PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Community Development Director
BY: Hayden Beckman, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
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APPEAL OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 20-012, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 20-013, AND SPECIAL PERMIT NO. 20-001 (714 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY MIXED USE)
REQUEST:
CUP/CDP: To permit the construction of a new three-story 12,713 sq. ft. mixed use building at an overall height of 35 feet, which includes a 766 sq. ft. ground floor retail coffee shop; three two-bedroom residential units on the second and third floor; a 149 sq. ft. rooftop deck; an enclosed parking garage for seven parking spaces (four grade level, three subterranean); and two open commercial parking spaces for a total of nine on-site parking spaces. SP: To permit an 18 ft. wide garage access driveway in lieu of a minimum required 20 ft. wide driveway.
LOCATION:
714 Pacific Coast Highway, 92648 (North side of PCH, between 7th and 8th St.)
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APPLICANT/
PROPERTY
OWNER:
Thanh Dong, Phat Huong Haanh Holdings, LLC, 18961 Flagstaff Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
APPELLANT:
Sam Hanna, P.O. Box 519, Tustin, CA 92781
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, Coastal Development Permit, and Special 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 15332 - Infill Development Projects; and
B) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 20-012, Coastal Development Permit...
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