Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 20238:52 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Agenda Item 16 - Please approve the housing element.
From: Bob Banzett <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2023 11:34 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Agenda Item 16 - Please approve the housing element.
Dear Council Members,
I write to urge you to approve the Housing Element in toto. I do not believe we can win in a suit against the state, and they are likely to take over our planning and approval process. I don't want us to lose the local control we currently have. The practical result of rejecting the HE will be counter to your stated campaign objective of retaining local control. Please work with the State, not against it.
I do believe affordable housing will help HB - it will allow our nurses, firefighters, and police to live here. The Mayor already lives in affordable housing, and I think he should be ready to extend this advantage to others.
The need for more housing is a consequence of population growth - we can't pretend it doesn't exist. There is a real moral hazard in creating a town that only the rich can inhabit - we become isolated from the people we depend on for services. We become isolated from reality.
Robert B Banzett PhD
Huntington Beach Resident
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1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 8:52 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Support Item 16 on upcoming council meeting From: Flossie Horgan <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2023 1:49 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <city. [email protected]>
Subject: Support Item 16 on upcoming council meeting
Dear City Council members,
I urge you to support item #16 the Housing element update and associated Program implementation actions.
The opportunities for new residents can be enhanced by increasing the affordable housing for workforce, first responders, teachers, city employees and
increase the City's leadership on these issues.
Flossie Horgan
5652 Castle Drive
Huntington Beach
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1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 8:53 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Agenda Item 16
----Original Message--.-
From: Marcia Morrell <morrel|967 @roadrunner.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2023 6:10 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Agenda Item 16
Please stay on course and oppose this matter that negatively affects all HB residents.
Thank you
Marcia and Frank Morrell
HB residents 49 yrs
Sent from my iPhone
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Agendallem No: Ile (23-292)..
1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 8:53 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subiect: FW: April 4 Item 16
From: Russell Neal <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2023 7:26 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <city. [email protected]>
Subject: April 4 Item 16
I'm not sure why you could not just approve the HEU without the "Statement of Overriding Consideration," citing the requirement as unconstitutional and submit it? IF HCD rejected your submission for that reason alone, would you not be in a stronger position in litigation by showing you were trying to comply as far as you could?
But I support whatever you do to resist this illegal mandate.
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Meating Date: 4/42023
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1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 8:53 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Oppose Item #16
From: [email protected] < [email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2023 8:39 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Oppose Item #16
All City council members:
I strongly oppose this item and strongly urge to save the rights of the citizens of HB! Thanks
Gene Carrothers
HB resident
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1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:16 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Agenda 16
From: Craig Frampton <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:15 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL <city. [email protected]>
Subject: Agenda 16
I am writing to ask you to not approve agenda item 16. Thank you Craig Frampton Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
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1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:17 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: City Housing Element and changes to the protected wetlands Attachments: Att 5 Ex B to CC Reso 2023-16 GPA 22-001_Map(2).pdf; 2022- 08 ZONING MAP.pdf; HB Land Use Element.pdf
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From: Nancy Buchoz <[email protected]> COMMUNICATION Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:12 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]> 4/4/2023 Subject: City Housing Element and changes to the protected wetlands Meeting Date:™ Honorable Mayor Strickland and fellow City Councilmembers, 10 23-292) Agenda Item No.:.
The City will be voting on the Housing Element this week, upon review, we noticed an area near where I live that has what appears to be an oversight? Perhaps a clerical error? It pertains to the area near the protected wetlands North from PCH along Beach Blvd, these wetlands are north of the channel, the land along PCH between Beach Blvd, and Newland St, next to the Cabrillo Beachfront Village and Huntington By the Sea Mobile Estates, as well as the Waterfront RV park.
In 1978, the landowner, Mills Land and Water Company, tried to develop this same area. The City did stop the development of the wetlands and did pass General Plan Amendment GPA 78-1 that stopped development of the two mobilehome parks because "it would take away a significant number of affordable housing in the City". And since then, the CA Coastal Commission (CCC) has been monitoring the area, especially the wetlands which are Zoned as Coastal Conservation. These are located in the Coastal Zone and protected by the Coastal Act.
We have worked hard for years to protect the wetlands along PCH and up Beach Blvd., and the CCC has backed us, even to the extent of fining the previous owner of Cabrillo, the Mills Land and Water Company, $250,000 and making them do a 5-year restoration of an enclosed section of wetlands that they scraped, or face additional fines of up to $50,000 per day from each of three different State Agencies (CCC, Army Corps of Engineers, and Water Quality Control Board) if they did not start the restoration.
The wetlands along PCH, along Beach Blvd., and North of the Channel are home to the documented endangered Belding's Savannah Sparrow. This is why they are protected.
We sent the Attachment 4 Land Use and Attachment 5 General Plan Designations Map Att 5 Ex B to CC Reso 2023-16 GPA 22-001_Map (also attached) to the CCC Code Enforcement Officer, Andrew Willis, who is the prime CCC representative watching these Coastal wetlands. The General Plan Designations Map incorrectly shows the wetlands along PCH between Beach and Newland as Commercial Visitor Serving (CV) and not Coastal Conservation (CC) as does the Zoning Map, dated August
8.2022. It also cuts the Cabrillo Beachfront Village in half.
The Zoning Map (attached) is not listed as part of the Housing Element presentation, but should be. Notice on the Zoning Map that the original CV is shown as only the 2.5 acres near Beach and PCH, and a small ½ acre near Newland and PCH (the CCC said the ½ acre will never be developed). The wetlands are zoned as Coastal Conservation.
What needs to happen is this:
Attachment 5 Land Use, LU-1 page 2-6 needs to change the area along PCH between Beach and Newland to show the wetlands strip as Conserve. Attachment 5 should also remove Subsection 8 from the LU-4 Map (page 2-19) and the description for Subsection 8 on page 2-23
Thank you for your consideration and review of this matter.
This needs to change.
We know you can get the results needed to handle this.
Thank you!
Sincerely
Nancy Buchoz
Resident SEHB since 1976
Board Member for R4RD
Founder of Friends of Edison Park Volunteer Group
Proposed General Plan
City of Huntington Beach
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(County of Orange) Bolsa Chica Wetlands
PACIFIC
General Plan Designations
Jessing FAR
Residential Mixed Use
RL Low Density (max 7 du/ac)
RM Medium Density (max 15 du/ac) Open Space
RUH Medium High Density (max 25 du/ac) d Conservation
High Density (*30 du/ac) OS-P Park
Commercial OS-R Recreation
Neighborhood (max 0.35 FAR) OS-W Water Recreation
General (max 1.5 FAR) os-s Shere
Visitor Serving (max 0.5 FAR) CEAN
Overlay
Olice (max 1.0 FAR) -sp Spedfic Plan Overlay
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Industrial
Affordable Housing Overlay
Industrial (max 0.75 FAR)
RT Research and Technology (max 1.0 FAR) Pathile
Public
Departexat a (734) 536-5271 Pubid Semipublic
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Zoning
City of Huntington Beach
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Introduction and Purpose
The fundamental pattern of Huntington Beach is set, as most of the land in the community is already developed or planned for a future use. However, communities are ever-evolving, and change, growth, and refinement can still be encouraged and cultivated. Land use is often considered the most overarching topic within a general plan, as it affects every other subject covered and directly influences the availability of housing and services, neighborhood and community character, economic stability, and quality of life for community members. By both focusing investment and embracing opportunity, Surf City can continue to thrive and expand into the future.
City of Huntington Beach General Plan 2-1
Scope and Content
California Government Code Section 65302(a) requires the City to adopt a Land Use Land Use Element that designates the proposed general distribution, location, and extent of land uses for housing, business, industry, open space, forest/timber, agriculture, natural resources, recreation, scenic beauty, education, public buildings and land, solid and liquid waste disposal facilities, and other public and private uses of land. The Land Use Element also establishes standards for residential density and nonresidential building intensity for designated land uses, and considers the impact of new growth on military readiness activities carried out on military facilities. Although the planning area does not contain any active military facilities, military facilities are located in the City of Seal Beach adjacent to the planning area's northern boundary. Land uses described in this element do not conflict with any military readiness activity associated with these facilities.
The Land Use Map is the visual component of the element, illustrating how land use, urban design, and economic development goals and policies translate on the ground, where specific uses are allowed, and their intended density and intensity. Together, the Land Use Map and Element ensure that future development is balanced, effective, and consistent with City and community interests.
The Land Use Element also addresses two related topics inherently related to land use decisions undertaken by the City: urban design and economic development. These are optional general plan topics under California law. Section 65303 of the California Government Code enables a county or city to adopt "any other elements or address any other subjects, which, in the judgment of the legislative body, relate to the physical development of the county or city." Any optional topics or elements must be consistent with the seven mandatory elements and, once adopted, they carry the same legal weight as any of the mandatory topics or elements.
The Land Use Element consists of this Introduction and Purpose, summarizing the general purpose of the Land Use Element; a Land Use Plan that defines land use standards and identifies the location and extent of land uses within the planning area; an Urban Design Plan outlining the fundamental components of community form in Huntington Beach; an Economic Development Plan recommending economic development strategies to sustain community character and economic vitality; Issues, Goals, and Policies outlining the most important land use, design, and economic issues affecting the planning area and policies to address these issues; and Implementation Programs describing how tools proposed to address land use issues are put into practice. Implementation programs are contained in a separate chapter at the conclusion of this General Plan. 2-2 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Relationship to Other Elements
The Land Use Element affects every other element in the General Plan. Land use provides Land Use the basis for what uses are allowed where and in what shape and form. The Land Use Element lays out how uses are connected to ensure the Circulation Element provides for adequate transportation that meets the demands of current and future development.
Likewise, the existing and planned transportation network can play a key factor in the economic success, safety, and character of specific land uses.
The Environmental Resources and Conservation Element includes goals and policies relating to the preservation and maintenance of open space areas identified in the Land Use Element for natural resource conservation and recreational access to parks and beaches.
Noise Element policies ensure that conflicts between uses proposed in the Land Use Element are minimized, and that uses producing higher noise levels are located away from residential areas and schools. The Natural and Environmental Hazards Element regulates proposed land uses in areas with higher potential for natural or human-caused hazards such as flooding or pollution.
The Public Services and Infrastructure Element ensures adequate services and upkeep of roadways, utilities, and other infrastructure. The City must account for the amount and location of growth and development laid out in the Land Use Element and identify the mechanisms necessary to ensure adequate infrastructure is in place to support the anticipated growth.
The Housing Element contains goals and policies relating to the availability, adequacy, and affordability of housing for all economic segments of the community. This is an important relationship, since the Land Use Element dictates where residential uses are allowed and prioritized within the planning area.
The Historic and Cultural Resources Element identifies important historical resources within the community and documents issues potentially affecting their status as significant resources. Land use compatibility can affect historic and cultural resources and the viability of future use, restoration, and preservation of these resources.
The Coastal Element is part of the City's Local Coastal Program and outlines the City's roles, responsibilities, and strategies to provide coastal access and protect coastal resources within the coastal zone consistent with the California Coastal Act.
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-3 Land Use Plan
Land Use The Land Use Plan categorizes and maps where residential, commercial, industrial, and community facilities are located today and where they are planned for the future. This plan describes the envisioned character of change to the current development pattern and land uses, the planned distribution and development density and/or intensity of future uses, and how land use goals will be achieved throughout the planning area and within each land use designation.
Characterizing Land Uses
Land uses are generally described by the maximum density and/or intensity, a measure of how much development exists or can be built on a site, and by the characteristics of use(s) located on a site. Density, intensity, and use characteristics form the basis for categorizing types of development into land use designations.
Density and Intensity
Maximum Building
Density applies to residential and mixed-use Intensity (FAR) designations that allow for residential
development. This term describes the 0.35
number of dwelling units accommodated
within 1 net acre of land (dwelling units per
0.5 net acre [du/ac]). As a secondary calculation,
density can also refer to the population that
can be accommodated within 1 acre of land 1.0-1.5
(population per acre [pop/ac]).
Intensity applies to nonresidential developments such as commercial and industrial buildings, as well as nonresidential portions of mixed-use development. This term describes the floor-to-area ratio (FAR), or the relationship between the total area of a development and the area of the parcel where the development is located. FAR is calculated by dividing the gross floor area (the amount of floor space) of all buildings (excluding garages) on a lot by the net ground area of the lot.
FAR and other development factors, such as building square footage, building height, and the percent of lot coverage, are interrelated. For example, a 20,000-square-foot building on a 40,000-square-foot lot yields a FAR of 0.5:1 (comparable to 20,000:40,000). The
0.5:1 FAR could accommodate a single-story building that covers half the lot, or a two- story building on a quarter of the lot. FARs are typically expressed as a single number rather than a ratio (e.g., 0.5:1 is expressed as 0.5 FAR), and this notation will be used throughout this plan.
2-4 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) In some areas of Huntington Beach, intensity and density are regulated by development and design standards rather than FAR limits. These standards, sometimes referenced as form-based codes, may include specifications for setbacks (how far a building may be Land Use situated from a street or sidewalk), limits on building height and massing (e.g., size and shape), and requirements to include open space, among others. These standards apply to properties within the planning areas of specific plans, which establish these standards when they are adopted
The maximum allowable development on any individual parcel is governed by the maximum measure of density or intensity permitted for that land use designation applied to the parcel. The General Plan uses these measurements to establish development capacity for each individual parcel and for the planning area at large. The planned (and actual) density or intensity on a parcel is usually less than the maximum, and is influenced by the physical characteristics of a parcel, access and infrastructure limitations, compatibility with other nearby uses, market factors, and past development trends.
Use Characteristics
Use characteristics refer to the intended character and development pattern of, and uses associated with, a parcel of land. The General Plan uses these use characteristics to classify buildings with similar characteristics into land use designations. To maintain compatible development on and between sites and within neighborhoods, overlay areas, and other defined areas, use characteristics for each designation are intentionally limited.
Distribution of Existing Uses
Existing land uses in Huntington Beach include a mix of residential, commercial, industrial, mixed use, parks, open space (e.g., wetlands, beaches), oil-related and public uses.
According to a 2014 land use survey, residential development is the predominant use in the city; housing uses constitute about 43 percent of all land uses in the planning area.
Public uses, primarily comprising public rights-of-way, occupy an additional 28 percent of the planning area. Open space, commercial, and industrial development occupies most of the remainder of the planning area.
Character of Change
Change is a constant process observed over a specified time frame. Between now and 2040, Huntington Beach expects a certain continuing level of change resulting from a number of forces such as population growth, changing demographics, the need to replace aging buildings and improve existing homes, and an ever-changing economy. Physical changes are guided by new development that almost exclusively occurs through private forces based on market demand. The goals and policies provided in this element address areas and locations that would be best suited to accommodate transformational change that supports the Community Vision established in the General Plan. 2-5
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Land Use Springdale St
Bolsa Chica St vards St
lenwest St City of
City of Westminster
Seal Beach Graham St
8. Bolsa Ave
2 Beach Bivd
McFadden
Saybrook Ln Ave Newland St
Edinger Ave
Huntington
Harbour. Heil Ave
City of
Sunset Beach. Fountain Valley
- Warner Ave
1 SAN DIEGO FWY
Slater Ave
Talbert Ave
Bosa Chica
Wetlonds
Ellis
PACIFIC Ave Magnolia Bushard St Brookhurst
•Garfield Ave
Yorktown Ave
Palm Ave Lake St
Adams Ave
Orange Ave Indianapolis Ave
Atlanta Ave
LEGEND
/Hamilton Ave
Character of Change
Conserve Banning Ave
Preserve TITT
/. Transform City of
Costa Mesa
0.5 Transform Opportunity Sites
1 - Gothard Street Industrial Corridor
2- Northwest Industrial Area
Source City of Huntingon Beach (2014)
Hontington Figure LU-1
Beach" Character of Change
City of Huntington Beach General Plan
2-6 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Figure LU-1 indicates where change is encouraged to occur to accommodate future growth and development under this plan and to what degree it can be expected. As shown in the diagram, most areas in Huntington Beach are proposed to remain much as they are Land Use today, or would transform through guidelines provided by documents other than the General Plan. The terms used to describe the planned levels of change range from very little ("Preserve" and "Conserve") to substantial ("Transform"), as follows:
Preserve
"Preserve" areas are developed portions of Huntington Beach, where land use changes are not envisioned and are not necessary to implement the Community Vision. Preserve areas include all established residential neighborhoods; most commercial, retail, and employment centers; many visitor-serving commercial uses; and all of the Downtown area.
