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AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1315 VALLEY DRIVE
HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254
September 18, 2012
7:00 P.M.
Sam Perrotti, Chairman
Ron Pizer, Vice Chairman
Peter Hoffman
Kent Allen
Michael Flaherty
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.
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 1
Consent Calendar
4. Approval of the August 21, 2012 Action Minutes
5. Resolution(s) for Consideration
a) Resolution P.C. 12-19 denying a Conditional Use Permit for an outdoor walk-up automatic
teller machine (ATM) on the public right-of-way at 49 Pier Avenue.
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(s)
6. CUP 12-6 -- Conditional Use Permit to modify an existing wireless telecommunications facility,
(Sprint PCS) by replacing antennas on the building roof with new antennas exceeding the
height limit, with a maximum height of 41 feet, install remote radio units, and replace interior
equipment cabinets, on an existing 3-story commercial building at 1200 Artesia Boulevard
(continued from the August 21, 2012 meeting).
Staff Recommended Action: To continue to an unspecified date as requested by the applicant
and applicant to pay for re-noticing fees.
Section III
Hearing(s)
7. C-36 -- Annual review and report on Conditional Use Permit compliance for on-sale alcoholic
beverage establishments.
Staff Recommended Action: To continue to the October 16, 2012 meeting.
8. Options for regulating mobile food vendors (e.g., food trucks) and temporary activities/events
in conjunction with commercial or nonresidential uses.
Staff Recommended Action: To continue to the October 16, 2012 meeting.
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Section IV
9. Staff Items
a. Presentation on the Grant awarded by the State Strategic Growth Council for the City to
update and integrate its General Plan and Coastal Land Use Plan into a ‘Comprehensive
Blueprint for Sustainability and a Low Carbon Future’.
b. Rotation of the Planning Commission chairmanship.
c. Report on City Council actions.
d. Tentative future Planning Commission agenda.
e. Community Development Department activity report of July, 2012.
10. Commissioner Items
11. Adjournment
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August 21, 2012
ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH HELD ON
AUGUST 21, 2012, 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 Perrotti.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. a) Introduction and welcome of new Commissioner Michael Flaherty
b) Roll Call
Present: Commissioner Allen, Flaherty, Hoffman, Pizer, Chairman Perrotti
Absent: None
Also Present: Community Development Director Ken Robertson
Assistant City Attorney Lauren Langer
Senior Planner Pamela Townsend
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 July 17, 2012 action minutes
ACTION: To approve the above minutes as presented.
MOTION by Commissioner Hoffman, seconded by Commissioner Pizer. The motion
carried, noting the abstention of Commissioner Flaherty.
5. Resolution(s) for Consideration
a) Resolution P.C. 12-12 denying a Conditional Use Permit amendment for on-sale
general alcoholic beverages in conjunction with an existing restaurant with live
entertainment, outside seating, and a Parking Plan, as amended at 1139-1141
Aviation Boulevard, Suzy’s Bar & Grill.
b) Resolution P.C. 12-18 approving a Conditional Use Permit amendment to allow
minor modifications to the floor plan in conjunction with an existing restaurant with
live entertainment, outside seating, and a Parking Plan, as amended at 1139-1141
Aviation Boulevard, Suzy’s Bar & Grill.
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ACTION: To adopt Resolutions P.C. 12-12 and 12-18 as presented.
MOTION by Commissioner Hoffman, seconded by Commissioner Pizer. The motion
carried, noting the recusal of Commissioner Allen and Chairman Perrotti and abstention
of Commissioner Flaherty.
Section III
Hearing
10. S-4 #26 -- Request to allow a third mural for the Hermosa Beach Mural Project on the
wall of a commercial building at 1007 Hermosa Avenue.
Staff Recommended Action: To approve the proposed mural by Minute Order.
Commissioner Flaherty recused himself as he serves on the committee of the Hermosa
Beach Mural Project.
ACTION: To approve the proposed mural by Minute Order.
MOTION by Commissioner Hoffman, seconded by Commissioner Pizer. The motion
carried as follows:
AYES: Comm. Allen, Hoffman, Pizer, Chmn. Perrotti
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Comm. Flaherty
Section II
Public Hearings
6. CUP 12-6 -- Conditional Use Permit to modify an existing wireless telecommunications
facility (Sprint PCS) by replacing antennas on the building roof with new antennas
exceeding the height limit, with a maximum height of 41 feet, install remote radio units,
and replace interior equipment cabinets, on an existing 3-story commercial building at
1200 Artesia Boulevard.
Staff Recommended Action: To continue to the September 18, 2012 meeting for
applicant to submit revised plans.
