Planning Commission

Agenda

1. FINAL AGENDA AND MINUTES
2. REGULAR AGENDA
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4. CALL TO ORDER
5. ROLL CALL
6. FLAG SALUTE
7. SWEARING OF WITNESSES
8. MINUTES
9. 23-053PL Recommendation to receive and file the Planning Commission minutes of July 6, 2023.
   PL-Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made by Vice Chair Templin, seconded by Commissioner Ware, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

10. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
11. 1. Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing and consider a third-party appeal by Citizens About Responsible Planning (APL 23-010); Accept Categorical Exemption CE23-006; and uphold the Zoning Administrator's approval by adopting findings and conditions approving a Local Coastal Development Permit (LCDP23-001) to establish an outdoor dining patio area in the public right-of-way adjacent to 25 39th Place in the R-4-R Zoning District. (District 3)
    PL-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made with modified conditions by Commissioner Castillo, seconded by Chair Verduzco-Vega, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

12. 2. Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE22-048, approve Conditional Use Permit (CUP22-013; CUP23-013) and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto to allow on-site alcohol sales (Alcoholic Beverage Control, License Type 48) and operate a new nightclub with a restaurant in an existing 5,898 square-foot building with outdoor patio, and an Administrative Use Permit (AUP23-003) for a shared parking access agreement between the applicant and the property owners of parcels 7157-012-207 and 7157-012-209 for valet purposes, located at 2688 South Street, within the Community Commercial - Automobile Oriented (CCA) Zoning District. (District 8)
    PL-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Commissioner Ware, seconded by Vice Chair Templin, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

13. 3. Recommendation to determine that the project is consistent with and within the scope of the project previously analyzed as part of the Southeast Area Specific Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2015101075) (PECC 03-23) and subject to the Southeast Area Specific Plan Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and warrants no further environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15168 and 15162; Approve Site Plan Review (SPR22-082), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for a project consisting of the demolition of two existing office buildings (6615 and 6695 East Pacific Coast Highway) on the site, and the construction of a new six-story mixed-use project consisting of 390 residential dwelling units (seventeen [17] of which are affordable [very low income]), 5,351 square-feet of commercial/retail space in a building with 576 vehicular parking spaces in an above-grade parking structure, 196 bicycle parking spaces, and 45,141 square feet of public and private open space area within the Mixed-Use Community Core (MU-CC) designation of the Southeast Area Specific Plan (SP-2) located at 6615, 6621, and 6695 East Pacific Coast Highway; Approve Lot Line Adjustment (LLA22-002), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, to reposition the eastern property line between two parcels (APNs: 7237-020-050 and 7237-020-041); Approve a request to merge (LMG22-012) two (2) lots (APNs: 7237-020-050 and 7237-020-040) into a single 163,249-square-foot (3.75-acre) lot, and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto; and, Approve a Local Coastal Development Permit (LCDP22-049) for all discretionary and subdivision actions required for the proposed project and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto. (District 3)
    PL-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice Chair Templin, seconded by Verduzco-Vega, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

14. 4. Recommendation to determine that the project is consistent with and within the scope of the project previously analyzed as part of the Southeast Area Specific Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2015101075) and subject to the Southeast Area Specific Plan Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and that no further environmental review is required pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15168 and 15162; and Approve Site Plan Review SPR22-109 and Local Coastal Development Permit LCDP22-062 and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto for a mixed-use project consisting of two, 5-story buildings with a total of 563,529 square feet containing 600 residential units and 4,000 square-feet of ground-level restaurant space located at 6500 E. Pacific Coast Highway in the Southeast Area Specific Plan (SEASP) District. (District 3)
    PL-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Commissioner Castillo, seconded by Vice Chair Templin, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

15. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the public are invited to address the Planning Commission on items of interest to the public within the Commission's jurisdiction. Each speaker will be limited to three minutes unless that time is extended by the Chair.
16. COMMENTS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION
17. ADJOURNMENT
18. NEXT MEETING - AUGUST 3, 2023 - 5:00 P.M. AM
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