7-11 Gas Station &
Convenience Store
Appeal of Entitlement Plan
Amendment No. 22-003
Appellant: AF-GHBM, LLC (Property Owner)
16171 Beach Boulevard
July 5, 2022
Request
Entitlement Plan Amendment No. 22-003
• To remove Condition of Approval No. 6(b) of
Conditional Use Permit No. 19-014 requiring all
existing overhead utilities along the property’s
westerly property line to be undergrounded
PC Action
• April 26, 2022
The Planning Commission denied the
request to eliminate Condition of Approval
No. 6(b) of Conditional Use Permit No. 19-
014, determining that the undergrounding
condition should remain
Appeal of PC Action
• The appeal was filed by the property owner
(AF-GHBM, LLC) on May 6, 2022
Analysis
• Similar projects that were required to
underground overhead utilities but instead have
paid in-lieu fees
− Beach Medical Building
− The Learning Experience
− 7-11 Retail Centers
− Plaza Marina Retail Center
• Staff determined that the applicant could satisfy
the undergrounding condition of approval by
paying an in-lieu fee of $80,000
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of EPA:
• Modifying Condition of Approval No. 6(b) to
require the payment of in-lieu fees instead
of undergrounding the existing overhead
utilities