ACTION: To continue to the September 18, 2012 meeting for applicant to submit revised
plans.
MOTION by Commissioner Hoffman, seconded by Commissioner Pizer. The motion
carried by a unanimous vote.
7. CUP 12-7 -- Conditional Use Permit to allow a walk-up automatic teller machine (ATM)
facing Pier Plaza (Chase Bank) at 49 Pier Avenue.
Staff Recommended Action: To adopt the resolution approving subject Conditional Use
Permit.
ACTION: To deny subject Conditional Use Permit for reasons stated and direct staff to
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August 21, 2012
return with a resolution of denial for adoption at the September 18, 2012 meeting.
MOTION by Commissioner Hoffman, seconded by Commissioner Pizer. The motion
carried as follows:
AYES: Comms. Allen, Flaherty, Hoffman, Pizer, Chmn. Perrotti
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
8. CUP12-2 -- Conditional Use Permit to allow a ground-mounted small wind energy
system exceeding the height limit at 1947 Manhattan Boulevard.
Staff Recommended Action: To adopt the resolution approving subject Conditional Use
Permit.
ACTION: To continue to an unspecified date for the applicant to submit documentation
of site specific noise impacts and an engineering report to show that the device will be
effective and efficiently producing electricity. The applicant needs to pay for second
300’ noticing and Easy Reader ad fees again.
MOTION by Commissioner Hoffman, seconded by Commissioner Flaherty. The motion
carried as follows:
AYES: Comms. Flaherty, Hoffman, Pizer, Chmn. Perrotti
NOES: Comm. Allen
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
9. CUP 12-5 / PARK 12-8 -- Conditional Use Permit Amendment to allow a restaurant with
on-sale beer and wine closing by 10:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday and 11:00
p.m. on Friday and Saturday at 425 Pier Avenue (Buona Vita Pizzeria) to expand into a
849 square foot space and increase seating at 423 Pier Avenue (currently Omaggio Art
Glass) resulting in a 2,024 square foot restaurant with open air dining and modified
floor plan (Buona Vita Trattoria; the restaurant will vacate the space at 439 Pier
Avenue). Parking Plan to allow the expanded business at 423/425 Pier Avenue to use
eight (8) offsite shared parking spaces at 555/565 Pier Avenue after 5:00 P.M.
(Hermosa Professional Building).
Staff Recommended Action: To adopt the resolution approving subject Conditional Use
Permit amendment and Parking Plan
ACTION: To adopt the resolution approving subject Conditional Use Permit
amendment and Parking Plan with following modifications:
a) Delete Section 4, A.1 and re-number rest of paragraph.
b) Section 5, 3rd paragraph and No. 4, to read “…five-year lease with a five year
option to renew…”
c) Section 5, No. 2, and No. 5 to read “…a front lot…”
d) Section 5, No. 4, 2nd paragraph to read “…parking area is proposed conditioned to
provide eight parking spaces for a minimum period of five ten years.”
e) Section 7, No. 9c to read “…shall be located a minimum of ten (10) feet from the
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August 21, 2012
facade or within or visible…”
f) Section 7, No. 15a and No. 17 to read ”…(Hermosa Professional Building) in the
parking lot fronting Pier Avenue …” and “…a minimum term of five ten years”
g) Re-number Section No. 15 all sub-sections.
MOTION by Commissioner Allen, seconded by Commissioner Flaherty. The motion
carried as follows:
AYES: Comms. Allen, Flaherty, Hoffman, Pizer, Chmn. Perrotti
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Section IV
11. Staff Items
a. Appointment of alternate Commissioner for the PCH/Aviation Improvement
Committee.
ACTION: Commissioner Flaherty volunteered with the Planning Commission’s
consensus to be the alternate Commissioner for the PCH/Aviation Boulevard
Improvement Committee.
b. Report on City Council actions.
c. Tentative future Planning Commission agenda.
d. Community Development Department activity report of June, 2012.
12. Commissioner Items
13. Adjournment
The meeting was formally adjourned at 10:36 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
August 21, 2012.
Sam Perrotti, Chairman Ken Robertson, Secretary
Date
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
Date: September 18, 2012
To: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Hermosa Beach
Planning Commission
From: Pamela Townsend, Senior Planner
Subject: Presentation on Grant awarded by the State Strategic Growth
Council for the City to update and integrate its General Plan and
Coastal Land Use Plan into a ‘Comprehensive Blueprint for
Sustainability and a Low Carbon Future’
Recommendation:
This item is presented for information and no action is required. The Commission is invited to
provide its thoughts on any aspect of the process including the Commission’s role.
