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Planning Commission Approves General Plan Conformance for Windbourne Pedestrian Easement Vacation on April 23, 2019

Planning Commission — Tuesday, April 23, 2019
BodyHuntington Beach, California
SessionPlanning Commission
DateTuesday, April 23, 2019
StatusFILED
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So we actually gave them days.

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Okay, a call is meeting in order.

0:16

Let's see.

0:17

We're gonna go into welcome to the April 23rd, 2019 Huntington Beach Planning Commission meeting.

0:23

The request to speak forms, late communications and agendas are located on the table at the entrance of these chambers.

0:30

If you wish to speak during the public comments or public hearing item, please complete a request to speak form and give it to the secretary in front of the dais.

0:39

For comments on public hearing items, please speak when that item comes up on the agenda so that your comments can become part of the entitlement record.

0:48

All other comments may be given during public comments at the beginning of the meeting.

0:54

When the secretary calls your name, please come to the bottom of the stairs and wait for your turn to speak.

0:59

When it's your turn, approach the open podium and wait for the speaker at the other podium to finish.

1:06

At the beginning of your comments, please state your name and for the record and then return to your seat after you have finished speaking.

1:14

While the planning commission welcomes public involvement and free speech, it rejects comments from anyone from anyone that are discriminatory, defamatory, or otherwise not protected speech.

1:26

Those comments will not will not inform nor be considered by the planning commission and maybe maybe cause for the chair to interrupt the public speaker.

1:34

Such public comments will not be considered consented, sorry, consented to otherwise adopted by the planning commission in its discussions and findings for any matter tonight.

1:46

Finally, as a courtesy to others, please silence your cell phones and other electronic devices.

1:51

Thank you.

1:55

And I did not I did not uh draft somebody for Pledge of Allegiance.

2:03

Do we have a volunteer?

2:05

No.

2:07

Dan Kalmick.

2:08

All right.

2:08

Okay.

2:12

Salute the flag.

2:14

I point to leave me.

2:17

United States to America.

2:18

And to the republic for which it stands.

2:21

One nation on the government.

2:29

Thank you.

2:32

Okay, roll call.

2:34

Commissioner Scandura.

2:35

Here.

2:36

Commissioner Ray.

2:36

Here.

2:37

Vice Chair Grant.

2:38

Here.

2:38

Chair Garcia.

2:40

Here.

2:40

Commissioner Kalmick.

2:41

Here.

2:42

Commissioner Perkins.

2:43

Here.

2:44

Commissioner Mandick.

2:45

Here.

2:45

We have a quorum.

2:47

Thank you.

2:48

Agenda approval items.

2:49

No, I'm I'm I'm I'm lost about what that is again.

2:52

Are we approving the agenda?

2:54

Just approving the order of the agenda.

2:56

Ah, we discussed that, didn't we?

2:58

Okay.

2:58

Um I will move that.

3:02

Oh section.

3:05

Okay, please vote when your little light comes on.

3:13

There's a first time for everything.

3:15

All eyes.

3:16

Motion carries.

3:17

Thank you.

3:20

Um so there's no public uh hearing items.

3:25

So it would be we have no one signed up to speak under public comments.

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Summary of Proceedings

Huntington Beach Planning Commission Meeting - April 23, 2019

The Huntington Beach Planning Commission met on April 23, 2019, at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers. The sole agenda item was to determine if the vacation of a pedestrian easement from a residential neighborhood into the former Franklin School site conforms with the General Plan. The commission heard a staff report, discussed disclosures, and voted to approve the vacation, citing the easement as no longer necessary. Commissioner Dan Kalmick abstained due to a financial conflict. The decision is appealable to the City Council within 10 calendar days.

Consent Calendar

  • None.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • General Plan Conformance No. 19-001 (Windbourne Pedestrian Easement Vacation): Staff presented the request to vacate a pedestrian easement on the north side of Spa Drive, adjacent to three single-family residential lots. The easement originally provided access to the now-closed Franklin School site. As a condition of the September 11, 2018 approval for 51 new single-family units on the former school site, the easement was to be vacated and revert to the adjacent property owners. Per the proposal, Tri-Point Homes will remove asphalt and walls, install new walls at property lines, and return 500 square feet to the owner of Lot 11, 122 square feet to Lot 12, and 378 square feet to Lot 13. Staff recommended a CEQA categorical exemption (Class 5) and approval of Resolution No. 1708. Commissioners noted that the easement was no longer needed and that vacating it would prevent potential loitering. No questions were asked.

Key Outcomes

  • Motion: Commissioner Scandura moved to find the project categorically exempt from CEQA and adopt Resolution No. 1708 approving General Plan Conformance No. 19-001. Vice Chair Grant seconded. The motion carried with six ayes and one abstention (Commissioner Kalmick). Chair Garcia, Vice Chair Grant, and Commissioners Scandura, Ray, Perkins, and Mandic voted in favor. Commissioner Kalmick recused himself citing a financial conflict from a previous campaign.
  • Next Steps: The vacation will proceed with staff implementation. The decision can be appealed to the City Council within 10 calendar days. The final map for the Windbourne subdivision (Franklin School site) is scheduled for City Council review on May 6, 2019. Future Planning Commission items include a study session on May 14, 2019, for the Ellis Avenue condos and an introduction of the Magnolia Tank Farm Project, with a detailed EIR study session tentatively on June 25, 2019.

Meeting Transcript

So we actually gave them days. Okay, a call is meeting in order. Let's see. We're gonna go into welcome to the April 23rd, 2019 Huntington Beach Planning Commission meeting. The request to speak forms, late communications and agendas are located on the table at the entrance of these chambers. If you wish to speak during the public comments or public hearing item, please complete a request to speak form and give it to the secretary in front of the dais. For comments on public hearing items, please speak when that item comes up on the agenda so that your comments can become part of the entitlement record. All other comments may be given during public comments at the beginning of the meeting. When the secretary calls your name, please come to the bottom of the stairs and wait for your turn to speak. When it's your turn, approach the open podium and wait for the speaker at the other podium to finish. At the beginning of your comments, please state your name and for the record and then return to your seat after you have finished speaking. While the planning commission welcomes public involvement and free speech, it rejects comments from anyone from anyone that are discriminatory, defamatory, or otherwise not protected speech. Those comments will not will not inform nor be considered by the planning commission and maybe maybe cause for the chair to interrupt the public speaker. Such public comments will not be considered consented, sorry, consented to otherwise adopted by the planning commission in its discussions and findings for any matter tonight. Finally, as a courtesy to others, please silence your cell phones and other electronic devices. Thank you. And I did not I did not uh draft somebody for Pledge of Allegiance. Do we have a volunteer? No. Dan Kalmick. All right. Okay. Salute the flag. I point to leave me. United States to America. And to the republic for which it stands. One nation on the government. Thank you. Okay, roll call. Commissioner Scandura. Here. Commissioner Ray. Here. Vice Chair Grant. Here. Chair Garcia. Here. Commissioner Kalmick. Here. Commissioner Perkins. Here. Commissioner Mandick. Here. We have a quorum. Thank you. Agenda approval items. No, I'm I'm I'm I'm lost about what that is again. Are we approving the agenda? Just approving the order of the agenda. Ah, we discussed that, didn't we?

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