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Home My WebLink About2023-06-20 PC AGENDATuesday, June 20, 2023 7:00 PM City of Hermosa Beach City Hall 1315 Valley Drive Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 Council Chambers Planning Commission Chair Stephen Izant Vice Chair Peter Hoffman Commissioners Marie Rice David Pedersen Jonathan Wicks Regular Meeting Agenda Executive Team Angela Crespi, Deputy City Manager Viki Copeland, Finance Director Myra Maravilla, City Clerk Paul LeBaron, Chief of Police Joe SanClemente, Public Works Director Carrie Tai, Community Development Director Vanessa Godinez, Human Resources Manager Lisa Nichols, Community Resources Manager City Treasurer Karen Nowicki City Attorney Patrick Donegan Suja Lowenthal, City Manager June 20, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda PUBLIC MEETING VIEWING OPTIONS All Planning Commission meetings are open to the public. Please attend. Currently, meetings are being held in-person in the City Hall Council Chambers and virtually via Zoom.The public may participate via the following: 1. IN-PERSON: Hermosa Beach City Hall Council Chambers 1315 Valley Drive Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 2. ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82539742028?pwd=OUNTRDNvd2l6TzBpTDljc2x6bGFwdz09 Meeting ID: 825 3974 2028 Password: 207860 3. PHONE: Toll Free: (833) 548-0276; Meeting ID: 825 3974 2028, then #; Passcode: 207860 In order to guarantee live-time viewing and/or public participation, members of the public shall attend in-person in the Council Chambers or via Zoom. As a courtesy, the City will also plan to broadcast the meeting via the following listed mediums. These are done as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be technically feasible. 4. YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofHermosaBeach90254 5. LIVE STREAM: www.hermosabeach.gov and visit the Agendas/Minutes/Videos page 6. CABLE TV: Spectrum Channel 8 in Hermosa Beach ***PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WHILE VIEWING THE MEETING ON ONE OF THESE PLATFORMS, PLEASE TRY ONE OF THE OTHER VIEWING OPTIONS*** The Planning Commission receives a packet with detailed information for every agenda item. Planning Commission agenda packets are available for your review on the City's website located at www.hermosabeach.gov. Complete agenda packets are also available for public inspection in the Community Development office at City Hall. Community Development hours are Monday through Thursday from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. During live meetings, a packet is also available in the Council Chambers foyer, or you can access the packet at our website, www.hermosabeach.gov, on your laptop, tablet, or smartphone through the wireless signal available in the City Council chambers - Network ID: CHB-Guest, Password: chbguest To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) will be available for check out at the meeting. If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, you must call or submit your request in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at (310) 318-0204 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. View Planning Commission staff reports and attachments at: www.hermosabeach.gov and visit the Agendas/Minutes/Video page under the Planning Commission tab. CERTIFICATION OF MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA POSTING Page 2 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 6/15/2023 June 20, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda I, Melanie Bristow, Community Development Administrative Assistant for the City of Hermosa Beach, California, state under penalty of perjury that this notice/agenda was posted Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 6:00 PM on the bulletin board located at Hermosa Beach City Hall and on the City's website at https://www.hermosabeach.gov/our-community/agendas-minutes-video. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION Persons who wish to have written materials included in the agenda packet at the time the agenda is published on the City's website must submit the written materials to the Community Development office by email (communitydevelopment@hermosabeach.gov) or in person by noon of Tuesday, June 13th. Written materials pertaining to matters listed on the posted agenda received after the agenda has been posted will be added as supplemental materials under the relevant agenda item on the City's website at the same time as they are distributed to the Planning Commission by email. Supplemental materials may be submitted via eComment (instructions below) or emailed to Community Development: communitydevelopment@hermosabeach.gov. Supplemental materials must be received before 12:00 PM on the date of the meeting to ensure the Planning Commission and staff have the ability to review materials prior to the meeting. Supplemental materials submitted after 12:00 PM on the date of the meeting (June 20th) or submitted during the meeting will not be posted. SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTAL E-COMMENTS IN THREE EASY STEPS: Note: Your comments will become part of the official meeting record. You must provide your full name, but please do not provide any other personal information (phone number, email, addresses, etc.) that you do not want to be published. 1. Go to the Agendas/Minutes/Video webpage and find the meeting you’d like to submit comments on. Click on the eComment button for your selected meeting. 2. Find the agenda item for which you would like to provide a comment and select the comment button. 3. Sign in to your SpeakUp Hermosa Account or as a guest, enter your name and comment in the fields provided. If you have an account, you may attach files before submitting your comment. ______________________________________________________________________________ I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL IV. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION -- ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Page 3 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 6/15/2023 June 20, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda This is the time for members of the public to address the Planning Commission on items within the Commission's jurisdiction not on this agenda; on items on this agenda as to which public comment will not be taken (Verbal Reports, Staff Items, Commissioner items, Consent Calendar items and Future Agenda Items); on written communications; and to request the removal of an item from the consent calendar. Public comments on the agenda items called Verbal Reports, Staff Items, Commissioner items, Consent Calendar items that are not pulled for separate consideration and Future Agenda Items will only be heard at this time. Further, comments on public hearing items are heard only during the public hearing. Members of the audience may also speak during discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration and during Public Hearings. All comments from the public under this agenda item are limited to three minutes per speaker, but this time allotment may be reduced due to time constraints. The Planning Commission acknowledges receipt of the written communications listed below. No action will be taken on matters raised in oral and written communications, except that the Commission may take action to schedule issues raised in oral and written communications for a future agenda. Speakers with comments regarding City management or departmental operations are encouraged to submit those comments directly to the Community Development Department Director. V. 