Background/Analysis:
The General Plan and Coastal Land Use Plan are required by and must comply with state law.
The City’s adopted plans have not been comprehensively updated for some 30 years and in many
instances no longer provide relevant policy direction to address current issues and guide the
community’s future (the adopted plans may be reviewed online here: General Plan - Coastal
Land Use Plan). The City Council has identified an update of these plans as a priority.
In May 2012, the City was awarded a $410,000 grant to update and integrate its General Plan
and Coastal Land Use Plan, centered on the vision of a “Comprehensive Blueprint For
Sustainability and a Low Carbon Future”, under the California Strategic Growth Council’s
(SGC) competitive ‘Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentives Program.’ The
program funds planning efforts aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions consistent with state
climate goals, through Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River
and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84) monies.
Grant Proposal Overview: The Executive Summary of the grant proposal in Attachment 1
provides a concise summary of the many facets of the project. It demonstrates how the many
independent actions and programs that the City has implemented and continues to pursue can be
integrated into major themes for the Plan update. The Executive Summary also illustrates how
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the project responds to the SGC grant application requirements and priority considerations,
which include the following:1
Ongoing collaboration with state, regional and local, public and private stakeholders and
community involvement: This is demonstrated through the City’s previous and ongoing
actions.
Address climate change impacts: Climate mitigations to reduce greenhouse gases and
climate adaptation strategies to address climate change and sea level rise figure
prominently into the project.
Strategies or outcomes that can serve as best practices for communities across the state:
The City will create an E-Plan as a best practice, and the integration of the General Plan
and Coastal Land Use Plan will be a transferable model.
Resources leveraged: The City has identified key partners that will provide assistance and
how City resources will be used to leverage the grant funds.
Equity and serves an economically disadvantaged community: The City demonstrates
how planning will encompass all peoples. The City is not an ‘economically
disadvantaged community’ but the project will evaluate issues associated with service
workers in the City’s tourism sector.
The project envisions utilizing the City’s existing General Plan and Coastal Land Use Plans, its
many ad hoc achievements along with other inputs, to inform policy and program development
as shown in Attachment 2. The General Plan Guidelines and Coastal Land Use Plan Update
Guide (Part 1) provide guidance on preparing and updating the General Plan and Coastal Land
Use Plan. (Attachment 2 is a valuable resource which provides online links to various inputs.)
The SGC grant funds will be used to retain consultants to assist City staff, prepare studies,
conduct community involvement programs, prepare the draft plan, create an E-plan, and assist
with the public hearing process. City staff and other City resources, various studies that will be
necessary but are not directed related to the grant topic areas, and the environmental impact
report are in-kind contributions. The Work Plan identifies subject areas for which studies and
information will be required (Attachment 3).
Like any planning process, the General Plan update involves identification of existing conditions
and issues, alternatives and plan preparation, public hearings, and plan adoption as outlined in
the initial Work Plan in Attachment 3. The grant period is a maximum of three years from
execution of the grant contract and there is no extension. While three years may seem ample,
comprehensive planning processes can take considerably more time and the City will need to
proceed expeditiously through each step to meet timelines and maximize use of awarded grant
funds. The Community Development Department is working with Strategic Growth Council
(SGC) staff to provide documents necessary for grant execution. The schedule in Attachment 3
is being revised to deliver the draft Plan within the three year grant period, rather than requiring
Plan adoption within three years, which SGC staff has indicated is permissible. There is no
penalty for proceeding at a faster pace.
1 The complete narrative can be found here: http://www.sgc.ca.gov/selected_apps_round2.html
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General Plans and Coastal Land Use Plans: Each city and county in California must prepare a
comprehensive, long term general plan to guide the physical development of the county or city,
and any land outside its boundaries which bears relation to its planning (Government Code
Section 65300). The general plan expresses the community’s development goals and embodies
public policy relative to the distribution of future land uses. A general plan must address seven
elements, including land use, circulation, housing, open space, conservation, noise and safety.
The housing element is the only element that must be prepared on a prescribed schedule;
Hermosa Beach has begun the process of again updating the housing element for submittal to the
state by October 2013. The general plan must address a broad range of issues, and should focus
on issues relevant to the planning area. The general plan may include other subject areas or
elements and may be organized in any manner deemed appropriate by the City, so long as it
includes the required components. The SGC proposal states that the Plan will be organized
around sustainability, rather than necessarily providing seven discrete elements. All aspects of
the general plan must be internally consistent and each element has equal legal status.
