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AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1315 VALLEY DRIVE HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254
May 20, 2014
8:00 P.M.
Please note the meeting starts at 8:00 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.
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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 April 15, 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
Public Hearing
6. CON 14-6 / PDP 14-6 -- Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 66986 for a two-unit condominium at 930 6th Street, and
determination that the project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Staff Recommended Action: To adopt the attached resolution approving the Conditional
Use Permit, Precise Development Plan, and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 66986 for a two- unit condominium subject to conditions and determine the project is categorically exempt
from CEQA.
7. PDP 14-7 -- Amendment to Precise Development Plan to reconfigure offices, decks, and stairways together with façade and elevation changes in a multi-tenant building at 1301
Manhattan Avenue, and determination that the project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Staff Recommended Action: To adopt the resolution approving the subject Precise
Development Plan Amendment subject to conditions, and determine the project to be categorically exempt from CEQA, and incorporating the existing Conditional Use Permit for
a restaurant with on-sale general alcoholic beverages, live entertainment and outdoor
dining without modification.
Section III
8. Staff Items
a. Report on City Council actions.
b. Report on comprehensive planning processes.
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c. Tentative future Planning Commission agenda.
d. Community Development Department activity report of March, 2014.
9. Commissioner Items
10. Adjournment
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AGENDA
Joint City Commissions Meeting
General Plan / Coastal Land Use Plan Rewrite
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1315 VALLEY DRIVE
HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254
May 20, 2014
6:00 P.M.
Planning
Commission
Public Works
Commission
Parks and Recreation
Commission
Emergency
Preparedness Advisory
Commission
Kent Allen, Chair Janice Brittain, Chair Laura Raymond, Chair Gila Katz, Chair
Michael Flaherty, Vice Chair Julian Katz Robert Rosenfeld, Vice Chair Alan Benson
Sam Perrotti Kimberlee MacMullan Jessica Guheen Dave Buckland
Ron Pizer Rob Saemann Jani Lange William Hallett
Peter Hoffman Justin Schnuelle Dylan Lauzon Kenneth Hartley
Tracy Hopkins
George Schmeltzer
Note: No Smoking Is Allowed in the City Hall Council Chambers
THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER
The joint meeting agenda is 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 Commissions within 72 hours of the joint 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.
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.
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1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Overview of City Council Strategic Plan – City Manager
5. Overview of General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan Rewrite Process - Matt
Burris, Raimi & Associates
6. Public Input/Community Outreach To Date - Matt Burris, Raimi & Associates
7. Commissioner Identification of Issues (What’s working; problems or changes
needed in the short and long term)
8. Public Comment
9. Commission Comments; Possible Direction
10. Next Steps - Matt Burris, Raimi & Associates
11. Adjournment
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April 15, 2014
ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH HELD ON
APRIL 15, 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 7:04 P.M. by Chairman Allen.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
Present: Commissioners Flaherty, Hoffman, Perrotti, Pizer, Chairman Allen
Absent: None
Also Present: Ken Robertson, Community Development Director
Pamela Townsend, Senior Planner
Michael Jenkins, 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.
Section I
CONSENT CALENDAR
4. Approval of the March 18, 2014 action minutes
ACTION: To approve the above minutes as presented.
MOTION by Commissioner Hoffman, seconded by Commissioner Perrotti. The motion
carried by a unanimous vote.
5. Resolution(s) for Consideration - None
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.
ACTION: 1) To receive and file the report.
Motion by Commissioner Hoffman, seconded by Commissioner Perrotti. The motion carried
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April 15, 2014
by a unanimous vote.
2) To direct staff to agendize a discussion/review of the adopted “process for review of on-
sale alcoholic beverage Conditional Use Permits” before August, 2014.
Motion by Commissioner Hoffman, seconded by Commissioner Pizer. The motion carried
by a unanimous vote.
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).
ACTION: To adopt the resolution recommending City Council adoption of 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 determining the project is Categorically Exempt from
the California Environmental Quality Act.
Motion by Commissioner Flaherty, seconded by Commissioner Perrotti. The motion carried
by the following vote:
AYES: Comms. Allen, Flaherty, Perrotti, Chmn. Hoffman
NOES: Comm. Pizer
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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
interpolate the grade from the corner points only.
COMMISSION FLAHERTY RECUSED HIMSELF AS HE LIVES WITHIN 500 FOOT RADIUS
OF THE PROJECT.
ACTION: To adopt a minute order determining that the subject lot is a convex sloping lot
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April 15, 2014
and interpolate points on the top of the slope (south side of lot) and the property corner
elevations (north side of lot).
Motion by Commissioner Hoffman, seconded by Commissioner Perrotti. The motion carried,
noting the absence of Commissioner Flaherty.
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.
