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Home My WebLink About2016-12-16 PC Action Minutes Regular Meeting 1 Planning Commission Action Minutes December 12, 2016 ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH HELD ON DECEMBER 12, 2016, 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 7:00 P.M. by Chairperson Flaherty. 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call Present: Commissioners Hoffman, Pedersen, Rice, Saemann, Chairperson Flaherty Absent: None Also Present: Ken Robertson, Community Development Director Travor Rusin, Assistant City Attorney Kim Chafin, Senior Planner Nicole Ellis, Assistant Planner Kathy Khang, Planning Intern 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. Coming forward to speak: Heather Longridge. Section I CONSENT CALENDAR 4. Approval of the November 15, 2016 action minutes ACTION: To approve the November 15, 2016 action minutes as presented. MOTION by Commissioner Hoffman and seconded by Commissioner Pedersen. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 5. Resolution(s) for Consideration – None Section II Public Hearing 6. PDP 16-6 / CUP16-2 / PARK 16-7 -- Precise Development Plan to allow a food and beverage market (Lazy Acres Market) within an existing 29,653 square foot building at 2510 Pacific Coast Highway (currently Hope Chapel Youth Center), Conditional Use Permit for outdoor dining accessory to the proposed food and beverage market; and a Parking Plan to allow parking requirements to be met with a shared parking arrangement with the two adjacent buildings at 950 Artesia Boulevard (currently a multi-tenant office building) and 2420 Pacific 2 Planning Commission Action Minutes December 12, 2016 Coast Highway (currently Hope Chapel Church) and the parking lot currently used by Hope Chapel at 2306 Pacific Coast Highway; and adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration (continued from the November 15, 2016 meeting). Staff Recommended Action: To continue the public hearing to January 17, 2017. Coming forward to speak: None. ACTION: To continue to the February 21, 2017 meeting as requested by the applicant. MOTION by Commissioner Hoffman and seconded by Commissioner Rice. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Comms. Hoffman, Rice, Saemann, Chmn. Flaherty NOES: None ABSTAIN: Comm. Pedersen ABSENT: None 7. CON 16-14 / PDP 16- 16 -- Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 74291 for a two-unit condominium project at 945 7th Street, and determination that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. Staff Recommended Action: To adopt the resolution approving the Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan, and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map #74035 for a two-unit detached condominium project subject to conditions and determine the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Coming forward to speak: Pat Riggs and Steve Chamey. ACTION: To adopt the resolution, as amended below, approving subject condominium project and determine the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act: 1. Section 5, No. 4, last sentence should read “…and one two guest parking spaces is are provided for Unit B.” 2. Section 5, No. 7, last sentence should read “However, allowance for theThe new curb on 8th Street for Unit B is consistent with City decisions pertaining to residential development will also result in the loss of one on-street parking space on 8th Street. Therefore, one additional guest parking space is provided for Unit B for the loss in one on- street parking space from 8th Street and to comply with Section 17.44.020.” 3. Section 6, No. 13, last sentence should read “…and Unit B provides one two guest parking spaces accessed from 8th Street.” 4. Section 7, Condition 3.b), first sentence should read “Seven (7)Eight (8) parking spaces shall be…” 5. Section 7, Condition 3.c), first sentence should read “…Unit B’s one two guest parking spaces, to be compliant with the required turning radius, shall remain open…” MOTION by Commissioner Hoffman and seconded by Commissioner Saemann. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Comms. Hoffman, Pedersen, Rice, Saemann; Chmn. Flaherty NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None 3 Planning Commission Action Minutes December 12, 2016 8. TEXT 16-7 -- Text Amendment to the Municipal Code, Title 17, to regulate short term rentals in existing nonconforming residential units located in commercial zoning districts, and determination that the project is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (continued from the November 15, 2016 meeting). Staff Recommended Action: To adopt the resolution recommending the City Council adopt a text amendment to regulate short term rentals in existing nonconforming residential units located in commercial zoning districts, and determine the project is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. Coming forward to speak: None. ACTION: To not adopt the resolution recommending the City Council adopt a text amendment to regulate short term rentals in existing nonconforming residential units located in commercial zoning districts. MOTION by Commissioner Hoffman and seconded by Commissioner Pedersen. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Comms. Hoffman, Pedersen, Saemann NOES: Comm. Rice, Chmn. Flaherty ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None Section III Hearing 9. CON 16-16 / PDP 16-17 / PARK 16/6 – Request to extend for 60 days the expiration date of a Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan, and Parking Plan for a 16,708 square foot commercial office building with payment of in-lieu of on-site parking and confirmation that all proposed alterations are minor at 906-910 Hermosa Avenue. Staff Recommended Action: To deny by Minute Order the request to extend the expiration date of the Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan and Parking Plan for a 16,708 square foot commercial office building by 60 days, to March 1, 2017 and confirm that all proposed alterations are minor. Coming forward to speak: Louie Tomaro, Amir Esfahani, unidentified speaker, Soil Thomas, Frank Azizi, Miriam Esfahani and Donn Paben.. ACTION: To deny, by Minute Order, the request to extend the expiration date of the Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan and Parking Plan for a 16,708 square foot commercial office building by 60 days to March 1, 2017 and confirm that all proposed alterations are minor. MOTION by Commissioner Hoffman and seconded by Commissioner Rice. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Comms. Hoffman, Pedersen, Rice, Saemann NOES: Chmn. Flaherty ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None 4 Planning Commission Action Minutes December 12, 2016 Section IV 10. Staff Items a. Discussion of semi-annual Conditional Use Permit review procedures. ACTION: The Planning Commission consensus was to form a subcommittee that consists of Commissioners Rice and Pedersen to review the Conditional Use Permit review process. b. Report on City Council actions. c. Status report on major Planning projects. d. Tentative future Planning Commission agenda. e. Community Development Department activity report of October, 2016. 11. Commissioner Items 12. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 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 December 12, 2016. Michael Flaherty, Chairperson Ken Robertson, Secretary Date