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 public comment permitted at that time. 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. a.REPORT 23-0319 ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 16, 2023 (Administrative Assistant Melanie Bristow) Recommendation:Staff recommends Planning Commission receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting of May 16, 2023. VI. STAFF ITEM -- TRI-ANNUAL REPORT The following agenda item has been moved to the start of the meeting in order to accommodate participating Staff members from the Hermosa Beach Police Department. a.REPORT 23-0352 TRI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR ON-SALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS REPORTING PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 1, 2022 TO APRIL 30, 2023 (Community Development Director Carrie Tai) Recommendation:Staff recommends Planning Commission receive and file the tri-annual report. VII. MUNICIPAL MATTERS Page 4 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 6/15/2023 June 20, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda a.REPORT 23-0368 MURAL DETERMINATION REQUEST (MD23-01) FOR A 116-SQUARE-FOOT PAINTED DISPLAY ON THE SOUTH WALL OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 312 PIER AVENUE (KELLY AND BRANDON SALON) AND DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. (Associate Planner, Maricela Guillean) Recommendation:Staff recommends the Planning Commission determine that the artistic renderings are consistent with the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code (HBMC) Section 17.50.030, definition of a mural and determine that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). VIII. PUBLIC HEARING a.REPORT 23-0328 REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP 23-03), PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP 23-03), AND VESTING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 84115 FOR A TWO-UNIT DETACHED CONDOMINIUM AT 707 3RD STREET AND DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (Assistant Planner Johnathon Masi) Recommendation:Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the attached resolution approving a Conditional Use Permit (CUP 23-03), Precise Development Plan (PDP 23-03) and Tentative Parcel Map No. 84115 for a two-unit detached condominium project at 707 3rd Street, subject to conditions, and determine the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). b.REPORT 23-0370 GPA 23-01, TA 23-02, ZC 23-01 - REQUEST FOR A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA 23-01) TO REVISE THE CITY’S 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT (ADOPTED DECEMBER 2021) AND ASSOCIATED GENERAL PLAN SECTIONS, ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT (TA 23-02) TO EFFECTUATE PROGRAMS IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT, AND ZONE CHANGE (ZC 23-01) TO DESIGNATE HOUSING ELEMENT SITES, CHANGE ZONING FOR SITES TO ALLOW REALIZATION OF CAPACITY, AND ALIGN ZONING ON SITES WITH PLAN HERMOSA (GENERAL PLAN). (Community Development Director Carrie Tai) Page 5 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 6/15/2023 June 20, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Recommendation:Staff recommends the Planning Commission: 1. Receive a staff presentation; 2. Conduct a public hearing and solicit public comments; and 3. Adopt a Resolution recommending City Council approve an Addendum finding the revised 2021-2029 Housing Element and associated zoning changes consistent with the PLAN Hermosa Environmental Impact Report (EIR); and 4. Adopt a Resolution recommending that the City Council adopt the revised 2021-2029 Housing Element; and 5. Adopt a Resolution recommending that the City Council approve Zoning Text Amendment (TA) 23-02 and Zone Change (ZC) 23-01 to change zoning for certain sites to allow realization of housing capacity, align zoning on certain sites with the General Plan, and designate Housing Element sites on the Zoning Map. IX. STAFF ITEMS a. VERBAL REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS b. STATUS REPORT ON MAJOR PLANNING PROJECTS c.REPORT 23-0369 PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA (Administrative Assistant Melanie Bristow) Recommendation:Staff recommends Planning Commission receive and file the July 18, 2023 Planning Commission tentative future agenda. X. COMMISSIONER ITEMS a. 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. b. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Requests from the Planning Commission for possible future agenda items and questions from Planning Commission members regarding the status of future agenda items. No discussion or debate of these requests shall be undertaken; the sole action is whether to schedule the item for consideration on a future agenda. No public comment will be taken. Planning Commission members should consider the city's work plan when considering new items. XI. ADJOURNMENT _____________________________________________________________________ Page 6 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 6/15/2023 June 20, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda CITY OFFICES CLOSED FRIDAY-SUNDAY AND ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS: • Monday, June 19, 2023 - Juneteenth National Independence Day • Tuesday, July 4, 2023 - Independence Day • Monday, September 4, 2023 - Labor Day • Thursday, November 23, 2023 - Thanksgiving Day • Monday, December 25, 2023 - Christmas Day PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS: • Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting • Tuesday, July 18, 2023 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting • Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting • Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting • Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting • Monday, November 13, 2023 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting • Monday, December 11, 2023 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting Page 7 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 6/15/2023