Seconded by: Commissioner Peter Hoffman
Ayes (5): Chairperson David Pedersen, Vice Chair Kate Hirsh, Commissioner
Peter Hoffman, Commissioner Stephen Izant, and Commissioner Michael
Flaherty
Motion Carried
7. PUBLIC HEARING
8. STAFF ITEMS
8.a STUDY SESSION UPDATING REGULATIONS OF TEMPORARY USE
AND EVENTS, A COMPONENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
CODE UPDATE. - 24-CDD-088
Planning Manager Oropeza provided a presentation.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Vice Chair Hirsh provided comments.
Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
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Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Commissioner Izant provided comments.
Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
City Attorney Donegan provided comments.
Commissioner Izant provided comments.
Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
City Attorney Donegan provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Commissioner Hoffman provided comments.
Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
City Attorney Donegan provided comments.
Commissioner Hoffman provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Commissioner Flaherty provided comments.
Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
In-Person public comments:
Kathy Knoll
Adam Malovani
Laura Pena
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Vice Chair Hirsh provided comments.
Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
Commissioner Flaherty provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Vice Chair Hirsh provided comments.
Commissioner Flaherty provided comments.
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Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Commissioner Hoffman provided comments.
Commissioner Izant provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Vice Chair Hirsh provided comments.
Commissioner Izant provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Vice Chair Hirsh provided comments.
Commissioner Izant provided comments.
Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
Vice Chair Hirsh provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Commissioner Izant provided comments.
Commissioner Hoffman provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Commissioner Flaherty provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Commissioner Izant provided comments.
Commissioner Flaherty provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
Commissioner Hoffman provided comments.
Vice Chair Hirsh provided comments.
Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
8.b COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REPORT
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Interim Community Development Director and Planning Manager Alexis
Oropeza updated that the recruitment process for the Community
Development Director position as well as for the Assistant Planner positions
is still on-going.
9. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS
Chairperson Pedersen announced that he has been sworn in as the City
Treasurer but he will continue to serve as the Planning Commission Chair
until the end of February or until his seat on the Commission has been filled.
10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
10.a PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR JANUARY 21,
2025 24-CDD-084
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Planning Manager Oropeza provided comments.
Chairperson Pedersen provided comments.
Motion: To receive and file the January 21, 2025 Planning Commission
tentative future agenda.
Moved by: Commissioner Kate Hirsh
Seconded by: Commissioner Peter Hoffman
A voice vote was taken on this item.
Ayes (5): Chairperson David Pedersen, Vice Chair Kate Hirsh,
Commissioner Peter Hoffman, Commissioner Stephen Izant, and
Commissioner Michael Flaherty
Motion Carried
11. PUBLIC COMMENT
12. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:01 p.m.
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Meeting Date: January 21, 2025
Staff Report No. 25-CDD-020
Honorable Chairperson and Members of the Hermosa Beach Planning
Commission
CITY-INITIATED REQUEST FOR THE MODIFICATION OR REVOCATION OF THE
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP25-01/APE25-01) FOR ON-SALE ALCOHOL
(BEER AND WINE) AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT, RAMEN AND SUSHIYA INC.
(PREVIOUSLY AKA SUSHI) LOCATED AT 1121 AVIATION BOULEVARD IN THE
GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-3) ZONE.
CEQA: Determine that the project is categorically exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act
(Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt a resolution for the revocation (CUP25-01/APE25-01) of a Conditional Use
Permit allowing on-sale alcohol (Beer and Wine) at an existing restaurant Ramen
and Sushiya Inc. (Previously Aka Sushi and Ramen) located at 1121 Aviation
Boulevard in the General Commercial (C-3) Zone (Attachment 1); and
2. Determine the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA).
Executive Summary:
In 2023, following three alcohol-related violations in a six-month period, the City Council
amended the Conditional Use Permit for an existing restaurant located at 1121 Aviation
Boulevard. On January 4, 2025, a new alcohol-related violation was reported by the
Police Department. As a result, the Conditional Use Permit is under review at a public
hearing for possible modification or revocation in accordance with Hermosa Beach
Municipal Code Chapter (HBMC) 17.70 pertaining to Revocation and Expiration. Staff
recommends that the Planning Commission hold a public hearing and revoke the
Conditional Use Permit for on-sale alcohol.
Background:
The restaurant, registered as Ramen and Sushiya Inc. (and known as Aka Sushi or Aka
Sushi and Sake Bomb), is located within an existing multi-tenant commercial center at
1121 Aviation Boulevard in the C-3 Zone. The restaurant was first approved for a business
license in October 2018. The restaurant is approved for operation from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00
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p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
The business is not considered a late-night establishment as defined in the HBMC.
In the C-3 zone, restaurants are permitted by right, and the sale of beer and wine for on -
site consumption at restaurants closing after 10:00 pm may be permitted with the approval
of a Conditional Use Permit per Chapter 17.26.030 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code
(HBMC). At its May 17, 2004, meeting, the Planning Commission adopted Planning
Commission Resolution 04-17 approving a CUP for service of alcohol at this location.
At its November 15, 2011 meeting, the Planning Commission approved a CUP allowing
the expansion of the restaurant (Resolution 11 -19). The City Council sustained the
Planning Commission decision on appeal at its December 13, 2011, meeting adopting
Resolution 11-6776 (Attachment 2).
Furthermore, the City’s established tri-annual CUP review indicates that for California
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) violations, “The Police Chief may
recommend CUP review to the Commission at his/her discretion—at any time regardless
of the number of incidents in any period of time, to determine whether
revocation/modification is appropriate under HBMC…”
On April 3, 2023, the Police Department transmitted a request that the restaurant be
presented to the Planning Commission for review, as the business had three alcohol-
related violations within a six-month period.
Section 17.40.080 of the City’s Municipal Code indicates that the Planning Commission
may direct a public hearing to conduct an official review of CUPs should a continued
policing problem be evident. At its May 16, 2023 meeting, the Planning Commission
directed a public hearing to conduct an official review of the CUP.
Section 17.70.010 establishes that the Planning Commission may, after a public hearing,
revoke or modify the Conditional Use Permit. In preparation for the public hearing, the
Police Department transmitted a memo on June 14, 2023, recommending certain
conditions of approval that would assist in the City’s regulations of alcohol service.
At its July 18, 2023, meeting, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing
to review the CUP for the existing restaurant and hear testimony related to alcohol sales
violations at 1121 Aviation Boulevard. The Commission received public input and
discussed the matter. Items of discussion included window signage and removing some
of it to present more transparency from the street, coordination between the police
department and the business owner, placement of a staff member at the entrance, and
enforcement of policies. The Planning Commission adopted Resolution 23-
7387 (Attachment 3), adding the five new conditions recommended by staff and retaining
the above-mentioned alcohol-related conditions of approval in City Council Resolution 11-
6776.
At its July 25, 2023, meeting, City Council called up the Planning Commission decision
for further review. Section 2.52.040 of the HBMC provides a mechanism for City Council
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to review the matter de novo and may uphold, reverse, or otherwise modify the
Commission’s action, or remand the matter with direction back to the Commission for
further review.
At its September 12, 2023, meeting, City Council held a de novo public meeting and
adopted a resolution modifying Conditional Use Permit 23-08/ Amendment to Planning
Entitlement 23-04 by incorporating additional conditions of approval related to the service
of alcohol, including conditions to: 1) post informational signage; 2) complete alcoholic
beverage service training; 3) enhance awareness by maintaining a copy of the
Conditional Use Permit on-site; 4) provide video surveillance; 5) empower the Police
Chief to modify business operations to curtail violations; and 6) suspend alcohol sales
from September 13, 2023, to September 22, 2023.
On December 28, 2024, the Hermosa Beach Police Department received informatio n that
AKA Ramen and Sushiya was serving alcohol to underage persons. HBPD subsequently
contacted ABC to inform them of the alleged violation.
On January 3, 2025, the ABC requested police assistance at the establishment and 11
ABC-issued citations were issued for underage drinking. Representatives from HBPD and
ABC will be available at the hearing to provide additional background on the nature of the
violations.
On January 4, 2025, the HBPD informed the Community Development Department (CDD)
of the violation and requested the CUP’s review at a duly noticed meeting of the Planning
Commission (Attachment 4). On January 9, 2025, staff from both HBPD and CDD
conducted a follow-up inspection documenting multiple CUP violations.
Past Board, Commission, and Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
May 17, 2004 Planning Commission adopted Planning Commission
Resolution 04-17 approving a CUP for service of alcohol at
this location.
November 15, 2011 The Planning Commission approved a CUP allowing the
expansion of the restaurant, Resolution 11-19
December 13, 2011 City Council sustained the Planning Commission’s
November 15, 2011 decision on appeal by Resolution 11-
6776
May 16, 2023 Planning Commission directed staff to hold a public
hearing to conduct an official review of the CUP by
Resolution 11-6776
July 18, 2023 The Planning Commission adopted Resolution 23 -08,
adding the five new conditions recommended by staff and
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Meeting Date Description
retaining the above-mentioned alcohol-related conditions of
approval in City Council Resolution 11-6776.
July 25, 2023 City Council called up the Planning Commission decision
for further review
September 12, 2023 City Council held a de novo public meeting and Adopted a
resolution modifying Conditional Use Permit 23-08/
Amendment to Planning Entitlement 23-04 by incorporating
additional conditions of approval related to the service of
alcohol and adding a condition for the temporary
suspension of alcohol sales from September 13, 2023 to
September 22, 2023
Discussion:
At this time, the Hermosa Beach Police Department has determined that a continuing
policing problem exists at the restaurant. The most recent violation occurred on January
3, 2025, when ABC agents requested HBPD assistance at the restaurant. ABC issued a
citation to 11 juveniles for underage drinking.
The business operates under a Conditional Use Permit and the conditions of operation
are detailed in two City Council resolutions: Resolutions No. 11 -6776 and Resolution No.
