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Home My WebLink About2014-04-15 PC AGENDA1 AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1315 VALLEY DRIVE HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254 April 15, 2014 7:00 P.M. Kent Allen, Chairman Michael Flaherty, Vice Chairman Sam Perrotti Ron Pizer Peter Hoffman Note: No Smoking Is Allowed in the City Hall Council Chambers THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER Planning Commission agendas and staff reports are available for review on the City’s web site at www.hermosabch.org. Wireless access is available in the City Council Chambers for mobile devices: Network ID: City Council and Password: chb13 Written materials distributed to the Planning Commission within 72 hours of the Planning Commission meeting are available for public inspection immediately upon distribution in the Community Development Department during normal business hours from Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and on the City’s website. Final determinations of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the next regular City Council meeting date. If the 10th day falls on a Friday or City holiday, the appeal deadline is extended to the next City business day. Appeals shall be in written form and filed with the City Clerk's office, accompanied by an appeal fee. The City Clerk will set the appeal for public hearing before the City of Hermosa Beach City Council at the earliest date possible. If you challenge any City of Hermosa Beach decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described on this agenda, or in a written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices will be available for check out at the meeting. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call or submit your request in writing to the Community Development Department at (310) 318-0242 at least 48 hours (two working days) prior to the meeting time to inform us of your needs and to determine if/how accommodation is feasible. 2 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Oral / Written Communications Anyone wishing to address the Commission regarding a matter not related to a public hearing on the agenda may do so at this time. Section I Consent Calendar 4. Approval of the March 18, 2014 Action Minutes 5. Resolution(s) for Consideration - None THE RECOMMENDATIONS NOTED BELOW ARE FROM THE PLANNING STAFF AND ARE RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY. THE FINAL DECISION ON EACH ITEM RESTS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. PLEASE DO NOT ASSUME THAT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WILL BE THE ACTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. Section II Hearing 6. C-36 -- Semi-annual review and report on Conditional Use Permit compliance for on-sale alcoholic beverage establishments City wide (continued from the March 18, 2014 meeting). Staff Recommended Action: To receive and file. Public Hearing 7. TEXT 14-2 -- Temporary regulation authorizing the erection of extended temporary signs by automobile dealers for a one-year period and superseding any provisions of the zoning ordinance inconsistent therewith and determine the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. Staff Recommended Action: To adopt the resolution recommending the City Council adopt an ordinance authorizing the erection of extended temporary signs by automobile dealers located on Pacific Coast Highway for a one-year period and superseding any provisions of the zoning ordinance inconsistent therewith and determine the project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per Section 1506(b)(c). Section III Hearing 8. S-21 #10 -- To determine whether the property is a convex sloping lot and may use alternative spot elevations rather than property corner elevations along the east and west property lines for purposes of determining building height.at 323 Longfellow Avenue. Staff Recommended Action: By minute order: 1) Determine the property to be a convex sloping lot and interpolate points on the top of the slope (south side of lot) and the property corner elevations (north side of lot) from the following alternatives for determining the grade for measuring building height; or 2) Determine the property to be a uniformly sloping lot and 3 interpolate the grade from the corner points only. 9. CON 14-5 / PDP 14-5 / PARK 14-3 -- Request for a two-year extension for a Conditional Use Permit and Precise Development Plan for a 21-unit commercial condominium, and Parking Plan to pay fees in-lieu of onsite parking at 906-910 Hermosa Avenue. Staff Recommended Action: To adopt a Minute Order extending the expiration date of the Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan and Parking Plan by two years, to April 15, 2016. Section IV 10. Staff Items a. Report on City Council actions. b. Report on comprehensive planning processes. c. Tentative future Planning Commission agenda. d. Community Development Department activity report of February, 2014. 11. Commissioner Items 12. Adjournment 1 Planning Commission Action Minutes March 18, 2014 ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH HELD ON MARCH 18, 2014, 7:00 P.M., AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS All public testimony and the deliberations of the Planning Commission can be viewed on the City’s web site at www.hermosabch.org, On-Demand Video of City Meetings The meeting was called to order at 7:05 P.M. by Chairman Hoffman. 