The Coastal Land Use Plan is one component of the Local Coastal Program, which consists of
the Land Use Plan (addressing public access, recreation, marine environment, land resources,
development and industrial development), and the Implementation Plan which must be certified
before the City can assume coastal development permit authority. One reason the City has not
yet assumed CDP authority was inability to resolve some key issues to the mutual satisfactory of
the City and Coastal Commission. It is hoped this update process will eventually pave the way
to a certified Local Coastal Program that is consistent with Coastal Act requirements.
The General Plan/Coastal Plan must take a long-term perspective as it projects future conditions
and needs as a basis for determining objectives. The planning horizon is typically a minimum of
20 to 30 years, with 50 year or longer terms being adopted by some jurisdictions. The integrated
Plan will establish policies that will provide long term direction, as well as short term decision-
making. As part of the SGC grant application, the City was required to identify sustainability
indicators and outcomes that should be demonstrated by the Plan (Attachment 4). Plan
implementation includes regulatory tools (zoning and other tools), community and capital
improvement planning, educational and collaborative programs, updating the City's website, and
many other actions focused on municipal facilities, the community, or collaborations with others.
The Plan will include a prioritized action plan and monitoring plan.
Several agencies have the responsibility to certify that Plan elements are prepared in compliance
with state law; the housing element must be certified by Dept. of Housing and Community
Development, the Coastal Land Use Plan must be certified by the Coastal Commission, and other
state agencies have review responsibility. The SGC grant proposal also identifies specific parties
that have agreed to take a more active role in assisting the City with the update process.
Per State law, the draft Plan (and environmental impact report) must be reviewed by the Planning
Commission which will make a recommendation for adoption by resolution of the City Council.
The primary purpose of the Commission is to maintain and enhance the environment of the
community, which entails advance or long-range planning (updating of the General Plan and
specific elements), current planning (short-range projects), and land use controls (administering
to the code and review of all subdivisions and zoning petitions). It is envisioned that the City’s
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other commissions will have a role in identifying issues, policies and programs as inputs to the
planning process. (For more information: General Plan Guidelines, Updating the LCP.)
Community involvement: The success of the General Plan process and ultimately its
implementation relies upon partnerships and communication with the community, organizations,
and local and regional agencies. One of the key decisions in a major plan update is organization
of the community involvement process. The Work Plan identifies the steps and key points for
involvement, but there is latitude in how the program is formulated. The Planning Commission
and City should weigh in on this issue and the request for proposals and consultant responses
will also address this issue. The fact that the City is largely developed, it has adopted existing
plans and policies, and the timeframe and funding for the process are limited, will affect how
expansive the program may be. The internet, social media, small scale of the City, and
likelihood that the number of controversial issues may be limited, provides the opportunity for
an open inclusive process where all people can interact directly with the process on an equal
basis, through attendance at workshops and meetings, online tools and similar methods. Steering
committees or issue related committees are other formats but tend to be more time consuming,
expansive to manage, and may be perceived as ‘exclusionary’.
As the recommending body to the Council, the Planning Commission plays an important role in
the update process. The Commission may desire to be more involved in the process and
community involvement program, providing various forums for discussion, or may simply desire
to limit involvement to primarily the formal public hearing process.
Attachments:
1. Grant Proposal Executive Summary
2. General Plan and Coastal Land Use Plan Inputs
3. Grant Proposal Work Plan
4. Grant Proposal Indicators and Outcomes
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REGULATORY MEASURES
Amend zoning & other codes
Adopt Coastal zoning code (unified code)
Obtain Local Coastal Program certification
Standards & guidelines
Funding mechanisms
PROGRAMS
Programs, studies & plans
Educational tools/Training
Capital Improvements
Municipal/Community-focused
Monitor targets/Adapt
COLLABORATION
City-Local-Regional-State Partnerships
Community Programs
Funding
City of Hermosa Beach - General Plan & Coastal Land Use Plan Update
Hermosa Beach General Plan
Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Noise