23-7387. On January 9, 2025, staff from the Police Department and Community
Development Department conducted a follow-up investigation of AKA Ramen and
Sushiya and noted multiple CUP violations relating to: failure to properly p ost warning
signage, the failure of management and employees to complete certain training for
responsible serving of alcoholic beverages; inability to actively playback security footage;
and failure to comply with municipal code requirements to obtain permits for signage, as
detailed in (Attachments 5 and 6 ).
In 2023, the City Council amended the Conditional Use Permit for the same restaurant in
in an effort to address alcohol-related service violations. Despite this amendment, the
applicant has continued to operate the business in violation of the CUP. There have now
been four documented alcohol service violations within a two-and-a-half-year period. In a
memo dated January 15, 2025, the Chief of HBPD recommended revoking the CUP
(Attachment 7).
Findings:
Pursuant to Section 17.70.010 of the Municipal Code, the Planning Commission may,
(after a public hearing held in the manner presc ribed in Chapter 17.68 of the HBMC
governing conditional use permits), revoke or modify any permit if any one of a set of
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seven listed findings can be made. Staff finds that three of the seven findings can be
made in support of the revocation of the Conditional Use Permit as detailed below:
A. That the approval was obtained by fraud;
There is no evidence that the Conditional Use Permit was obtained by fraud, and
this finding is not the basis for revocation of the CUP.
B. That the use or activity for which such approval was granted has
permanently ceased to exist as evidenced by demolition, alteration,
subsequent use of the space, or similar conditions;
The business has been continuously operating and has had a business license
since 2018. This finding is not the basis for revocation of the CUP.
C. That the use or activity for which such approval was granted has been
suspended or dormant for longer than twelve (12) consecutive months,
excluding time during which the property owner can demonstrate:
1. The city had pending before it an application for a permit or land use
entitlement directly related to, or for the purpose of, conducting said
use; or
2. A valid building permit directly related to said use or activity was in
effect and was being diligently pursued; or
3. The property owner has been actively negotiating to sell the property,
as evidenced by a purchase and sale agreement, proof of escrow, or
other similar binding agreements, or the property is subject to a
binding lease with a tenant who is diligently pursuing a business to
re-establish the use on the site.
The business has been in operation since 2018. This finding does not serve as
justification for revocation of the CUP.
D. That the permit or variance granted is being, or recently has been, exercised
contrary to the terms or conditions of such approval, or in violation of any
statute, ordinance, law or regulation;
The CUP, which allows for the on-sale service of alcohol at a restaurant, has been
exercised contrary to state law and local regulations; the documented violations
have included the sale of alcohol to underage individuals three times in a six-month
period between 2022 and 2023, and a fourth time on January 3, 2025. The
applicant has not complied with multiple conditions of the CUP as documented in
the Police Incident and Code Enforcement Inspection Reports dated January 4,
2025, and January 9, 2025 (Attachments 5 and 6). The CUP violations pertain
to the following terms: alcohol sales to persons underage, failure to properly post
warning signage, the failure of management and employees to complete certain
training for responsible serving of alcoholic beverages; inability to actively playback
security footage; and failure to comply with municipal code requirements to obtain
permits for signage.
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E. That the use for which the approval was granted was or is so exercised as
to be detrimental to the public health or safety, or so as to constitute a
nuisance;
The CUP allows for the sale of alcoholic beverages at an existing restaurant. The
CUP has operated in a manner detrimental to public health and safety. The
applicant had three prior alcohol service violations in a six-month period between
2022 and 2023. The City Council modified the Conditional Use Permit at a public
hearing in September 2023 via the adoption of Resolution No. 23-7387. The most
recent alcohol service violation occurred on January 3, 2025, and involved the sale
of alcohol to 11 underage persons. As documented by a follow-up inspection
conducted by Hermosa Beach Police Department and Community Development
staff on January 9, 2025, the applicant failed to comply with multiple conditions of
approval.
F. That the conditions of approval are found to be inadequate to mitigate the
impacts of the use allowed by the permit, and the public health, safety, and
welfare merit modification of the permit.
As a result of the establishment’s alcohol sales infractions that included serving
alcoholic beverages to underage individuals four times over the course two and a
half years, the City Council took action to modify the CUP via Resolution No. 23-
7387 in September of 2023. Conditions of approval were added to bring the
business’s sale of alcohol into compliance and curtail future violations. On January
3, 2025, ABC requested police assistance at the establishment for an ABC-issued
citation to 11 persons for underage drinking. As documented by a follow up
inspection on January 9, 2025, the applicant failed to comply with multiple
conditions of approval. The conditions of approval have bee n inadequate to
mitigate the impacts of use and revocation of the CUP is necessary.
H. For a restaurant with on-sale alcoholic beverages, the business is not
operating as a restaurant because the primary function of the operation is
the sale or offering for sale of alcoholic beverages and not the sale or
offering for sale of food. A food-to-alcohol sales ratio provides a quantitative
tool to help evaluate whether the business is operating as a restaurant
whose primary function is the sale or offering for sale of food, as opposed
to a business whose primary purpose is the sale of alcoholic beverages. For
purposes of determining whether this finding can be made, an on-sale
restaurant that maintains a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the total gross
sales, computed monthly, from the sale of prepared food is presumed to be
a restaurant. An on-sale restaurant that does not meet these percentages
has the burden of demonstrating that it operates as a restaurant, as that term
is defined in Section 17.04.050. Refusal to provide the information requested
under this subsection within sixty (60) days shall be deemed prima facie
evidence that the business is not operating as a restaurant.
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There is no evidence to indicate the primary use is not a restaurant and this finding
is not the basis for CUP revocation.
General Plan Consistency:
This report and associated recommendations have been evaluated for their consistency
with the City’s General Plan. Relevant Policies are listed below:
Public Safety Element
Goal 5. High quality police and fire protection services provided to residents and
visitors.
Policy: 5.8 Nuisance Abatement. Encourage Police Department review of uses
which may be characterized historically by high levels of nuisance (noise, nighttime
patronage, and/or rates of criminal activity) providing for conditions of control of use to
prevent adverse impacts on adjacent residences, schools, religious facilities, and similar
“sensitive” uses.
In 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 23 -7387 amending the CUP in response
to violations. The additional conditions of approval were adopted to control the use and
permit adverse impacts on public safety. The applicant failed to adhere to the conditions
of approval, resulting in the serving of alcohol to underage individuals on January 3, 2025.
Additionally, based on a follow-up inspection on January 9, 2025, the applicant failed to
comply with multiple conditions of approval.
Environmental Determination:
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the proposed project
qualifies for a Class 1 categorical exemption, Existing Facilities as defined in section
15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, as it consists of the operation, repair, maintenance,
permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures,
facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no
expansion of existing or former use. Moreover, none of the exceptions to the categorical
exemption(s) apply, nor would the project result in a significant cumulative impact of
successive projects of the same type in the same place over time or have a significant
effect on the environmental due to unusual circumstances or damage a scenic highway
or scenic resources within a state scenic highway.
Public Notification:
For the January 21, 2025 Planning Commission hearing, a total of 550 public hearing
notices were mailed to the applicant, and occupants and property owners of properties
within a 500-foot radius on January 9, 2025. A legal ad was published on January 9,
2025, in the Easy Reader, a newspaper of general circulation, and a notice was posted
on-site in accordance with HBMC 17.68.050. Public notification materials are included
as Attachment 8. Additionally, a letter providing notice of the recent violation and public
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hearing was hand-delivered to the manager on January 9, 2025. On January 10, 2025 a
additional copies of the notice were sent by certified mail to the business and property.
As of the writing of the report, staff have received no public comments.
Attachments:
1. Draft Resolution No. 25-01
2. Resolution No. 11-6776
3. Resolution No. 23-7387
4. Police Department Incident Report January 4, 2025
5. Police Department Incident Report January 9, 2025
6. Code Enforcement Inspection Report January 13, 2025
7. Police Department Memorandum dated January 15, 2025
8. Public Notification Package
Respectfully Submitted by: Kaneca Pompey, Contract Planner
Concur: Alexis Oropeza, Planning Manager
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
RESOLUTION NO. 25-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REVOKING A CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT FOR ON-SALE ALCOHOL (BEER AND WINE) AT AN EXISTING
RESTAURANT (RAMEN AND SUSHIYA) LOCATED AT 1121 AVIATION
BOULEVARD IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-3) ZONE, AND
DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
The Planning Commission of the City of Hermosa Beach does hereby resolve, and order as
follows:
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2011 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11-
6776 approving on-sale alcohol (beer and wine) at a restaurant; and
WHEREAS, three violations of selling alcohol to minors occurred in a six-month
period between September 2022 and March 2023, resulting in the City Council’s review
of the Conditional Use Permit; and
WHEREAS, on September 12, 2023, the City Council held a public hearing and
adopted Resolution No. 23-7387 modifying the Conditional Use Permit (CUP 23-08/ APE
23-04); and
WHEREAS, on January 3, 2025, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
requested Hermosa Beach Police Department at 1121 Aviation Boulevard and citations
were issued 11 individuals for underage drinking; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2025, the business owner was notified via a hand-
delivered letter of the sale of alcohol to individuals underage, and made aware that the
City was preparing the matter to be heard at the January 21, 2025, Planning Commission
meeting; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2025, the Hermosa Beach Police Department and
Community Development Department conducted a follow up investigation and found the
business in violation of multiple conditions of approval as documented in Police
Department Incident Report (DR 25-0000066) dated January 9 and Code Enforcement
Report dated January 13, 2025; and
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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission at its public meeting of January 21, 2025
considered all testimony and evidence, both oral and written, that was presented to the
Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, The proposed project is Categorically Exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act as defined in Section 15301 of the CEQA guidelines for Existing
Facilities as the project consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing,
licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical
equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or
former use. Moreover, none of the exceptions to the categorical exemption(s) apply, nor
would the project result in a significant cumulative impact of successive projects of the
same type in the same place over time or have a significant effect on the environmental
due to unusual circumstances or damage a scenic highway or scenic resources within a
state scenic highway.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Based on the testimony and evidence received at the January 21, 2025
Planning Commission meeting, the Planning Commission hereby further makes, the
following factual findings in accordance with Hermosa Beach Municipal Code Section
17.70.010 for the Revocation of the CUP authorized by City Council Resolutions No. 11 -
6776 and 23-7387:
A. That the approval was obtained by fraud;
There is no evidence that the Conditional Use Permit was obtained by fraud, and
this finding is not the basis for the revocation of the CUP.