Conserve
"Conserve" areas include open space and recreational areas that provide valuable natural habitat or parkland and support the community recreational and aesthetic needs. This category includes the beach, the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, parks, golf courses, and other similar uses.
Transform
"Transform" areas consist of underdeveloped or underutilized portions of the planning area, where current developments might not adequately support future City goals. These areas are located within the Northwest Industrial Area and along the Gothard Corridor, where a majority of the city's industrial uses are located. To assist in transforming these areas, the General Plan proposes a new land use designation, Research and Technology, enabling a broader mix of lower-intensity industrial and commercial uses that better meet current and future market demands, and capture employment growth in emerging fields.
Additional areas in the city could transform via means other than those established within the General Plan (e.g., specific plan areas.
Land Use Map
Land use designations are applied to every parcel within the planning area; however, the City can only regulate land uses located within the city limits. Figure LU-2 illustrates the planned distribution and intensity of land use in the planning area. 2-7
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Land Use Designations
The General Plan establishes 201 designations (18 primary land use designations and 23 Land Use overlay designations) that govern land uses within the planning area. These designations apply density and intensity requirements, use characteristics, development standards, and land use policies to individual parcels. As most of the planning area is already developed and maintained in good condition, the designations generally correspond to the pattern of existing uses. The following discussions identify the land use designations, land use characteristics associated with each designation, and the land use density/development intensity allowed within each designation.
Residential Designations
Four land use designations accommodate solely residential development in Huntington Beach. Collectively, these designations occupy the largest portion of the planning area (45 percent). The designations encompass a wide variety of densities and housing types, ranging from lower-density, primarily detached single-family residences in neighborhoods, to higher-density, mostly attached housing in and adjacent to Downtown, along the coast, and along select arterial roadway corridors.
Low Density Residential
Density range: up to 7.0 units/acre
The Low Density Residential designation provides for
traditional detached single-family housing, zero-lot-line developments, mobile home parks, low-density senior
housing, and accessory dwelling units or "granny" flats.
Medium Density Residential
Density range: >7.0-15.0 units/acre
The Medium Density Residential designation provides
for uses allowed with the Low Density Residential
designation, as well as smaller lot detached single-
family housing, zero-lot-line developments, attached
single-family housing (e.g., duplexes, townhomes), and lower-density multiple-family housing, such as garden apartments.
Medium High Density Residential
Density range: >15.0-25.0 units/acre
The Medium High Density Residential designation
provides for uses allowed in the Low and Medium Density Residential designations as well as attached single-family housing (e.g., townhomes), and a limited range of multiple- family housing (e.g., garden apartments, lofts).
2-8 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Insert separate PDF page to maintain quality of figure
-and Use
HB
Land Use Plan Figure LU-2
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-9 High Density Residential
Density range: >30.0 units/acre
Land Use The High Density Residential designation provides for uses allowed in the Low, Medium, and Medium High
Density Residential designations as well as a broad
range of multiple-family housing types (e.g., apartments, condominiums, lofts). The maximum density allowed within the area designated with the High Density Residential land use is prescribed on the Land Use Map for individual parcels/areas or within an adopted specific plan that covers the High Density Residential designated area.
Commercial Designations
Four land use designations accommodate commercial development in Huntington Beach.
The businesses and other organizations located in these designations provide jobs, services, and goods, contributing to the economic vitality and shaping the physical environment. These commercial-focused designations are distinguished by location and the customers the uses are intended to serve. Neighborhood-serving commercial uses are located in low-scale stand-alone buildings or small centers near residential neighborhoods. Community- and regional-serving uses occupy larger properties near principal intersections. Visitor-serving uses are located near primary tourist destinations, including the beach and pier. One employment-focused office designation supports professional employment centers and complementary uses in and around Downtown and along arterial corridors.
Neighborhood Commercial
FAR range: up to 0.35
The Neighborhood Commercial designation provides
for small-scale retail commercial, professional offices, eating and drinking establishments, financial
institutions, household goods, food sales, drugstores,
personal services, cultural facilities, institutional, health, government offices, and similar uses designed to serve the needs of the surrounding residential area. The maximum building height is two stories. 2-10 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) General Commercial
FAR range: up to 1.5
The General Commercial designation provides for retail Land Use commercial, professional offices, eating and drinking
establishments, financial institutions, automobile sales, household goods, food sales, drugstores, building
materials and supplies, personal services, recreational commercial, hotels/motels, timeshares, cultural facilities, institutional, health care, government offices, educational, and similar uses designed to serve the needs of the community. The maximum building height is two stories.
Visitor Commercial
FAR range: up to 0.5
The Visitor Commercial designation provides for
hotels/motels, timeshares, recreational commercial,
eating and drinking establishments, retail, cultural HYATT facilities, and similar uses that are designed to serve the needs of tourists visiting the city and region.
Office
StreScope FAR range: up to 1.0
The Office designation provides for professional offices, ancillary commercial services (e.g., financial
institutions, print shops), eating and drinking
establishments, and similar uses designed to serve the
needs of businesses and employees.
Mixed-Use Designation
One land use designation accommodates mixed-use development that currently occurs entirely within established specific plan areas. The designation is intended to provide for compact, pedestrian-oriented developments with commercial centers that range in scale from small neighborhood-serving centers to large community- and regional-serving centers. These developments will generally feature mixed types of commercial uses, and may include multiple-family residential housing, civic and cultural uses, and open spaces accessible to the public.
HB
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-11 Mixed-Use
Building FAR range and residential densities are established per specific plan and shown on the Land Use Map for specific Land Use
areas.
The | Mixed-Use designation provides for any
combination of commercial uses; offices; attached
single-family housing, multiple-family housing, and live- work units; institutional uses; cultural facilities;
developments including an open space component; and/or civic facilities. Mixing of these uses may occur in a vertical and/or horizontal orientation. Maximum FAR and residential density standards are established within individual specific plan areas. For some specific plans, FAR and density are not prescribed for individual properties or developments. In these cases, the overlaying specific plan includes a maximum development capacity for each land use.
Industrial Designations
Two land use designations accommodate industrial development in Huntington Beach. To ensure that the city is well positioned for future prosperity, these designations continue to provide jobs in established industries, while also supporting new employment opportunities that accompany emerging technologies and the redevelopment of transitioning industrial areas. One designation accommodates a diverse mix of nonresidential uses. The other accommodates a range of industrial uses that have historically characterized established industrial areas.
Research and Technology
FAR range: up to 1.0
The Research and Technology designation provides for
a wide variety of nonresidential mixed-use development
in industrial areas that are undergoing or poised for
transformation to support changing employment
demand. The designation encourages both employment
uses and commercial uses designed to accommodate employees while continuing to allow traditional industrial uses such as manufacturing and production. Uses include clean and green manufacturing (e.g., medical devices, solar panels), research and development, technology, warehousing, business parks, professional offices, limited eating and drinking establishments that have an industrial component (e.g., a brewery), restaurants and cafes to accommodate employment uses and surrounding residential neighborhoods-, and similar neighborhood commercial uses.
2-12 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Industrial
FAR range: up to 0.75
Land Use
The Industrial designation provides for manufacturing
(e.g., assembly, fabrication), construction,
transportation, logistics, auto repair, research and
development, warehousing, business parks,
professional offices, ancillary commercial services
(e.g., financial institutions, print shops), warehouse and sales outlets, and similar uses.
Open Space and Recreational Designations
Five land use designations accommodate resource conservation, parks, and recreation in Huntington Beach.
Conservation
The Conservation designation provides for
environmental resource conservation and
management (e.g., wetland protection) and supporting
ancillary uses (e.g., maintenance equipment storage).
Park
The Park designation provides for public parks and
recreational facilities and supporting ancillary uses (e.g., maintenance equipment storage).
Recreation
The Recreation designation provides for publicly or
privately operated recreation facilities, such as golf
courses. This designation also provides for supporting
ancillary uses (e.g., food stands, recreational equipment rentals, maintenance equipment storage).
Water Recreation
The Water Recreation designation provides for water bodies used for recreational purposes, such as boating, swimming, and water sports.
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-13 Shore
The Shore designation provides for coastal beaches
Land Use operated by the City and state, and publicly or privately operated ancillary uses (e.g., food stands, recreational equipment rentals, maintenance equipment storage).
Public and Semi-Public Designations
Two land use designations accommodate a wide variety of publicly owned facilities and community-serving uses.
Public
The Public designation provides for government
administrative (e.g., City Hall) and related facilities, such as public utilities, public parking lots, and similar uses.
Public-Semipublic
The Public-Semipublic designation provides for public
and private schools, hospitals, churches, cultural
facilities, institutional, and similar semi-public community service uses. Most land use properties with a Public-
Semipublic designation have an underlying designation
shown in parentheses on the Land Use Map. The underlying designation indicates the preferred land use in the event the sites permanently transitions to another use. A General Plan Amendment would be necessary to change these sites to the underlying designation or any other land use.
Overlay Designations
Threewe overlay designations are included on the Land Use Map. These overlay designations provide additional development criteria to supplement the underlying or base land use designation. Overlay designations are illustrated on the Land Use Map (Figure LU-2) or noted as a suffix to the base land use designation on the Land Use Map.
Mixed Use Overlay
The Mixed Use Overlay permits the development of residential uses in conjunction with the underlying commercial designation. Currently, the only area of the city with the Mixed Use Overlay designation is within the Sunset Beach Specific Plan, which permits residential units in conjunction with visitor-serving commercial uses on designated parcels in the specific plan area. Design and density standards are set forth in the specific plan. 2-14 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Specific Plan Overlay
The Specific Plan Overlay permits the underlying land use designation and requires a Land Use specific plan to provide greater specificity for development of property and includes such things as land use and infrastructure plans, design and development standards, circulation and pedestrian access, and design guidelines. Permitted density and intensity is either shown on the Land Use Map in parentheses or established in the specific plan.
Affordable Housing Overlay
The Affordable Housing Overlay provides the option to develop residential uses instead of the underlying land use designation within areas identified on the Land Use Map (Figure LU-2). Residential development on an Affordable Housing Overlay site requires a certain percentage of dwelling units to be deed restricted for lower income households. Development and density standards are established in the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (HBZSO) or adopted specific plan for each site within an Affordable Housing Overlay area.
Adopted Specific Plans
There are 15 adopted specific plans in Huntington Beach, as identified in Figure LU-3.
These plans have predominantly been used to focus on the characteristics unique to an area and customize the planning process and land use regulations and requirements to apply to that area of the city. Specific plans provide greater specificity for land use and infrastructure plans, design and development standards, and phasing/implementation.
Designations for SP-2 and SP-16 are currently reserved for future specific plans, in the event they are needed.
The City has several specific plans that are also within the coastal zone and, as such, are incorporated into the City's certified Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan. Two adopted specific plans, Brightwater Specific Plan and Sunset Beach Specific Plan, have not been certified by the California Coastal Commission. The land use designations for these specific plan areas are shown on the Land Use Map with the notation that they have not been certified as part of the City's Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan.
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City of Goldenwest St Westminster
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-• City Limits
Specific Plans
1 North Huntington Center Orange Ave Indianapolis Ave
12 Reserved
3 Seabridge
4 Huntington Harbour Bay Club Allanta Ave
Downtown 5
Seacliff
Hamilton Ave
Ellis-Goldenwest
8 Meadowlark
Holly-Seachff /Banning Ave
10 Magnolia Pacific
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13 Bella Terra Costa Mesa
14 Beach Edinger Corridors
15 Brightwater
16 Reserved
17 Sunset Beach
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Beach wa Adopted Specific Plans Figure LU-3
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2-16 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Community Subareas
In addition to the specific plans identified throughout the planning area, the General Plan Land Use also identifies a number of community subareas (Figure LU-4), which are intended to supplement density/intensity standards, use characteristics, and urban design goals and policies provided in this element beyond the guidance offered by the land use designations. Each community subarea has been identified to further the economic goals and guiding principles of the City and to enhance areas where reinvestment or improvements are proposed during the life of the General Plan, but require additional consideration due to their locations and/or environmental setting. Although some subareas are contained partially or wholly within a specific plan, the description and goals of the subareas in this General Plan do not conflict with the respective specific plans. The following subareas have been identified through the General Plan process or carried over from the previous General Plan.
Intersection Enhancement Subareas
The following four community subareas represent opportunities to improve neighborhood gateways and commercial corridors within the planning area.
Subarea 1: Beach/Warner Intersection Enhancement
Encompassing the four corners of the Beach Boulevard and Warner Avenue intersection, within the Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan, this 27-acre subarea is designated Mixed-Use and surrounded by Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential, Medium High Density Residential, General Commercial, Mixed-Use, and Public uses. The subarea includes buildings of varying scales and architectural styles. The built environment and streetscapes lack a cohesive style. The predominant uses are retail stores, a gas station, a drug store, a car wash, and the 14-story Ocean Tower. The intersection is the subarea's defining feature.
Subarea 2: Brookhurst/Adams Intersection Enhancement
Encompassing the four corners of the Brookhurst Street and Adams Avenue intersection, this subarea includes 58 acres of commercial use. Surrounded by low-density residential uses to the south and medium high-density residential uses to the north, each corner contains a variety of commercial uses within individual developments.
This subarea is characterized by large parking lots separated from the main roadways by landscape buffers. Strip retail and/or large format retailers are located behind the parking areas, and small pad retail buildings are dispersed within portions of the developments.
The buildings generally maintain a low profile and the built environment and streetscapes lack a cohesive identity. Existing uses include banks, restaurants, a grocery store, a City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-17 drugstore, and several small commercial service businesses. Both streets are wide and carry a large volume of traffic through the subarea.
Land Use
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Siater Ave SAN DIEGO FWY
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Community Subareas
1 - Beach Warner Intersection
2 - Brookhurst/Adams Intersection Hamilton Ave
8 3 - Goldenwest/Edinger Intersection
4 - Goldenwest/Warner Intersection •7 Banning Ave
5 - Gothard Street Newland si
6 - Northwest Industrial City of
7 - Open Space Shore Magnolia St Costa Mesa
8 - PCH/Beach Northeast
9 - Peter's Landing Brookhurst St
10 - Sunset Beach
0.5 MILES
Source: City of Huntngon Beach (2014)
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Beach ca Land Use Subareas Figure LU-4
City of Huntington Beach General Plan 1B
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-19 Subarea 3: Goldenwest/Edinger Intersection Enhancement
Encompassing the four corners of the Goldenwest Street and Edinger Avenue Land Use intersection, within the Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan, this 79-acre subarea includes portions of Goldenwest College and commercial development designated for future mixed commercial and residential use on three corners. The subarea is surrounded by additional public uses associated with Goldenwest College to the north/northeast, additional planned mixed commercial and residential uses to the east, and low-density residential uses to the south and west.
The remainder of the subarea consists of commercial development. The development pattern features large parking areas along both arterial streets, strip retail and/or large format retail stores located behind the parking areas, and pad buildings and smaller retail centers interspersed within the parking areas. The parcel located at the southwest corner of the intersection is currently vacant. The subarea's built environment and streetscapes lack a cohesive identity. The wide streets provide motorists with good access to the college and the retail uses, but limit pedestrian access, especially for students attempting to cross the streets to patronize businesses.
Subarea 4: Goldenwest/Warner Intersection Enhancement
Encompassing 64 acres along the four corners of Warner Avenue and Goldenwest Street, this subarea is predominantly designated for commercial and office use. It is surrounded by two low-density residential neighborhoods, a medium high-density residential development, Ocean View High School, Golden View Elementary School, two parks, and a flood control channel.
