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File #: 26-221   
Type: Public Hearing Status: Held
File created: 2/27/2026 In control: City Council/Public Financing Authority
On agenda: 3/17/2026 Final action:
Title: Appeal of Planning Commission's Action on Conditional Use Permit No. 22-011 and Coastal Development Permit No. 22-009 (Huntington Club Remodel and Bungalows)
Attachments: 1. Att #1 Suggested Findings & Conditions of Approval, 2. Att #2 Plans Received 11/6/2025, 3. Att #3 Appeal Letter Dated 2/9/2026, 4. Att #4 Planning Commission Notice of Action 1/28/2026, 5. Att #5 Planning Commission Staff Report 1/27/2026, 6. Att #6 Planning Commission Minutes of 1/27/2026, 7. Att #7 Opposition Letter, 8. Att #8 Narrative, 9. Att #9 Class 32 Exemption Justification, 10. Att #10 Vicinity Map, 11. Att #11 Code Requirements, 12. Att #12 Request for Continuance 3/4/2026, 13. Att #13 Power Point Presentation, 14. Comments Received, 15. 3/17 SC - Applicant Presentation
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION

SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members

SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager

VIA: Jennifer Villasenor, Director of Community Development

PREPARED BY: Joanna Cortez, Principal Planner

Subject:
title
Appeal of Planning Commission's Action on Conditional Use Permit No. 22-011 and Coastal Development Permit No. 22-009 (Huntington Club Remodel and Bungalows)
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Statement of Issue:
Transmitted for the City Council's consideration is the appeal filed by Douglas Scott Warren, Susan Ridgeway, and Cheryl Gates, members of the Huntington Club, of the Planning Commission's action on Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 22-011 and Coastal Development Permit (CDP) No. 22-009, a request to demolish an existing two-story 6,231 sq. ft. tennis clubhouse, four court areas, and existing pool and spa area and redevelop the site with a new two-story, 12,046 sq. ft., tennis clubhouse building at an overall height of 30 ft.-8 in., along with a new junior Olympic-sized pool and spa, parking, and landscaping. The request also includes the construction of four single-story detached bungalow structures at an overall height of 17 ft.-3 in. and two loft units proposed on the second floor of the new tennis clubhouse. The appellants submitted a letter to City staff on March 4, 2026, requesting the item to be continued to a later date to allow further discussion between them and the applicant (Attachment No. 13)

Financial Impact:
Not Applicable

Planning Commission Action (Applicant's Request):
recommendation
Planning Commission Action
A) Find Conditional Use Permit No. 22-011 and Coastal Development Permit No. 22-009 exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332, Class 32; and

B) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 22-011 and Coastal Development Permit No. 22-009 with suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1).
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Alternative Action(s):
The City Council may tak...

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