ZONING ADMINISTRATOR STAFF REPORT
TO: Zoning Administrator
FROM: Carolyn Camarena, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:
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COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 26-015/ CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 26-016 (PIER LANDMARK SIGN)
REQUEST:
To permit a landmark sign at an overall height of 26 feet that will include “WELCOME TO SURF CITY USA®” located at the entrance of the pier on Main Street.
LOCATION:
1 Main Street, 92649 (Entrance of the pier on Main Street, South of Pacific Coast Highway)
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APPLICANT:
Kriss Casanova, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Nicole Llido, 155 Fifth Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
PROPERTY
OWNER:
City of Huntington Beach, PO Box 190, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator take the following actions:
A) Find the proposed project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15311, Class 11; and
B) Approve Coastal Development Permit No. 26-015 and Conditional Use Permit No. 26-016 with Suggested Findings and Conditions of Approval
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General Plan:
CV-sp (Commercial Visitor - Specific Plan Overlay
Zone:
SP 5 (Downtown Specific Plan)
Environmental Status:
Categorically Exempt pursuant to Section 15311, Class 11, Accessory Structures of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Coastal Status:
Appealable
Existing Use:
Pier
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Suggested Findings and Conditions of Approval
2. Plans received and dated July 16, 2026
3. Public View Analysis
4. Narrative