This subarea features various forms of commercial development. Large parking areas fronted by landscape buffers line both arterial streets; strip retail and/or large format retailers are located behind the parking areas; and small pad retail buildings are dispersed within the parking areas. The buildings generally maintain a low profile, and between each of the corners of the intersection, the buildings and streetscape/landscape currently lack a cohesive identity. In addition to large and small retail businesses, the overlay area also includes an assisted living facility and various small service businesses. Both Warner Avenue and Goldenwest Street are wide arterials, carrying large volumes of traffic through the intersection, but impeding pedestrian access from one corner of the site to another.
The overlay area also currently lacks pedestrian connections to adjoining residential areas.
2-20 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Technology and Innovation Subareas
Subarea 5: Gothard Street Land Use
Centrally located along Gothard Street between Edinger Avenue and Ellis Avenue, the 422-acre Gothard Street Subarea consists of both industrial and research and technology uses, along with a few isolated community service and public use parcels. The subarea is predominantly surrounded by residential development of varying density and character to the east and south, areas identified for mixed commercial and residential development to the north along Edinger Avenue, and Ocean View High School and Central Park to the west. The eastern edge of the subarea abuts the Oak View neighborhood. The Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) right-of-way runs just east of the Gothard Street Subarea, extending from the northern city limits to its endpoint just north of Garfield Avenue.
The Gothard Street Subarea is predominantly occupied by smaller manufacturing and warehouse uses and auto repair facilities. Other uses include a lumberyard, some retail and office uses, Republic Services, several gyms/training facilities, Seabreeze Church, and City facilities. The built environment consists of small industrial buildings, isolated offices, and a few industrial parks. Incompatibilities between existing industrial uses in the subarea and residential uses in the Oak View neighborhood present existing environmental justice concerns, as expressed by community members. Given the proximity to residential uses and Ocean View High School, the potential for land use compatibility and environmental justice issues associated with typical industrial use remains an ongoing concern. The City has also designated the abandoned portion of the UPRR rail corridor south of Ellis Avenue for a future transportation corridor use. Potential uses include development of a bicycle or multipurpose trail or an exclusive transit corridor.
To support economic development goals to attract new incubator and technology-oriented uses, this subarea introduces the Research and Technology land use designation along with the existing Industrial designation to promote opportunities for new industrial uses that are generally greener, lighter, more mixed with commercial, and more compatible with surrounding sensitive uses. Similar to the Northwest Industrial Subarea, this subarea uses the Research and Technology designation to provide a flexible platform for both industrial and commercial uses that do not fit into the city's historically commercial or industrial areas. While the average building intensity of research and technology use is anticipated to be higher than that of traditional industrial use, the processes and operations of such uses are intended to have fewer potential air quality and noise impacts on surrounding sensitive uses than conventional industrial activities.
The maximum development intensity for uses in this subarea ranges from 0.75 FAR for traditional industrial uses to 1.0 FAR for proposed research and technology uses.
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-21 Subarea 6: Northwest Industrial
The 760-acre Northwest Industrial Subarea is located in the northwestern portion of the Land Use planning area. Comprising the McDonnell Centre Business Park Specific Plan north of Bolsa Avenue and industrial and research and technology uses south of Bolsa Avenue, the subarea is surrounded by residential uses to the north, south and east, and is bordered by the City of Seal Beach to the west and by Interstate 405 and commercial developments to the east and north. This subarea is anchored by two of Huntington Beach's largest employers (Boeing and C&D/Zodiac Aerospace), as well as a variety of industrial, technology, commercial service, and fitness uses. The built environment ranges from large office buildings and business parks to small commercial pad and industrial spec buildings.
Given the proximity to residential uses, the potential for land use compatibility issues within typical industrial uses is a major concern. As a result, this subarea introduces the Research and Technology land use designation in areas adjacent to single-family residential neighborhoods to promote opportunities for new industrial uses that are more compatible with surrounding sensitive uses.
The Research and Technology designation provides a flexible platform for both industrial and commercial uses that do not fit into the city's historically commercial or industrial areas. Many new business types require this flexibility as they may need both commercial and industrial components to conduct business. As a result, the Research and Technology designation is a catalyst to spur employment growth and change within this opportunity area, reinforcing the City's desire to meet current and future needs and spur economic growth.
The maximum development intensity for uses in this subarea ranges from 0.75 FAR for traditional industrial uses to 1.0 FAR for proposed research and technology uses.
Pacific Coast Highway Coastal Corridor Subareas
These subareas intend to preserve and enhance the recreational character of the Pacific Coast Highway coastal corridor through the expansion of visitor-serving uses and maintenance of open spaces and recreational opportunities. The intent is to establish distinct commercial nodes, residential communities, and open spaces along its length.
Subarea 7: Open Space - Shore
The shoreline along Pacific Coast Highway is an amenity that requires a careful balance of preservation and enhancement of the recreational character through the expansion of visitor-serving uses and maintenance/improvement of open spaces and recreational opportunities consistent with policies and programs identified in the Coastal Element. No modifications to development intensities or use characteristics are proposed. However, future development or reuse projects will be required to highlight environmental awareness and education initiatives in project design.
2-22 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Subarea 8: Pacific Coast Highway/Beach Northeast
This subarea allows for Open Space-Conservation (OS-C), Visitor Commercial (CV), and Medium Density Residential (RM) uses, with building heights up to three stories, and land Land Use use density/intensity limited to 15 du/ac and 0.5 FAR, respectively. Key elements of this subarea include:
• Establishment of a major streetscape element to identify the Beach Boulevard-Pacific Coast Highway intersection.
• Site, design, and limit the scale and mass of development, as necessary, to protect wetlands.
• Maintain visual compatibility with Downtown.
• Incorporate on-site recreation amenities for residents. • Minimize access to and from Pacific Coast Highway, providing an internal roadway system.
• Incorporate extensive landscape and streetscape.
Subarea 9: Peter's Landing
Located at the western end of the planning area, the Peter's Landing Subarea is located northeast of Pacific Coast Highway and Anderson Street. The purpose of this subarea is to promote revitalization and enhancement of the commercial center and to establish a unified "village" character. Through the use of consistent architecture, appropriate massing, and proper building placement and orientation, Peter's Landing should be redeveloped to promote extensive pedestrian activity and human-scale character.
A key component of any future redevelopment should include a major entryway into the subarea which also serves as a landmark entry into the City of Huntington Beach from the north. Future development should provide pedestrian linkages with surrounding areas that link Pacific Coast Highway to the waterways within Huntington Harbour and incorporate measures to reduce roadway noise from Pacific Coast Highway. Due to the scale and type of development desired by the community, development intensity in the Peter's Landing Subarea is limited to a maximum 0.5 FAR, building heights are limited to three stories, and uses permitted are limited to Visitor Commercial (CV). 2-23
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Subarea 10: Sunset Beach
SUNSET
In addition to the regulations and guidance provided in the I BEACHI Land Use Sunset Beach Specific Plan (SP 17), the Sunset Beach subarea was established to provide guidance for future
development activities that ensure Sunset Beach
maintains its distinctive and unique neighborhood
character and to promote cohesion between Sunset
Beach, Huntington Harbour, and the balance of
Huntington Beach.
During the GPAC meetings, discussion of the Sunset Beach subarea emphasized the need for extensive outreach to existing property owners, residents, and businesses during planning activities. In addition, inclusion of key stakeholders, such as the Sunset Beach Sanitary District, Sunset Beach Community Association, Sunset Beach LCP Review Board, Las Damas, and Sunset Beach Woman's Club, is recommended.
Distribution of Land Uses
Table LU-1 identifies the distribution of land uses described in this element and in Figure LU-2. The largest land use in the planning area is residential, which makes up approximately 42.5 percent of the planning area with single-family residential comprising the majority of the residential land use designations!. The next largest land uses in the planning area are public and rights-of-way (27.9 percent) and open space uses including recreation and conservation (17.4 percent).
1 This percentage does not include areas where residential uses are permitted as part of an Overlay. 2-24 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Table LU-1
General Plan Distribution of Land Uses
Land Use
Acres Percentage of
Land Use Designation
(approximate) Planning Area
Residential
Low Density 5,666.3 29.8%
Medium Density 1,184.6 6.2%
Medium High Density 1,034.4 5.5%
High Density 180.7 0.95%
Commercial
Neighborhood 90.9 0.48%
General 296.9 1.6%
Visitor 165.7 0.9%
Office 16.3 0.1%
Mixed Use
Mixed Use 637.9 3.4%
Industrial
Research and Technology 473.2 2.5%
Industrial 654.6 3.5%
Open Space and Recreational
Conservation 1,661.9 8.8%
Park 701.1 3.7%
Recreation 237.8 1.3%
Water Recreation 238.7 1.3%
Shore 434.3 2.3%
Public and Community Service
Public 835.7 4.4%
Public-Semipublic 779.2 4.1%
Rights-of-Way 3,681.5 19.4%
Total 18,971.8* 100%
Source: City of Huntington Beach
*Totals may not add up due to rounding
Development Capacity
Table LU-2 identifies the development capacity associated with the planned distribution of land uses described in this element and summarizes the land use distribution and the resulting residential and nonresidential levels of development that can be expected from implementation of land use policies established by the General Plan. As the density and intensity standards for each land use designation are applied to future development projects and land use decisions, properties will gradually transition from one use to another, and land uses and intensities will gradually shift to align with the intent of this FB Land Use Element.
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-25 Table LU-2
General Plan Development Capacity
Total Estimated Nonresidential
Land Use Acres
Land Use Designation Dwelling Units Square Feet
(approximate) (2040)
(2040)
Residential 8,066.0 85,360
Commercial 1,207.7 18,442,316
Industrial 1,127.8 24,149,404
Open Space & Recreational 3,273.8 1,734,283
Public & Rights-of-Way 5,296.4 6,084,987
Total (2040) 18,971.8* 85,403 50,410,990
Existing (2014) Totals 18,971.8* 78,175 45,026,070
Change, 2014-2040 1,220 5,384,920
Source: City of Huntington Beach
Notes:
*Totals may not add up due to rounding
1. Residential units located in the General Commercial designation represent existing residential units on land designated for a range of nonresidential uses where no land use change is anticipated.
The Land Use Element does not directly specify a maximum population for Huntington Beach. The maximum possible number of residential units is determined by the different maximum densities allowed for each land use designation and the amount of land area with that designation. However, this maximum number of units is unlikely to be reached because every residential parcel in Huntington Beach would need to be developed to its maximum potential. Because most of the planning area is built out and existing buildings are generally in good condition, these changes will primarily occur within the "transform" areas identified in Figure LU-1. Forecasting assumptions are used to determine the realistic expected number of residential units that Huntington Beach will have when all of the parcels that are reasonably expected to redevelop have already done so.
In 2022, the City established an Affordable Housing Overlay land use designation in conjunction with an update to the Housing Element, which is on a separate eight- year statutory update schedule. The Housing Element must accommodate residential capacity to meet the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) pursuant to Housing Element law. The City's RHNA dwelling unit targets are determined by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). For the 2021-2029 Housing Element cycle, the City's RHNA targets exceeded the residential development capacity of the General Plan, which has a horizon year of 2040. Table LU-2 does not reflect the additional residential capacity established through the Affordable Housing Overlay to accommodate the RHNA targets. However, much of the Affordable Housing Overlay area is designated as mixed use:
LB residential/commercial and therefore, already accounted in Table LU-2. In addition, it is unknown how much, if any, residential development would occur within Affordable Housing Overlay areas with a non-residential base land use designation. 2-26 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Development of residential units within these areas of the Affordable Housing Overlay would result in a corresponding decrease in nonresidential square footage since the underlying land use would not be developed. The City will track Land Use residential development throughout the 2021-2029 Housing Element cycle and monitor the effect of the Affordable Housing Overlay on the development assumptions and capacity data in Table LU-2.
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-27 Urban Design Plan
Land Use In 2000, the City adopted Urban Design Guidelines intended to address urban design issues citywide and guide new development in the city. This Urban Design Plan identifies key community issues related to urban design and includes goals and policies to ensure that these issues continue to be addressed throughout implementation of the Urban Design Guidelines and other City codes.
Beach City Culture and Identity
Future development should maintain and
enhance the unique beach and "Surf City"
feel of Huntington Beach. This includes
preserving historic and cultural resources
related to that identity, such as older
neighborhoods and historic buildings;
perpetuating traditional beach city
architectural styles and design motifs in
newer districts and neighborhoods; and
preventing development from encroaching on views of the Pacific Ocean, the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, and Huntington Harbour.
Fostering the Identity of Individual Neighborhoods and
Districts
Some of Huntington Beach's established suburban districts, neighborhoods, and corridors lack a distinctive character, which can contribute to a weak visual community image.
Future development occurring in these areas should foster or enhance the particular identity of the individual area and the ability of a person to identify or associate the area with the city's unique beach city identity. This can be accomplished through the use of appropriate architectural styles and treatments, more extensive landscaping and street trees, coordinated streetscape elements and signage, public art, and the enhanced treatment of walled superblock corridors.
Accommodating Larger-Scale Development while Enhancing
Character of Commercial Corridors
Many of the city's suburban commercial corridors appear fragmented, lack a unified identity and sense of center, incorporate inconsistent and excessively large signage, and possess varied development scales that create a disjointed appearance within the corridor and conflict with surrounding uses. Future development should be designed to better 2-28 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) accommodate larger-scale development and to bring greater cohesion and enhanced character to these areas. This can be accomplished by designing projects to be visually distinctive, create a sense of place, provide adequate transitions in density, intensity, Land Use scale, and height, address public streets and tie into the city's grid street pattern, and incorporate attractive, coordinated signage that is properly scaled and located on the site.
Maintaining Historic Character and Architectural Diversity in Downtown
Major new projects in the Downtown area have joined and in some instances supplanted the older buildings traditionally associated with this area. Older structures should be integrated into Downtown's design themes. At the same time, Downtown should maintain some architectural diversity, as well as observe the retail street wall through consistent setbacks, taking care to coordinate new development setbacks with existing setbacks.
Economic Development Plan
Economic, demographic, social, and cultural conditions within Huntington Beach are interconnected. Land use decisions help to shape the local economy over time. Various aspects of urban design also determine the economic health of the community. This Economic Development Plan outlines the general economic issues and strategies the City intends to use to ensure a strong and healthy economy in the decades ahead.
Conditions affecting the local economy include land use decisions, business retention and development initiatives, job formation, and private and public investment patterns. This section covers general economic issues that have affected Huntington Beach in the recent past and highlights recent trends and growth patterns that illustrate future needs.
Economic Trends
Approximately 75,000 employees lived
in Huntington Beach in 2012. For
many decades, the economic engine
of Huntington Beach was the
aerospace industry. However, the past
two decades have also seen the
continued expansion of many high-
tech light industrial and service
industries. This reflects a long,
ongoing shift away from land-intensive
industrial operations (i.e., oil extraction and processing). The four largest employment 2-29
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) sectors today are tourism, industrial, professional office, and healthcare/social assistance.
Top employers include the aerospace industry and a number of businesses in the Land Use manufacturing, healthcare, waste management, and retail sectors. Together, these industries account for roughly 13 percent of the jobs in Huntington Beach.
Forecasts conducted in 2014 indicate Huntington Beach is heading toward a long-term period of slow but steady population and employment growth. Estimates indicate that employment is projected to experience a relatively higher growth rate than household growth, resulting in an increase in the jobs-housing ratio from 1.03 in 2012 to 1.10 in 2040.
This level of growth is projected to be lower than most surrounding jurisdictions, including the county as a whole, which is projected to increase from 1.54 to 1.68 within the same time frame.
Average annual wages earned by Huntington Beach residents have increased approximately 29 percent between 2002 and 2011. However, accounting for inflation and the recent economic recession between 2009 and 2014, real income has not grown. In 2012 inflation-adjusted dollars, median household income decreased 11 percent from 2000 to 2012. However, the city's median household income is 5.8 percent greater than the median in Orange County.
Commuter Inflow/Outflow
Commuting behavior is linked to the jobs-housing ratio. Approximately 86 percent of Huntington Beach residents work elsewhere (a characteristic called outflow), while 82 percent of employees in Huntington Beach commute into the city for work (a characteristic called inflow). Approximately 14 percent of jobs in the city are held by Huntington Beach residents. The result is a large commuting population and longer commute times, which can in turn create increased traffic volumes and longer vehicle miles traveled for residents and nonresidents alike.
