PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Community Development Director
BY: Hayden Beckman, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
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GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 21-001, ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 21-003, SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 21-002, ADDENDUM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 21-002 (BELLA TERRA RESIDENTIAL PROJECT)
REQUEST:
GPA: Revise the General Plan Land Use Map by amending the existing planning area boundaries (Area A and Area B) of the Bella Terra Specific Plan, and change the current General Plan Land Use designations from (Area A): CR-F2-sp-mu(F9) (Commercial Regional - 0.5 FAR - Specific Plan Overlay - Mixed Use 1.5 FAR (MU-0.5 (Commercial)/Maximum 25 du/acre) and (Area B): CR-F2-sp-mu(F14) (Commercial Regional - 0.5 FAR - Specific Plan Overlay - Mixed Use 1.75 FAR (MU-0.7 (Commercial)/Maximum 45 du/acre) to (Area A): CG-sp (Commercial General - Specific Plan Overlay - Maximum 1.5 FAR) and (Area B): M-sp (Mixed Use - Specific Plan Overlay - Mixed Use 1.75 FAR (MU-0.9(Commercial)/Maximum 45 du/acre). ZTA: To amend the existing Bella Terra Specific Plan (SP 13) in the following ways: A) Divide Area B into Subareas B.1 and B.2; B) Revise development standards for Subarea B.2 (subject project site); C) Update the parking allocations, pedestrian circulation plan, conceptual circulation plan and landscape concept; D) Text and Figure revisions to reduce the size of Area A (from 52.35 acres to 45.03 acres) and increase the size of Area B (from 10.4 to 17.72 acres) E) Extend Site Plan Review effectiveness from 1 year to 5 years; and F) clarify applicable affordable housing requirements for the project to be consistent with the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (HBZSO) SPR: To demolish an existing 149,000 sq. ft. Burlington department store and 30,000 sq. ft. of adjacent retail space and construct a new seven-story mixed-use infill project consisting of 300 apartment units, 25,000 sq. ft. of retail and restaurant space...
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