REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
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Consider the Appeal of Planning Commission Denial of Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) No. 21-002 (Environmental Assessment Committee and Subdivision Committee) and approve for introduction Ordinance No. 4230 amending the Municipal Code and Zoning and Subdivision Code to eliminate the Environmental Assessment Committee and Subdivision Committee
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Statement of Issue:
The proposed Zoning Text Amendment, in conjunction with the proposed municipal code amendments, would amend the Huntington Beach Municipal Code and Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to eliminate the Environmental Assessment Committee and Subdivision Committee to streamline the entitlement process. Staff recommended approval of the Zoning Text Amendment with suggested findings to the Planning Commission. On April 27, 2021, the Planning Commission voted to deny the Zoning Text Amendment. City Council Member Dan Kalmick filed an appeal of the Planning Commission's decision on April 27, 2021.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable.
Recommended Action:
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It is recommended that the City Council take the following action:
A) Find that the municipal code amendments and Zoning Text Amendment No. 21-002 are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule) of the CEQA Guidelines, because there is no potential for the project to have a significant effect on the environment; and,
B) Approve the municipal code amendments and Zoning Text Amendment No. 21-002 with findings (Attachment No. 1); and,
C) Approve for introduction Ordinance No. 4230, "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Chapters 2.33, and 2.56 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code; Chapters 240, 248, 250 and 251 of the Hun...
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