AGENDA

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1315 VALLEY DRIVE
HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254

November 15, 2005
7:00 P.M.

Ron Pizer Chairman
Peter Hoffman
Kent Allen
Sam Perrotti
Langley Kersenboom

Note: No Smoking Is Allowed in The Council Chambers

The Public Comment Is Limited to Three Minutes Per Speaker

  1. Pledge of Allegiance

  2. Roll Call

  3. Oral / Written Communications

    Anyone wishing to address the Commission regarding a matter not related to a public hearing on the agenda may do so at this time.

Section I

Consent Calendar

Any Planning Commissioner or member of the public wishing to pull an item from below may request to do so at this time.

  1. Approval of October 18, 2005 minutes.

  2. Resolution(s) for consideration

    1. Resolution P.C. 05-60 denying a Zone Change from C-3 (General Commercial) to R-1 (Single-Family Residential) at 1255 Prospect Avenue.

    THE RECOMMENDATIONS NOTED BELOW ARE FROM THE PLANNING STAFF AND ARE RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY . THE FINAL DECISION ON EACH ITEM RESTS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. PLEASE DO NOT ASSUME THAT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WILL BE THE ACTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

Section II

Public Hearing(s)

  1. L-5 -- Legal determination for two dwelling units at 66 11th Street.

    Staff Recommended Action: To direct staff as deemed appropriate.

  2. L-5 -- Determination of whether six dwelling units are legal nonconforming at 668 - 674 4th Street (continued from June 21, August 16, September and October 18, 2005 meetings).

    Staff Recommended Action: To direct staff as deemed appropriate.

  3. CUP 05-12 -- Conditional Use Permit amendment to change from on-sale beer and wine to on-sale general alcohol in conjunction with an existing restaurant at 1150 Hermosa Avenue, Italy’s Little Kitchen.

    Staff Recommended Action: To approve said request.

  4. CON 05-25/PDP 05-27 -- Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan and Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 064484 for a 6,500 square foot commercial office building with two stories above surface level parking, containing sixteen commercial condominium units, and adoption of an Environmental Negative Declaration at 727 2nd Street.

    Staff Recommended Action: To approve said request.

  5. VAR 05-4 -- Variance for an eight foot garage and parking setback rather than seventeen feet and a greater than forty-two inch wall in front yard for a single family dwelling at 1806 and 1820 Hillcrest Drive.

    Staff Recommended Action: To approve the requested Variance for the garage and parking setback only.

  6. CUP 05-11 -- Conditional Use Permit to allow a wireless telecommunications facility to colocate with existing business at 1102 Aviation Boulevard.

    Staff Recommended Action: To approve said request.

  7. TEXT 05-2 -- Text Amendment regarding outdoor display of retail merchandise on Pier Plaza.

    Staff Recommended Action: To recommend approval of said Text Amendment.

Section III
  1. NR 05-14 -- Nonconforming remodel and addition to allow a greater than 50% increase in valuation to an existing nonconforming single family dwelling at 126 34th Street (continued from October 18, 2005 meeting).

    Staff Recommended Action: To continue to December 7, 2005 meeting.

Section IV
  1. Staff Items

    1. Tentative future Planning Commission agenda.

    2. Community Development Department Activity Report of September, 2005.

    3. City Council minutes of October 11 and 25, 2005.

  2. Commissioner Items

  3. Adjournment