Conservation, Open Space, Safety,
Urban Design, Economic Development
Land Use Map
HE Tentative Certification
Hermosa Beach Coastal Land Use Plan
Parking Access
Coastal Housing
Coastal Recreation
Coastal Development
Coastal Zone Map
STATE INPUTS
Climate Change Resources
California Climate Adaptation Strategy
The Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the California
Coast
GUIDANCE & TOOLS
General Plan Guidelines
Local Coastal Plan Updates
CEQA
California Climate Change Portal & the General
Plan
Reinventing the General Plan
Climate & Air Pollution Planning Assistance Tool
Cal-ADAPT ADAPT
Decision Making (RAND)
Cool California: Toolkit
Cool Cities
REGIONAL INPUTS
Sustainable Communities Strategy
Sustainable South Bay Strategy
SCAQMD AQ &Transpo. Planning
Climate Change and the Future of Southern
California
Water Reliability 2020
Development Patterns in South Bay
Hermosa Beach Profile (SCAG)
Santa Monica Bay Restoration
Low Impact Development
South Bay Environmental Services Center
AQMD On The Air
(Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action
and Sustainability)
Adapting to Climate Change--Video seminar
on California's strategy
(USC Center for Sustainable Cities)
CITY INPUTS
Zoning Map
Corridors & Assets
Sustainability Plan
(center of hyperlinked page)
Beach Cities Livability Plan
South Bay Bicycle Master Plan
Vitality City Program
Municipal GHG Inventory
Community GHG Inventory
Pier Avenue Streetscape Project
Hermosa Beach Pedestrian Safety Assessment
Stormwater Program & Water Quality issues
City Sustainability Website
City Sustainability Actions
Hermosa Green Incentives
Hermosa Cal-Green Code
Water Conservation Ordinance
Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
Climate Action Plan (2012)
Complete Streets Policy (2012)
PCH/Aviation Blvd Imp Project (2012/13)
Downtown Strategic Economic Develop. Plan (2013)
OUTPUT: COMPREHENSIVE BLUEPRINT FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND A LOW CARBON FUTURE
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH – GENERAL PLAN & COASTAL LAND USE PLAN UPDATE
Attachment 2
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Comprehensive Blueprint
for Sustainability
and a Low Carbon Future
HERMOSA BEACH
California Strategic Growth Council Sustainable Communities Grant, 2012
City of Hermosa Beach 9/18/2012
It’s all about the beach * “Best little GREEN beach city”
What? A comprehensive General Plan
Update that weaves in sustainability
principles and integrates an updated
Coastal Land Use Plan
Who? The City of Hermosa Beach with
partners, agencies and organizations, the
public
When? 3-year process. October 2012 –
August 2015 + Adoption Process
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
COMPREHENSIVE BLUEPRINT FOR
SUSTAINABILITY & A LOW CARBON FUTURE
Why? -New issues
-Redefine vision & goals
-Integrate policies and actions
-Efficiency/effectiveness
-Legal requirements
-Funding opportunities
Where? The General Plan affects all
lands within the City of
Hermosa Beach
CALIFORNIA STRATEGIC GROWTH
COUNCIL
•SB 732 (2008) - Cabinet level committee. Coordinates
activities of state agencies & partners with stakeholders.
Promote sustainability, economic prosperity & quality of life
for all Californians.
•Sustainable Communities Planning Grants fund planning
aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions consistent with
state climate goals.
•Funded by Proposition 84, the Safe Drinking Water, Water
Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal
Protection Bond Act.
STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
PLANNING GRANT
Round 2: $24M+ Local & Regional Govt’s
137 applications, 43 funded
Focus Area #1 Cities & Counties
114 Applications, 27 funded (16 EDC)
Round 3: $13M available
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PLANNING GRANT
PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS
Ongoing collaboration with state, regional & local, public &
private stakeholders and community involvement
Climate change impacts
Strategies or outcomes that can serve as best practices for
communities across the state
Resources leveraged
Equity & serves an economically disadvantaged community
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PLANNING GRANT
OBJECTIVES
Promote infill & compact development
Revitalize urban & community centers
Strengthen the economy
Reduce automobile usage &fuel consumption
Promote water conservation
Promote energy efficiency &conservation
Improve infrastructure systems
Improve air & water quality
Protect natural resources & agricultural lands
Promote public health
Promote equity
Increase housing affordability
INDICATORS & TARGETS
WHY HERMOSA BEACH?
•Nimble city with a drive for innovation
•2010 grant proposal for a sustainability plan not
funded, but the City has now prepared this plan
•Ad hoc achievements lack an overarching vision
& legal framework to guide & sustain
transformative change
•Integration of General Plan, Coastal Land Use
Plan & other initiatives is next logical step
o Advance sustainability & implementation of
AB 32 and SB 375
o Build resiliency into a tourism dependent coastal
city
o Serve as a model for others in the region and
statewide
HOW WE WON IT!
