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File #: 24-478   
Type: Public Hearing Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/25/2024 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 9/10/2024 Final action:
Title: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 23-007 (MIDWAY CONCEPTS MIXED USE PROJECT) REQUEST: CUP: To permit the construction of a four-story mixed-use project consisting of ground floor podium parking and 1,000 sq. ft. of commercial space, and 15 residential units on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors in the Neighborhood Boulevard Segment of the Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan (SP14), with reduced front yard setbacks along the Beach Blvd. and Speer Drive frontages. LOCATION: 7942 Speer Drive, 92647 (Southwest corner of Beach Boulevard at Speer Drive)
Attachments: 1. Att #1 - Suggested Findings and Conditions of Approval, 2. Att #2 - Vicinity Map, 3. Att #3 - Site Plan, Floor Plans, and Elevations received and dated May 16, 2024, 4. Att #4 - Project Narrative, 5. Att #5 - Consistency Analysis dated May 2024, 6. Att #6 - Code Requirements Letter (For informational purposes only) dated July 5, 2024

PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT

TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Jennifer Villasenor, Community Development Director
BY: Hayden Beckman, Senior Planner

SUBJECT:
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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 23-007 (MIDWAY CONCEPTS MIXED USE PROJECT)

REQUEST:
CUP: To permit the construction of a four-story mixed-use project consisting of ground floor podium parking and 1,000 sq. ft. of commercial space, and 15 residential units on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors in the Neighborhood Boulevard Segment of the Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan (SP14), with reduced front yard setbacks along the Beach Blvd. and Speer Drive frontages.

LOCATION:
7942 Speer Drive, 92647 (Southwest corner of Beach Boulevard at Speer Drive)
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APPLICANT:
Toby Nguyen, 16651 Gothard Street, Unit A-1, Huntington Beach CA 92647

PROPERTY
OWNER:
AA Investment LLC, 16293 Hemlock Street, Fountain Valley CA 92708


PROJECT PROPOSAL:

The applicant is proposing to construct a four-story mixed-use building on an approximately 0.52-acre undeveloped property that includes podium parking and 1,000 sq. ft. of ground floor commercial space, and 15 residential units on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors.

The request also includes reduced front yard setbacks (20 ft. and 19ft. ft. in lieu of minimum 30 ft.) on the Beach Blvd. and Speer Drive frontages (Attachment No. 3).

RECOMMENDATION:
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That the Planning Commission take the following actions:

A) Find the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15182 of the CEQA Guidelines and Government Code 65457.

B) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 23-007 with findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1).

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ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
A) Deny Conditional Use Permit No. 23-007 with findings for denial.

B) Continue Conditional Use Permit No. 23-007 and direct staff accordingly.

Background:

In 2010, the City adopted the Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan (BECSP). The goal ...

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