REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Jennifer Villasenor, Acting Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Hayden Beckman, Senior Planner
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Appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of Administrative Permit No. 22-015 (Legacy Living LLC Sober Living Reasonable Accommodation) - Continued from November 7, 2023
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Statement of Issue:
City Council is requested to consider Dylan Walker and Michael Garrett's appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of Administrative Permit No. 22-015. Their permit application requests to provide reasonable accommodation to the operator of a sober living home on a property that is located within 1,000 linear feet of another group home or State-licensed residential care facility. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on July 11, 2023 and unanimously voted to deny the application with findings for denial. On July 21, 2023, Mr. Walker and Mr. Garrett appealed the Planning Commission's action citing multiple reasons outlined in the appeal letter (Attachment No. 2).
Financial Impact:
Not Applicable.
Recommended Action:
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Deny the appeal and uphold the Planning Commission's denial of Administrative Permit No. 22-015 with findings of denial (Attachment No. 1).
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Alternative Action(s):
A) Find the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, uphold the appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of Administrative Permit No. 22-015, and make findings and conditions of approval pursuant to Chapter 17.77.050 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code.
B) Continue Administrative Permit No. 22-015, and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
A. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUEST
In October 2020, the City Council adopted five Ordinances establishing regulations for the operation of group homes, a land us...
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