Tell a compelling cohesive story
Forward movement: what we did & will do
Commitment & ability
Hit all Objectives and Priority Considerations
New Priority: Sea level rise
Compensate for ‘economically disadvantaged
community’
Demonstrate regional & state best practices
Find a niche, build on past action, or partner
Cheerleaders
Timeline
2006: Hermosa Beach
joins ‘Cool Cities’
2007: Green Building
Committee puts green
issues on City’s agenda
2009: Green Task Force
appointed
2009/10: GHG inventories
2010: City Council adopts
carbon neutral goal
2011: Sustainability Plan
Bicycle Master Plan
Livability Plan
2012: Climate Action Plan
2015-17: General Plan/
Coastal Plan Update
GENERAL PLAN
•Land Use
Urban Design (optional)
•Circulation
•Open Space
•Conservation
•Housing
•Noise
•Safety (include Seismic)
Economic (optional)
Utilities (optional)
COASTAL
LAND USE PLAN
General Plan: Seven mandated elements; others are optional. Land use updated in 1994, others readopted in 1994, but not significantly updated since 1980s. Circulation amended 1991. Housing amended 2012. Coastal Land Use Plan: Certified in 1981. Land Use amended 2002, other minor amendments since that time.
•Development/Design
•Parking Access
•Recreational Access
•Coastal Resources
•Housing Availability
RELATIONSHIP OF PLAN ELEMENTS
The General Plan is the constitution for development, focusing on the built
environment. It may be expanded to include other subject areas.
INTEGRATED PLANS
Sustainability
Future
Needs
Community Environment
REGULATORY MEASURES
Amend zoning & other codes
Adopt Coastal zoning code (unified code)
Obtain Local Coastal Program certification
Standards & guidelines
Funding mechanisms
PROGRAMS
Programs, studies & plans
Educational tools/Training
Capital Improvements
Municipal/Community-focused
Monitor targets/Adapt
COLLABORATION
City-Local-Regional-State Partnerships
Community Programs
Funding
City of Hermosa Beach - General Plan & Coastal Land Use Plan Update
Hermosa Beach General Plan
Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Noise
Conservation, Open Space, Safety,
Urban Design, Economic Development
Land Use Map
HE Tentative Certification
Hermosa Beach Coastal Land Use Plan
Parking Access
Coastal Housing
Coastal Recreation
Coastal Development
Coastal Zone Map
STATE INPUTS
Climate Change Resources
California Climate Adaptation Strategy
The Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the California
Coast
GUIDANCE & TOOLS
General Plan Guidelines
Local Coastal Plan Updates
CEQA
California Climate Change Portal & the General
Plan
Reinventing the General Plan
Climate & Air Pollution Planning Assistance Tool
Cal-ADAPT ADAPT
Decision Making (RAND)
Cool California: Toolkit
Cool Cities
REGIONAL INPUTS
Sustainable Communities Strategy
Sustainable South Bay Strategy
SCAQMD AQ &Transpo. Planning
Climate Change and the Future of Southern
California
Water Reliability 2020
Development Patterns in South Bay
Hermosa Beach Profile (SCAG)
Santa Monica Bay Restoration
Low Impact Development
South Bay Environmental Services Center
AQMD On The Air
(Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action
and Sustainability)
Adapting to Climate Change--Video seminar
on California's strategy
(USC Center for Sustainable Cities)
CITY INPUTS
Zoning Map
Corridors & Assets
Sustainability Plan
(center of hyperlinked page)
Beach Cities Livability Plan
South Bay Bicycle Master Plan
Vitality City Program
Municipal GHG Inventory
Community GHG Inventory
Pier Avenue Streetscape Project
Hermosa Beach Pedestrian Safety Assessment
Stormwater Program & Water Quality issues
City Sustainability Website
City Sustainability Actions
Hermosa Green Incentives
Hermosa Cal-Green Code
Water Conservation Ordinance
Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
Climate Action Plan (2012)
Complete Streets Policy (2012)
PCH/Aviation Blvd Imp Project (2012/13)
Downtown Strategic Economic Develop. Plan (2013)
OUTPUT: COMPREHENSIVE BLUEPRINT FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND A LOW CARBON FUTURE
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH – GENERAL PLAN & COASTAL LAND USE PLAN UPDATE
MODEL REGIONAL PLANS
ADVANCE SB 375 & AB 32
Set targets and organize the Plan around principles and programs to
create a sustainable, low carbon future.
Hermosa Beach—and the surrounding South Bay—are transit poor,
yet the majority of greenhouse gas emissions are transportation
related.
Demonstrate the practicality of low carbon and active mobility
strategies to Hermosa and neighboring cities in the South Bay.
•SBCCOG- South Bay Sustainable Strategy: An Integrated Land Use
and Transportation Strategy
•SCAG- Sustainable Communities Strategy
BEST PRACTICE
REINVENTING THE GENERAL PLAN
Build a model General Plan of the future.
Interactive online E-Plan that can be customized to the end
user: decision-makers, general public, residents, advocates,
etc.
E-Plan will link policy and action to budget tools, adopted
codes and resources.