The high inflow and outflow of commuters indicates a degree of mismatch between residents' skills and education and the available training and jobs in the city, in addition to a relative lack of desirable and affordable housing for workers. Diversifying the economy toward professional/technical, specialized engineering, and research and development sector jobs could create greater job opportunities for residents, resulting in a better jobs- housing balance. Likewise, providing a greater diversity of housing opportunities could also positively affect the jobs-housing ratio.
Real Estate Trends
Median home values in the city were $616,700 in 2012, which is 21 percent higher than the county median. From 2000 to 2012, housing prices in the city increased 43 percent (in real dollars) versus 37 percent in Orange County. Due to a high quality of life, coastal 2-30 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) location, and compelling economic opportunity, for-sale housing, resale, and new development activity are expected to remain strong, and increase with growth of new industry and jobs. This makes affordable housing a key economic development issue. Land Use The city's trend of higher real estate prices relative to other parts of the county extends to the retail, apartment, and industrial sectors, which have performed at or above market averages over the past five to seven years while experiencing low vacancy rates. The one notable exception is office sector uses, which experience lower rent and higher vacancy rates than the market average. As a result, Huntington Beach is generally considered a secondary office location for businesses requiring leased space.
Development Activity
Development activity in Huntington Beach is predominantly residential, with a marked increase in mixed-use multifamily style developments accounting for the largest share of new projects. Nonresidential development is dominated by retail uses, with a small portion of industrial uses.
Job generation associated with retail development tends to be lower than that associated with industrial development, and wages associated with retail jobs also tend to be lower on average. As a result, the City will continue to look for opportunities to attract employers offering higher paying technical, professional, and skilled labor positions.
Retail Capture and Leakage
Another way to describe the economic strength or weakness of specific economic sectors compared to the region is by considering capture and leakage. Taxable sales per capita provide an indication of where the city is underperforming in relationship to the local market area and Orange County and where retail sales that could be captured by local shops are being made elsewhere (a characteristic known as leakage).
Retail taxable sales per capita are significantly lower in Huntington Beach than both the Orange County and local market area averages. While the recent revitalization of the Bella Terra shopping center and Edinger Plaza addresses part of this issue, other similar opportunities likely exist. The Pacific City development is having a notable positive effect on leakage in this sector. Sites in the planning area that could host development serving these markets are discussed in the Economic Development Strategies section below.
Economic Development Strategies
Huntington Beach has established goals to bring new local businesses into the city, with a focus on start-ups and research and technology industries, while maintaining a diverse economic base and strong support for tourism. The City has identified target industries City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-31 and opportunity areas in the Northwest Industrial Subarea and the Gothard Street Subarea for new development to help meet these goals. These opportunity areas were identified Land Use because they either have significant concentrations of existing employment, or have future economic growth potential. The City could provide incentives to retain, expand, and capture new businesses, including research and development industries and start-ups.
The City should also update the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to ensure that development regulations and land use controls reflect the City's economic development goals.
Research and Technology Uses
When assessing Huntington Beach's location, employment, and land use potential, technology manufacturing and technology services industries present high potential for growth. A Research and Technology land use designation within the Northwest Industrial Subarea and the Gothard Street Subarea will accommodate these types of future uses.
This designation provides for a wide variety of nonresidential mixed-use development and encourages both employment uses and commercial uses designed to accommodate employees while continuing to allow traditional industrial uses such as manufacturing, and production. Uses may include clean and green manufacturing and industrial uses (e.g., medical devices, clean air technology), research and development uses, technology, warehousing, business parks, professional offices, limited eating and drinking establishments that have an industrial component (e.g., a brewery), restaurants and cafes to accommodate the employment uses and surrounding residential neighborhoods, and similar neighborhood commercial uses.
Technology firms will demand newer or refurbished multi-tenant buildings that offer modern, high speed and high bandwidth infrastructure. Therefore, the City will also focus on encouraging development of a strong inventory of adequately improved and competitive industrial buildings within these districts that provide the resources and technological capacity desired by businesses in this industry.
Infrastructure
Along with bandwidth in facilities, adequate infrastructure across all services is also important to support new industry growth. The City must invest in water, sewer, drainage, street, and other infrastructure updates to serve future generations of residents, businesses, and visitors. There is much to be done to achieve long-term fiscal stability and to bring public services and capital infrastructure back to acceptable levels, which were impacted by the economic recession and loss of redevelopment funding.
HB The City will continue to maintain and expand its Capital Projects Reserve for the repair and construction of city infrastructure. New infrastructure projects will be coordinated using 2-32 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) a comprehensive systems approach that balances serving existing community members and provides adequate capacity for future growth.
Land Use
Quality of Life
Huntington Beach currently has an excellent quality of life. Its desirable residential neighborhoods, world-class beaches and recreation areas, and safe environment all contribute to a city that is a great place to live, work, and play. Improving the jobs-housing balance by planning for a range of housing types in appropriate focus areas in conjunction with industrial and commercial expansion is a key component of ensuring and maintaining the city's quality of life.
Fiscal Responsibility
Without redevelopment, new, creative, and innovative ideas to stimulate business and development will have to be implemented. Resolving these issues and many others will influence the level of net revenues that the City will have available to fund enhanced levels of service and to maintain and build new infrastructure necessary to support a strong, vibrant economy.
General Fund costs will now be subject to a fiscal impact analysis since they are so important to the fiscal health of the community. As part of this plan, the economic development recommendations will be tested using a fiscal impact model to provide guidance in the development of effective land use goals and policies that facilitate a strong local economy and long-term fiscal stability. As economic recovery is vulnerable to global, national, and state forces beyond the City's control, the City is committed to continue on the path of fiscal conservatism.
Tourism and Hospitality
An estimated 30 percent of jobs in Huntington Beach are tourism-based. Tourism is one of the city's competitive economic advantages, and continuing to foster the health of this sector is important to the overall strength and diversity of the city's economy. With over 10 miles of contiguous, accessible coastline, Huntington Beach hosts over 16 million visitors annually. Many of these visitors stay in one of the city's nearly 2,000 hotel and motel rooms, most of which are located along the coast. However, the current level of demand for overnight accommodations is not fully met within the city, leading to economic leakage and lost tax revenues. Therefore, identifying prime locations along the coastline as well as in other areas that provide a high-quality visitor experience remains an economic development priority.
The City will continue to work with existing and future operators to update or expand existing overnight accommodations and visitor-serving facilities, and develop new accommodations and facilities to meet future demands. To complement this strategy, the 2-33
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) City will also continue to expand and enhance natural resources, open spaces, and recreation amenities to retain or improve its position among the top tourism destinations in Southern California.
Land Use
Land Use and Urban Design Issues, Goals, and Policies
The land use and urban design issues addressed in this element include:
• Coordinating development patterns and protecting community character • Addressing interactions between neighborhoods and nonresidential attractions • Providing a range of well-maintained housing types
• Protecting and adaptively reusing industrial areas
• Maintaining flexible long-term school capacity
• Fostering the identity of individual neighborhoods and community subareas • Maintaining historic character and architectural diversity in Downtown Coordinating Development Patterns and Protecting
Community Character
Much of the planning area has been developed, and many of the remaining undeveloped parcels are committed to development by specific plans and development agreements, or are preserved for open space. Consequently the fundamental patterns, distribution, and form of development has been established. However, protecting the traditional beach and the successful "Surf City" brand and feel of Huntington Beach is a community priority.
Continuing to preserve historic and cultural resources related to that "Surf City" identity, such as older neighborhoods, historic buildings, structures, and monuments, Native American, pioneer settlement, agricultural development, and historical periods including prehistory settlements, trading with Catalina, Civil War, World Wars, veterans' history etc., is an important step in retaining Huntington Beach's unique culture.
Goal LU-1. New commercial, industrial, and residential development is coordinated to ensure that the land use pattern is consistent with the overall goals and needs of the community.
Policies
A. Ensure that development is consistent with the land use designations presented in the Land Use Map, including density, intensity, and use standards applicable to each land use designation.
2-34 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) B. Ensure new development supports the protection and maintenance of environmental and open space resources.
C. Support infill development, consolidation of parcels, and adaptive reuse of existing Land Use buildings.
D. Ensure that new development projects are of compatible proportion, scale, and character to complement adjoining uses.
Goal LU-2. New development preserves and enhances a distinct Surf City identity, culture, and character in neighborhoods, corridors, and centers.
Policies
A. Ensure that new development and reuse projects protect existing Surf City culture and identity and preserve and recognize unique neighborhoods and areas as the building blocks of the community.
B. Ensure that new and renovated structures and building architecture and site design are context-sensitive, creative, complementary of the city's beach culture, and compatible with surrounding development and public spaces.
C. Distinguish neighborhoods and subareas by character and appearance and strengthen physical and visual distinction, architecture, edge and entry treatment, landscape, streetscape, and other elements. Evaluate the potential for enhancement of neighborhood entrances and perimeter walls.
D. Maintain and protect residential neighborhoods by avoiding encroachment of incompatible land uses.
E. Intensify the use and strengthen the role of public art, architecture, landscaping, site design, and development patterns to enhance the visual image of Huntington Beach.
Addressing Interactions Between Neighborhoods and
Attractions
Huntington Beach contains several well-defined places characterized by community activity and a high level of identity. These include the pedestrian-oriented Downtown area, the beach, Central Park (the city's primary recreation and cultural center), the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, neighborhoods such as Huntington Harbour and Sunset Beach and the comparatively new Bella Terra area. Most other areas have developed as principally auto- oriented environments that pose a challenge for neighborhood interactions. Future planning should provide multiple ways for neighborhoods and attractions to interact through non-auto travel modes, drawing on existing and expanded bicycle and pedestrian facilities as well as enhanced transit facilities. HB
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-35 Goal LU-3. Neighborhoods and attractions are connected and accessible to all residents, employees, and visitors.
Land Use Policies
A. Ensure that future development and reuse projects are consistent with the Land Use Map to provide connections between existing neighborhoods and city attractions.
B. Improve trail, bicycle pathway, roadway, sidewalk, and transit connections to new development and reuse projects.
C. Ensure connections are well maintained and safe for users.
Providing a Range of Well-Maintained Housing Types
Continued increases in land values and construction costs inhibit the ability to provide a range of housing types and prices to meet the needs of existing and future residents, particularly young family households, seniors, and low-and very low-income households.
Providing a range of residential land use designations is crucial to meet existing and future housing needs. As the existing housing stock continues to age, ongoing efforts will be required to ensure it is maintained and does not physically or economically deteriorate.
Goal LU-4. A range of housing types is available to meet the diverse economic, physical, and social needs of future and existing residents, while neighborhood character and residences are well maintained and protected.
Policies
A. Encourage a mix of residential types to accommodate people with diverse housing needs.
B. Improve options for people to live near work and public transit.
C. Encourage and provide incentives for residential property owners to maintain their homes and buildings.
D. Ensure that single-family residences are of compatible proportion scale and character to surrounding neighborhoods.
E. Encourage housing options located in proximity to employment to reduce vehicle miles traveled.
Protecting and Adaptively Reusing Industrial Areas
The nature of industrial uses has changed over the past few decades. Historically, most industrial land in Huntington Beach was used to support the aerospace industry and manufacturing. These uses were separated from residential and commercial uses to avoid transmitting excessive noise and odors, and located adjacent to arterial and rail corridors 2-36 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) to support goods movement. Although aerospace and manufacturing uses continue to thrive in Huntington Beach, a variety of nonindustrial uses have been introduced in some industrial areas. Many of these uses have supported and been ancillary to the primary Land Use industrial function, while others provide diverse and valuable services to the community.
Protecting the city's industrial areas is critical to promote the creation of more local jobs.
Goal LU-5. Industrial businesses provide employment opportunities for residents, supporting the local economy.
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-37 Policies
A. Support and attract new businesses in the city's industrial areas.
Land Use
B. Encourage clean, less intensive industrial development in areas identified in the planning area.
C. Ensure proposed development and uses in industrial areas contribute to the City's economic development objectives and do not minimize existing uses.
D. Explore opportunities to optimize use of underutilized or underperforming industrial land that is sensitive to surrounding uses, and to introduce new industrial uses that create jobs.
E. Encourage and assist existing and potential industrial owners to update, modernize, and expand their industrial properties.
Maintaining Flexible Long-Term School Capacity
Much of Huntington Beach was built during a time when demand for school facilities was high to accommodate the needs of the post-World War Il baby boom. Today, demand for school facilities is experiencing a relative decline. Some schools in Huntington Beach are at or above capacity while others are under capacity depending on the school or district.
Short-term demand for residential, commercial, and open space uses is competing with the ability to retain these sites for longer-term school use. Nonoperational schools are being leased for other uses, while other schools are overcrowded.
Goal LU-6. Neighborhood school sites adapt over time to meet the changing needs of the community.
Policies
A. Consistent with state law, explore alternatives with school districts for public benefit and access to recreation and open spaces, as well as other uses for surplus school sites should a closure occur.
B. Continue to consult with school districts in connection with any City-related or school district-related planning and environmental review of proposed non-education surplus school site projects.
C. In consultation with school districts, and consistent with state law, encourage flexible interim use options to maximize existing use of school sites while addressing future community needs.
Fostering the Identity of Individual Neighborhoods and
Community Subareas
A lack of distinctive character within some of Huntington Beach's subareas, corridors, and neighborhoods can contribute to an overall weak visual community image. Fostering or 2-38 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) enhancing the identity of individual communities is key to strengthening the city's overall image and the ability of a person to identify or associate it uniquely with Huntington Beach.
Land Use
Goal LU-7. Neighborhoods, corridors, and community subareas are well designed, and buildings, enhanced streets, and public spaces contribute to a strong sense of place.
Policies
A. Preserve unique neighborhoods, corridors, and subareas, and continue to use specific plans to distinguish districts and neighborhoods by character and appearance.
B. Use street trees, signage, landscaping, street furniture, public art, and other aesthetic elements to enhance the appearance and identity of subareas, neighborhoods, corridors, nodes, and public spaces.
C. Minimize visual clutter along commercial corridors.
D. Enhance intersection subareas to create additional pedestrian connections and appeal of the area.
E. Promote additional uses that complement and support the existing uses in the intersection subareas.
F. Encourage undergrounding utilities on approaches to and within the intersection subareas.
Maintaining Historic Character and Architectural Diversity in Downtown
New projects in the Downtown area have joined and in some instances supplanted the older buildings traditionally associated with Downtown. Older structures should be integrated into the design themes of the Downtown. At the same time, Downtown should maintain some architectural diversity, as well as observe the retail street wall through consistent setbacks, taking care to coordinate new development setbacks with existing setbacks.
Goal LU-8. Historic character and architectural diversity in Downtown Huntington Beach are protected and enhanced in new development and in the retrofit of existing buildings.
Policies
A. Reinforce Downtown as the city's historic center and as a pedestrian and bicycle-oriented village with commercial, entertainment, and recreation uses to meet the needs of residents and visitors.
B. Encourage development of underused parcels with a mix of uses and unique architecture.
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-39 C. Ensure new development reflects the Downtown's historical structures and theme.
D. Reinforce the unique Downtown character and visual distinctions, architecture, and Land Use streetscape.
Economic Development Issues, Goals, and Policies
The economic development issues addressed in this element include:
• Capitalizing on location with technology infrastructure • Retaining, expanding, and capturing businesses
• Capturing sales tax revenues
• Encouraging renovation and revitalization of commercial and industrial areas • Adapting to a changing economy
• Enhancing tourism, hospitality, and the high tech industry Capitalizing on Location with Technology Infrastructure The City must continue to capitalize on its location and reputation as an advantageous and competitive business location by encouraging expansion of state-of-the-art technology infrastructure related to communications, media, and computing systems that existing and new businesses can cost-effectively use.
Goal LU-9. Industrial uses provide job opportunities for existing and future residents, as well as the surrounding region, while generating revenue for the city.
Policies
A. Establish technology or innovation districts, such as the Gothard Street Subarea and the Northwest Industrial Subarea, where technology infrastructure is provided specifically to support existing and new businesses.