B. That the use or activity for which such approval was granted has permanently
ceased to exist as evidenced by demolition, alteration, subsequent use of the
space, or similar conditions;
The business has been continuously operating and has had a business license since
2018. This finding is not the basis for revocation of the CUP.
C. That the use or activity for which such approval was granted has been
suspended or dormant for longer than twelve (12) consecutive months,
excluding time during which the property owner can demonstrate:
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1. The city had pending before it an application for a permit or land use
entitlement directly related to, or for the purpose of, conducting said
use; or
2. A valid building permit directly related to said use or activity was in
effect and was being diligently pursued; or
3. The property owner has been actively negotiating to sell the property,
as evidenced by a purchase and sale agreement, proof of escrow, or
other similar binding agreements, or the property is subject to a
binding lease with a tenant who is diligently pursuing a business to re-
establish the use on the site.
The business has been in operation since 2018. This finding does not serve as
justification for revocation of the CUP.
D. That the permit or variance granted is being, or recently has been, exercised
contrary to the terms or conditions of such approval, or in violation of any
statute, ordinance, law or regulation;
The CUP, which allows for the on-sale service of alcohol at a restaurant, has been
exercised contrary to state law and local regulations; the documented violations
have included the sale of alcohol to underage individuals th ree times in a six-
month period between 2022 and 2023, and a fourth time on January 3, 2025. The
applicant has not complied with multiple conditions of the CUP as documented in
the Police Incident and Code Enforcement Inspection Reports dated January 4,
2025, and January 9, 2025. The CUP violations pertain to the following terms:
alcohol sales to persons underage, failure to properly post warning signage, the
failure of management and employees to complete certain training for responsible
serving of alcoholic beverages; inability to actively playback security footage; and
failure to comply with municipal code requirements to obtain permits for signage.
E. That the use for which the approval was granted was or is so exercised as to
be detrimental to the public health or safety, or so as to constitute a nuisance;
The CUP allows for the sale of alcoholic beverages at an existing restaurant. The
CUP has operated in a manner detrimental to public health and safety. The
applicant had three prior alcohol service violations in a six-month period between
2022 and 2023. The City Council modified the Conditional Use Permit at a public
hearing in September 2023 via the adoption of Resolution No. 23-7387. The most
recent alcohol service violation occurred on January 3, 2025, and involved the sale
of alcohol to 11 underage persons. As documented by a follow-up inspection
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conducted by Hermosa Beach Police Department and Community Development
staff on January 9, 2025, the applicant failed to comply with multiple conditions of
approval.
F. That the conditions of approval are found to be inadequate to mitigate the
impacts of the use allowed by the permit, and the public health, safety, and
welfare merit modification of the permit.
As a result of the establishment’s alcohol sales infractions that included serving
alcoholic beverages to underage individuals four times over the course two and a
half years, the City Council took action to modify the CUP via Resolution No. 23 -
7387 in September of 2023. Conditions of approval were added to bring the
business’s sale of alcohol into compliance and curtail future violations. On January
3, 2025, ABC requested police assistance at the establishment for an ABC -issued
citation to 11 persons for underage drinking. As documented by a follow-up
inspection on January 9, 2025, the applicant failed to comply with multiple approval
conditions. The conditions of approval have been inadequate to mitigate the
impacts of use and revocation of the CUP is necessary.
H. For a restaurant with on-sale alcoholic beverages, the business is not operating
as a restaurant because the primary function of the operation is the sale or
offering for sale of alcoholic beverages and not the sale or offering for sale of
food. A food-to-alcohol sales ratio provides a quantitative tool to help evaluate
whether the business is operating as a restaurant whose primary function is the
sale or offering for sale of food, as opposed to a business whose primary
purpose is the sale of alcoholic beverages. For purposes of determining whether
this finding can be made, an on-sale restaurant that maintains a minimum of
fifty (50) percent of the total gross sales, computed monthly, from the sale of
prepared food is presumed to be a restaurant. An on-sale restaurant that does
not meet these percentages has the burden of demonstrating that it operates
as a restaurant, as that term is defined in Section 17.04.050. Refusal to provide
the information requested under this subsection within sixty (60) days shall be
deemed prima facie evidence that the business is not operating as a restaurant.
There is no evidence to indicate the primary use is not a restaurant and this finding
is not the basis for CUP revocation.
SECTION 2. Based on the evidence received at the public meeting, the Planning
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Commission herby further finds, determines, and declares that the use has operated in a
manner inconsistent with the approved Conditional Use Permit Amendment and contrary
to the General Plan - Public Safety Element.
General Plan Consistency
Goals & Policies Findings
Public Safety Element
Goal 5: High quality police and fire
protection services provided to
residents and visitors
Policy 5.8 Nuisance Abatement
Encourage Police Department review of
uses which may be characterized
historically by high levels of nuisance
(noise, nighttime patronage, and/or rates
of criminal activity) providing for
conditions of control of use to prevent
adverse impacts on adjacent residences,
schools, religious facilities, and similar
“sensitive uses”.
In 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution
No. 23-7387 amending the CUP in response
to violations. The additional conditions of
approval were adopted to control the use
and permit adverse impacts on public safety.
The applicant failed to adhere to the
conditions of approval, resulting in the
serving of alcohol to underage individuals on
January 3, 2025. Additionally, based on a
follow-up inspection on January 9, 2025, the
applicant failed to comply with multiple
conditions of approval.
SECTION 3. Based on the foregoing, the Planning Commission hereby revokes the
subject Conditional Use Permit as recommended by the Police Chief in a memorandum
dated January 15, 2025, and based on evidence collected during a site visit on January 9,
2025.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6, any legal
challenge to the decision of the Planning Commission, after a formal appeal to the City
Council, must be made within 90 days after the final decision by the City Council.
VOTE: AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution PC 25-01 is a true and complete record of the
action taken by the Planning Commission of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, at its
regular meeting of January 21, 2025.
David Pedersen, Chair Alexis Oropeza, Secretary
Date
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RESOLUTION NO.11-6776
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, TO SUSTAIN THE PLANNING COMMISSION
APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AMENDMENT AND PARKING
PLAN AMENDMENT TO EXPAND AN EXISTING RESTAURANT WITH ON-
SALE BEER AND WINE (GU GU susm & ROLL) AND TO ALLOW PARKING
TO BE CALCULATED PURSUANT TO THE CONSOLIDATED OFF-STREET
PARKING STANDARD, AT 1117 AND 1121 AVIATION BOULEVARD WITIDN
THE SHOPPING CENTER AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE
INTERSECTION OF PROSPECT A VENUE AND AVIATION BOULEVARD,
LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF LOT 7, BLOCK 88, SECOND
ADDITION TO HERMOSA BEACH TRACT, CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
9 SECTION 1. Pursuant to Hermosa Beach Municipal Code Section 2.52.040, on November 22,
10 2011 the City Council took jurisdiction of the Planning Commission's November 15, 2011 decision to
11 approve Conditional Use Permit and Parking Plan Amendments 11-8 in connection with floor area
12 expansion proposed by Gu Gu Sushi & Roll and calculation of parking under the shared (consolidated)
13 standard for retail shopping centers. On December 13, 2011, the City Council held a duly noticed
14 public hearing to consider said application at which time testimony and evidence, both oral and written,
15 was presented to and considered by the Council.
16 SECTION 2. Based on the Staff Report, testimony, the record of the decision of the Planning
17 Commission, and evidence received, both oral and written, the City Council makes the following
18 factual findings:
19 1. An application was filed by Ki Yon Kim, Gu Gu Sushi & Roll, seeking a Conditional Use
20 Permit Amendment to expand an existing restaurant with on-sale beer and wine by approximately 750
21 square feet and a Parking Plan Amendment to calculate parking pursuant to the consolidated parking
22 standards for retail shopping centers.
23 2. The existing approximately 1,500 square foot restaurant with on-sale beer and wine at 1121
24 Aviation Blvd. is proposed to be expanded into the adjacent approximately 750 square foot tenant space
25 at 1117 Aviation Blvd. The site is located within a shopping center at the northeast corner of Aviation
26 Boulevard and Prospect A venue that contains a variety of other businesses; the previous use of the
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3. The site is zoned C-3, General Commercial, allowing on-sale beer and wine in conjunction with
a restaurant use approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
4. The business operates under a Conditional Use Permit approved by Planning Commission
Resolution 04-17 and Parking Plan Amendment approved by Resolution 92-49. Approved hours are
7:00 a.m. to.10:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday, and 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Friday and
Saturday. The Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control license allows sales, service and
consumption from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
5. No material change to the floor plan of the existing space 1s proposed, and the existing
arrangement will be essentially mirrored within the adjacent space as shown in the project plans dated
November 3, 2011. The applicant proposes to increase total seating from 38 seats (14 at a counter) to 58
seats (22 at a counter). The existing restaurant and prospective tenant space each have one front door
and windows that are not operable; two emergency doors will be added to the facade.
6. Previously, a Parking Plan was approved in 1987 and amended in 1992 to allow a take-out
restaurant at l 117 /1121 Aviation per PC Resolution 92-49 which allowed shared ( consolidated) parking
calculated at the retail parking ratio of one space per 250 square feet per plans pursuant to H.B.M.C.
Section 17.44.220 which allows parking for all uses in a retail shopping center exceeding 10,000 square
feet in size to be shared.
7. The updated parking calculation by Planning staff based on the applicant's updated summary of
tenant leases indicates 238 spaces would be required for the mix of uses in the shopping center based on
the required parking standards; however, the applicant's summary of tenant leases and use types
illustrates that 86% of the uses in the shopping center are 'retail' in nature and only 16% consist of
more intensive uses. Therefore, parking may be based on the consolidated retail standard. The square
footage of the shopping center (including Suzy's outdoor dining) has not changed since 2004, and so
total parking demand based on 47,800 square feet of floor area at the retail standard remains 191 spaces
which are provided in the parking lot.
