PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
BY: Tess Nguyen, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:
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ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 22-003 (FLOOD ORDINANCE REVISIONS)
REQUEST:
To amend Chapter 222 (Floodplain Overlay District) of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (HBZSO) to bring it into compliance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requirements.
LOCATION:
Citywide
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APPLICANT:
City of Huntington Beach
PROPERTY
OWNER:
Various
BUSINESS
OWNER:
Not applicable.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
1. Does the project satisfy all the findings required for approval of 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) Find that Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) No. 22-003 is categorically exempt pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 4501, Class 20, which supplements the California Environmental Quality Act because the request is a minor amendment to a zoning ordinance that does not change the development standards density, intensity or authorize any physical development.
B) Recommend approval of Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-003 with findings (Attachment No. 1) by approving draft City Council Ordinance No. 4258 and forward to the City Council for consideration.
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ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
A) Do not recommend approval of Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-003 to the City Council.
B) Continue Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-003 and direct staff accordingly.
Continuation of the request will prohibit the City from meeting FEMA's August 15, 2022 deadline for the ordinance effective date. Denial of the request will jeopardize the City's standing with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
PROJECT PROPOSAL:
Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-003 is a request to amend Chapter 222 of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to bring it...
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