B. Support the provision of technology infrastructure and services to supply necessary technological and communication tools for existing and new industry and businesses.
C. Provide opportunities for new start-up businesses to develop innovative products and services in a business incubator environment.
D. Support the ability for future industrial uses to accommodate new flexible work programs.
Retaining, Expanding, and Capturing Businesses
The city's business sector includes a sizable share of research, development, and start- up businesses. However, there is an opportunity to attract more of these businesses to 2-40 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) locate within the city and thrive, thus increasing the average wage rate of workers and improving the jobs-housing balance. Largely concentrated in the Northwest Industrial Subarea and the Gothard Street Subarea, most of these jobs are associated with Land Use technology manufacturing or technology services.
Goal LU-10. The City aggressively retains and enhances existing industrial businesses and technology businesses while attracting new firms to the city.
Policies
A. Provide incentives to retain, expand, and capture new businesses, including research and development industries and start-ups.
B. Promote the creation of jobs with increasing wage opportunities within the community.
C. In partnership with regional, state, and federal agencies, provide workforce programs that facilitate workforce diversity in the city through expanded labor force training and hiring practices.
D. Maximize the economic development services provided by the City to existing and prospective businesses and industries.
Capturing Sales Tax Revenues
The City must monitor taxable sales trends by key locations and work to reverse leakage trends in retail sales, with the objective of recapturing sales tax revenues that are leaving the city, by promoting targeted development and expansion of commercial uses that serve Huntington Beach and the surrounding region.
Goal LU-11. Commercial land uses provide goods and services to meet regional and local needs.
Policies
A. Encourage a variety of commercial uses that cater to local and regional demand to create an environment that meets resident needs and increases the capture of sales tax revenues.
B. Encourage new businesses to locate on existing vacant or underutilized commercial properties where these properties have good locations and accessibility.
C. Maximize the economic development services provided by the City to existing and prospective businesses and industries.
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-41 Encouraging Renovation and Revitalization of Commercial and Industrial Areas
Land Use There is a marked difference in development quality and property maintenance between older commercial/industrial corridors and newer commercial/industrial and mixed-use centers.
Goal LU-12. Commercial and industrial corridors throughout the planning area are renovated and revitalized.
Policies
A. Establish in the Urban Design Guidelines that nonresidential buildings and sites be designed to be consistent with and use low-impact design techniques.
B. Encourage renovation and revitalization of deteriorating and struggling nonresidential areas and corridors, particularly commercial locations.
C. Expand shuttle services and pedestrian linkages between adjoining business areas, particularly along the coast, where a greater flow of local shoppers and visitors is encouraged.
D. Seek opportunities to encourage the creation of business improvement districts or other economic development strategies where coordination and financing of mutually shared, enhanced services can increase business potential for all.
Adapting to a Changing Economy
As with the oil industry in the early 20th century, many new industries are getting their start in Huntington Beach in the 21st century. However, in the past decade, the way businesses operate has changed. Employees are looking for alternatives to long commutes, employers are considering ways to attract new talent, and communities desire greater workforce diversity.
Goal LU-13. The city provides opportunities for new businesses and employees to ensure a high quality of life and thriving industry.
Policies
A. Encourage expansion of the range of goods and services provided to accommodate the needs of all residents and the market area.
B. Capture emerging industries such as, but not limited to, "knowledge"-based industries and research and development firms.
C. Support development of new commercial and industrial projects and retrofits of existing buildings.
2-42 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) D. Improve transit and other alternative transportation options, including shuttles and safe bicycle routes, for employees who live and work in the community.
E. Do not preclude future mobility technologies in land use planning. Land Use FB
City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) 2-43 Enhancing Tourism and Hospitality
Land Use Anchored by the beach, Pier, natural resources, and cultural amenities, Huntington Beach is a world-renowned tourist destination. Annual events like the US Open of Surfing and Surf City Half Marathon draw hundreds of thousands of visitors. Huntington Beach is also enjoying an increase in conventions and meetings, and has expanded the number of available hotel rooms along Pacific Coast Highway. A limited number of other lower-cost lodging options are available, and ongoing provision of a variety of lodging options to ensure visitors of all income levels can enjoy the coast is a top priority of the Coastal Act.
A healthy tourist and hospitality economy also requires a robust service economy.
Goal LU-14. Huntington Beach continues to attract visitors and provides a variety of attractions and accommodations during their stay.
Policies
A. Encourage expansion of the range and location of available lodging for both tourist and business visitors.
B. Encourage both coastal and inland visitor-serving uses to offer a wide spectrum of opportunities for residents and visitors.
C. Improve the availability of affordable housing and accessible transportation options for service workers.
D. Facilitate the provision of transit and bicycling linkages between the various tourist destinations which help encourage local residents and visitors to minimize the use of automobiles.
E. Support a concert/entertainment venue within the City. 2-44 City of Huntington Beach General Plan (Draft, October 2022) Moore, Tania
From: Homeless United Huntington Beach < [email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2023 10:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: HB City Council Meeting, April 4, 2023 Vote Yes on Agenda V?PLEMENTAL
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Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
Dear Mayor Strickland and City Council Members,
HUHB supports Agenda Item # 16 - Housing Element Update and Assicated Program 16(23-292).
Implementation Actions because:
• There is a great need for affordable housing in our community by seniors, veterans, families, workforce, students, disabled people, 1st-time homeowners. (Sites identified in the Housing Element may have 10% - 15% affordable units.)
• A bottleneck is at the Navigation Center because of the need for affordable housing. Extended stays are created by not having adequate permanent affordable units causing wait times of more than 90 days and up to a year!
• New housing uses better, more energy efficient, recycled materials and appliances. Native landscaping reduces water consumption, the major user of water. • The identified sites do not negatively impact wildlife sanctuaries, migration, wetlands. On the contrary overcrowding, homelessness and aging housing stock do harm our environment. • Workforce housing becomes available for local employees, 1st responders and essential workers, which will reduce our carbon emissions caused by long commutes. • Use and improve existing infrastructure such as schools, roads, utilities rather than building new.
HUHB supports Agenda Item 17 - Proposed 90-Day Plan to Address Homelessness in Huntington Beach. This will continue the excellent work the city is doing in this area of great need and communicate with the residents and business owners. We agree "explore reclassifying" possibilities of the Director position to Manager is acceptable whenever there is an opening and especially during the budget process. This will help the council learn the responsibilities of this position.
Thank you for your consideration and service to our community.
Need Help - Give Help: 211 OC - County of Orange Social Services 24/7 Hotline or www.211oc.org City of Huntington Beach, Homeless Solutions www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/homelessness/
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[email protected]
HUHB is a network of representatives from the faith communities, nonprofits and advocates for those in every HUHB usually meets on the 3rd Thursday of need of clean, safe, affordable housing in our city month, 7:00 pm, via Zoom. You may reply to this email or mail inquiries c/o CUMC, 6652 Heil Ave., Huntington Beach 92647
Moore, Tania
From: Ted Ross <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2023 4:46 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE ITEM #16 - Housing Element
I implore you to listen to the all too silent majority who love surf city as it has always been, a quiet little slice of heaven. You in all good conscience must protect our city health and safety, quality of life and not allow the state to force agreement using a "Statement of Overriding Consideration" that takes away publics freedom of speech and the HB citizen's right to representation.
Our life in HB will forever changed if you allow the State of California to dictate how we live in our Charter city. How can you say you're pursuing this at the expense of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness which is guaranteed by the US constitution?
Sent from my iPhone.........Ted Ross
Huntington Beach resident
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From: Deb Janus < [email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2023 4:54 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE ITEM #16 - Housing Element
Dear Mayor Strickland and City Council,
Please OPPOSE ITEM #16 - Housing Element at Tuesday's City Council Meeting on April 4, 2023.
Please protect our quality of life in Huntington Beach and the health and safety of our Citizens. We do not want to allow the state to force the council to sign an agreement of Statement of Overriding Consideration that takes away the Council's freedom of speech and the citizen's right to representation.
Thank you for your attention to this.
Sincerely,
Deb Janus
Huntington Beach resident.
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From: Marcia Morrell <morrel|[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2023 6:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Agenda Item 16
Please please oppose this item.
HB residents do not need or want the negative impacts of this.
Thank you
Marcia Morrell
HB resident
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2023 8:42 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Oppose Item #16
To All Concerned:
We residents on Pearce Drive in Huntington Beach strongly oppose this item on the city council agenda.
We strongly urge All city council members to vote No
Thanks
Gene Carrothers
5091 Pearce Drive
HB
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From: Sally Cohen <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 7:01 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: High Density Housing
TO: The City Council
I am against the proposed 20,000 units of housing that is coming before you at the next meeting. We do not need to turn Huntington Beach into a concrete line of housing. For example, Beach Boulevard's buildings come right to the curb. There are no trees, no spacing between the street and the high rise buildings. We have a beautiful beach community. I do not want more housing units lining our already busy streets.
In addition, the housing already built is enough. Keep our community free of addiional buildings. We need to reduce traffice and crime plus fix the streets. Our street lighting is terrible. Everyone uses their bright lights at night.
Thank You,
Sally Cohen
Resident
714 625-4405
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From: Lolly Mchardy <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 7:49 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Oppose item 16
We oppose item 16 on the agenda.
We are residents of Huntington Beach for over 40 years.
We love Huntington Beach and want to keep the original charm and feel of a small Surf City town.
We are concerned about the environmental impact it will have on our quality of life.
Mike and Lolly McHardy
3325 Tempe Drive
Huntington Beach, Ca 92649
714-846-7983
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From: Steve Amundson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 7:50 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Please Oppose Item #16
The negative impact of the "Statement of Overriding Consideration" is felt every day at the Beach/Edinger corridor. Many times it has taken me three traffic light cycles to get across Beach Blvd. traffic backs up for three or more blocks on both Beach and Edinger. This I am sure has an negative impact on first responders getting to their call for help. At a time when we are being asked to cut back on our water use, we do not need to populate Huntington Beach with additional people requiring the use of water. The infrastructure cannot handle a big increase in demand. Additionally our Police Department and Fire Departments will be over extended in their ability to answer calls in a timely manner.
Please vote no on Item #16
Sincerely,
Steve Amundson
Resident of Huntington Beach
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From: Sylvia Calhoun <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 8:00 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Agenda item 16
I am a Huntington Beach resident since 1982.
I OPPOSE agenda item 16.
Thank you! Sylvia Calhoun
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From: Don Stewart <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 8:06 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL SI SOLEMENTAL
Cc: [email protected] CONMUNICATION
Subject: I oppose Agenda Item #16
Attachments: Mandate pushback.docx 4/42083
Please see below and \or attached.. April 3, 2023"s om No: 16(23-292) Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers
As a forty plus year resident of Huntington Beach I support the lawsuit against Sacramento regarding mandating excessive and ridiculously high-density housing mandates for the city of Huntington Beach. I oppose Agenda Item 16. You are elected to represent the citizens of Huntington Beach and not be pawns to Newsom's personal struggle to satisfy his enormous ego and feed his insecurities.
I was part of the recall effort and one of the most alarming facts that made citizens sign the petition was pictures of the high-density apartments being planned with one parking spot for every 2 to 3 units. I personally wondered if it could even be true but some of the residents that signed told me it was because they were looking for apartments and the rental office told them that it was within building codes for this ridiculously low number of parking spots. I hold the previous city council responsible for trying to make Huntington Beach a cesspool like Newsom's San Francisco. Three of you are still on city council and I hope that you realize your actions are being watched and they have consequences.
It's time for our city council to represent the citizens of Huntington Beach. If you continue to be a 4-3 divide on issues such as this, I anticipate that the next city council will be 7-0 on key issues.
Everything that Newsom touches turns sour. He claimed we had a huge surplus yet California bonds were one of the lowest in the nation. He lied. Now he can blame COVID but he was one of the most tyrannical Governors in the country and we have lost one million residents to states that represent their citizens and one third of small businesses closed never to reopen. We don't believe in the fairy tale that we need more housing when the population is declining. If you point to the number of homeless then tell Gavin to stop paying their way to our state.
By the way I'm not leaving the state. I am here to help Make California Great Again.
Don Stewart
6402 Sligo Circle
1 Huntington Beach, CA 92647
April 3, 2023
Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers
As a forty plus year resident of Huntington Beach I support the lawsuit against Sacramento regarding mandating excessive and ridiculously high-density housing mandates for the city of Huntington Beach. I oppose Agenda Item 16. You are elected to represent the citizens of Huntington Beach and not be pawns to Newsom's personal struggle to satisfy his enormous ego and feed his insecurities.
I was part of the recall effort and one of the most alarming facts that made citizens sign the petition was pictures of the high-density apartments being planned with one parking spot for every 2 to 3 units. I personally wondered if it could even be true but some of the residents that signed told me it was because they were looking for apartments and the rental office told them that it was within building codes for this ridiculously low number of parking spots. I hold the previous city council responsible for trying to make Huntington Beach a cesspool like Newsom's San Francisco. Three of you are still on city council and I hope that you realize your actions are being watched and they have consequences.
It's time for our city council to represent the citizens of Huntington Beach. If you continue to be a 4-3 divide on issues such as this, I anticipate that the next city council will be 7-0 on key issues.
Everything that Newsom touches turns sour. He claimed we had a huge surplus yet California bonds were one of the lowest in the nation. He lied. Now he can blame COVID but he was one of the most tyrannical Governors in the country and we have lost one million residents to states that represent their citizens and one third of small businesses closed never to reopen. We don't believe in the fairy tale that we need more housing when the population is declining. If you point to the number of homeless then tell Gavin to stop paying their way to our state.
By the way I'm not leaving the state. I am here to help Make California Great Again.
Don Stewart
6402 Sligo Circle
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Moore, Tania
From: Andrissa Dominguez < [email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 8:24 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: HDD
I am STRONGLY OPPOSED to the forced building of thousands more units in Huntington Beach. I believe the excessive building of HDD has already negatively affected my quality of life. To force more will create more issues for existing residents, our infrastructure, city services, and our environment. * I feel the state mandates are not evenly spread throughout California.. ratio of land to people is not equally distributed in the forced housing mandates.
**This is a PERMANENT impact because of TEMPORARY politics.
Please save HB from more political destruction.
Andrissa Dominguez
Resident since 1970
316 7th HB
714 369 3107
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Agenda lem No.: 116 (23.292)
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From: Bev <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 8:25 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: You Must Oppose Agenda #16
Please oppose Agenda Item #16. The "Statement of Overriding Consideration" has created a traffic nightmare at the Beach/Edinger corridor. Not only for people, but also for first responders! It is not uncommon to have to wait for 2,3 and sometimes 4 traffic light cycles to get through this intersection. This affects the response times of first responders also. Our Police and Fire Departments will not be able to respond in a timely manner to calls. At a time when we are asked to cut back in our water consumption is not a time to add so many more residents in new housing units. Our streets, sewage, gas and other necessary infrastructure will have to be built larger to accommodate the increase in population of the city.
Please vote no on Agenda #16.
Sincerely,
Bev Amundson
Huntington Beach Resident
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From: Gary Tarkington < [email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 8:58 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: I am AGAINST AGENDA ITEM 16!!
I am a Huntington Beach resident, and I am totally against item #16! This agenda poses such a hardship on HB and all of our resources! HDD has a horrible impact on cities, such as ours, and we, the citizens of Huntington Beach have had enough of it!!
Ann Tarkington
Huntington Beach Resident!
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Agenda lom Na: 16(23-292).
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From: Suzanne Messina-Cervellone <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:19 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: No on Item 16
My name is Suzanne Cervellone and I have lived in Huntington Beach for over 20 years. In the time I have resided here, the traffic has become almost unbearable. I shop at Costco in Fountain Valley because it is near impossible to get anywhere near Bella Terra. The last thing this city needs is more housing - we do not have the infrastructure to handle the people and traffic we have currently. I am absolutely opposed to HDD and the environmental impact it will have on our city.
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Suzanne Messina-Cervellone
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Ephesians 6:12-13
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From: J B < [email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:22 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Against Agenda Item No. 16
Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers,
As a 20-year+ resident of Huntington Beach, I have seen what the other high-density projects have done to the surrounding areas and how it has negatively impacted traffic and parking. I personally AVOID the high-density areas as much as possible. I moved to HB to get AWAY FROM HIGH DENSITY and hope that you VOTE NO on Item No. 16.
