PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Community Development Director
BY: Hayden Beckman, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
title
ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 19-005 (GROUP HOMES)
REQUEST:
To amend four chapters of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (HBZSO), and create a new chapter of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code (HBMC) that together establish a set of regulations for Group Homes, Sober Living Homes, and Residential Care Facilities affecting Residential Districts Citywide. The four chapters of the HBZSO to be amended are Chapter 203 (Definitions), Chapter 204 (Use Classifications), Chapter 210 (Residential Districts), and Chapter 230 (Site Standards) - Section 230.28 Group Homes. The chapter of the HBMC to be added is Chapter 5.110 Group Homes.
LOCATION:
Residential Zoning Districts Citywide
body
APPLICANT:
City of Huntington Beach
PROPERTY
OWNER:
Multiple Various Residential Property Owners
BUSINESS
OWNER:
Multiple Various Business Owners
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Currently, the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (HBZSO) does not adequately identify or regulate group homes in all areas of the City. It is the intent of the City Council to develop an Ordinance that strikes an appropriate balance between the interests of the City and its residents to preserve residential neighborhood character, and the need to provide housing accommodations to disabled persons, including those in recovery from chemical addiction to reside in normalized residential environments.
The Planning Commission shall consider the following:
1. Does the project satisfy all the findings required for approving a Zoning Text Amendment?
2. Has the appropriate level of environmental analysis been determined?
RECOMMENDATION:
recommendation
That the Planning Commission take the following actions:
A) Finds and determines that the project will not have any significant effect on the environment and is categorically...
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