ACTION: To adopt a Minute Order extending the expiration dates for a Conditional Use
Permit, Precise Development Plan and Parking Plan, and Conditional Use Permit for a 21-unit
commercial condominium by two years to April 15, 2016.
Motion by Commissioner Hoffman, seconded by Commissioner Perrotti. The motion carried
by a unanimous vote.
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
ACTION: As requested by the Commission, City will provide each commissioner, in writing,
the recusal rules including the small city exception together with a 300’ and 500’ radius map.
12. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 9:33 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 April 15, 2014.
Kent Allen, Chairman Ken Robertson, Secretary
Date
Tentative Future Agenda
PLANNING COMMISSION
City of Hermosa Beach
JUNE 17, 2014
7:00 P.M.
Project Title Public
Notice
Meeting
Date
Date
Rec’d Remarks
Review of Conditional Use Permit review process 6/17 4/16
340 The Strand—Residential Parking Plan to reduce the
required width of the guest parking space from 8 feet, 6
inches to approximately 7 feet, 10 inches, and recognizing
that parking is also available in the OS-O zoned portion of
the property, in conjunction with an existing single-family
dwelling.
6/5 6/17 4/17
60 Hermosa Avenue—Conditional Use Permit and Precise
Development Plan for a mixed use building.
6/5 6/17 5/5
605-607 Longfellow Avenue— Conditional Use Permit and
Precise Development Plan & Vesting Tentative Parcel Map
#72883 for a 2-unit condominium.
6/5 6/17 5/12
438 Hermosa Avenue— Conditional Use Permit and
Precise Development Plan & Vesting Tentative Parcel Map
#72838 for a 2-unit condominium.
6/5 6/17 5/12
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AGENDA
Joint City Commissions Meeting
General Plan / Coastal Land Use Plan Rewrite
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1315 VALLEY DRIVE
HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254
May 20, 2014
6:00 P.M.
Planning
Commission
Public Works
Commission
Parks and Recreation
Commission
Emergency
Preparedness Advisory
Commission
Kent Allen, Chair Janice Brittain, Chair Laura Raymond, Chair Gila Katz, Chair
Michael Flaherty, Vice Chair Julian Katz Robert Rosenfeld, Vice Chair Alan Benson
Sam Perrotti Kimberlee MacMullan Jessica Guheen Dave Buckland
Ron Pizer Rob Saemann Jani Lange William Hallett
Peter Hoffman Justin Schnuelle Dylan Lauzon Kenneth Hartley
Tracy Hopkins
George Schmeltzer
Note: No Smoking Is Allowed in the City Hall Council Chambers
THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER
The joint meeting agenda is 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 Commissions within 72 hours of the joint 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.
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.
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1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Overview of City Council Strategic Plan – City Manager
5. Overview of General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan Rewrite Process - Matt
Burris, Raimi & Associates
6. Public Input/Community Outreach To Date - Matt Burris, Raimi & Associates
7. Commissioner Identification of Issues (What’s working; problems or changes
needed in the short and long term)
8. Public Comment
9. Commission Comments; Possible Direction
10. Next Steps - Matt Burris, Raimi & Associates
11. Adjournment
Hermosa Beach General Plan
May 20, 2014
Boards and Commissions
Tonight’s Agenda
1.Overview of Process
2.Public Outreach and Input To-Date
3.Input on Issues from Commissioners
PROJECT OVERVIEW
The General Plan is the “blue print”
for how the City will grow and
develop over time.
It directs:
•Zoning
•Infrastructure
•Parks
•Streets and parking
•Bike paths
!
What is a General Plan?