8. On November 15, 2011, the Planning Commission adopted Planning Commission Resolution
11-19 approving amendments to the Conditional Use Permit (CUP 11-8) and Parking Plan (PARK 11-
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SECTION 3. Based on the foregoing factual findings the City Council affirms the following
findings pursuant to H.B.M.C. Section 17.44.020 finding that the use as c;onditioned will be compatible
with the surroundings and all impacts can be reduced to an insignificant level:
1. Distance from existing residential uses: The expansion constitutes an incremental increase in
intensity of use. The shopping center provides a commercial 'buffer' around the existing restaurant and
proposed expansion into the adjacent tenant space. While residential zoning and residences are located rear
of the site, at a higher elevation, doors to the establishment open to the front parking lot, thereby reducing
the potential for noise impacts. The potential for noise associated with customers leaving the site is also
mitigated by location adjacent to a busy arterial street, the generally early hours of the establishment,
limited increase in seating (20 seats), and other operational controls proposed to be incorporated into the
CUP. While Suzy's has exhibited some noise issues, they have been associated with live entertainment,
and live entertainment is not proposed for Gu Gu Sushi & Roll. Therefore, impacts to neighboring
residences are not anticipated.
2. Adequacy of off-street parking facilities and streets, and distance of parking from the proposed
use: Parking is adequate for the expansion per Section 17.44.220 which allows use of a consolidated retail
parking standard. Because parking is located onsite with direct and near access to an arterial (Aviation
Blvd.), people leaving the establishment can exit the site and area without traversing or impacting
residential neighborhoods or streets: hnpacts associated with parking and circulation are not anticipated.
The pavement in the parking lot is significantly deteriorated, striping is not readily visible,
landscaping is not well maintained, and there was a significant amount of trash in the perimeter
landscaping when staff visited the site on November 2, 2011. The owner has resurfaced that portion of
the parking lot located within Redondo Beach in the last year and has added disabled parking signs
throughout the lot, and intends to resurface and restripe the. remainder of the lot within 18 months.
Deferred maintenance can affect the number of cars that park in the lot, orderly circulation, pedestrian
access, tracking of debris onto the public streets, stormwater management, and potentially property
values in the area. Without a properly paved and striped lot as required under the Parking Plan, the City
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is unable to verify that the required 191 shared parking spaces are being provided, and patrons are more
likely to leave wider spaces between the cars thereby not providing the required 191 spaces on the site.
While the applicant is only one of multiple tenants using the parking lot, the Council finds that the use
of the shopping center since 1992 has been conditioned upon the provision of adequate parking
facilities, and these issues must be addressed prior to final inspection of Gu Gu Sushi & Roll so that
parking is safe and adequate in a time frame that is concurrent with the expansion of the use.
Conditions of the Parking Plan Amendment approved in 1992 are carried forward as part of this
approval, together with remediation requirements consistent with Municipal Code Section 17.44.160, to
provide a maintained, striped, surfaced and landscaped parking lot with a minimum of 191 striped
spaces, providing accessibility for the physically handicapped, and maintaining an appropriate mix of
uses, as indicated in Conditions 21 to 25.
3. Location of and distance to churches, schools, hospitals and public playgrounds: Expansion of
the subject business is not likely to affect the church located across Aviation Blvd., a busy arterial
street.
4. The combination of uses proposed, concentration and number of similar establishments or uses
within close proximity to the proposed establishment: The shopping center currently contains two other
restaurants with on-sale beer and wine. No other on-sale establishments are located in the vicinity, with the
closest being in the shopping center at the intersection of A via ti on and PCH. While the expansion would
create the potential for increased concentration of on-sale customers at the shopping center, under its
current CUP, Gu Gu Sushi must close by 10:00 p.m. daily and by 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and
no change in hours is proposed.
Establishments that close by 10:00 p.m. and conform to standards in Section 17.26.060 are
allowed by right because impacts associated with such establishments tend to be minimal. The subject
business closes only one hour later, on weekend nights, and police problems have not been reported. The
three restaurants in the shopping center also have somewhat staggered closing times, between 10:00 p.m.
and 1 :00 a.m. depending on the day of week, which helps reduce loitering or noise that could be otherwise
be associated with groups of people leaving businesses and or sites at the same time.
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The shopping center contains a mix of other uses including retail, a dance and music academy,
fitness uses, and personal services, which cater to people of various age groups and maintain a variety of
business hours generally oriented to daytime and early evening use. Conflicts among the uses in the
shopping center have not been reported and expansion of the subject use should not cause a conflict due to
hours, relatively limited occupancy, and proposed conditions of approval controlling operations and design.
5. Precautions taken by the owner or operator of the proposed establishment to assure the
compatibility of the use with surrounding uses: No special precautions are noted.
6. Noise, odor, dust and/or vibration that may be generated by the proposed use: The relatively
early closing time and limited increase in seating reduces the potential for impacts from expansion of
the floor area. Standard conditions in Section 17.40.080 and the noise ordinance generally control noise
and disturbances. To reduce the ·potential for a sports bar atmosphere, a limitation on televisions and
similar devises and bar-height furniture is proposed. Outdoor or 'open air' dining would require a CUP
amendment.
7. Impact of the proposed use to the city's infrastructure, and/or services: The proposed, limited
expansion should not require increased police services given the hours of operation and conditions that
reduce the potential to operate as a sports bar.
8. Other considerations that, in the judgment of the City, are necessary to assure compatibility
with the surrounding uses, and the city as a whole: The proposed expansion does not conflict with the
City's informal 'no intensification' policy due to the geographical location well removed from the
downtown area, hours of operation, and other limitations. While the establishment currently operates
without problems, a larger establishment or a change in theme or management could result in changes to
intensity or character, with the potential for increased adverse behavior and impacts such as noise,
disturbances, partying in the parking lot, etc. Maintaining the current hours, limiting the ability for the
establishment to become a sports bar by limiting number of televisions and similar devices, and other
conditions should reduce the potential for impacts regardless whether management changes over time. The
applicant has also voluntarily agreed to a reduction in the ABC hours (currently 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
daily) to coincide with the CUP, as a way to increase assurances that the use would not incrementally
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intensify, in exchange for the expansion in floor area. Reducing hours consistent with the CUP helps to
reduce the on-sale hours 'capacity' within the City. Although the Police Chief opposes intensification on
on-sale establishments in view of the City Council's policy of no intensification, the Police Chief does
not object to this limited expansion of floor area because the business owner has agreed to relinquish
and conform ABC license hours from 2 a.m. daily to 11 :00 p.m., only on weekends.
SECTION 4. Based on the foregoing factual findings the City Council affirms the following
findings pursuant to H.B.M.C. Section 17.42.0220, finding that adequate parking will be provided for
the expanded use and all uses within the shopping center:
1. The parking demand resulting from change of use of a small portion of the shopping center
from retail to restaurant can be absorbed in the large parking facility that exists at the shopping center;
2. The shopping center will contain a minimum of 191 parking spaces with the minimum ratio
of 1 per 250 square feet of floor area as required by Section 17.44.220.
3. Calculating parking requirements for the proposed use within a large shopping center at one
space per 250 square feet rather than cumulatively for each and every use will supply parking demand
under Section 17.44.220, Consolidated Off-Street Parking, as the shopping center contains a mix of
uses with varying peak parking demand times, and the proposed project results in only a small
percentage increase in the proportion of commercial space used for restaurant purposes, and the
resulting total percentage of there more intense uses is only approximately 16% of the facility. The
parking calculation was last updated in 2004, finding that although 233 spaces would be necessary
based on the required parking standards, the consolidated parking calculation reduced this total to 188
spaces, and 191 spaces to serve 47,800 square feet of floor area is provided in the parking facility. The
updated parking calculation summary in 2011 is based on the mix of leases supplied by the property
owner, indicates which the owner indicates includes approximate square footages; the square footage of
various tenant spaces and the shopping center in tot~! and parking spaces has not changed since 2004,
and therefore the parking demand based on 47,800 square feet of floor area remains valid. In any case,
further parking at the site is demonstrated to be adequate for the mix of uses and parking demand
resulting from the subject change of use can be absorbed in the parking facility.
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4. As stated under Section 4, CUP finding B, Conditions of the Parking Plan Amendment
2 approved in 1992 are carried forward, including provision of a minimum of 191 striped spaces,
3 providing accessibility for the physically handicapped, rehabilitating and maintaining landscaping, and
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parking summary. The shopping center is in need of parking lot remediation and Conditions of
Approval 21 to 25 are proposed to ensure this is accomplished so that parking is adequate and impacts
are not increased.
SECTION 5. The project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act ("CEQA") per Guidelines 15303c because the square footage to be converted is only 750 square feet,
and all necessary public services and facilities are available and the surrounding area is not
environmentally sensitive.
SECTION 6. Based on the foregoing, the City Council hereby sustains the decision of the
Planning Commission and hereby approves Conditional Use Pennit 11-8 Amendment and Parking Plan
11-8 Amendment subject to the following Conditions of Approval:
1. The project shall be substantially consistent with submitted plans reviewed by the Planning
Commission on November 15, 2011. Minor modifications to the plan shall be reviewed and may be
approved by the Community Development Director. Any substantial deviation to the floor plan or
seating arrangement or intensification of use shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning
Commission.
2. The hours of operation shall be limited to between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Sunday through
Thursday, and between 7:00 a.m. and 11 :00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, at which time all customers
shall vacate the premises and the doors shall be locked.
3. The business shall be operated as a bona fide restaurant. The kitchen shall be equipped to
prepare food from its component" ingredients whenever the restaurant is open and it shall offer a full-
service lunch and/or dinner menu; food service from the menu shall be available during all hours that
the establishment is open for business; a minimum or sixty-five (65) percent of the total gross sales,
computed monthly, shall result from the sale of prepared food.