Thank you.
Beverly Braden
8462 Springhurst Drive
Huntington Beach, CA
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From: Joe Creazzo <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:35 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Agenda item 16
We have lived in HB since 1976. I oppose agenda item #16 primarily because of the environmental impact it would have on our beautiful city.
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From: sgalvin < [email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 10:48 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: No to agenda item 16
Bad idea. Bad for the environment. Bad for our city. We do not want a highly developed Beach town. They are always to congested and crime will rise as well as traffic and pollution. No to high density.
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From: Tony Messina <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 11:12 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject:
WE ARE OPPOSED TO HIGH DENSITY IN HB
JA and IRENE MESSINA
HB RESIDENSE
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From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 12:49 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: ATTACHMENTS TO HOUSING ELEMENT NEED AMENDING
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From: MJ Baretich <[email protected]> COMMUNICATION Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 10:49 AN
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]> Meating Date: 4/4/2023 Subject: ATTACHMENTS TO HOUSING ELEMENT NEED AMENDING
Honorable Mayor Strickland and fellow City Councilmembers, Mondalem No: 16(23-292) My name is Mary Jo Baretich. I have been a resident of Huntington Beach for over 40 years.
I am writing to you to ask that you do not approve some of the Attachments to the Housing Element as written. In particular, The Land Use document, Att 4 Ex A to CC Reso 2023-16 GPA 22- 001_LU Element and the General Plan Map, Att 5 Ex B to CC Reso 2023-16 GPA 22- 001_Map. There are some serious discrepancies that are in conflict with California Coastal Commission mandates and the Coastal Act.
Att 4 Land Use Map Figure LU-1 (on page 2-6)
This map is supposed to reflect current zoning, but it is in conflict with the City Zoning Map. It does not show the wetlands strip along PCH between Beach and Newland. This portion of the LU- 1 map is incorrect and needs to be corrected.
Att 4 Land Use Map Figure LU-4 (on page 2-19)
Subarea 8 (PCH from Beach to Newland) on this map is explained on page 2-23 as being planned as Commercial Visitor Serving, including the wetlands North from PCH along Beach Blvd., the wetlands North of the Channel, the land along PCH between Beach Blvd. and Newland Street, the Cabrillo Beachfront Village, the Huntington By the Sea Mobile Estates, and the Waterfront RV Park. We suspect this is planned to be developed into a hotel and short-term rentals, visitor shops, etc. similar to Pacific City, which are not in compliance with the City Zoning Map nor even more importantly, the California Coastal Commission mandates. As reflected above, all is based on incorrect information. Subarea 8 part of LU-4 Map and Subarea 8 description on page 2-23 must be removed.
In 1976 the Coastal Act came into being, protecting the existing wetlands in Huntington Beach. In 1978, the landowner of the Huntington By The Sea Mobile Estates, Mills Land and Water Company, proposed the same development as Attachment 4 of wetlands and mobilehome parks. The City did stop the development of the wetlands and did pass General Plan Amendment GPA 78-1 that stopped development of the two mobilehome parks because "it would take away a significant number of affordable housing in the City". Currently, the mobilehomes are occupied by low and moderate income homeowners, and the majority with mortgages. The CA Coastal Commission (CCC) has been monitoring the area, especially the wetlands which are Zoned as Coastal Conservation, located in the Coastal Zone, and protected by the Coastal Act and the Mello Act.
The wetlands along PCH, Beach Blvd., and North of the Channel are home to the documented endangered Belding's Savannah Sparrow. This is one important reason why they are protected.
Attachment 5 General Plan Designations Map (incorrectly shows the wetlands along PCH between Beach and Newland as Commercial Visitor Serving (CV) and should be shown as Coastal Conservation (CC) as depicted on the City Zoning Map, dated August 8.2022. It also cuts the Cabrillo Beachfront Village in half. This needs to be amended.
The City Zoning Map is not listed as part of the Housing Element presentation, but should be an Attachment. The Zoning Map shows the correct configuration of the land along PCH between Beach Blvd. and Newland Street. The wetlands are zoned as Coastal Conservation.
Please amend Attachments 4 and 5, add the City Zoning Map, and bring back to a future City Council meeting.
I would appreciate being involved with any special meeting discussions since I know the history of the area and live here.
Sincerely,
Mary Jo Baretich
Mobile Home Advisory Board member
Huntington Beach Tomorrow Vice President
R4RD Board Member
Cabrillo Beachfront Village HOA President
2 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 12:49 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Housing Element
----Original Message--..
From: Marcia Spieler <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 11:37 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Housing Element
I have been a Huntington Beach resident for close to 20 years and have witnessed the slow deterioration of this city.
Pushing crammed high density buildings into areas and spaces that are not meant to accommodate such an increase in population is not only an aesthetic eyesore but greatly impacts the quality of life. I've seen the forced buildup along the Edinger/Bella Terra area which has led to ridiculous parking problems and increased tension. I strongly oppose government dictating enforcement of rules detrimental to the city and its residents.
Vote NO on item #16! If Huntington Beach is to remain the jewel it is we must retain, to the extent allowed, self government.
Marcia Spieler
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From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 12:49 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: OPPOSE ITEM #16-Housing Element
From: Ginny C <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 11:51 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: OPPOSE ITEM #16 -Housing Element
City Council,
I have been a resident of beautiful Huntington Beach for over 45 years.
I am submitting this email to strongly oppose Item #16 regarding the Housing Element. It is the City Council's responsibility to protect our health and safety, quality of life and not allow the state to force agreement to State Of Overriding Consideration that takes away council's freedom of speech and the citizen's right to representation.
Thank you,
Virginia Crawford
Huntington Beach Resident
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From: Kirk Crawford <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 11:22 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Agenda Item #16 on 4/4/23
As a 50 year resident and homeowner of Huntington Beach I am emphatically against Agenda Item #16 regarding High Density Development in our city.
Passing this Item will do great harm to the city. Additional traffic, insufficient infrastructure, increased pollution, increased public service needs, etc, make this a very bad idea.
I request the City Council to vote no on Agenda Item #16.
Thank you,
Kirk Crawford.
Virus-free.www.avast.com
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RECEIVED
APR 03 RECT
Orange County City Counsel Members Huntington Beach 2023 CITY COUNCIL. OFFICE
Subject Alert: Call State Government is Promoting Slum-Cities Calif. Government should stabilize the population growth by putting a moratorium on building new apartments. Additional tenants will overload the electrical power- grid, pollute the environment, and increase water demand.
Instead Governor Newsom changed the zoning laws for diabolical reasons. He wants to build apartments on any and every property available without voter approval. There are not enough people working to afford new apartments. Since the Governor declared Calif. a Sanctuary State from a Republic State, without voter approval, the resultant homeless have created slum-cities. Take a look at downtown San Francisco or Los Angeles.
The government has not disclosed to the cities that they want to move homeless and illegal tenants into the apartments without local approval.
A coalition of Orange County cities should get the Howard Jarvis Assoc. involved and counter-sue the state for violation of property rights. If required take the issue to the Calif. Supreme Court.
The citizens for local property control have been ignored by the Calif. Government.
Another severe nationwide problem is border illegal criminals dispersal by our -
corrupt US Government to cities everywhere that will result in more homeless. This illegal human trafficking from US border to US cities by bus or plane is condoned by Joe Biden.
Coalition for Freedom and Democracy
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permitsby right ported at the time.
the development Under this provision, cit- housing
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for single-fajnily low income residents applications in place:
residential use" that "in conjune- "Local contröl is of con i tion with the two-unit provision" cern to cities. They want could "result in a total of four maintain, that,"
• imits on the lot." Elaine Lister, Mission Viejo
. Senate Bill 10 would "autho-
community development di-
rize a local government to adopt. rector: "So.I would say, yes, an ordinance to zone any par- it's a concern."
cel for up to 10 units of residen- The Huntington Beach tial density per parcel, at a height City Council plans to con- specified in the ordinance, if the sider an ordinance at its parcel is located in a transit-rich March 7 meeting to outlaw area or an urban infill site." It builder's remedy applica-' would override HOA: agreements
tions in their city, arguing
and voter initiatives that prohib- that as a charter city, it's not ited or limited such development subject to such Jaws.
in those areas. auntington Beach
When someone "owns" property, City Attorney Michael Gates they possess a "bundle" of ancil. said in an email...:
lary rights. A bundle of rights is "Allowing such perma a term for the group of legal priv- nent development proj- ileges that attaches to the owner: ects to recklessly be built upon purchase. The bundle in- throughout the city because cludes the right of possession; the city may not have (state) the right of control; the right of approval is uhconsciona- exclusion; the right of enjoyment? - ble," Gates said
and the right of disposition. In- Local options
creases in density, when not con-
sistent with existing law, gen-* In Santa Monica. build- eral plans or zoning, can nega-. er's remedy, projects would tively affect most, if not all, the boost the city's housing ancillary rights of property own-- supply by 4,619 units, or al- ership, most 9%. The city attorney:
Under existing law, a private thinks there are options for* nuisance is an interference with toning those projects down, a property owners' use or enjoy- Councilmember Brock said.- ment of property when that in-
terference is substantial and un-
reasonable. One can easily envi-
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Moore, Tania
From: Ron Miller < bowlerman1 @icloud.com>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 1:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Vote yes don't fight the state the city Will lose out on a lot of things the state gives to the city
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= salem No: 1l (23.292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 3:56 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: High Density Housing
--- Original Message-...
From: Becky Ettinger <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 1:56 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: High Density Housing
Please OPPOSE the High Density Housing plan.
Thank you,
David and Becky Ettinger
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From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 3:57 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: High Density Delopment
From: D DAVENPORT <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 2:43 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: High Density Delopment
I write in opposition to agenda item #16 which addresses the General Plan Land Use Element-Affordable Housing Overlay. I am a 39 year resident in Huntington Beach and I worked Damned hard to afford my home here. It really pains me to think that what I worked so hard for can be ruined for the sake of additional development to build housing for those who have added nothing to our community. There already are more affordable places to live that are not beach front cities.
D. Davenport
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From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 3:56 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Please approve the Housing Element Updates and Please work with LGBTQ Center Orange County
From: Isabella Ford <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 1:48 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Please approve the Housing Element Updates and Please work with LGBTQ Center Orange County Hi Shannon - it was nice of you to stop by the Community Cafe last week.
Below are a few thoughts I hope you don't mind sharing my thoughts below with our city council. I hope it's not too much, but I have a lot on my mind (not in any particular order) 1 - After hearing our mayor is benefiting from Affordable housing, he should understand there are others that could use similar help. The affordable housing plans in the Housing element update will not create the projects. Please approve the Housing element updates while you continue to press HCD and SCAG to revise the calculations as they need to take into account the geography and available open space for the population. 2 - It would be wonderful to see our general plan include infrastructure updates. I saw Laguna Beach is setting up a summer parking management plan. (https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2023-03- 31/laguna-beach-to-implement-summer-parking-management- plan?fbclid=IwAR2jIpgfEZMZ08li1PVKGwalXgSYkme2KGXPI-LFamblwPevTKOvDVFHZNc) It would be wonderful if we did something similar as we know HB is a wonderful destination. Can we work with Golden West College and utilize the parking lots off Gothard and set up shuttles to get people around Huntington Beach? It would be amazing to set have shuttles from there to Bella Terra, Main St, Peter's Landing, Bolsa Chica, (state beach and the wetlands center), dog beach (require muzzles on all dogs like they do for the Devil's Postpile shuttle). It would be amazing to get people out and about HB without clogging our streets.
3 - Please work with the LGBTQ Center Orange County or another non-profit and see how we can honor Pride month. I hear the four of you that wanted to restrict the flags flying on city buildings say you are not hateful of different people so please show us. It would be so nice to have a pride parade ending with lighting up the pier with rainbow lights at night. Or, how about a color run the last Sunday of May or the first Sunday in June and have families run from Central Park to the pier and end with decorating the pier with the colors of the rainbow. Make it a great day to show our love for one another.
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From: Julie Guite <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 3:08 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATION
Dear City Council Members,
I humbly request that you OPPOSE the Statement of Overriding Consideration which takes away the council's freedom of speech and the Huntington Beach citizen's right to representation. The council was elected to represent the Huntington Beach residents and to protect the people from hazards to health, safety and quality of life. Urbanizing our beautiful city with high-density development will only cause irreparable traffic impacts, affect water and air quality, and put a strain on public safety, schools and our infrastructure.
Thank you for your support!
Julie Guite
39 year resident of Huntington Beach
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From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 3:57 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subiect: FW: Oppose Item #16 Housing Element
From: Lynn Unger <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 3:25 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Oppose Item #16 Housing Element
Protect our quality of life. Do not allow state government overreach. Stand strong and united for Huntington Beach.
Lynn Unger
7871 Shell Cir, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
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From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 3:58 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Housing
----Original Message--..
From: Janet Jacobs <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 3:54 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Housing
I'm asking the council to please OPPOSE #16 the high density housing.
Passing this would: affect our beach city life quality, poor air quality, result in more people, more autos and worsen the current traffic condition which is already a problem. That is without mentioning the specials events that bring millions into our city.
Thank you
Janet Jacobs
40yr resident
714-401-3555
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From: Julie Martin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 3:47 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Oppose Item #16
Dear City Council,
Please protect this city! Protect the city my whole family loves! Protect this beautiful city for the health and safety of my family and all my extended family who owns homes here. Please, please oppose Item #16-Housing Element. Please fight to represent me, my family, my daughter who just got married and has a cute little townhouse in Huntington Beach as well! We pay a premium to live in Huntington Beach and it is worth every penny. Please don't allow the state to change the quality of life we have in Huntington Beach. We put every dime we had to buy a house here. Everything! Because I have been a lifelong Huntington Beach resident and knew I wanted to live here forever. Please protect us from Item #16.
We love Surf City!!!
Thank you,
Julie Martin
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From: Kathy Kay <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 4:15 PM
To: supplementalcomm @surtcity-hb.org
Subject: Agenda Item #16 HDD
My name is Kathy Kay. I live at 5092 Tasman Drive, Huntington Beach. I am against agenda item no. 16. I am against more High Density Development in Huntington Beach and the environmental impact and traffic impact it will have on this city.
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 4:18 PM
To: [email protected]
Subiect: genda Item No. 16 HDI
My name is Alfonso Valencia. I live at 5092 Tasman Drive, Huntington Beach. I am opposed to agenda item no. 16 and opposed to more High Density Development in Huntington Beach due to the environmental impact and the traffic congestion it will have on the city.
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From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 4:38 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Item 16
---Original Message--..
From: Tracy King <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 4:19 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Item 16
Good afternoon
I am a longtime resident of Huntington Beach, and | oppose item 16. City council, that opposes item 16 tells the residence of Huntington Beach that you hear us and you will protect our health and safety along with our quality of life and not allow the state to take to force agreement to Statement of Overriding Consideration that takes away council's freedom of speech and the citizen's right to representation.
Blessingen
Tracy King
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From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 4:39 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Item #16
From: Kevin Anderson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 4:30 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Item #16
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Agenda Item No. 116(23.292):
NATALIE
MOSER
Does NOT Support Do
Massive Development in HB Ra
Please oppose item 16.
Emerge graduate, Atticus Natalie, is the biggest liar • since Kim Carr..... also an Emerge graduate.
If the leftist 3 wish to work for governor French Laundry, they should consider moving to Sacramento. I'm sure he has extra masks for Danny.
Regards,
Kevin Anderson
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All 4 of Rhonda Boltons voters might want to join her....in Sacramento Sent from my iPhone
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From: Jacqueline Rogers <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 4:43 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Oppose item #16
Please protect our investments in this beautiful city of HB! Our health, safety, quality of life, is at steak. As a citizen we have the right to have a voice. Oppose item #16!!
Jacque Rogers
21242 Dove Circle
Huntington Beach
714-642-8194
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From: Melissa Zaiden <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 4:44 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL; [email protected]
Subject: Oppose item #16
I oppose high density housing in Huntington Beach. It threatens our suburban quality of life! Over 10 years ago I tried to add another room to my home and I was unable to add a closet because I was told that our sewer systems could not handle another person/bedroom.