Engage with California Planning Roundtable’s “Reinventing
the General Plan” initiative, LARC (Los Angeles Regional
Collaborative) and SCAG.
LINK SUSTAINABILITY & ECONOMIC VITALITY
The City is exploring a strategic economic development plan for the
beach-oriented downtown by leveraging city assets with key beachfront
properties. Redevelopment is hindered by the lack of a comprehensive
vision and actionable plan.
Meanwhile, the City is exploring ideas to revitalize the Pacific Coast
Highway corridor and recently implemented a model streetscape and
infiltration project on the adjoining Pier Avenue.
The Plan will connect these disparate works and demonstrate how to
increase economic vitality and strengthen and build resilience into the
tourist-based economy.
In the process, showcase sustainability and coastal resource protection
and enhancement.
CASE STUDY & BEST PRACTICE
CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES
Hermosa is a tourism dependent coastal city with an
unprotected beach and commercial downtown core that
attracts tens of thousands of visitors annually.
These economic assets are subject to inundation from sea
level rise.
Prominently address climate adaptation using the Adaptation
and Planning Assistance Tool (ADAPT).
The Plan process will tackle decision-making given uncertainty
of climate change impacts and timelines.
It’s all about the beach * “Best little GREEN beach city”
TRANSFERABLE MODEL
COASTAL PROTECTION
Demonstrate improved integration of general plans
and coastal plans.
Holistically protect the coastal watershed and
marine environment.
Incorporate ‘state of the art’ coastal protection
policies and strengthen the visitor-serving economy.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Educate about climate change and sustainability in
locally relevant way.
Test alternative action programs (Adaptation
Database and Planning Tool (ADAPT) & Climate and
Air Pollution Planning Assistant (CAPPA).
Address decision-making in a time of uncertainty
about climate change impacts and timelines.
Solutions to improve the well-being of disadvantaged
groups such as tourism industry employees who are
essential to the local economy.
LEVERAGE STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIPS
California Coastal Commission
SCAG & South Bay Cities Council of Governments
Los Angeles Regional Collaborative
California Planning Roundtable
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Com. & Heal The Bay
L.A. County Public Health & Beach Cities Health District
L.A. Metro & South Bay Bicycle Coalition
Cities of Redondo Beach & Manhattan Beach
Residents, businesses, the public
Tasks
Major Activities Time Frame
Budget
(1,000s of
dollars)
1
INITIATION
Policy Board Input
Consultant Selection
9/2012-
4/2013
7 months
20 City
20 Total
2
KICKOFF
Existing Conditions Report
Public Visioning & Issue
Identification
5/2013-
4/2014
12 months
188 Grant
149 City
Total 337
3
POLICY
Alternatives & Public Input
Prepare Draft Plan & Draft EIR
Public Review of DEIR
Revised Draft Plan & Final EIR
5/2014-
9/2015
17 months
188 Grant
105 City
293 Total
4
ADOPTION
Public Hearings on Plan
Coastal Commission Process
Final Publication & Website
9/2015-
Most may
occur post-
grant
34 Grant
59 City
92 Total
410 Grant
333 City
743 Total
PRELIMINARY WORK PLAN & BUDGET
TASK 1 PROGRAM INITIATION
Outline project to City policy boards
Prepare and circulate RFP
Interview and select consultant
Refine Proposal/Execute Contract
7 MONTHS
TASK 2 PROGRAM KICKOFF
Develop General Plan/Coastal Plan Process Website
Develop Community Outreach Strategies & Media Relationships
Develop Existing Conditions Report
Review existing documents: City, regional, State, local
Tourism Industry (Service Workers)/Health & Social Equity Assessment
Coastal/Ocean Resource Assessment
Infrastructure/Facility Assessment
Economic/Land Use/Transportation/ Housing Analysis
ADAPT Climate Adaptation Vulnerability Assessment
Other Studies to support GP/Coastal legal requirements and policy
development (cost assumed by City)
GHG inventory update (per CAP being prepared by SBCCOG)
Develop Update Plan design and format
Community Outreach Program Kickoff, Visioning & Issue Identification
Design program and materials
Public Meetings (Acceptance of Existing Conditions/Issue
identification, Visioning)
12 MONTHS
TASK 3 POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Draft Preferred and Alternative Scenarios
Community Outreach/Workshops on Preferred & Alternatives Prepare
Prepare Draft Plan and Draft EIR
Public Review of DEIR
Modify Draft Plan and Prepare Final EIR
Prepare public hearing materials and upload draft to Website
17 MONTHS
Public Works
Parks & Rec
Emergency Prep
PHC/Aviation Imp
Comment
TASK 4 ADOPTION
Green
Task Force
Planning
Commission
CITY COUNCIL
Coastal
Commission
Public
Agencies
est. 2 years Upload
Adopted
E-Plan
CITY PLAYERS
City Gov’t Players Tasks/Role Options
Community
Development
Dept.
