City of Hermosa Beach 

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Chairperson of the Hermosa Beach Planning Commission has called a special public hearing on Monday, October 13, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. to consider and take action on only those matters set forth on the agenda below.

1. CITY-INITIATED REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP25-13/APE25-004) AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR OFF-SALE ALCOHOL (BEER, WINE, AND DISTILLED SPIRITS) AT AN EXISTING LIQUOR STORE (ROBERT’S LIQUOR) LOCATED AT 74 PIER AVENUE IN THE DOWNTOWN COMMERICAL (C-2) ZONE. CEQA: THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A CLASS 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION PER SECTION 15301 OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY GUIDELINES.

    

2. PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP 25-05) TO REMODEL AN EXISTING 129,736-SQUARE-FOOT SHOPPING CENTER WITH: 1) SITE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING NEW LANDSCAPING, EXPANDED WALKWAYS AND ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL, AND PARKING RECONFIGURATION; 2) NEW FACADE TREATMENTS AND ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES INCLUDING A TOWER FEATURE MEASURING 35 FEET IN HEIGHT; AND 3) INTERIOR TENANT IMPROVEMENTS AT 1100 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY IN THE C-3 (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) ZONE. CEQA: THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A CLASS 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION PER SECTION 15301 OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

    

3. CONVEX SLOPE DETERMINATION (CSD 25-01) AND PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP 25-04) FOR A STRUCTURAL REHABILITATION AND MINOR ADDITION TO AN EXISTING LEGAL-NONCONFORMING FOUR-UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING LOCATED AT 3232 HERMOSA AVENUE IN THE R-3 (HIGH DENSITY) RESIDENTIAL ZONE. CEQA: THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A CLASS 2 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION PER SECTION 15302 OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

SAID SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING is open to the public and being held in-person in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, California 90254.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. See the meeting agenda for all public comment details and opportunities. All written testimony by any interested party will be accepted prior to or at the scheduled time on the agenda for the matter. Information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, please visit the meeting agenda or contact the Office of the City Clerk at (310) 318-0204 or cityclerk@hermosabeach.gov.

VIEWING OPTIONS are available on Spectrum Channel 8, Frontier Channel 31, YouTube, Zoom, and/or the City’s website.  IF YOU CHALLENGE the above matter(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues that are raised at or before the public hearing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, please contact the Community Development Department at (310) 318-0242 or planning@hermosabeach.gov.  A copy of the agenda and staff report(s) will be viewable on the City’s website at www.hermosabeach.gov 72 hours before the meeting. As a courtesy, the hearing can be viewed on Spectrum Channel 8, Frontier Channel 31, YouTube, Zoom, and/or the City’s website.

Alison Becker, AICP

Community Development Director

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