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call Present: Commissioners Allen, Flaherty, Perrotti, Pizer, Chairman Hoffman Absent: None Also Present: Ken Robertson, Community Development Director Pamela Townsend, Senior Planner Lauren Langer, Assistant City Attorney Aaron Gudelj, Assistant Planner 3. Oral / Written Communications Anyone wishing to address the Commission regarding a matter not related to a public hearing on the agenda may do so at this time. a. Letter from Lucy Atkinson dated February 13, 2014. Section I CONSENT CALENDAR 4. Approval of the February 18, 2014 action minutes ACTION: To approve the above minutes as presented. MOTION by Commissioner Perrotti, seconded by Commissioner Pizer. The motion carried, noting the abstention of Commissioner Allen. 5. Resolution(s) for Consideration - None Section II Public Hearing 6. CON 14-3 / PDP 14-3 -- Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 72604 for a two-unit residential condominium project at 1111 17th Street, and determination that the project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (continued from the February 18, 2014 meeting). 2 Planning Commission Action Minutes March 18, 2014 Staff Recommended Action: To adopt the resolution approving the Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan, and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map subject to conditions, and determination that the project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). ACTION: To adopt the resolution approving subject Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 72604 for a two-unit residential condominium with modifications to eliminate Conditions No. 3(a) and No. 22, and renumber all conditions for consistency, and determining the project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. Motion by Commissioner Flaherty, seconded by Commissioner Pizer. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Comms. Allen, Flaherty, Perrotti, Pizer, Chmn. Hoffman NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None Section III Hearing 7. CON 14-4 / PDP 14-4 / PARK 14-2 – Request to extend the expiration dates of a Precise Development Plan, Parking Plan and Conditional Use Permit for a 21-Unit commercial condominium project at 2101 Pacific Coast Highway. Staff Recommended Action: To adopt a Minute Order extending the expiration dates for a Precise Development Plan, Parking Plan, and Conditional Use Permit for a 21-unit commercial condominium by two years to March 14, 2016. ACTION: To adopt a Minute Order extending the expiration dates for a Precise Development Plan, Parking Plan, and Conditional Use Permit for a 21-unit commercial condominium by two years to March 14, 2016. Motion by Commissioner Flaherty, seconded by Commissioner Perrotti. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Comms. Flaherty, Perrotti, Chmn. Hoffman NOES: Comms. Allen, Pizer ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None 8. C-36 – Semi-annual review and report on Conditional Use Permit compliance for on-sale alcoholic beverage establishments City wide. Staff Recommended Action: To receive and file the report. ACTION: To continue to April 15, 2014 meeting to review Police incident reports and other enforcement data and to discuss whether to make comments to City Council on the Conditional Use Permit review process and enforcement. 3 Planning Commission Action Minutes March 18, 2014 Motion by Commissioner Allen, seconded by Commissioner Pizer. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Comms. Allen, Flaherty, Perrotti, Pizer NOES: Chmn. Hoffman ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None Section IV 9. Staff Items a. Purpose, Format and Procedures for April 2nd and 10th Meetings for Public Comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for E&B’s Proposed Oil Drilling and Production Project. ACTION: By consensus, the Planning Commission agreed to Purpose, Format and Procedures. b. Memorandum regarding rotation of the Planning Commission Chairmanship. ACTION: The Chair will rotate to Commissioner Kent Allen and Vice Chair to Commissioner Michael Flaherty effective on April 15, 2014 through December, 2014. c. Report on City Council actions. d. Report on comprehensive planning processes. e. Tentative future Planning Commission agenda. f. Community Development Department activity report of January, 2014. 10. Commissioner Items 11. Adjournment (to April 2, 2014) The meeting was adjourned to April 2, 2014 at 8:55 P.M. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify the foregoing Minutes are a true and complete record of the action taken by the Planning Commission of Hermosa Beach at the regularly scheduled meeting of March 18, 2014. Peter Hoffman, Chairman Ken Robertson, Secretary Date REVISED Tentative Future Agenda PLANNING COMMISSION City of Hermosa Beach MAY 20, 2014 7:00 P.M. Project Title Public Notice Meeting Date Date Rec’d Remarks  Presentation on Council’s Strategic Plan – City Manager Tom Bakaly. 5/20  Report on City Council Actions (staff item) 5/20  Report on comprehensive planning process: 1) Presentation on General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan Rewrite 2) Update on Downtown Core Revitalization Strategy – Implementation 5/20  930 6th Street—Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan & Vesting Tentative Parcel Map #66986 for a 2-unit condominium 5/8 5/20 4/14  1301 Manhattan Avenue—Precise Development Plan Amendment 5/8 5/20 4/14 f:b95\cd\wpc - future agenda 4/15/14 10c Supplemental Information Tentative Future Agenda PLANNING COMMISSION City of Hermosa Beach MAY 20, 2014 7:00 P.M. Project Title Public Notice Meeting Date Date Rec’d Remarks  Presentation on Council’s Strategic Plan – City Manager Tom Bakaly. 5/20  Report on City Council Actions (staff item) 5/20  Report on comprehensive planning process: 1) Presentation on General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan Rewrite 2) Update on Downtown Core Revitalization Strategy – Implementation 5/20 f:b95\cd\wpc - future agenda 4/10/14 10c