How can our infrastructure handle more high density? I oppose item number 16.
Thank you,
Melissa Zaiden | REALTOR
Realty One Group
714-342-5847
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From: Jason Ruffalo < [email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 5:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Against agenda item No. 16
My name is Jason Ruffalo I live at 4676 Vista Bahia Dr, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 I am against more high density housing traffic is already very heavy and will also have a negative impact on the environment.
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 5:44 PM
To: [email protected]; CITY COUNCIL
Subject: Opinion on Items 16 and 17- Please let me know you have read this Dear Huntington Bach City Council
1. I ask you to vote in favor of Agenda Item # 16- The Housing Element, which the Huntington Beach Planning Administration Staff with Community Input, has worked tirelessly on, for over two years. Many of the reasons to pass it, have been stated, many times by many people.
1. There is a need for affordable housing in HB, for seniors, the disabled, single parents, young professionals, for the adult children of HB residents, and the people who work and serves us in HB, that cannot afford to live here.
2. It will provide living units for many of those graduating from the Navigation Center.
3. It will enrich our aging community.
4. Identified sites do not negatively impact wildlife sanctuaries, migration and the wetlands.
5. It will avoid negative consequences from the state, financially and also loss of revenue for our existing programs, for those who are homeless.
At this point many people are being misled, by false rhetoric, "high density". I hope that you will do the right thing as this will part of your legacy.
I ask you to vote yes on Item 17-90 Day Plan to Address Homelessness while maintaining our excellent service for those experiencing homelessness; The Navigation Center, The Homeless Task Force, The HB Cares Program, The Be Well Mobile Unit, AHF Housing, and Jamboree Housing. These are all important programs, to address the needs of those who are homeless and the residents of HB.
Again- Please do the right thing- This is your legacy.
Remember the Bible Verse- Matthew 25:40- "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for the least of these brothers and sisters, you did for me"
Cheri Atkinson LCSW
CUMCHB
Homeless United HB
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From: JASON ATKINS < [email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 7:09 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Housing Element
Please protect our health and safety, quality of life and not allow the state to take to force agreement to Statement of Overriding Consideration that takes away council's freedom of speech and the citizen's right to representation.
Tiffanie Atkins
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From: Jessica Stewart < [email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 7:18 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: I OPPOSE ITEM #16!
April 3, 2023
Dear Mayor Strickland & HB City Council Members:
I OPPOSE ITEM #16!
As a long-time HB resident I want my voice formally on the record that I SUPPORT our City Council's effort to maintain LOCAL control over our housing decisions, as outlined in our city's charter.
Huntington Beach is already very densely populated city with no room for additional mandated housing.
The Statement of Overriding Considerations (everyone should read up on this!) is absurd & I am happy City Council is fighting this.
I fully support the efforts of our elected City Council majority & 1 am very pleased our current City Council is finally listening to the HB residents.
More people and more housing is not a viable solution for HB! Sincerely,
Jessica Stewart
HB Resident
Sorry for any mistakes...sent from my iPhone
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Meeting Date:. 4/4/2023
Agendaltem No: 16 (23-292).
1 Moore, Tania
From: Ayden Colbert < [email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 7:45 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Item #16
Hello,
I oppose item #16. This takes away from the whole reason of why Huntington Beach is such a great place to live. This would destroy our beautiful city and impact the health and safety of the resident who live here.
Best,
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COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
Agenda tam No: /le (23.292).
1 Moore, Tania
From: Tiffanie < [email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 8:12 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Item #16
Dear Mayor Strickland & HB City Council Members:
I OPPOSE ITEM #16!
As a long-time HB resident I want my voice formally on the record that I SUPPORT our City Council's effort to maintain LOCAL control over our housing decisions, as outlined in our city's charter.
Huntington Beach is already very densely populated city with no room for additional mandated housing.
The Statement of Overriding Considerations (everyone should read up on this!) is absurd & I am happy City Council is fighting it.
I fully support the efforts of our elected City Council majority & I am very pleased our current City Council is finally listening to the HB residents.
More people and more housing is not a viable solution for HB! Sincerely,
Jason Atkins
HB Resident
Tiffanie
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Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
Agenda tom No: /e (23:292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: Jason Atkins <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 8:14 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Item #16
Dear Mayor Strickland & HB City Council Members:
I OPPOSE ITEM #16 !
As a long-time HB resident I want my voice formally on the record that I SUPPORT our City Council's effort to maintain LOCAL control over our housing decisions, as outlined in our city's charter.
Huntington Beach is already very densely populated city with no room for additional mandated housing.
The Statement of Overriding Considerations (everyone should read up on this!) is absurd & 1 am happy City Council is fighting it.
I fully support the efforts of our elected City Council majority & 1 am very pleased our current City Council is finally listening to the HB residents.
More people and more housing is not a viable solution for HB! Sincerely,
Evan Swanson
HB Resident
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COMMUNICATION
Meating Date:.. 4/4/2003
Agenda lem No: 1l6 (23•292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: LamarSueJervik <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:20 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE ITEM #16 - Housing Element
Dear Members of the Huntington Beach City Council,
I oppose item #16 and encourage that you vote to oppose it.
The city council should be working to protect the health, safety and quality of life of the citizens of Huntington Beach and not allow the state to take away the council's freedom of speech and my right to have the city council represent ME and my family due to a Statement of Overriding Consideration. It is the city council's right to consider how development will impact the need for infrastructure (roads, water ect) and environmental concerns prior to future development.
Thank you for taking this into consideration,
Huntington Beach Resident
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COMMIUNICATION
Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
Agendalm No: 16(23-292).
1 Moore, Tania
From: Jennifer Paulin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:38 PM
Subject: [email protected]
I oppose agenda item 16 wholeheartedly!
The Housing Element that will permit the HDD of an additional 20,000 units and will also force the City Council to state that HDD is more important than the environmental impacts it will have on our community is absurd!!
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COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
1 Agendalem No. i /le (23:292).
Moore, Tania
From: Mary Ellen Hurrell <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:50 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Item #16 - Housing Element
City Council:
I am a 27-year resident of Huntington Beach, and I have been following the issue of enforced high-density development in our city.
I'm writing in lieu of my presence at the April 4 meeting to ask you to stand strongly in opposition to Item #16.
Do not allow your freedom of speech to be infringed upon by the state.
It is vital that we residents and you, our elected city officials, preserve our quality of life and defend our Charter City status. Do not allow the state to force your agreement to the Statement of Overriding Consideration.
Thank you and Godspeed!
Mary Ellen Hurrell
--
--meh
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COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date: 4/4/2003
Agenda llem Noi Ile (23-292).
1 Moore, Tania
From: Bernadette Rothert <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: I am against Agenda item 16, Huntington Beach only 3 sides to build on because of ocean. I am have been a resident of Huntington Beach for over 72 years on the same street.
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CORIMIUNICATION
Meeting Date:.. 4/4/2023.
Agenda lem No: /U (23-292).
1 Moore, Tania
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 6:32 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: against agenda item 16
1 am totally against agenda item #16 for several reasons, just one being the environmental impact it will have on HB. I am a resident of Huntington Beach and oppose item 16.
Sincerely,
Sherrie Wolfe
PS So is my husband
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COMMIUNICATION
Meeting Date:. 4/4/2023
Agenda lem No: 1e (23.292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 6:37 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: oppose item16
I would like to oppose to the Statement of Overriding Consideration, Item 16. I urge city council to take in consideration the health and well being of the citizens of Huntington beach. We are 98 percent built out, and adding over 13,000 new housing will cause more air pollution, not to mention no parking. We are busting at the Neusom wants to go green and clean up pollution. yet he is willing to do the absolute opposite in Huntington Beach. He is a hypocrite and we all see it. What, I ask, is his end game. Because he does not have the best interest of the citizens of Huntington Beach in mind.
Sincerely,
Luanne Shoup
SUPPLEMENTAL
COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date:. 4/4/2023
Agenda am Na.:_ 16(23-292).
1 Moore, Tania
From: Sherry Kennedy < [email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 6:39 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: REQUEST TO OPPOSE ITEM #16 !
Dear Mayor Strickland & HB City Council Members:
I OPPOSE & I REQUEST CITY COUNCIL OPPOSE ITEM #16!
As a long-time HB resident I want my voice formally on the record that I SUPPORT our City Council's effort to maintain LOCAL control over our housing decisions, as outlined in our city's charter.
Huntington Beach is already very densely populated city with no room for additional mandated housing.
The Statement of Overriding Considerations (everyone should read up on this!) is absurd & I am happy City Council is fighting this.
I fully support the efforts of our elected City Council majority & I am very pleased our current City Council is finally listening to the HB residents.
More people and more housing is not a viable solution for HB! Sincerely,
Sherry Kennedy
HB Resident
SUPPLEMENTAL
COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date:.. 4/4/2023
Agenda lem No: / 23 - 292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: Ron < [email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 6:59 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL; [email protected]
Subiect: oppose item 16
My wife and I have been residents of this great city for 30 years and we oppose the item. 16 of the housing high density. Traffic is getting ridiculous and you people that were elected by this great city need to fight for the majority of people that oppose this crazy item.
Ron Anton
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COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
Agendalien Na: 16 (23-292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: Pat and Gina Gleason <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 7:32 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Oppose Agenda Item #16
Honorable Mayor Strickland and Huntington Beach City Council, 1 am asking for you to oppose Agenda Item #16 tonight! Please protect our health and safety as well as our overall quality of life in HB by rejecting this proposed Housing Element. You MUST not allow the state to force your agreement to Statement of Overriding Consideration - taking away YOUR freedom of speech and OUR right to representation.
I strongly oppose agenda item # 16 - Housing Element. Our city is far too valuable to be destroyed by high density development.
Thank you-
Gina Gleason
806 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
us God Bless America Us
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SUPPLEMENTAL
COMMIUNICATION
Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
Agenda lem No: 1l (23: 292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 8:46 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Housing
----Original Message--..
From: Janet Jacobs <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 6:16 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Housing
Th Pat. We so appreciate what you guys are doing for our City! Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 3, 2023, at 3:53 PM, Janet Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm asking the council to please OPPOSE #16 the high density housing. > Passing this would: affect our beach city life quality, poor air quality,result in more people, more autos and worsen the current traffic condition which is already a problem. That is without mentioning the specials events that bring millions into our city.
> Thank you
> Janet Jacobs
> 40yr resident
> 714-401-3555
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date:_ 4/4/2023
Agenda lom Nai /40 (23-292).
1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 8:46 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Oppose item #16
-----Original Message--.-.
From: Patti Larson < [email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 7:48 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL < [email protected]>
Subject: Oppose item #16
April 3, 2023
Dear Mayor Strickland & HB City Council Members:
I OPPOSE ITEM #16!
As a long-time HB resident I want my voice formally on the record that I SUPPORT our City Council's effort to maintain LOCAL control over our housing decisions, as outlined in our city's charter.
Huntington Beach is already very densely populated city with no room for additional mandated housing.
The Statement of Overriding Considerations (everyone should read up on this!) is absurd & 1 am happy City Council is fighting it.
I fully support the efforts of our elected City Council majority & 1 am very pleased our current City Council is finally listening to the HB residents.
More people and more housing is not a viable solution for HB! Sincerely,
Patti Larson
HB Resident
Sent from my iPhone
SUPPLEMENTAL
COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
Agendalem Na:_ 14 (23.292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 8:47 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: April 4 Item 16
From: Russell Neal <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:46 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: April 4 Item 16
I oppose item 16.
On Sun, Apr 2, 2023 at 7:25 PM Russell Neal <[email protected]> wrote:
I'm not sure why you could not just approve the HEU without the "Statement of Overriding Consideration," citing the requirement as unconstitutional and submit it? IF HCD rejected your submission for that reason alone, would you not be in a stronger position in litigation by showing you were trying to comply as far as you But I support whatever you do to resist this illegal mandate.
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COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date:.. _4/4/2023
Agendalem Na: 1l6 (23:292).
1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 8:47 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Opposition to passing Housing Element Agenda Item 16 From: Dennis Pappas <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 11:25 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL < [email protected]>
Cc: Dennis Pappas <[email protected]>
Subject: Opposition to passing Housing Element Agenda Item 16 From Residents: Patricia and Dennis Pappas
April 4, 2023
City of Huntington Beach, Honorable Council Members
Hello, my name is Patricia Pappas and I am a 43 year resident of Huntington Beach. My husband is Dennis Pappas and he is a resident of more than 50 years.
We are writing in opposition to the passing of the Housing Element which includes the General Plan Land Use Element Affordable Housing Overlay, etc.
The passing of these resolutions and amendments would require ignoring the findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. Our water, air, traffic and other important parts of our community would be degraded. Our city does not have areas to full fill the desires of the housing element projecTAL
COLMUNICATION
Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
1 Agenda lem No: /6 (23.292)
We live near the Beach and Edinger Corridor and have experienced the problems the high-density buildings have caused in our area. The impacts of these projects affect us greatly.
Our city is mostly built upon, an approval of this housing element would cause redevelopment not development.
We oppose the passing of Agenda Item 16 as it would force us; longtime residents of Huntington Beach to support the environmental impact report without repercussions in the future.
This approval would force our council to agree to sign a Statement of Overriding Consideration and have no future recourse or ability to block a project based on hazards to our community such as an effect on our schools, health, water, traffic, crime, and other aspects and virtues of life in Huntington Beach.
We must preserve our roads, parks, beaches and living places as well as have the space and opportunities for visitors to enjoy the benefits of our beach community.
Huntington Beach is built, we need to improve our city of course, but as we stated before we do not need to re-develop it.
Thank you,
Patricia and Dennis Pappas
2 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 8:48 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Oppose Item #16 Housing Element
---Original Message-...
From: Christine Mays <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 7:02 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Oppose Item #16 Housing Element
April 4, 2023
Dear Mayor Strickland & HB City Council Members:
I OPPOSE ITEM #16 !
As a long-time HB resident I want my voice formally on the record that I SUPPORT our City Council's effort to maintain LOCAL control over our housing decisions, as outlined in our city's charter.
Huntington Beach is already very densely populated city with no room for additional mandated housing.
The Statement of Overriding Considerations (everyone should read up on this!) is absurd & I am happy City Council is fighting it.
I fully support the efforts of our elected City Council majority & I am very pleased our current City Council is finally listening to the HB residents.
More people and more housing is not a viable solution for HB! Sincerely,
Christine Mays
HB Resident
SUPPLEMENTAL
COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date. 4/4/2023
Agendatom No: _ 16(23-292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent:
To: Ayesday April 4, 2023 938 AM
Subject: FW: Oppose Item# 16 - Housing Element
----Original Message----.
From: Lamar Jarvik <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 9:07 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Oppose Item# 16 - Housing Element
Please protect our health, safety, quality of life and freedom of speech. The state is purposely targeting Huntington Breach with unreasonable and punitive requirements while waiving or side stepping similar requirement in areas where our one party state depends on for donations.
Thank you,
Lamar Jervik
Huntington Beach resident and taxpayer since 1989
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COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date:, 4./4/2023
Agendalem No: /l6 (23.292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 9:42 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Natalie Moser has chosen to side with the State over the community who voted he into office.
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From: larry mcneely <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2023 3:47 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Natalie Moser has chosen to side with the State over the community who voted he into office.
Natalie ran for office with a platform of "Does NOT Support Massive Development in HB" Natalie DUPED the people who put her in office. She has disregarded her oath and campaign promises and has now sided with the STATES OVERREACH and her 'Party over the Community' who put her in office. We all know that HDD and Homelessness were and still are the Hot Button issues we face as a community. We know how important these issues are to our community as shown by our 2022 election results, which by a landslide elected the New Majority to address her Failures on both issues.
Will Natalie face another recall? will she even try to run for reelection? Our community has a great memory and will not be Duped Again.