State Requirements
•Every city and county in
California is required to
have a General Plan
•Long-term policy
document
•Completed in 1979
Hermosa Beach General Plan
•Contains 11
Elements
•Land Use
•Circulation
•Urban Design
•Infrastructure & Public Services
•Conservation
•Open Space and Parks
•Agriculture
•Environmental Hazards & Safety
•Economic Development
•Fiscal
•Housing
Last major update in
1979
General Plan Update Process
Project
Initiation
(Fall
2013)
Existing
Conditions
(Spring
2014)
Vision
(Spring
2014)
General Plan
Alternatives
(Fall 2014)
Policy
Framework
(Winter
2015)
Draft
General Plan
(Spring
2015)
Community Engagement
Final
General
Plan
(Summer
2016)
EIR
(Summer
2015)
Public Outreach and Engagement
•Website
•5 Technical Working
Group meetings (1 held)
•8 Working Group
meetings (1 held)
•Presentations to
Council/Commissions
•Educational Series
(complete)
•Visioning Workshop
(upcoming: May 30-31)
•4 Public workshops
•5 neighborhood
meetings
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Build on Existing Work
•City Council Strategic Plan
•Economic Development Plan
•Community Dialogue: Quality of Life
& Fiscal Team Reports, Decision
Making-Tool
•Downtown Core Revitalization
Strategy
•PCH/Aviation Improvement Work
•PCH Neighborhood Oriented
Development Economic Analysis
•Hazard Mitigation Plan
•Leadership Hermosa
ENVIRONMENT*
Sustainability Plan
Sustainable Transportation
Beach Cities Livability Plan
South Bay Bicycle Master Plan
PCH/Aviation Concept Plan
Pier Avenue Streetscape Project
Complete (Living Streets) Policy
Climate Adaptation
Sea Level Rise
Marine /Water Health
NPDES (Water Quality) Program
Community Carbon Neutrality
Climate Action Plan (2015)
Carbon Neutral Scoping Plan
Community GHG Inventory
Hermosa Cal-Green Code
Water Conservation Ordinance
Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
Municipal Carbon Neutrality
Road Map
Municipal GHG Inventory
2013 Municipal Energy Audit
City Fleet Policy
High Efficiency Procurement Policy
Coastal Resources
Open Space
Conservation
VISION & INNOVATION*
Carbon Neutrality
City Council Strategic Plan
Community Dialogue:
Quality of Life
Fiscal Condition
Decision Making Tool
SCAG Grant: Municipal Carbon Neutral Road Map
(focus on transportation)
Climate Action Plan Grant: Electricity reduction
measures and target (per SBCCOG grant)
Climate Ready Grant: Infrastructure-focused
Vulnerability, Risk Assessment, and Adaptation
Strategy for sea level rise in Hermosa Beach
Sea Level Rise Adaptation Grant: Capacity
Building and Info Acquisition for Sea Level Rise
Planning in Greater LA Area (City is grant
partner)
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE INTEGRATING THE COASTAL LAND USE PLAN
FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY AND A CARBON NEUTRAL FUTURE
Major Inputs (Existing) & Grants
COMMUNITY*
SMALL BEACH TOWN*
HEALTHY ACTIVE LIFESTYLE*
Blue Zones Program
Beach Cities Livability Plan
South Bay Bicycle Master Plan PCH/Aviation Concept Plan
Pier Avenue Streetscape Project
Complete (Living Streets) Policy
PCH NOD Study
SAFE AND MINDFUL
COMMUNITY*
Community Dialogue:
Quality of Life
Fiscal Condition
Decision Making Tool
Safety
Climate Adaptation
Sea level Rise
Land Use
Coastal Development
Coastal Access
Circulation
Housing
Noise
*Community Dialogue - Decision Tool core values
Italics: Required General Plan/ Coastal Land Use Plan topics Hermosa Beach Community Development Dept. 5/2014
Strategic Growth Council Grant: General Plan
- Coastal Land Use Plan Update focused on
Sustainability and Low Carbon Future
Local Coastal Program Assistance Grant:
Complete a certified Local Coastal Program
(Coastal Land Use Plan and Implementing
Ordinances)
ECONOMY*
BUSINESS FRIENDLY*
Economic Development Plan
Downtown Core Revitalization
Downtown Economic Study
PCH/Aviation Concept Plan
PCH NOD Study
Climate Adaptation
Sea level Rise
THIS DECISION-MAKING TOOL IS DESIGNED TO:
1. ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
2. IDENTIFY AND OPTIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN HERMOSA BEACH.
3. CREATE A CULTURE OF INNOVATION, SO THAT OUR CHALLENGES BECOME OUR OPPORTUNITIES AND OUR OPPORTUNITIES ENHANCE OUR
COMMUNITY BRAND.
4. ENSURE WE HAVE ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE PERSPECTIVES, FACTS, IMPLICATIONS, AND ALTERNATIVES TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.
5. DELIVER TRANSPARENCY TO THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
CATALYST FOR INNOVATION
Is this a potential catalyst for strategic, transformative
and differentiated development, or is this “business as
usual”?
Will this define and enhance the City brand to attract
businesses, investment, tourists and like-minded
residents?
Will this activate community involvement, participation,
and innovation?
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
+ 0 - Does it enhance / preserve open space?
+ 0 - Is it in line with Hermosa Beach’s carbon neutral goal?
+ 0 - How does it affect the health of the community?
+ 0 - Does it protect Hermosa Beach’s natural resources?
+ 0 - Does it keep the beach and ocean clean?
+ 0 - Does it promote walkability / bikeability?
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH :: DECISION-MAKING TOOL
QUALITY OF LIFE IMPACT
+ 0 - Does it enhance our beach culture?
+ 0 - Does it enhance outdoor recreation?
+ 0 - Is it family friendly?
+ 0 - Does it impact the health and safety of residents?
+ 0 - Does it bring the community together?
+ 0 - Does it serve the diversity of our population?
+ 0 - Does it acknowledge our cultural heritage?
