CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF HALF MOON BAY
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2025
HYBRID MEETING (SEE NEXT PAGE)
ADCOCK COMMUNITY CENTER
535 KELLY AVENUE
HALF MOON BAY, CA 94019
Robert Brownstone, Mayor
Debbie Ruddock, Vice Mayor
Patric Jonsson, Councilmember
Paul Nagengast, Councilmember
Deborah Penrose, Councilmember
6:00 PM
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CONVENE SPECIAL MEETING
ROLL CALL / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1. ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
1.A APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO DENY THE HYATT PLACE HOTEL
PROJECT - COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, SITE AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW,
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP, PARKING EXCEPTION, AND CERTIFICATION OF A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) FOR A 102-ROOM HOTEL WITH ASSOCIATED SITE
IMPROVEMENTS AND A FOUR-LOT SUBDIVISION FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 16 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS, FILE NO. PDP-072-13
Staff Recommendation: That the City Council, by Resolution either: 1) Deny the appeal, affirming the Planning Commission’s decision to deny the project, based upon the Findings and Evidence contained in Exhibit A of the draft resolution (Attachment 1); OR 2) Grant the appeal, reversing the Planning Commission’s decision, and a) Certify the Environmental Impact Report for the Half Moon Bay Hyatt Place Project, Adopt CEQA Findings and a Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Measures, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program based upon the Findings and Evidence contained in the draft resolution (Attachment 2); and
b) Approve PDP-072-13, an application for a Coastal Development Permit, Site and Architectural Review, and a Parking Exception for a 66,268 square-foot, 102-room hotel; Tentative Parcel Map to adjust the lot line between the hotel parcel and the adjacent James Ford auto dealership parcel and to create four residential parcels on the north side of Seymour Street for future development of up to 16 residential dwelling units as allowed by the R-2 zoning district development standards based upon the Findings and Evidence contained in the draft resolution (Attachment 3).
STAFF REPORT
ATTACHMENT 1 - Resolution for Denial
ATTACHMENT 2 - CEQA Resolution
ATTACHMENT 3 - Resolution for Approval
ATTACHMENT 4 - Plans
ATTACHMENT 5 - PC Denial Resolution
ATTACHMENT 6 - PC Minutes 10.09.2024
ATTACHMENT 7 - PC Minutes 10.22.2024
ATTACHMENT 8 - Appeal Submission 11.04.2024
ATTACHMENT 9 - DEIR, EIR, ERRATA Reports
ATTACHMENT 10 - 2016 CCC Staff Report - Fire Training Tower ATTACHMENT 11 - Public Comment 10.22.2024 thru 01.17.2024 Public Comment - 01.18.2025 thru 01.27.2025
Public Comments - 01.27.25 thru 01.29.2025
Public Comment - 01.29.2025 thru 01.30.2025
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