REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, Acting City Manager
VIA: Jennifer Villasenor, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Hayden Beckman, Senior Planner
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Adopt Ordinance No. 4327 approving Zoning Map Amendment No. 21-003 -- Bolsa Chica Senior Care Community Project (Approved for Introduction on October 15, 2024 by a vote of 4-3 (Burns, Van Der Mark, McKeon-No)
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Statement of Issue:
For City Council's consideration is a request by Hines to establish the Bolsa Chica Senior Care Community Specific Plan to enable the redevelopment of an approximately 3.10 acre project site consisting of two parcels into a new four-story 215,000 square foot convalescent facility with on-site alcohol sales and consumption at a maximum overall height of 49.5 ft., consisting of 159 total units, a subterranean parking garage, and associated hardscape and landscape improvements on a property with a grade differential above three feet.
On September 24, 2024, the Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit (CUP) and recommended approval of a proposed Specific Plan and associated legislative amendments to the City Council, for the proposed project. The CUP for the project was subsequently appealed to the City Council (Attachment Nos. 11 & 12). The appeals of the CUP and the legislative amendments are presented within this staff report for action by the City Council.
On November 7, 2023, the original project was scheduled for action by the City Council. Prior to the opening of the public hearing, the applicant requested that the item be continued to the December 19, 2023, meeting to conduct additional community outreach. Following two public open house meetings with the surrounding neighborhood, a reduced version of the original project was presented to the City Council on December 19, 2023. Following discussion between the Council and the applicant, a continuan...
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