PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Ursula Luna Reynosa, Director of Community Development
BY: Joanna Cortez, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:
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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 19-023/COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 19-012 (MAGNOLIA TANK FARM VEHICLE STORAGE)
REQUEST:
To allow the storage of approximately 2,000 new vehicles on a vacant site (approximately 29 acres) within the Coastal Zone.
LOCATION:
21845 Magnolia Street, 92648 (west side of Magnolia St., at Banning Ave.)
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APPLICANT:
Ethan Edwards, Esquared Planning, Po Box 223, Sunset Beach, CA 90742
PROPERTY
OWNER:
SLF HB Magnolia, LLC, 2 Park Plaza #700, Irvine, CA 92614
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
1. Is the project proposal consistent with the City of Huntington Beach's adopted land use regulations (i.e. General Plan, Zoning Map and Zoning Code including any specific plans and overlay districts where applicable)?
2. Does the project proposal satisfy all the findings required for approving a Conditional Use Permit?
3. Has the appropriate level of environmental analysis been determined?
RECOMMENDATION:
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That the Planning Commission take the following actions:
A) Find the proposed project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15304, Class 4.
B) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 19-023 and Coastal Development Permit No. 19-012 with suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1).
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ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
A) Don't make the suggested findings for Conditional Use Permit No. 19-023 which will result in a mandatory denial per Section 241.10(c) of the Zoning Code.
B) Continue Conditional Use Permit No. 19-023 and Coastal Development Permit No. 19-012 and direct staff accordingly.
PROJECT PROPOSAL:
Background:
From 1972-2009, the subject site was used as a fuel oil storage facility with three aboveground storage tanks and other oil-related infrastructure such as: roads, pipelines, and ancilla...
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