City of Hermosa Beach

PUBLIC NOTICE 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach shall hold a hybrid public hearing on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 to discuss the following:

Consideration and recommendation of the following actions related to effectuating the City’s adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element, adopted on August 8, 2023 by the Hermosa Beach City Council:

1. General Plan Map Change to redesignate nine St. Cross Episcopal church parcels [1900 Monterey Boulevard, 1908 Monterey Boulevard, 1914 Monterey Boulevard,1730 Loma Drive, 1734 Loma Drive, 1854 Loma Drive, 1902 Loma Drive, 4183-016-037 (Private Parking Lot), 4183-016-038 (Private Parking Lot)], as MDR – Medium Density Residential.

    

2. Zoning Text Amendment (TA-23-02) to effectuate programs in the City’s 2021-2029 adopted Housing Element, including but not limited to: a) regulations for special housing types (low barrier navigation centers, emergency shelters, supportive and transitional housing, and community care facilities); b) provisions to allow and regulate development of housing on non-residential zones, including a land value recapture component; c) standards relating to review processes for housing; d) associated parking standards; and e) revised standards for mixed-use development.

    

3. Zoning Changes (ZC 23-01)
   1. Designate sites as (--HE) Housing Element Sites Inventory sites on the Zoning Map (locations shown on map), also available on the Hermosa Beach website: www.hermosabeach.gov/housingelement;
   2. Change zoning for fifteen St. Cross Episcopal church sites [1732 Monterey Boulevard, 1736 Monterey Boulevard, 1818 Monterey Boulevard, 302 19th Street, 1900 Monterey Boulevard, 1908 Monterey Boulevard, 1914 Monterey Boulevard, 1718 Loma Drive, 1722 Loma Drive, 1730 Loma Drive, 1734 Loma Drive, 1854 Loma Drive, 1902 Loma Drive, Parking Lot (4183-016-037), Parking Lot (4183-016-038).] to R2A - Medium Density Residential (22) to align with the Housing Element Sites Inventory to allow realization of capacity; and
   3. Change zoning Civic Center sites to Public Facility to align with their General Plan designation of Public Facility.

At its September 19, 2023 meeting, the Planning Commission forwarded recommendations to the City Council to approve the above-mentioned actions.

Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the General Plan Map Change, Zoning Text Amendment, and Zone Change were evaluated for consistency with the certified PLAN Hermosa Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Based on this evaluation, the proposed changes would not trigger any of the conditions set forth in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, as the changes would not result in any new significant environmental impacts nor substantially increase the severity of any significant impacts described in the PLAN Hermosa EIR, certified on August 22, 2017. Preparation of an EIR Addendum is appropriate, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162.

SAID PUBLIC MEETING shall be held as a hybrid meeting and open to the public both virtually and in-person at Council Chambers, 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 or virtually by Zoom using the meeting link provided on the agenda posted on the City’s Agendas/Minutes/Video webpage 72 hours before the meeting. The public may also view the hearing on Spectrum Channel 8, Frontier Channel 31, and https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofHermosaBeach90254. The City Council meeting begins at 6:00 P.M. and the matter will be heard in the order as listed on the posted agenda. 

ANY AND ALL PERSONS interested are invited to participate and speak at these meetings. See the meeting agenda or contact the City Clerk’s office at cityclerk@hermosabeach.gov for participation details. All written testimony by any interested party will be accepted prior to or at the scheduled time on the agenda for the matter.

IF YOU CHALLENGE the above matter(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Community Development Department, Planning Division, at, or prior to, the public hearing. For more information, please contact the Community Development Department at (310) 318-0242 or CommunityDevelopment@hermosabeach.gov. Operating hours are 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. A copy of the agenda and staff reports will be available for public review at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting on the City’s website at www.hermosabeach.gov.

Carrie Tai, AICP

Community Development Director