Project/grant management
Select/manage consultants
Conduct community outreach
Plan format, policy development/EIR
Conduct adoption process
City Manager/
Departments
Provide info/technical assistance
Propose policy and programs
Review documents
Create GP update team:
Facilitate education, timely
responses, coordination
Assist with community outreach
Planning
Commission
Statutory advisory policy board
Make recommendations to City Council
on draft Plan and EIR
Primarily statutory role
Consultant selection
Forums for public involvement
Extra meetings/workshops
City Commissions
Subject-specific advisory role
Involvement in public forums
More extensive involvement of
Green Task force focusing on
sustainability
City Council Policy Board
Public hearings/adopt Plan/certify EIR
PROJECT ADMINISTRATION
General
Oversight
Should a structure be formed to provide advice at
key points, such as consultant selection?
Pros:
Provide resource when needed
Expand buy-in
Build knowledge base
Cons:
Engaging a large group can slow down process
May increase costs
Options:
Maintain technical focus: CDD
works with City Manager and
other departments
Planning Commission appoint
subcommittee to provide support
Coordinating Committee: Expand
to include members from one or
more other city boards
Public
Involvement
Should one or more committees be formed to
provide policy input to the updated Plan?
Pros:
May expand buy-in
Build knowledge base
Cons:
Appointing and managing a new committee
can significantly increase time and cost
May reduce ability to stay on schedule and
maximize use of grant funds
People can be widely informed and involved
via internet and social media without new
committee
Committees can be exclusionary, may politicize
Options:
Broad inclusive process: all public
members may equally participate
in community outreach programs
and public hearings
In addition to the above, utilize
existing city commissions and
committees for this purpose
City to call on other groups and
people with expertise as needed
Create a new committee
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
Community Development Department
1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90275
(310) 318-0242
Webpage: www.hermosabch.org
Or email Pamela Townsend: ptownsend@hermosabch.org
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Tentative Future Agenda
PLANNING COMMISSION
City of Hermosa Beach
OCTOBER 16, 2012
Project Title Staff Public
Notice
Meeting
Date
Date
Rec’d Remarks
Report on City Council Actions (staff item) 10/4 10/16
Review Proposed Hermosa Beach Living Street Policy. PT 10/16 9/13
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Run Date: September 6, 2012 DISPLAY
Acct: 7010-2110
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Hermosa Beach shall hold public
hearings on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, to consider the following:
1. Conditional Use Permit to modify an existing wireless telecommunications facility, (Sprint PCS) by
replacing antennas on the building roof with new antennas exceeding the height limit, with a maximum
height of 41 feet, install remote radio units, and replace interior equipment cabinets, on an existing 3-story
commercial building at 1200 Artesia Boulevard (continued from the August 21, 2012 meeting).
2. Options for regulating mobile food vendors (e.g., food trucks) and temporary activities/events in
conjunction with commercial or nonresidential uses.
3. Annual review and report on Conditional Use Permit compliance for on-sale alcoholic beverage
establishments.
SAID PUBLIC HEARINGS shall be held at 7:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the
City Council Chambers, City Hall, 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Planning Commission will receive a presentation on the Grant awarded by
the State Strategic Growth Council for the City to update and integrate its General Plan and Coastal Land Use
Plan into a ‘Comprehensive Blueprint for Sustainability and a Low Carbon Future’.
ANY AND ALL PERSONS interested are invited to participate and speak at these hearings and items at the
above time and place. For inclusion in the agenda packet to be distributed, written comments of interested
parties should be submitted to the Community Development Department, Planning Division, in care of City Hall
at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 prior to Thursday, September 13, 2012, at 12:00 noon. All
written testimony by any interested party will be accepted prior to or at the scheduled time on the agenda for
the matter.
IF YOU CHALLENGE the above matter(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or
someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to
the Community Development Department, Planning Division, at, or prior to, the public hearing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, please contact the Community Development Department, Planning Division,
at (310) 318-0242 or fax to (310) 937-6235. The Department is open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday
through Thursday. Please contact a staff planner to discuss any project on the Planning Commission agenda.
A copy of the staff report(s) in the Planning Commission packet will be available for public review at the end of
the business day on Thursday, September 13, 2012, at the Hermosa Beach Police Department, Public Library,
and on the City’s website at www.hermosabch.org. Relevant Municipal Code sections are also available on
the website.
Elaine Doerfling
City Clerk
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