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4. This approval does not authorize outdoor or 'open air' dining. Live entertainment (including
amplified music, disc jockeys, live music whether acoustic or amplified, and live performances of all
kinds) and customer dancing is prohibited.
5. The maximum number of televisions, electronic, video or similar displays or screens or devices
shall be three ( 3).
6. The applicant voluntarily agrees to a reduction of hours for sales, service and consumption of
beer and wine set forth in its ABC license to 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and
between 7:00 a.m. and 11 :00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday consistent with the hours of operation set
forth in this Conditional Use Pern1it for the new expanded premises at 1117/1121 Aviation Blvd. The
City and applicant, as appropriate to the licensing process, shall petition the ABC for consistent hours.
7. The business shall provide adequate staffing, management and supervisory techniques to
prevent loitering, unruliness, and boisterous activities of the patrons outside the business and in the
parking areas.
8. Noise emanating from the property shall be within the limitations prescribed by the City's noise
ordinance and shall not create a nuisance to sun-ounding residential neighborhoods, and/or commercial
establishments. Should noise problems occur, the business shall be operated with the doors and
windows closed.
9. The Police Chief may determine that a continuing police problem exists, and may authorize the
presence of a police approved doorman and/or security personnel to eliminate the problem, and then
shall submit a report to the Planning Commission, which will automatically initiate a review of this
Conditional Use Permit by the Planning Commission.
10. The exterior of all the premises shall be maintained in a neat and clean manner, and maintained
free of graffiti at all times.
11. The applicant shall submit a detailed seating and occupancy plan prepared by a licensed design
professional, approved by the Community Development Department and Fire Department in substantial
compliance with the plan approved by the Planning Commission on November 15, 2011, prior to final
occupancy of the modified restaurant, and the maximum occupant load shall be posted.
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approved plan or that would alter the primary function of the business as a restaurant shall be subject to
review and approval by the Planning Commission. Seating shall be limited to 58 persons, and in no
case shall the counter-height counter be converted to a bar-height counter.
13. The establishment, including kitchen equipment, shall comply with Chapter 8.56.
14. The practice of washing and rinsing restaurant floor mats, equipment, tables, etc., or discharge
of any liquids, other than stormwater, onto the public right-of-way, irito the parking lot drain or
stormdrains, is strictly pr9hibited. Discharge of liquids or wash water shall be limited to the sanitary
sewer.
A manager who is aware of the conditions of this conditional use permit shall be on the premises
during business hours. The conditional use permit shall be maintained on the premise in a location
where employees can easily read the conditions.
15. The restaurant with on-sale beer and wine may be subject to a periodic, review process
established by the City to verify conformance with the Conditions of Approval.
16. The establishment shall not adversely affect the welfare of the residents, and/or commercial
establishments nearby.
17. The project and operation of the business shall comply with all applicable requirements of the
Municipal Code.
18. Approval of the Conditional Use Permit amendment is contingent on approval of the Parking
Plan amendment.
19. The mix of uses (retail/restaurant/service) of the lease spaces within the shopping center shall
not be intensified in tem1s of parking demand without approval of a Parking Plan amendment.
20. A minimum of 191 parking spaces shall be maintained in the parking lot. The number of
spaces may be reduced for the purpose of compliance with the current standards for provision of
disabled spaces and associated loading zones, and to provide bicycle parking. A plan shall be
submitted to the Community Development Department for review and approval prior to issuance of a
Certificate of Final Occupancy demonstrating spaces and dimensions.
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21. All parking spaces in the parking lot, including disabled spaces and their loading areas, shall be
properly striped with appropriate signs posted before final inspection1of Gu Gu Sushi & Roll.
22. The requirement to maintain the parking lot is material to all tenants and uses in the shopping
center. The pavement shall be properly maintained in accordance with H.B.M.C. Section 17.44.160,
Chapter 8.44 and all other requirements of law, before final inspection of Gu Gu Sushi & Roll. There
shall be no final inspection and the expansion area cannot be occupied until the condition is complied
with.
23. The parking lot and landscaping shall be maintained free of trash and debris. Appropriate solid
waste containment receptacles shall be provided and maintained in accordance with H.B.M.C. Chapter
8.12.
24. Existing landscaping located around the perimeter of the parking lot to the east and south shall
be well-maintained. The landscaping shall be cleared of trash and rehabilitated prior to issuance of the
Certificate of Final Occupancy.
A. Landscaping in poor condition shall be replaced with live plants. An automatic
landscaping irrigation system shall be provided and maintained.
B. Prior to installation of new landscaping, a landscape plan indicating size, species and
quantity of plants shall be submitted to the Community Development Department for review and
approval. All new or replacement landscaping shall comply with Municipal Cod~ Chapter 8.60.070.
25. This approval of a Conditional Use Permit incorporates conditions from and supersedes
Planning Commission Resolution 04-17, which hereafter shall be void and of no further force and
effect.
26. This approval of a Parking Plan incorporates conditions from and supersedes Planning
Commission Resolution 92-49, which hereafter shall be void and of no further force and effect.
27. The project shall maintain in conformance with all other applicable City of Hermosa Beach and
regulatory agency requirements and standards, including but not limited to: California Department of
Alcoholic Beverage Control, Los Angeles County Health Department, California Disabled Access
Standards (Government Code Title 24), and Los Angeles County National Pollutant Discharge
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Elimination System Permit (NPDES).
2 28. The subject property shall be developed, maintained and operated in full compliance with the
3 . conditions of this grant and any law, statute, ordinance or other regulation hereafter adopted that is
4 applicable to any development or activity on the subject property. Failure of the permittee to cease any
5 development or activity not in full compliance shall be a violation of these conditions.
6 29. The Planning Commission may review this Conditional Use Permit and/or Parking Plan and
7 may amend the subject conditions or impose any new conditions if deemed necessary to mitigate
8 detrimental effects on the neighborhood resulting from the subject use.
9 30. Approval of this permit shall expire twenty-four (24) months from the date of approval by the
1 o Planning Commission, unless significant construction or improvements or the use authorized hereby
11 has commenced. One or more extensions of time may be requested. No extension shall be ~onsidered
12 unless requested, in writing to the Community Development Director including the reason therefore, at
13 least 60 days prior to the expiration date. No additional notice of expiration will be provided.
14 SECTION 7. This grant shall not be effective for any purposes until the permittee and the
15 owners of the property involved have filed at the office of the Planning Division of the Community
16 Development Department their affidavits stating that they are aware of, and agree to accept, all of the
17 conditions of this grant.
18 The Conditional Use Permit and Parking Plan Amendments shall be recorded, and proof of
19 recordation shall be submitted to the Community Development Department prior to the issuance of a
20 building permit.
21 Each of the above conditions is separately enforced, and if one of the conditions of approval is
22 found to be invalid by a court oflaw, all the other conditions shall remain valid and enforceable.
23 To the extent permitted by law, Permittee shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City of
24 Hermosa Beach, ,its City Council, its officers, employees and agents (the "indemnified parties") from
25 and against any claim, action, or proceeding brought by a third party against the indemnified parties and
26 the applicant to attack, set aside, or void any permit or approval for this project authorized by the City,
27 including (without limitation) reimbursing the City its actual attorneys fees and costs in defense of the
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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.
The subject property shall be developed, maintained and operated in full compliance with the
conditions of this grant and any law, statute, ordinance or other regulation applicable to any
development or activity on the subject property. Failure of the permittee to cease any development or
activity not in full compliance shall be a violation of these Conditions.
SECTION 8. Pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6, any legal challenge to
the decision City Council must be made within 90 days after the final decision by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of December 2011.
PRESIDE~ Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
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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. 11-6776 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 December 13, 2011.
The vote was as follows:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Dated:
Bobko, DiVirgilio, Duclos, Tucker, Mayor Fishman
None
None
None
January 10, 2012
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Page 1 of 4 RES NO. 23-7387
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
RESOLUTION NO. 23-7387
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CUP 23-08 / APE 23-04 – CITY COUNCIL
REVIEW OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) AMENDMENT
APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO MODIFY A CUP
FOR AN EXISTING RESTAURANT (AKA SUSHI) AT 1121 AVIATION
BOULEVARD BY INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF
APPROVAL RELATED TO SERVICE OF ALCOHOL (BEER AND WINE),
AND TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS
CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT
WHEREAS, several violations of selling alcohol to minors occurred between
September 2022 and March 2023 and were documented in a memorandum from
the Hermosa Beach Police Chief dated April 3, 2023 ; and
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2023, the business owner was notified via letter of the
infractions, and made aware that the City was preparing the matter to be heard
at the May 16, 2023, Planning Commission meeting; and
WHEREAS, at the May 16, 2023, Planning Commission meeting, the Planning
Commission acted and directed staff to prepare a public hearing item at a
regularly scheduled meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, at its public meeting of July 18, 2023,
considered all testimony and evidence, both oral and written, that was presented
to the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, at the July 18, 2023, planning commission meeting, the
commission voted 4-1-0 to approve PC Resolution 23-08; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, at its public meeting of September 12, 2023,
considered all testimony and evidence, both oral and written, that was presented
to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the project is categorically exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act defined in CEQA Section 15061(b)(3), as the project is
covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects
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which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in
question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not
subject to CEQA. It can be determined with a level of certainty that this is not
considered a project under CEQA, and there is no potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Based on the evidence received at the public meeting, the City
Council hereby further finds, determines, and declares that the project is
consistent with the City’s General Plan (PLAN Hermosa) because the Conditional
Use Permit Amendment is consistent with Public Safety Element Policy 5.8 .
Section 2. Based on evidence recei ved at the September 12, 2023, City Council
meeting, the Council makes the following factual findings:
1. The restaurant with on-sale beer and wine at 1121 Aviation Boulevard has
committed three violations of selling alcohol to minors over a six -month
period between September 2022 and March 2023.
2. The site is zoned C-3, General Commercial, allowing on-sale beer and wine
in conjunction with a restaurant use approval with a Conditional Use Permit.
3. The business currently operates under a Conditional Use Permit approved
by City Council Resolution 11-6776.
