Legislation Details

File #: 26-773   
Type: Public Hearing Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/27/2026 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 9/22/2026 Final action:
Title: COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 26-003/ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT NO. 26-002/CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 26-009 (712-714 PCH LIVE/WORK) REQUEST: CDP/AP: To permit the construction of two, approximately 2,900 sq. ft. three-story live/work units, including a two-car garage, a rooftop deck, and 330 sq. ft. of ground-floor visitor-serving commercial/office at a height of 35 ft. with roof deck access at a height of 40 ft. 6 in., CUP: To participate in the Downtown Parking In-Lieu Program for two parking spaces (one space per live/work unit). LOCATION: 712 Pacific Coast Highway, 92648 (north of Pacific Coast Highway, between 7th Street and 8th Street)
Attachments: 1. Att #1 - Suggested Findings and Conditions of Approval, 2. Att #2 - 712 PCH Site Plan, Floor Plan, and Elevations received and dated August 13, 2026, 3. Att #3 - 714 PCH Site Plan, Floor Plan, and Elevations received and dated August 13, 2026, 4. Att #5 - Code Requirements, 5. Att #4 - Design Guidelines Checklist, 6. Att #6 - Vicinity Map, 7. Att #7 - Photos, 8. Att #8 - PowerPoint Presentation
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PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT

SUBMITTED TO: Planning Commission
SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Villasenor, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Madalyn Welch, Senior Planner

SUBJECT:
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COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 26-003/ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT NO. 26-002/CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 26-009 (712-714 PCH LIVE/WORK)

REQUEST:
CDP/AP: To permit the construction of two, approximately 2,900 sq. ft. three-story live/work units, including a two-car garage, a rooftop deck, and 330 sq. ft. of ground-floor visitor-serving commercial/office at a height of 35 ft. with roof deck access at a height of 40 ft. 6 in., CUP: To participate in the Downtown Parking In-Lieu Program for two parking spaces (one space per live/work unit).

LOCATION:
712 Pacific Coast Highway, 92648 (north of Pacific Coast Highway, between 7th Street and 8th Street)
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APPLICANT:
Louie Hernandez, 19092 Callaway Circle, Huntington Beach, CA 92648

PROPERTY
OWNER:
CIG Holdings, LLC, 53 Crested Cloud Way, Las Vegas, NV 89135



RECOMMENDATION:
recommendation
That the Planning Commission take the following actions:

Find the proposed project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303, Class 3; and
Approve Coastal Development Permit No. 26-003/Administrative Permit No. 26-002/Conditional Use Permit No. 26-009 with suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1).

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ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Do not make the suggested findings, which would result in a mandatory denial per sections 241.10 and 245.30 of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance; or
Continue Coastal Development Permit No. 26-003/Administrative Permit No. 26-002/Conditional Use Permit No. 26-009 and direct staff accordingly.

PROJECT PROPOSAL:

Coastal Development Permit (CDP) No. 26-003/Administrative Permit (AP) No. 26-002: To permit the construction of two, approximately 2,900 sq. ft. three-story live/work units, including a two-car garage, a...

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