+ 0 - Is it an appropriate scale for Hermosa Beach?
+ 0 - Is it aesthetically appropriate?
+ 0 - Is it a complementary use of public and private space?
ECONOMIC IMPACT
+ 0 - Is it business-friendly?
+ 0 - Does it support our schools?
+ 0 - Does it improve our infrastructure?
+ 0 - Does it improve property values?
+ 0 - Does it promote our Brand?
+ 0 - Is it entrepreneurial?
+ 0 - Does it serve the local market?
+ 0 - Does it reduce cost, waste or reliance on city resources?
+ 0 - Does it balance public and private incentives?
+ 0 - Does it increase tax and other revenues going to
the community?
Healthy
Active
Lifestyle
Small Beach
Town
Economic &
Environmental
Sustainability
Safe & Mindful
Community
Environmentally
Conscious
Community
Business
Friendly
Community
Version 1.4 – 03.05.14
Vision
&
Innovation
SGC Program Initiatives
•Improve Air Quality and Water Quality
•Promote Infill and Compact Development
•Reduce Automobile Usage and Fuel Consumption
•Promote Water Conservation
•Promote Energy Efficiency and Conservation
•Revitalize Urban and Community Centers
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Relationship to Oil Project
•Important consideration
•Process designed to straddle vote
•1st Establish Vision
•2nd Vote
•3rd Select plan alternatives
•One of many considerations in larger planning
process
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WHAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED
Phase One: Outreach
•Educational Series
•#1: Climate Change, Coastal Protection & Sustainability - 4/14/14
•#2: Economics, Land Use/Coastal Protection, Demographics - 4/21/14
•#3: Transportation and Public Health - 4/28/14
•City Council Briefing - 4/22/14
•Public Workshop #1: Issue Identification - 5/8/14
•Joint Commissions Workshop - 5/20/14
•Community Design Workshop - Fall 2014
Workshop #1: Issue Identification
•Helped us understand:
•What you love about Hermosa Beach
•What you want to change (if anything)
•The threats to the City’s character and quality of life
Provided list of attributes based on Community Dialogue,
City Council Strategic Plan, other documents as
conversation starter
Results
•Top 3 from “What we love”
•Beach culture, heritage, lifestyle
•Small, in size and scale
•Safe city
•Top 3 from “Threats”
•Oil drilling
•Climate change and sea level rise
•Loss of small local businesses, development that is out
of scale, and impacts to ocean
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Results
•Top 3 from “What do you want changed?”
•Increase economic vitality but
maintain eclectic downtown
•Attract small businesses
•Expanded green economy
•More input and participation desired
•Community values are well understood
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Regional Demographic Trends from
the 2012-2035 RTP/SCS
Hermosa Beach Trends
Age
Existing Land Use
•81% is residential
•8% commercial
•Only 28 acres of
professional office
•1% industrial
•1% vacant
Parking
•Residential
•Downtown
•Visitor/event
•Economic
development
Driving Patterns
Economic Development
•Satisfy present and future
employment and business
needs.
•Strengthen existing businesses
and retain jobs.
•Provide a platform for economic
growth.
•Address regulatory and market
constraints on new
development in Hermosa
Beach.
•Address retail leakage.
Health and Social Equity
•Unemployment rate has
increased since 2000 from 3.4%
to 5%.
•Residents with lower incomes
are cost burdened by housing
costs in Hermosa Beach.
•Obesity rates are higher in
South Bay Area.
Source: Walsh et al. (2014)
Source: CARB Proposed Scoping Plan
Transition to the New Normal
BAU
Hermosa Beach Past Emissions
(1990-2007)
From the City’s 2007 Community Inventory
22%
16%
55%
4% 3%
% - Share of 2007 Community Emissions
Hermosa Beach – 100-year flood zone
with 55 inches of sea-level rise (red)
Source: Ekstrom & Moser (2014)
Public Safety and Facilities
•Several city-wide infrastructure
systems date back to the City’s
origins.
•City buildings aging and crowded.
•Property crimes are higher than
national average while violent
crimes are lower.
•Some amenities and parkland are
still needed, despite existing
variety of amenities.
Our Understanding
•Hermosa Beach is a special place
•Maintain eclectic beach culture – yet accommodate change
•Improve active transportation, bike facilities, walking
•Improve parking
•Improve public health and safety, reduce crime
•Expand economic vitality and linkages
•Government services, facilities & fiscal stability are important
•Sustainability and carbon reduction must be addressed
Discussion
•What is working now?
•Problems or changes needed moving forward?
•Short term
•Long term
•Other
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NEXT STEPS
Next Steps
•Map out all community planning processes
•Assess effectiveness of existing General
Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan
•Data gathering during summer visitor season
•Meet with Working Group to plan for additional
outreach and input
•Design Workshop in Fall to __________________
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