HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-08-15 PC AGENDATuesday, August 15, 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
Kate Hirsh
Regular Meeting Agenda
Vice Chair Hoffman Teleconference Location:
1645 NE Merman Drive, Pullman, Washington 99163
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
August 15, 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: 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
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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.
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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
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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, August 10,
2023, at 5:30 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,
August 8th.
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 (August 15th) 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.
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I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION -- ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
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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
23-0449
ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 18, 2023
(Administrative Assistant Melanie Bristow)
Recommendation:Staff recommends Planning Commission receive and file the action minutes of the
Planning Commission regular meeting of July 18, 2023.
VI. PUBLIC HEARING
a.REPORT
23-0476
TIME EXTENSION REQUEST FOR PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AMENDMENT (CUP 18-3) AND
PARKING PLAN AMENDMENT (PARK 18-2) AT AN EXISTING
LATE-NIGHT ON-SALE ALCOHOL ESTABLISHMENT (VISTA
RESTAURANT) 11 PIER AVENUE, PURSUANT TO HBMC SECTION
17.70.020.
(Associate Planner, Maricela Guillean)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the Planning Commission evaluate the extension request based
on the following information provided in the report.
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b.REPORT
23-0470
ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT (TA) 23-04 AND ORDINANCE TO AMEND
PORTIONS OF TITLE 17 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS IN
COMMERCIAL ZONES AND A DETERMINATION THE ORDINANCE
IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT (CEQA)
(Assistant Planner Johnathon Masi)
Recommendation:Staff recommends Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 23-XX recommending City
Council approve Zone Text Amendment 23-04, thereby amending Hermosa Beach
Municipal Code (HBMC) Sections 17.40.230 and 17.42.180 regarding Short Term
Vacation Rentals (STVRs) in commercial zones, and determine the amendment is
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
VII. STAFF ITEMS
a.REPORT
23-0481
STUDY SESSION TO DISCUSS HOUSING ELEMENT RELATED
GENERAL PLAN MAP CHANGE (GPA 23-01), ZONING MAP
CHANGE (ZC 23-01) AND ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT (TA
23-02), TO EFFECTUATE PROGRAMS IN THE HOUSING
ELEMENT
(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)
Recommendation:Staff recommends the Planning Commission:
1. Receive a staff presentation;
2. Solicit public comments; and
3. Provide feedback on proposed amendments.
b.REPORT
23-0463
UPCOMING: ROTATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
(Administrative Assistant Melanie Bristow)
Recommendation:Pursuant to Commission direction, the Chair and Vice Chair of the Planning Commission
rotate every nine months. The current Chair Stephen Izant and current Vice Chair Peter
Hoffman serve from December 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023.
On September 1, 2023, the Chair position will rotate to Peter Hoffman and the Vice Chair
will rotate to Marie Rice for the term of September 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024.
c. VERBAL REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
d. STATUS REPORT ON MAJOR PLANNING PROJECTS
e. PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA
VIII. COMMISSIONER ITEMS
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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.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
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CITY OFFICES CLOSED FRIDAY - SUNDAY AND ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:
• Monday, September 4, 2023 - Labor Day
• Thursday, November 23, 2023 - Thanksgiving Day
• Monday, December 25, 2023 - Christmas Day
• Monday, January 1, 2024 - New Year's Day
• Monday, January 15, 2024 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Monday, February 15, 2024 - Presidents' Day
• Monday, May 27, 2024 - Memorial Day
• Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - Juneteenth
• Thursday, July 4, 2024 - Independence Day
• Monday, September 2, 2024 - Labor Day
• Monday, November 11, 2024 - Veterans' Day
• Thursday, November 28, 2024 - Thanksgiving Day
• Wednesday, December 25, 2024 - Christmas Day
• Wednesday, January 1, 2025 - New Year's Day
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS:
• 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
• Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting
• Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting
• Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting
• Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting
• Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting
• Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting
• Tuesday, July 16, 2024 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting
• Tuesday, August 20, 2024 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting
• Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting
• Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting
• Monday, November 18, 2024 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting
• Monday, December 16, 2024 - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting
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