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Home My WebLink About2023-11-13 PC AGENDAMonday, November 13, 2023 7:00 PM City of Hermosa Beach City Hall 1315 Valley Drive Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 Council Chambers Planning Commission Chair Peter Hoffman Vice Chair Marie Rice Commissioners David Pedersen Kate Hirsh Stephen Izant 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 November 13, 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 located at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Public comment will only be taken in person at City Hall during the meeting or prior to the meeting by submitting a written comment via email or eComment. As a courtesy, the City will also plan to broadcast/make available the meeting via the following listed mediums. However, these are done as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be technically feasible. Thus, in order to guarantee live-time viewing, members of the public shall attend in Council Chambers. 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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 or at cityclerk@hermosabeach.gov at least 48 hours before the meeting. Written Communication & Public Comment Public participation is only provided via a written comment submitted in advance to Community Development or by attending in-person at City Hall. No public comment will be taken via Zoom or telephone unless mandated by law. Page 2 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 11/8/2023 November 13, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda 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 their written communication to the Community Development Department’s office by noon, one week before the meeting date. Supplemental communications may be submitted via eComment or emailed to Planning@hermosabeach.gov. Supplemental materials must be received by 12:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting to be posted to the corresponding agenda item before the meeting begins. Supplemental materials submitted after 12:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting but before the meeting ends will be posted to the agenda packet the next business day. 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. CERTIFICATION OF MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA POSTING 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 on our website at https://www.hermosabeach.gov/our-community/agendas-minutes-video and it was posted on our bulletin board located at Hermosa Beach City Hall on Wednesday, November 8th at 2:30 p.m. 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. Submit an eComment via Speak Up Hermosa at: hermosabeach.granicusideas.com by 12:00 p.m. on the meeting date. 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 11/8/2023 November 13, 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 23-0671 ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 17, 2023 (Administrative Assistant Melanie Bristow) VI. PUBLIC HEARING a.REPORT 23-0659 TRI-ANNUAL REPORT PUBLIC HEARING FOR ON-SALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS REPORTING PERIOD OF MARCH 1, 2023 TO AUGUST 31, 2023 (Assistant Planner Jake Whitney) Recommendation:Staff recommends Planning Commission conduct a public hearing on the tri-annual report. b.REPORT 23-0570 CITY-INITIATED REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) AMENDMENT (CUP 23-12/APE 23-08) TO MODIFY A CUP BY INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED TO SERVICE OF ALCOHOL (BEER AND WINE) FOR AN Page 4 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 11/8/2023 November 13, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda EXISTING RESTAURANT AT 1332 HERMOSA AVENUE (PEDONE’S PIZZA AND FINE FOODS) IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-2) ZONE; AND DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA). (Interim Senior Planner Daniel Hortert) Recommendation:Staff recommends that the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing to consider modification of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for Pedone's Pizza or Fine Foods, an existing restaurant with on-site alcohol consumption at 1332 Hermosa Avenue and approve the attached Planning Commission Resolution 23-22 (Attachment 1). c.REPORT 23-0635 REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP 23-11), PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP 23-08), AND VESTING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 84203 FOR A TWO-UNIT DETACHED CONDOMINIUM AT 1009 5TH STREET IN THE R-2B ZONE AND DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (Assistant Planner Jake Whitney) Recommendation:Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the attached resolution approving a Conditional Use Permit (CUP 23-11), Precise Development Plan (PDP 23-08), and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 84203 for a two-unit detached condominium project at 1009 5th St in the R2-B zone, subject to conditions, and determine the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). d.REPORT 23-0584 REQUEST FOR A PARKING PLAN AMENDMENT (PARK 23-02) TO REMOVE A SINGLE OFFICE TENANT USE REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE OFFICE TENANTS AT 338-400 PIER AVENUE IN THE SPECIFIC PLAN AREA 11 (SPA 11) ZONE; AND DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA). (Interim Senior Planner Daniel Hortert) Recommendation:Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Planning Commission resolution #23-19 (Attachment 1) approving the subject request to amend condition of approval #8 to remove single-office tenant requirement to allow for multiple office users, subject to conditions. e.REPORT 23-0662 REQUEST FOR A ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT (TA) 23-05 AND ORDINANCE TO AMEND PORTIONS OF TITLE 17 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE CLARIFYING THE CITY’S REGULATION OF ADVERTISEMENT OF SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS IN ALL ZONES AND A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) Page 5 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 11/8/2023 November 13, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda (Assistant Planner Johnathon Masi) Recommendation:Staff recommends Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 23-XX recommending City Council approve Zone Text Amendment 23-05, thereby amending Hermosa Beach Municipal Code (HBMC) Sections 17.04.040 and 17.42.180 clarifying the definition of "advertisement" and clarifying the City's prohibition on advertisement of Short-Term Vacation Rentals (STVRs) in commercial zones, and determine that the amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). VII. STAFF ITEMS a.REPORT 23-0617 PRESENTATION ON PROPOSED TRANSPACIFIC FIBER-OPTIC CABLES PROJECT (Interim Senior Planner Daniel Hortert) Recommendation:Staff recommends that the Planning Commission receive and file a presentation about an application for the proposed Transpacific Fiber-Optic Cables Project. b. VERBAL REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS c. STATUS REPORT ON MAJOR PLANNING PROJECTS d.REPORT 23-0672 PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA (Administrative Assistant Melanie Bristow) Recommendation:Staff recommends Planning Commission receive and file the December 11, 2023 Planning Commission tentative future agenda. VIII. 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. IX. ADJOURNMENT _____________________________________________________________________ Page 6 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 11/8/2023 November 13, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda CITY OFFICES CLOSED FRIDAY - SUNDAY AND ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS: • 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: • 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 Page 7 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 11/8/2023