4. Precautions taken by the owner or operator of the proposed establishment
to assure the compatibility of the use with surrounding uses has not been
complied with given the three alcohol sales infractions over a six-month
period between September 2022 and March 2023.
Section 3. Based on the foregoing, the City Council hereby upholds the subject
Conditional Use Permit Amendment PC Resolution 23-08 that includes the
additional following Conditions of Approval to the Conditional Use Permit
conditions in Resolution 11 -6776, and as recommended by the Police Chief in a
memorandum dated June 14, 2023, and further refined during a site visit on June
28, 2023:
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1. The following signs shall be posted in a conspicuous location in a readily
visible manner, warning patrons of the illegality of selling alcoholic
beverages to persons under twenty-one years of age, loitering and drinking
within the public realm, and removing alcoholic beverages from the
premises. Signs shall be a minimum of 11”X18” in a color that is clearly
different from surrounding signs. The font size shall be legible from a
minimum of five feet away. Signage shall be approved by the Police Chief
of designee. Examples of signage shall include but not b e limited to:
a. “California State Law prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages to
persons under twenty-one years of age.”
b. “No Loitering or Public Drinking”
c. “It is illegal to possess an open container of alcohol in the vicinity of this
establishment.”
2. Management shall successfully complete ABC Licensee Education on
Alcohol and Drugs (LEAD) training and Responsible Beverage Service
Training, or equivalent as determined by Police Chief. All employees
engaged in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages s hall complete
Responsible Beverage Service Training, or equivalent as determined by the
Police Chief. The business shall maintain records that management and
employees have participated in the required trainings. Records shall be
maintained for two years after training.
3. The manager and staff shall be aware of the Conditions of Approval of this
Conditional Use Permit and the Conditional Use Permit shall be posted on
site during business hours. The Conditional Use Permit shall be maintained
on the premise in a location where employees can easily read the
conditions.
4. The business shall install and maintain a video surveillance system within sixty
(60) days of the date of the Planning Commission meeting, that monitors
within the interior of the business and the immediate area. The video system
must be capable of delineating on playback the activity and physical
features of persons and areas within the premises and immediate area. The
system shall consist of a minimum of four (4) cameras placed in locations
approved by the police department, a recording receiver, and playback
monitor. Recordings shall be retained for a minimum of sixty (60) days and
video will be available to Police Department upon request. All video
security cameras shall be installed to the sat isfaction of the Police Chief. At
the discretion of the Police Chief, Licensee may be required to add
additional video cameras.
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5.In addition to any other remedy provided by law, if the business operating
pursuant to this CUP violates any condition of this CUP, the Police Chief or
designee may meet and confer with the business to clarify the reason for
the violation and to formulate a course of action to vitiate the risk for any
future violation. If the business operating pursuant to this CUP continues to
violate this CUP (i.e., either a repeat violation or another violation) within
any six (6) month period following a meet and confer with the Police Chief,
then, at the sole discretion of the Police Chief, modified or additional
operational requirements may be imposed by the Police Chief to curtail the
violations. These modified or additional operational requirements include,
but are not limited to, a reduction in operating hours, required number of
staff members during operating hours, additional training for existing staff,
and/or any other measures deemed appropriate by the Police Chief. An
appeal may be filed to the Planning Commission for any modification or
additional operational requirement(s) imposed by the Police Chief.
However, the Police Chief’s determination will not be stayed during the
pendency of the appeal.
6.All alcohol sales authorized by this Conditional Use Permit shall be
temporarily suspended between the dates of Wednesday, September 13,
2023 through Friday, September 22, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. For the avoidance
of doubt, alcohol sales authorized by this Cond itional Use Permit shall be
allowed to resume starting Saturday, September 23, 2023
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on this 12th day of September, 2023
Mayor Raymond A. Jackson
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, CA
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________ _________________________
Myra Maravilla, MPA, CMC Patrick Donegan,
City Clerk City Attorney
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State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Hermosa Beach )
September 25, 2023
Certification of Council Action
RESOLUTION NO. 23-7387
CUP 23-08 / APE 23-04 – CITY COUNCIL REVIEW OF A CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT (CUP) AMENDMENT APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION
TO MODIFY A CUP FOR AN EXISTING RESTAURANT (AKA SUSHI) AT 1121
AVIATION BOULEVARD BY INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
OF APPROVAL RELATED TO SERVICE OF ALCOHOL (BEER AND WINE), AND
TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
I, Myra Maravilla, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Resolution No. 23-7387 was duly approved and adopted by
the City Council of said City at its regular meeting thereof held on the 12th day,
September 2023 and passed by the following vote:
AYES: MAYOR JACKSON, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE MASSEY, COUNCILMEMBERS
SAEMANN, DETOY and FRANCOIS
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
________________________________
Myra Maravilla, MPA, CMC
City Clerk
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Hermosa Beach Police Department
540 PIER AVE | HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254 | P: 310.318.0360
Pg of 1 2Hermosa Beach Police Department
540 PIER AVE | HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254 | P: 310.318.0360
Mark43 RMS Form v2.0 generated by K. Dadigan #237 on Jan 7, 2025 16:30.
REPORTING OFFICER SIGNATURE / DATE
Kevin Jones #235 Jan 7, 2025 14:04 (e-signature)
SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE / DATE
James Smith #158 Jan 7, 2025 14:41 (e-signature)
PRINT NAME
Kevin Jones #235
PRINT NAME
James Smith #158
DR # 25-0000026 - Crime/Incident Report
NARRATIVE
On 1/3/25 at approximately 2059 hours, I (Ofc. Jones #235) was requested to assist California Alcohol Beverage
Control (ABC) agents with their investigation at Aka Sushi (1121 Aviation Bl).
Upon my arrival, I contacted the agents who had 11 subjects detained for consuming alcohol under the age of 21.
The ABC agents issued the subjects citations for purchasing alcohol while being under the age of 21. It should be
noted 10 of the 11 subjects were found to be in possession of fake California drivers' licenses and one subject was in
possession of a friends California drivers license (See ABC report 25-03-001). All subjects were 18-19 years of age.
After all 11 subjects were released with citations to appear from ABC, the investigating agents advised the business
of the violations. It should be noted the business was not cited at this time by ABC or HBPD.
I photographed the ID cards used and the subjects involved. All photographs were subsequently uploaded to the
HBPD evidence folder under the corresponding DR number.
Prepared by K. Jones #235.
REPORTING PARTY-1
INCIDENT
OFFENSE LOCATION
REPORT DATE / TIME
Jan 4, 2025 04:45
AREA / BEAT / SUBDIVISION 4 / SUBDIVISION 5
City HERMOSA / RD B104
EVENT START DATE / TIME - EVENT END DATE / TIME
Jan 3, 2025 20:59 - 22:18
PRIMARY REPORTER
Kevin Jones #235
ASSISTING PERSONNEL / TYPE(S)
Outside Agency #XXYZ (Involved Officer)
REPORT TAKEN LOCATION
1121 AVIATION BLVD, HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254
REPORTING PARTY-1 (ORGANIZATION)
R-1 California Alcohol Beverage Control
ORGANIZATION TYPE
Government
ORGANIZATION INDUSTRY
Law Enforcement
MAILING ADDRESS
3950 PARAMOUNT BLVD, STE 250, LAKEWOOD, CA 90712
INCIDENT TYPE
INFORMATION REPORT/INCIDENT
LOCATION NAME / STREET ADDRESS/LOCATION NAME / APT, UNIT, STE / DESCRIPTION
1121 AVIATION BLVD
CITY
HERMOSA BEACH
STATE
CA
ZIP
90254
COUNTRY CODE
US
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Pg of 2 2DR # 25-0000026 - Crime/Incident Report Hermosa Beach Police Department
Pg of 2 2Hermosa Beach Police Department
540 PIER AVE | HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254 | P: 310.318.0360
Mark43 RMS Form v2.0 generated by K. Dadigan #237 on Jan 7, 2025 16:30.
REPORTING OFFICER SIGNATURE / DATE
Kevin Jones #235 Jan 7, 2025 14:04 (e-signature)
SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE / DATE
James Smith #158 Jan 7, 2025 14:41 (e-signature)
PRINT NAME
Kevin Jones #235
PRINT NAME
James Smith #158
INVOLVED OTHER-1
LOCATION CATEGORY
Restaurant
AREA / BEAT / SUBDIVISION 4 / SUBDIVISION 5
City HERMOSA / RD B104
PUBLIC /
PRIVATE
Private
INVOLVED OTHER-1 (ORGANIZATION)
O-1 California Alcohol Beverage Control
ORGANIZATION TYPE
Government
ORGANIZATION INDUSTRY
Law Enforcement
MAILING ADDRESS
3950 PARAMOUNT BLVD, STE 250, LAKEWOOD, CA 90712
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Hermosa Beach Police Department
540 PIER AVE | HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254 | P: 310.318.0360
Pg of 1 3Hermosa Beach Police Department
540 PIER AVE | HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254 | P: 310.318.0360
Mark43 RMS Form v2.0 generated by K. Dadigan #237 on Jan 9, 2025 19:42.
REPORTING OFFICER SIGNATURE / DATE
Keaton Dadigan #237 Jan 9, 2025 19:02 (e-signature)
SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE / DATE
Brent Zuber #206 Jan 9, 2025 19:38 (e-signature)
PRINT NAME
Keaton Dadigan #237
PRINT NAME
Brent Zuber #206
DR # 25-0000066 - Crime/Incident Report
NARRATIVE
On 01/09/2025 at 1635 hours, I (Officer K. Dadigan #237) and Hermosa Beach code enforcement officers conducted
a CUP inspection of AKA Ramen and Sushi (1121 Aviation Blvd).
I took multiple photographs of the location using my department issued phone. These photographs were later
uploaded to the HBPD photographic evidence driver under the corresponding report number.
During the inspection, I made the following observations:
Before entering the location, I noticed that the sign on the front of the business had been changed. The CUP
reads "AKA Sushi." The sign reads "AKA Sushi & Sake Bomb."
