NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Chairperson of the Hermosa Beach Planning Commission has called a special public hearing on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. to consider and take action on only those matters set forth on the agenda below.

1. A PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP 23-04) AND LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT (LLA 23-03) TO REMODEL AND ADD TO AN EXISTING TWO-STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING. THE PROJECT ADDS A THIRD STORY WITH A HEIGHT OF 28 FEET 9.6 INCHES AND RECONFIGURES THE EXISTING BUILDING LAYOUT, RESULTING IN A REMODELED MULTI-TENANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING, AT 901 HERMOSA AVENUE, IN THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL (C-2) ZONE.  THE LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT CONSOLIDATES THREE EXISTING PARCELS INTO A SINGLE LOT. CEQA: THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A CLASS 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION PER SECTION 15301 AND CLASS5 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION PER SECTION 5305 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES.
2. A PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP 25-01) FOR A NEW 6,487-SQUARE-FOOT MULTI-TENANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH A HEIGHT OF 24 FEET AND 11 INCHES AND 25 PARKING SPACES, AT 1054 AVIATION BOULEVARD, LOCATED WITHIN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE (C-3). CEQA: THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR CLASS 3 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION PER SECTION 15303 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES.
3. A ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 17 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO APPEAL PERIODS AND TRANSMISSION OF PLANNING COMMISSION’S RECORD TO CITY COUNCIL (CITYWIDE). CEQA: THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER SECTION 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA guidelines.
4. A ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT AMENDING HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 17.08.020 (d) PERTAINING TO HOME OCCUPATIONS (CITYWIDE). CEQA: THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER SECTION 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA guidelines.

SAID PUBLIC MEETING is open to the public and is 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 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