DESIGN REVIEW BOARD STAFF REPORT
TO: Design Review Board
FROM: Hayden Beckman, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
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DESIGN REVIEW NO. 23-014 (410 MAIN STREET MIXED-USE PROJECT)
REQUEST:
To review the design, colors, and materials of a proposed four-story mixed-use project consisting of 8,000 sq. ft. of ground floor retail space, 28 for-sale residential condominium units, 10 ground level commercial and residential parking spaces, and a one-level subterranean parking structure consisting of 44 residential parking spaces on a 0.44-acre site. The request includes a 20% density bonus to allow 5 additional units above the 23 base units, a waiver of development standards to permit 1 ft. in lieu of 3 ft. width for parking stalls when located adjacent to a wall in excess of 12 in. high, and a concession to allow maximum overall height of 55 ft. in lieu of maximum 45 ft. to accommodate 10 ft. ceiling heights for all units, and a rooftop community open space amenity.
LOCATION:
410 Main Street, 92648 (Northeast corner of Main Street at Orange Avenue)
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APPLICANT:
Peter Zehnder, 124 Tustin Avenue, Suite 200, Newport Beach CA 92663
PROPERTY
OWNER:
Better Future Investment, LLC, 9708 Shamrock Avenue, Fountain Valley CA 92708
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
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That the Design Review Board take the following actions:
A) Recommend Approval to the Planning Commission.
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General Plan:
M-sp-30-50 du/ac (Mixed Use - Specific Plan Overlay - 30-50 dwelling units per acre)
Zone:
SP5 (Downtown Specific Plan, District 1)
Environmental Status:
The proposed project is covered by Downtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report No. 08-1, which was adopted by the City of Huntington Beach on January 19, 2010.
Coastal Status:
Non-Appealable
Existing Use:
Two story commercial building (Jax Bicycles)
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Conceptual Site Plan, Floor Plans, and Elevations received and dated February 13, 2024
2. Preliminary Landscape Plans received and dated December 16, 2024
3. Project Narrative