HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Resolution 18-23 - DENYING 70 10th StreetSEC'Ti An ion was filed by r; ! Capital
approval of a Precise Development Plan 16-7 and Parking Plan 16-2 to allow a new three-story, detached
2,744 square foot commercial building with ground floor retail and second and third floor office space,
to be constructed behind the existing 1,841 square foot single-family residence which will be converted
to a single -unit motel, # , Parkinga, M12-space parking requirement
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districtC-2 (Restricted Commercial) zoning
Planning^ 1 public hearing on July 17,
2018, to consider the Precise Development Plan 16-7 and Parking Plan 16-2 application at which
testimony and evidence, both written and oral, was presented to and considered by the Planning
visitors and employees for the combination of uses proposed to occupy the site. The HBMC requires
spaces.spaces for this project, and the project proposes 4 on -site spaces (including 1 tandem space) plus payment
of fees in lieu for 8 d # did not provide the Planning Commission
accommodatewith assurance that the configuration of the proposed on -site parking spaces would be adequate to
and .proposed
to occupy the site.
SECTION 4. Based on the testimony and evidence received, the Planning
the following findings to DENY the application for Parking Plan 16-2 pursuant to Section 17.44.210 of
the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code (HBMQ:
1 Parking Plan,. 1 . a reduction in the number of spaces
requiresrequired. The proposed project with the combination of uses (retail, general office and a single -unit
i total of 12 parkingspaces. The proposed projectprovides lspaces
space)I tandem payment of fees in lieu for 8 spaces.requires Parking
meet HBMC parking requirements. HBMC Section 17.44.040 (E) 2.b. requires building sites, where
buildings will exceed *" provide
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Plan, the Commission must find that adequate parking will be provided for customers, clients, visitors
and employees.
Members of the Commission and public were concerned with the lack of sufficient on -site parking
proposed and found that providing approximately 67% of the 12 required parking spaces through
Wment of 8_vArking_svaces in -lieu was too
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found that the 4 proposed on -site parking spaces were not sufficient to satisfy the parking needs for the
combination of uses proposed.
The nearest public surface parking lot, which contains 130 parking spaces, is located 300 feet away at
I 10 1 Hermosa Avenue (Lot A) . The public parking structure containing 261 parking spaces located at
13 th Street and Hermosa Avenue (Lot C) is located within 900 feet of the subject property. Occupancy
rates for Lots A and C during weekday afternoons is 95% and 96% respectively. Public parking spacoo
are provided throughout the Downtown, which is located within Zone 2 of the Coastal Zone public
th rK SUDY411,1 irbetween l6t� Street and 8 Street arf,,.4:?.s fqr east vs Main, i
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area to accommodate the parking demand from the proposed uses and makeup for the lack of 8 parking
spaces on the site until in -lieu fees could be used to supply additional parking in the area. Therefore, the
project with only four parking spaces would place an undue burden on the parking resources in the
surrounding neighborhood.
General office and retail uses both require one space for 250 square feet of gross floor area. The new
2,744 sguare foot commercial buildina reauires I I Darking spaces, and the existin 1,840 sg,. ft. s n
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not known at this time, peak parking demand for retail typically occurs between 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
weekdays and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekends. Peak demand for office uses typically occurs between
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. weekdays and weekends. The combination of the motel, retail and office uses
will have patrons visiting the site throughout various hours of the day and the project does not provide
adequate parking for the demand created by customers, clients, visitors and employees.
SECTI ON 5. Based on the foregoing, the Planning Commission hereby DENIES the request
for Precise Development Plan 16-7 because the project does not provide the parking required under
HBMC Section 17.44. In accordance with HBMC Section 17.58.030, denial of a PDP is appropriate
when the groposed develo!2ment is i T desi Lined in relation to the sunaunding vicinity. The
lack of on -site Lwrking is an ina�q riate design fn that it doesn't meet code re�ouirements and (claces an
undue burden on the parking resources in the surrounding neighborhood. Given the square footage of
the proposed development, layout of the uses and the lot size, there are no conditions that can be
approved to the current proposed design that can accommodate more on -site parking.
SECTION 6. While a Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for this project, pursuant to
Section 15270 of the 'Guidelines ft)j,,, 1rnPtgM,ejit,,itJon of the Cgliforgia QqWity Act
ffEQA), Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, the project is not subject to CEQA because
CEQA does not of to projects which a 1ublic agency rejects or disapproves.
SECTION 7® Pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6, any legal challenge to
the decision of the Planning Commission, after a formal appeal to the City Council, must be made within
90 days after the final decision by the City Council.
VOTE: AYES
CERTIFICATION
5 - Commissioners Pedersen, Sae rnann, Hoffman, Flaherty and
Chairperson Rice
none
none
none
I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution P.C. No. 18-23 is a true and complete record of the action taken
by the Planning Commission of the City of Hermosa Beach, California at its adjourned regular meeting
of July 17, 201 jid memorialized on August 21, 2018. o.
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M�vie erson . --- --- -------- ------ ---------- Rice, ChairpM6ifkobertson, Secretary
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