I spoke with a subject who identified as the manager. He informed me that he did not notify the city
about the change in signage. He explained to me that the sign does not actually reflect the business
name. He informed me he changed the sign because young people often order Sake and he wanted to
promote it.
The CUP reads: "The following signs shall be posted in a conspicuous location in a readily visible manner,
warning patrons of the illegality of selling alcoholic beverages to persons under twenty-one years of age,
loitering and drinking within the public realm, and removing alcoholic beverages from the premises. Signs shall
be a minimum of 11”X18” in a color that is clearly different from surrounding signs. The font size shall be
legible from a minimum of five feet away. Signage shall be approved by the Police Chief of designee.
Examples of signage shall include but not be limited to: a. “California State Law prohibits the sale of alcoholic
beverages to persons under twenty-one years of age.” b. “No Loitering or Public Drinking” c. “It is illegal to
possess an open container of alcohol in the vicinity of this establishment.”
I located two signs that partially met this requirement. One was at the register and one was at the front
door. The sign met the requirements of section A. The sign did not include section B: “No Loitering or
Public Drinking” or section C: “It is illegal to possess an open container of alcohol in the vicinity of this
establishment.”
The CUP reads: "Management shall successfully complete ABC Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drugs
(LEAD) training and Responsible Beverage Service Training, or equivalent as determined by Police Chief. All
employees engaged in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages shall complete Responsible Beverage
Service Training, or equivalent as determined by the Police Chief. The business shall maintain records that
management and employees have participated in the required trainings. Records shall be maintained for two
years after training."
The manager stated that he has completed RBS training and provided me a copy of his certificate.
The manager stated that he has two employees but neither have completed the required RBS training.
The manager said he has not completed the required LEAD training.
REPORT DATE / TIME
Jan 9, 2025 17:42
AREA / BEAT / SUBDIVISION 4 / SUBDIVISION 5
City HERMOSA / RD B104
EVENT START DATE / TIME - EVENT END DATE / TIME
Jan 9, 2025 16:32 - 17:28
PRIMARY REPORTER
Keaton Dadigan #237
REPORT TAKEN LOCATION
1121 AVIATION BLVD, HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254
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Pg of 2 3DR # 25-0000066 - Crime/Incident Report Hermosa Beach Police Department
Pg of 2 3Hermosa Beach Police Department
540 PIER AVE | HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254 | P: 310.318.0360
Mark43 RMS Form v2.0 generated by K. Dadigan #237 on Jan 9, 2025 19:42.
REPORTING OFFICER SIGNATURE / DATE
Keaton Dadigan #237 Jan 9, 2025 19:02 (e-signature)
SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE / DATE
Brent Zuber #206 Jan 9, 2025 19:38 (e-signature)
PRINT NAME
Keaton Dadigan #237
PRINT NAME
Brent Zuber #206
The CUP reads: "The manager and staff shall be aware of the Conditions of Approval of this Conditional Use
Permit and the Conditional Use Permit shall be posted on site during business hours. The Conditional Use
Permit shall be maintained on the premise in a location where employees can easily read the conditions."
The manager was not able to provide a copy of the CUP and the CUP was not posted anywhere in the
location.
The CUP reads: "The business shall install and maintain a video surveillance system within sixty (60) days of
the date of the Planning Commission meeting, that monitors within the interior of the business and the
immediate area. The video system must be capable of delineating on playback the activity and physical
features of persons and areas within the premises and immediate area. The system shall consist of a
minimum of four (4) cameras placed in locations approved by the police department, a recording receiver, and
playback monitor. Recordings shall be retained for a minimum of sixty (60) days and video will be available to
Police Department upon request. All video security cameras shall be installed to the satisfaction of the Police
Chief. At the discretion of the Police Chief, Licensee may be required to add additional video cameras."
I asked the manager to show me his cameras. He showed me that he had the required (4) cameras.
He showed me his playback monitor. To test the system, I asked if he could show me the recorded
footage of us entering the location approximately ten minutes prior. He attempted to work the system for
approximately ten minutes but was not able to provide or show me playback or recorded footage. He
informed me that he does not know how to work the system.
My department issued Axon body worn camera was on and recording during this inspection. For further information
about the inspection, please see the report taken by Hermosa Beach Code Enforcement.
Submitted By: Officer K. Dadigan #237
REPORTING PARTY-1
INCIDENT
OFFENSE LOCATION
SUBJECT-1
REPORTING PARTY-1 (ORGANIZATION)
R-1 Hermosa Beach PD
ORGANIZATION TYPE
Government
INCIDENT TYPE
INFORMATION REPORT/INCIDENT
LOCATION NAME / STREET ADDRESS/LOCATION NAME / APT, UNIT, STE / DESCRIPTION
1121 AVIATION BLVD
CITY
HERMOSA BEACH
STATE
CA
ZIP
90254
COUNTRY CODE
US
LOCATION CATEGORY
Restaurant
AREA / BEAT / SUBDIVISION 4 / SUBDIVISION 5
City HERMOSA / RD B104
PUBLIC /
PRIVATE
Private
SUBJECT-1 NAME
SB-1 Aka Ramen & Sushi
ORGANIZATION TYPE
Business
ORGANIZATION INDUSTRY
Restaurants
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
1121 AVIATION BLVD, HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254
MAILING ADDRESS
1121 AVIATION BLVD, HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254
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Pg of 3 3DR # 25-0000066 - Crime/Incident Report Hermosa Beach Police Department
Pg of 3 3Hermosa Beach Police Department
540 PIER AVE | HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254 | P: 310.318.0360
Mark43 RMS Form v2.0 generated by K. Dadigan #237 on Jan 9, 2025 19:42.
REPORTING OFFICER SIGNATURE / DATE
Keaton Dadigan #237 Jan 9, 2025 19:02 (e-signature)
SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE / DATE
Brent Zuber #206 Jan 9, 2025 19:38 (e-signature)
PRINT NAME
Keaton Dadigan #237
PRINT NAME
Brent Zuber #206
PHONE NUMBER
(310) 374-6019 (Work)
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Community Development
Code Enforcement
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MEMORANDUM
Date: January 13th, 2025
To: Planning Commission
From: Suzanne Calderon, Code Enforcement Officer
Subject: ENF25-0003- Ramen & Sushiya Inc. (Aka Sushi & Ramen) at 1121 Aviation
Boulevard
On December 31st, 2024, Code Enforcement received a referral from the
Hermosa Beach Police Department (HBPD) that there have been repeat
instances of Aka Ramen & Sushiya serving alcohol to underage individuals.
On January 9th, 2025, HBPD Officer Dadigan, Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza,
Assistant Planner Johnny Case and I went to the location to check for specific
conditions listed in entitlements associated with 1121 Aviation Boulevard. We met
with a person who identified themself as the Owner/Manager Jung Lee and an
employee. I found the following violations of the Conditional Use Permit (C.U.P.):
Resolution No. 11-6776
Section 6
17. The project and operation of the business shall comply with all
applicable requirements of the Municipal Code.
17.50.040 Permits required
A. No sign shall be erected, re-erected, constructed,
altered or maintained, except as provided by this
chapter and until a permit for the same has been
issued by the building official. A separate permit shall
be required for a sign or signs for each
business entity, and/or separate permit shall be
required for each group of signs on a single
supporting structure. In addition, electrical permits
shall be obtained for electric signs.
Staff observed that the Owner/Manager had changed the exterior business
signage without obtaining a Building Permit. The sign copy was changed from,
“AKA Sushi and Ramen” to “Aka Sushi and Sake Bomb.” Upon review of City
records it was determined a permit had not been issued for the change in
signage. This constitutes one violation of the C.U.P.
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Resolution No. 23-7387
Section 3
1. The following signs shall be posted in a conspicuous location in a
readily visible manner, warning patrons of the illegality of selling
alcoholic beverages to persons under twenty-one years of age,
loitering and drinking within the public realm, and removing
alcoholic beverages from the premises. Signs shall be a minimum
of 11”X18” in a color that is clearly different from surrounding signs.
The font size shall be legible from a minimum of five feet away.
Signage shall be approved by the Police Chief of designee.
Examples of signage shall include but not be limited to:
a. “California State Law prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages
to persons under twenty-one years of age.”
b. “No Loitering or Public Drinking”
c. “It is illegal to possess an open container of alcohol in the
vicinity of this establishment.”
I observed 2 (two) signs that contained verbiage regarding alcohol consumption.
One sign was affixed to the host stand and one sign was posted facing the
exterior of the business, near the front door. The verbiage on the sign does
contain the wording required by section a. above, however, the sign does not
contain the wording required by sections b. and c. This constitutes two (2)
violations of the conditions of the C.U.P.
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2. Management shall successfully complete ABC Licensee Education
on Alcohol and Drugs (LEAD) training and Responsible Beverage
Service Training, or equivalent as determined by Police Chief. All
employees engaged in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages
shall complete Responsible Beverage Service Training, or
equivalent as determined by the Police Chief. The business shall
maintain records that management and employees have
participated in the required trainings. Records shall be maintained
for two years after training.
The Owner/Manager stated that they had completed the LEAD training and
presented a screenshot copy of a computer screen. The screenshot was of a
passing score for the Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) training. The
Owner/Manager was not able to produce employee records of RBS training, nor
were they able to produce records of completed LEAD training. This constitutes
one violation of the C.U.P.
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3. The manager and staff shall be aware of the Conditions of
Approval of this Conditional Use Permit and the Conditional Use
Permit shall be posted on site during business hours. The
Conditional Use Permit shall be maintained on the premise in a
location where employees can easily read the conditions.
I asked the Owner/Manager if there was a copy of the CUP posted in the
restaurant, and they stated it was not posted. I asked if they had a copy to
provide me, and they did not. This constitutes one violation of the C.U.P.
4. The business shall install and maintain a video surveillance system
within sixty (60) days of the date of the Planning Commission
meeting, that monitors within the interior of the business and the
immediate area. The video system must be capable of
delineating on playback the activity and physical features of
persons and areas within the premises and immediate area. The
system shall consist of a minimum of four (4) cameras placed in
locations approved by the police department, a recording
receiver, and playback monitor. Recordings shall be retained for
a minimum of sixty (60) days and video will be available to Police
Department upon request. All video security cameras shall be
installed to the satisfaction of the Police Chief. At the discretion of
the Police Chief, Licensee may be required to add additional
video cameras.
