ZONING ADMINISTRATOR STAFF REPORT
TO: Zoning Administrator
FROM: Marco Cuevas Jr., Associate Planner
SUBJECT:
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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 24-022 (COURT RESIDENCE WALL)
REQUEST:
To permit the installation of an 18 in. tall wrought iron fence topper above a proposed 5 ft. 6 in. tall block wall and wrought iron fence within the front setback for a total height of 84 inches and to allow a decorative wood gate with arbor with a maximum height of 108 inches in lieu of a maximum 42 inches allowable within the front setback.
LOCATION:
427 Lake Street, 92648 (West side of Lake Street, South of Pecan Avenue and North of Orange Avenue)
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APPLICANT:
Dain and Natasha Court, 427 Lake Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
PROPERTY
OWNER:
Dain and Natasha Court, 427 Lake Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
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That the Zoning Administrator take the following actions:
A) Find the proposed project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303, Class 3; and
B) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 24-022 with Suggested Findings and Conditions of Approval for the installation of an 18 in. tall wrought iron fence topper above a proposed 5 ft. 6 in. tall block wall and wrought iron fence within the front setback for a total height of 84 inches in lieu of a maximum 42 inches allowable within the front yard setback.
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General Plan:
M-SP (Mixed Use - Specific Plan)
Zone:
SP5-CZ (Downtown Specific Plan No. 5 - Coastal Zone)
Environmental Status:
This request is Categorically Exempt pursuant to Section 15303, Class 3(e), accessory (appurtenant) structures including fences.
Coastal Status:
Non-Appealable
Existing Use:
Residential Property
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Suggested Findings and Conditions of Approval
2. Site, Floor Plans, and Elevations received and dated June 27, 2025
3. Narrative received and dated May 28, 2025.