ORDINANCE NO. 98-1187 - "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, TO AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN MAP FROM COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR (CC) TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP FROM SPECIFIC PLAN AREA 7 (S.P.A. 7) TO TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) AND ADOPTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL NEGATIVE DECLARATION, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 731 4TH STREET AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 5, W.F. THORNES HILLSIDE TRACT #2. "

Submitted for adoption and waiver of full reading is Ordinance No. 98-1187 , relating to the above subject.

At the meeting of November 24, 1998, this ordinance was presented to Council for consideration and was introduced by the following vote:

AYES: Bowler, Oakes, Reviczky

NOES: Edgerton, Mayor Benz

ABSENT: None

ABSTAIN: None

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ORDINANCE NO. 98-1187

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, TO AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN MAP FROM COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR (CC) TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP FROM SPECIFIC PLAN AREA 7 (S.P.A. 7) TO TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) AND ADOPTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL NEGATIVE DECLARATION, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 731 4TH STREET AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 5, W.F. THORNES HILLSIDE TRACT #2

The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach does hereby resolve and order as follows:

SECTION 1 . An application was filed by Thomas J. Engelbach owner of property at 731 4th Street seeking to amend the General Plan Map and the Zoning Map for the subject property.

SECTION 2 . The Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed de novo public hearing to consider the application for a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change on October 20, 1998, at which testimony and evidence, both written and oral, was presented to and considered by the Planning Commission.

SECTION 3 . The City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission to approve the requested General Plan Amendment and Zone Change, at which testimony and evidence, both written and oral, was presented to and considered by the Council.

SECTION 4 . Based on evidence received at the public hearing, the City Council makes the following factual findings:

1. The property is designated Commercial Corridor on the General Plan Map, and S.P.A. 7 (Commercial Specific Plan Area) on the official City Zoning Map as a result of the Multi-Use Corridor study in 1989. The S.P.A. 7 zoning for the site allows commercial expansion of P.C.H. fronting commercial property but does not permit a free-standing commercial use with frontage on 4th Street. It also allows continuation of the existing single-family residential use (including expansion or reconstruction into a much larger dwelling).

2. The requested change will reduce the depth of the commercial designated property, as measured from P.C.H. westward, from 180 feet to 140 feet, and replace the commercial designations on the subject property to allow residential development for up to two units consistent with the Medium Density Residential classification of the General Plan and the R-2 Zoning district in the Zoning Ordinance.

3. The property at 731 4th Street has been in continuing use as a single-family residential use since the 1920's. It was changed from a designation of Multi-Use Corridor of the General Plan, and R-3 multi-family residential with a commercial potential overlay to Commercial Corridor and S.P.A. 7 in 1989.

4. The adjacent property to the north is designated on the General Plan and Zoning Maps for commercial purposes to a depth of 130 feet, and to the south to a depth of 150 feet.

5. Surrounding property to the north, south and west is designated Medium Density Residential on the General Plan and Zoned R-2, which allows residential development up to a density of 24 units per acre, and is currently developed with a mix of single and multi-family uses in which the current density ranges from 15 - 33 units per acre.

SECTION 5 . Based on the foregoing factual findings, the Planning Commission makes the following findings pertaining to the General Plan Amendment and Zone Change:

1. The General Plan Amendment and Zone Change will recognize the current land use of the subject property and current market conditions which have not supported or created an interest in expanding commercial development to include this location, and will allow the development of a appropriate residential land use consistent with surrounding properties.

2. The subject property to be redesignated is appropriate for residential use as it is abutted by residential uses to the north and across 4th Street to the south, and located in an area which is predominantly residential in character. A residential use of the subject properties will be more compatible to surrounding residential uses than a potentially more intensive commercial use. The redesignation to Medium Density Residential on the General Plan Map and R-2 on the Zoning Map will be consistent with designations to the west of the subject property, and will allow two units on the subject property consistent with surrounding residential development.

3. The City Council concurs with the Planning Commission and Staff Environmental Review Committee's recommendation, based on their Environmental Assessment/Initial Study, that this project will result in a less than significant impact on the environment, and therefore qualifies for a Negative Declaration.

SECTION 6 . Based on the foregoing, the City Council hereby ordains that the Land Use Map of the General Plan, and the City's Official Zoning Map be amended as follows:

1. Amend the Land Use Map of the General Plan by changing the property described below, and shown on the attached map, from Commercial Corridor to Medium Density Residential, and amend the Zoning Map by changing the properties, as described below and shown on the attached map, from S.P.A. 7 to R-2 Two-Family Residential:

731 Pacific Coast Highway, legally described as lot 5, W.F. Thornes Hillside Tract #2

SECTION 7 . This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days of its final passage and adoption.

SECTION 8 . Prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days after the date of its adoption, the City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be published in the Easy Reader, a weekly newspaper of general circulation published and circulated, in the City of Hermosa Beach in the manner provided by law.

SECTION 9 . The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance, shall enter the same in the book of original ordinances of said city, and shall make minutes of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council at which the same is passed and adopted.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 8th day of December, 1998, by the following vote:

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