Officer Dadigan was primarily tasked with checking for this condition. Officer
Dadigan did tell me that the Owner/Manager was unable to playback
recordings. I did observe that there were 4 (four) cameras placed on the ceiling
in the restaurant. Because they were unable to playback recording, this
constitutes one violation of the C.U.P.
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Hermosa Beach Police Department
Memorandum
Date: January 15th, 2025
To: Alexis Oropeza, Acting Community
Development Director
From: Paul LeBaron, Police Chief
Subject: AKA Ramen and Sushiya
1121 Aviation Boulevard, Hermosa Beach
540 Pier Avenue
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Background
AKA Ramen and Sushiya is a restaurant located at 1121 Aviation Boulevard,
Hermosa Beach in the shopping center complex of Aviation Boulevard and
Prospect Avenue. The business received a transferred ABC license Type 41 (On-Sale
Beer and Wine – Eating Place) in October of 2018. On May 16, 2023, the Planning
Commission voted to request a public hearing to modify/revoke the Conditional Use
Permit for AKA Ramen and Sushiya’s alcohol service.
On September 12, 2023, City Council held a public hearing to modify/revoke AKA
Ramen and Sushiya’s Conditional Use Permit and later voted to impose the below
conditions that were recommended by Hermosa Beach PD:
• The following signs shall be posted in a conspicuous location in a readily
visible manner, warning patrons of the illegality of selling alcoholic
beverages to persons under twenty-one years of age, loitering and drinking
within the public realm, and removing alcoholic beverages from the
premises, and carrying:
• a. “California State Law prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages to
persons under twenty-one years of age.”
• b. “No Loitering or Public Drinking”
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• c. “It is illegal to possess an open container of alcohol in the vicinity
of this establishment”
• Management shall successfully complete ABC Licensee Education on
Alcohol and Drugs (LEAD) training and Responsible Beverage Servers
Training, or equivalent as determined by Chief of Police. All employees
engaged in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages shall complete
Responsible Beverage Service Training, or equivalent as determined by
the Chief of Police. The business shall maintain records that management
and employees have participated in the required trainings. Records shall
be maintained for two years after training and be available for review by
city personnel.
• A manager who is aware of the conditions of this Conditional Use Permit
shall be on the premises during business hours. The Conditional Use Permit
shall be maintained on the premise in a location where employees can
easily read the conditions.
• The business shall install and maintain a video surveillance system that
monitors within the interior of the business and the immediate area. The
video system must be capable of delineating on playback the activity and
physical features of persons and areas within the premises and immediate
area. Recordings shall be retained for a minimum of sixty (60) days and
video will be available to Police Department upon request. All video
security cameras shall be installed to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police.
At the discretion of the Chief of Police, Licensee may be required to add
additional video cameras.
• In addition to any other remedy provided by law, if the business operating
pursuant to this CUP violates any condition of this CUP, the Police Chief or
designee may meet and confer with the business to clarify the reason for
the violation and to formulate a course of action to vitiate the risk for any
future violation. If the business operating pursuant to this CUP continues to
violate this CUP (i.e., either a repeat violation or another violation) within
any six (6) month period following a meet and confer with the Police Chief,
then, at the sole discretion of the Police Chief, modified or additional
operational requirements may be imposed by the Police Chief to curtail the
violations. These modified or additional operational requirements include,
but are not limited to, a reduction in operating hours, required number of
staff members during operating hours, additional training for existing staff,
and/or any other measures deemed appropriate by the Police Chief. An
appeal may be filed to the Planning Commission for any modification or
additional operational requirement(s) imposed by the Police Chief.
However, the Police Chief’s determination will not be stayed during the
pendency of the appeal.
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Subsequent Violations
On 12-28-24, Hermosa Beach Police Department (HBPD) received information
advising that Aka Ramen and Sushiya was actively serving alcohol to underage
persons. Based on the possible violations, HBPD subsequently contacted California
State Alcohol and Beverage Control (ABC) and informed them of the alleged
offenses.
On 01-03-25 at about 2100 hours, ABC agents conducted an undercover
operation inside AKA Ramen and Sushiya and observed 11 underage persons
being served alcoholic beverages by AKA Ramen and Sushiya’s staff. ABC agents
then announced themselves and subsequently detained the underage patrons
and staff who provided the alcohol. Through their investigation, ABC agents
learned the 11 underage subjects all utilized false California Driver’s Licenses and
Identification Cards. These subjects were subsequently issued citations for
25658(b)B&P and 25661(a)B&P, respectfully.
On January 9th the City of Hermosa Beach’s Code Enforcement, along with
representatives of HBPD, conducted a follow-up investigation at 1121 Aviation
Boulevard (AKA Ramen and Sushiya) and noted multiple Conditional Use Permit
violations, relating to: Failure of proper signage that prohibits the establishment
from serving alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21; the failure of
employees to complete specific training related responsible alcoholic beverage
service; and the improper utilization of security cameras and the failure to actively
playback security video footage. All of these violations were documented in a
Police Report (DR #25-066).
Recommendations
The Police Department is making recommendations to revoke the CUP based on the
business operating in a manner that is
1. A nuisance and detrimental to the public health and safety
2. Inconsistent with the conditions of approval
3. Inconsistent with state law as detailed in the reports as documented in the two
incident reports DR 25-0000026 and DR 25-0000066.
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Public Notice Posters – 1121 Aviation Boulevard (Aka Sushi)
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City of Hermosa Beach
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Hermosa Beach
shall hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the
following:
CITY-INITIATED REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP25-01/APE25-01)
AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR ON-SALE ALCOHOL
(BEER AND WINE) AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT (AKA SUSHI AND RAMEN) LOCATED
AT 1121 AVIATION BOULEVARD IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-3) ZONE.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
PER SECTION 15301 OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY GUIDELINES.
SAID PUBLIC MEETING is open to the public and being held in-person in the City Hall
Council Chambers located at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, California 90254.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. See the meeting agenda for all public comment details and
opportunities. All written testimony by any interested party will be accepted prior to or at
the scheduled time on the agenda for the matter. Information regarding the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990, please visit the meeting agenda or contact the Office of the
City Clerk at (310) 318-0204 or cityclerk@hermosabeach.gov.
VIEWING OPTIONS are available on Spectrum Channel 8, Frontier Channel 31, YouTube,
Zoom, and/or the City’s website.
IF YOU CHALLENGE the above matter(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only
those issues that are raised at or before the public hearing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, please contact the Community Development Department
at (310) 318-0242 or planning@hermosabeach.gov. A copy of the agenda and staff
report(s) will be viewable on the City’s website 72 hours before the meeting
at www.hermosabeach.gov/agenda. As a courtesy, the hearing can be viewed on
Spectrum Channel 8, Frontier Channel 31, YouTube, Zoom, and/or the City’s website.
Alexis Oropeza
Planning Manager/Interim Community Development Director
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Community Development Department
Planning Division
City of Hermosa Beach
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE
1121 Aviation Blvd, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Assessor Parcel Number 4185-017-015
The Planning Commission of the City of Hermosa Beach shall hold an in-person public hearing
on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers located at 1315
Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, California 90254 to consider the following:
CITY-INITIATED REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP25-01/APE25-01)
AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR ON-SALE ALCOHOL (BEER
AND WINE) AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT (AKA SUSHI AND RAMEN) LOCATED AT 1121
AVIATION BOULEVARD IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-3) ZONE.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION PER SECTION
15301 OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY GUIDELINES.
If you challenge the above matter(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues
that are raised at or before the public hearing.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. Any member of the public is welcome to send the Community
Development Department written comments in advance of the hearing to
communitydevelopment@hermosabeach.gov or provide public comment during the
hearing. To make a request for accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act,
please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (310) 318-0204 or cityclerk@hermosabeach.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, please contact the Planning Department at (310) 318-0242 or
planning@hermosabeach.gov. A copy of the agenda and staff report(s) will be viewable on
the City’s website 72 hours before the meeting at www.hermosabeach.gov/agenda. As a
courtesy, the hearing can be viewed on Spectrum Channel 8, Frontier Channel 31, YouTube,
Zoom, and/or the City’s website.
Zoom - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82539742028?pwd=ountrdnvd2l6tzbptdljc2x6bgfwdz09
Meeting ID: 825 3974 2028 Password: 207860
Phone - Toll Free: (833) 548-0276 Meeting ID: 825 3974 2028, then #; Passcode: 207860
Alexis Oropeza
Planning Manager
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City of Hermosa Beach | Page 1 of 1
Meeting Date: January 21, 2025
Staff Report No. 25-CDD-015
Honorable Chairperson and Members of the Hermosa Beach Planning
Commission
PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA
(Administrative Assistant Melanie Hurtado)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends Planning Commission receive and file the February 18, 2025 Planning
Commission tentative future agenda.
Attachment:
Planning Commission February 18, 2025 Tentative Future Agenda
Respectfully Submitted by: Melanie Hurtado, Administrative Assistant
Approved: Alexis Oropeza, Planning Manager
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Revised 01/16/2025 8:03 PM
Tentative Future Agenda
PLANNING COMMISSION
City of Hermosa Beach
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Regular Meeting
7:00 PM
Project Title Public
Notice
Meeting
Date
901 Hermosa Avenue Precise Development Plan
(Public Hearing) 2/8/25 2/18/25
Zoning Code Amendment – Temporary Minor Special Events
(Public Hearing) 2/8/25 2/18/25
Tri-Annual Report for July 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2024
(Staff Item) n/a 2/18/25
Zoning Code Study Session
(Staff Item) n/a 2/18/25
Upcoming and Pending Projects
Zoning Code – More Study Sessions to come
819 - 825 Bard Street 5-Unit Condominium Project
(Public Hearing)
Tri-Annual Report for July 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2024
(Public Hearing in March 2025)
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