If Natalie has any sense she would reverse her support for HDD and the States Overreach and realize that when we fail to fight using all means available, we will hand over to the state all our local government actions one issue at a time. The Voters spoke on this issue, and if Natalie truly represented the people and the majority in our community she might try backing her claim of "Dose Not Support Massive Developments in HB" Yes Natalie we know you have all the backing of your small group of the HB Homeless United, we see your calls to them to speak at council meetings but they are merely your handful of misinformed that speak in your echo chamber of supporters that will never get you reelected. You have become a Traitor to the community and our efforts for Local Control.
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Meeting Date: 4./4/2023.
Agenda lom No: 14/23.292).
1 "If you don't like a loss of local control, you're really not going to like the potential ramifications," Moser said. "These are very real things that are going to impact our community."
NATALIE
MOSER
Does NOT Support Do
Massive Development in HB Ra
Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 10:28 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Opposition to item #16
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Buckingham < [email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 9:57 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Opposition to item #16
Honorable Council,
I have been a resident of Huntington Beach since 1974 and have seen dramatic changes to our city and its quality of life in that time. What was once a very desirable suburb with open spaces, strawberry fields, and an uncrowded beach has become crowded, full of homeless derelicts, crazy traffic and not an open space left. I implore opposition to item #16 on the agenda with regards to the State of California trying to exert influence to change our city's housing zoning laws and trying to force the city to build thousands of high-density and low-income housing units. This is NOT the Huntington Beach I grew up in. We are not a city that should have high-density and low- income housing! Not everyone gets a beach house. Allowing this to happen would dramatically increase our population, stress city resources including public safety and schools, add to the already undesired traffic and congestion and increase pollution. Sacramento wants to urbanize cities like Huntington Beach and we know how urban voters use their vote (democrat). The last thing Huntington Beach needs is to add more new voters who will only vote to change fundamentally what Huntington Beach is and has been for generations. Please continue the fight to resist the state from taking away local control of our housing and zoning.
Sincerely
Jeff Buckingham
9142 Colbreggan Dr
Edison HS 1990
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COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
Agenda Nom No: 116(23-292).
1 Moore, Tania
From: Ginny C <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 10:48 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Fwd: OPPOSE ITEM #16 -Housing Element
City Council,
I have been a resident of beautiful Huntington Beach for over 45 years.
I am submitting this email to strongly oppose Item #16 regarding the Housing Element. It is the City Council's responsibility to protect our health and safety, quality of life and not allow the state to force agreement to State Of Overriding Consideration that takes away council's freedom of speech and the citizen's right to representation.
Thank you,
Virginia Crawford
Huntington Beach Resident
Virus-free.www.avast.com
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neting Date: 4/4/2023
Agenda tom Na: 10(23-292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: Kathy Carrick <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 11:12 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Oppose Item #16
To HB City Council:
I am a 45 year resident of Huntington Beach and I strongly oppose agenda item #16. I am not willing to relinquish the quality of life I enjoy in HB to build more High Density Development projects. Please vote NO.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Kathy Carrick
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COMMUNICATION
Veeting Date: 4/4/2023
Agenda Item No.: 16(83.292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: Mike Wright <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 11:17 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Oppose Item 16- Housing Element
Importance: High
To Mayor Strickland & HB City Council Members
I OPPOSE ITEM # 16
As a resident of Huntington Beach for over 25 years, I strongly oppose Item 16 and as a resident I would like for this to be on the record. I firmly support local control and what our City Council is doing to put forth such effort to maintain control over housing decisions, as mapped out in our City's charter. Mandated housing is an overreaching power grab that will have adverse effects in an already densely populated city. The Statement of Overriding Considerations is ridiculous and one sided in it's attempt to be controlled by Sacramento under the will of the people of HB. The people of HB and their voices strongly oppose this. I fully support our current City Council and their efforts to listen, protect our way of life, health, safety, and to not allow these preposterous Statement of Overriding Consideration to clearly take away the voice of our City Council who represent the citizens of Huntington beach.
To be noted:
The state of CA Housing Finance Agency already has plenty of housing programs in place via CalHFA that can be utilized for low to moderate income citizens of Huntington Beach that want to be homeowners. There is a plethora of financing for citizens that would like to live in HB, along with and in conjunction with our own subsidized housing in place.
To name a few:
CalHFA Dream For All Shared Appreciation- 20% Down Payment Assistance for incomes up to 235,000 MyHome Assistance Program- 3.5% Deferred Payment Junior Lien- No Payments- No Money Down CalHFA FHA- 3.5% Down
CalPlus FHA- No Money Down
CalPlus VA- No Money Down
CalHFA Conventional - 3% Down
CalHFA Zero Interest Zip- Up to 3% for closing costs can be combined with any of the above programs at no cost to the homeowner until sale or refinance- No payments !
These work and create value and prideful residents. I know because this is what I do! Many are our teachers and public servants who we gladly support and will do anything to help these productive citizens. Why burden the tax paying citizens with more unsightly traffic causing, pollution creating- High Density housing, that will not bring any real value to the City of HB!
I OPPOSE 16
Mike Wright , APLEMENTAL
HB Resident & Business Owner
COMUUNICATION
4/4/2023
quanda llem No.:. 16(23.292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: mike shoup < [email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 11:20 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: ITEM #16 - Housing Element...
I completely oppose item #16 - Housing Element !!
Yes, the state needs to FIX the homeless issue, but not by mandating that city's build more dwellings in already overdeveloped communities..
Everybody cannot live at the beach! It's physically impossible..
Every beach city does NOT need to be turned into a wanna-be Mega resort.. "Cities" have the power and authority to place limits on building, with regard to size, height, and available land, as well as assign codes to restrict just what the building will be used for..
Huntington Beach is big enough as it is..
Mike Shoup
234 Frankfort Ave
HB 92648
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COMMUNICATION
weeding Date: 4/4/2023
1 Moore, Tania
From: Ed Laird <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 12:01 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Opposed to Item # 16
Councilmembers,
Please continue serving the majority of HB residents by opposing ITEM #16 - Housing Element.
Thank you for protecting the quality of life in HB and "just say no" to the state's overreach! Regards,
Ed Laird
Thanks,
Ed Laird
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COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
10(23.292)
Agenda Item No.:.
1 Moore, Tania
From: Jeanne Paris <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 12:09 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Oppose Agenda Item 16
My name is Jeanne Paris and my husband, and I have lived in Huntington Beach for 27 years.
I am writing to you in strong opposition to Agenda 16 that would approve the housing element and force the city council to adopt a "Statement of Overriding Consideration". Meaning they would have to choose between current environmental laws and RHNA mandates - effectively taking away CC's freedom of speech and ultimately its citizen's right to representation.
This whole fiasco with the HHD being shoved onto our city has been a nightmare. I applaud our newest City Council Members and our City Attorney Michael Gates.
Please put a stop to these unreasonable mandates that would purposefully destroy our beautiful Surf City.
Regards,
Jeanne Paris
SUPPLEMENTAL
COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
Agenda lom Naille (23: 292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 12:16 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Oppose Item # 16 - Housing Element - April 4, 2023 Council Meeting City Council:
I vehemently oppose Agenda Item #16 regarding the Housing Element.
Councilman Burns' comment at the last meeting regarding his Mother's home in France being invaded by Germans during World War Il rings true for California today. THE STATE is working to take away our freedoms every day. The current Legislative Calendar had 2600 bills up for approval. Tell me THE STATE has any concern for the citizen, only more power for themselves. Where is the concern for our rights and the quality of life in Huntington Beach? I only see it with our four, newly-elected councilmen.
Ms. Moser is instead afraid of lawsuits, fees, financial penalties, loss of permitting authority, court receivership, loss of funding for homelessness, etc. Since the Democrats and The Left can only win through fear and intimidation, and not the quality of their positions, we should seriously consider fighting every edict that comes out of Sacramento.
Look at what Sacramento has brought us:
- the highest cost to build housing in the country
- highest gas prices
- highest taxes
- 65,000 homeless on the streets in Los Angeles
- thousands on the streets of San Francisco (that city has become so disgusting, I will never go there again)
- a bullet train to nowhere
- environmental laws that consider a smelt's life over a human's life - traffic everywhere
- exodus of people leaving the State
And their solution to the homeless problem is to build more housing. ARE THESE PEOPLE NUTS! Treat the causes of homelessness; we know what they are: drug addiction, mental illness, and those who need short-term assistance. Build some mental hospitals and enforce our no loitering and no camping laws. Don't support their unwillingness to work. As it says in the Il Thessalonians 3:10: "...if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat either." Self-esteem comes from working. S. PLEMENTAL
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And now they want to pay reparations! ARE THESE PEOPLE NUTS! Meeting Onie:_ 4/4/2023.
1 Ms. Moser also expressed concern about the 'vibrant quality of life and children not running down the street'. If you have a well-run, fiscally responsible City Government, whose interest is in the people, the city will grow. If you put in a bunch of tenement housing, you'll get crime, traffic, poor schools, etc.
Ms. Moser why aren't you fighting to protect our freedoms?! Regards,
Delaine Bailey
Resident of Huntington Beach 9 years, my husband a resident for 23 years 2 Moore, Tania
From: WonChang Hwang <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 12:33 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Please oppose agenda item no.16
Dear Council members,
This High Density Development doesn't improve quality of life in the City of Huntington Beach. These low income housing units are meant to help low income citizens however it actually does nothing to improve their lives. Rent in these units tends to be expensive, so even middle class citizens can't even dare to apply. Not only that, it destroys the businesses around the city and creates more traffic which adds frustration. Therefore I strongly urge you to vote no on agenda item no16.
Raphael Hwang
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Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
Agendalm Na.i-1l0 10(23:292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: Thomas Jackson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 12:57 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Support for Agenda Item No. 16
City Council Members,
I am writing to express my support for Agenda Item 16, which seeks to approve the Housing Element for High Density Development (HDD) in our community. I urge you to vote in favor of this agenda item as it is critical for the growth and development of our city.
I understand concerns about potential negative impacts, but with proper planning, these can be addressed.
Supporting HDD prioritizes the needs of all our residents and can help us address the urgent housing crisis.
Thank you for your consideration.
Thomas
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1 Moore, Tania
From: Cooper Carrasco <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 1:26 PM
To: [email protected]; CITY COUNCIL
Subject: Housing Element
Attachments: if more people understood what was happening here they would lol.mp4 Hello,
This is Cooper Carrasco, lifelong HB resident.
Let's talk about the Statement of Overriding Considerations.
It's so important what staff member Ursula(?) pointed out:
The 2017 General Plan Required a Statement of Overriding Consideration Every single EIR in the past 5 years Required a Statement of Overriding Consideration.
As she says: "it doesn't really have anything to do with the housing laws" This reminds me of when I was in high school, trying to get out of taking antibiotics by showing my mom the long list of side effects. (I was partially afraid of the side effects, but mostly just afraid of the unknown.) Those don't always happen. In fact, they usually don't happen.
Additionally, as pointed out by Dan Kalmick, because it is possible and allowed for Huntington Beach to produce a housing element that doesn't require Statement of Overriding Consent, you're not actually being forced to make one. It's just the practical choice.
Please just approve the housing element and if you're not going to, come up with a better argument as to why.
(Attached is the video of staff commenting on the statement of overriding consent.) One more time for the record:
"I think every single EIR in the past 5 years or so has Required a Statement of Overriding Consideration.
That's all for now.
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Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
Agenda lam Na:_ 16 (23.292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 1:20 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: #16 Housing Element
-----Original Message-----
From: Terri McClelland <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 12:09 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: #16 Housing Element
Dear City Council,
Please oppose item #16 housing element. I am very concerned for mine and my fellow citizens health and safety, as well as our quality of life here in Huntington Beach. Our health and safety will be compromised even more with the building of additional high density housing. The traffic and the noise has grown tremendously within the last ten years due to all the apartments that have been built on Edinger and Gothard.
PLEASE do not support the "Statement of Overriding Consideration". The majority of the citizens of Huntington Beach that I have talked to do NOT want additional high density housing. They agree with me that it is putting to much on our infrastructures and destroying our city, our health, and our safety.
Respectively,
Theresa McClelland
16501 Elbe Circle
Huntington Beach, CA
[email protected]
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Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
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1 Moore, Tania
From: Valinda Roche < [email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 1:51 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Oppose housing proposal
Hi, vote no on more housing and dense living in Huntington Beach.
Mark Roche
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Meeting Date: 4/4/2023
Agenda lom No: 16 (23-292)
1 Moore, Tania
From: John Costello < [email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 1:53 PM
To: [email protected]; CITY COUNCIL
Cc: MJ Baretich; Brett Siciliano; Danettehb; John Costello Subject: April 4th, 2023/Agenda Item #16 (23-292)
Attachments: City Council Letter 4_4_23.pdf; 2022- 08 ZONING MAP.pdt Please see attached letter and map
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Meeting Date.... 4/4/2023
Agendalem No: 16 (23. 292).
1 April 4th, 2023
TO: HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CABRILLO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
RE: April 4th, 2023/Agenda Item #16 (23-292)
First of all, we applaud all efforts of the City Council to curtail high density and commercial overdevelopment in this beautiful city we all call home. Preserve and Conserve are two words that we not only embrace, we were heartened to see were ones used in the General Plan, a part of which is being considered today as Agenda Item #16 (23-292).
What we are disheartened to see, however, are two items contained within that General Plan:
1) Figure LU-1 (on page 2-6)
This map is supposed to reflect current zoning, then proposes: Preserve, Conserve, and Transform options. However, the parcel that fronts PCH and bordered by Beach Blvd to the west and Newland St to the east (with the exception of the public parking lot at the corner of Beach/PCH) is actually currently zoned as Coastal Conservation (CC)--see attached. This General Plan portion of the LU-1 map is incorrect thus needs to be corrected back to CC. 2) Figure LU-4 (on page 2-19)
Subarea 8 (PCH from Beach to Newland) on this map is explained on page 2-23 being planned as Commercial Visitor Serving, including the wetlands North from PCH along Beach Blvd., the wetlands North of the Channel, the land along PCH between Beach Blvd. and Newland Street, the Cabrillo Beachfront Village, Huntington By the Sea Mobile Estates, and the Waterfront RV Park. We suspect this is planned to be developed into hotel and short-term rentals, visitor shops, etc. which are not in compliance with the City Zoning Map nor even more importantly, the California Coastal Commission mandates. As reflected above, all is based on incorrect information. The effect of this would be to eliminate protected wetlands and displace hundreds of homeowners (many of whom are seniors, veterans, and low income). Subsection 8 and Map sections must be removed.
We would like to think that given the commitment of the council to preserve and conserve along with the corrections listed above, the issue is a moot one that the 400 homeowners and nearly 1000 residents of both Cabrillo (and our sister property Huntington by the Sea) have no reason to be concerned about. But, given the gravity of the situation affecting our livelihoods, we simply cannot take that chance.
Thank you very much for this opportunity to express our public opinion.
Cabrillo Homeowners Association Board
Mary Jo Baretich
Brett Siciliano
John Costello
Danette Ewald
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Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 1:55 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: VOTE YES on Agenda Item # 16 for the 4/4/2023 City Council Meeting From: Paula Schaefer < [email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 1:44 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: VOTE YES on Agenda Item # 16 for the 4/4/2023 City Council Meeting Mayor and City Council Members: I urge you to vote YES on each item within Agenda Item Number 16.
A yes vote and the subsequent delivery of the approved Housing Element to the CA Housing and Community Development Agency will ensure that the City of Huntington Beach is in compliance with numerous state laws.
Doing this will allow the City to access much-needed funds for affordable housing and to provide services to the homeless people in the City.
It is your duty as elected officials to act in the City's best interest - and this means all residents, business owners, and property owners in the City.
Many of the Council's recent seem to be campaign events, not governing actions and have not been in the best interests of the City.
Firing off lawsuits has not been successful in the past and the latest lawsuits will probably not be successful Consider your role carefully as the elected officials of the entire City of HB: vote YES to approve each component of Agenda Item # 16.
Paula Schaefer
Paula Schaefer
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1 Moore, Tania
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 1:55 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Oppose housing bill
----Original Message--.
From: Valinda Roche <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 1:49 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Oppose housing bill
Hi, we are crowded enough in Huntington Beach please no more buildings and high density living.
Valinda Roche
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