RESOLUTION NO. 2024-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE BEACH AND EDINGER CORRIDORS SPECIFIC PLAN (SP 14)
(ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 23-002)
WHEREAS, Zoning Text Amendment No. 21-007 is a request to amend Specific Plan No. 14 - Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan (BECSP) to amend Section 2.5, Street Regulations, to provide flexibility for certain street improvements to property and businesses owners; and The proposed amendment to the BECSP is consistent with the adopted Land Use Element of the General Plan, and other applicable policies, and is compatible with surrounding development; and The amended BECSP will continue to enhance the potential for superior urban design in comparison with the development standards under the base district provisions that would apply if the Plan had not been adopted and amended; and
The proposed amendments to the BECSP are justified by the compensating benefits of improved urban design; and
Pursuant to the California State Planning and Zoning Law, the Huntington Beach Planning Commission and City Council have held separate, duly noticed public hearings to consider Zoning Text Amendment No. 23-002; and
After due consideration of the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission and all other evidence presented, the City Council has determined that the aforesaid amendment is proper and consistent with the General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are all true and correct.
SECTION 2: Zoning Text Amendment No. 23-002, amending the BECSP as set forth in and attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein, is hereby adopted and approved.
SECTION 3: This resolution shall become effective immediately after its adoption.
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-22
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of _, 2024.
Mayor
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Manager City Attorney
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
lif Vilen
Director of Community Development
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit A: ZTA No. 23-002 Specific Plan No. 14 - Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan 2 BECSP - SECTION 2.5 STREET REGULATIONS
2.5 Street Regulations (Page 45)
Section 2.5.1.2 - Regulation
Section 2.5.1.2.a.iii - General
ili) In instances where existing street areas already contain Public Frontage of Thoroughfare features that are sufficiently similar to those required in the Plan and depending on the condition of those features, all or part of the required Street Improvements may be waived by the Public Works Director. In instances where installation of required public frontage improvements as part ot on-site construction are found to be impractical, the required improvements may be replaced within the private frontage, as approved the Director of Public Works and Community Development.
Section 2.5.1.2.b.ii - Thoroughfare Improvements
il) Responsibility for and timing of the installation of Thoroughfare Improvements shall be determined by the Public Works Director done in conjunction with construction of the project.
Section 2.5.1.2.c.il - Public Frontage Improvements
i) In instances where installation of required public frontage improvements as part of on- site construction are found to be impractical - for example in instances where the private frontage is particularly narrow or fragmented, the property Owner/Developer may request te the City that an in lieu fee be paid for the required public frontage improvements when they can be combined with those on adjacent properties or as part of a city-sponsored street improvement program. If the city agrees, a cost estimate shall be submitted to the City by the developer for review and acceptance.
ti i In instances where installation of required public frontage improvements require Classic Boulevard improvements and the proposed project has less than a full block of street frontage, the public frontage improvements may be phased in at a later date, subject to the approval of the Directors of Planning and Building and Public Works, provided that the buildings are sited to accommodate the public frontage improvements, i.e. setback. In the interim condition, the public frontage area shall be fully landscaped with minimal driveway openings.
Section 2.5.1.4.ii.3 - Palm Tree Boulevard Specifications: Center Median (3) Clusters of three single-species, tall palm trees - Roystonea regia as approved by Caltrans- arranged roughly every thirty to thirty-five (30-35) feet. Trees to be uplit at night.
Section 2.5.1.4.ii.a.1 - Palm Tree Boulevard Specifications: Typical Configuration (1) A minimum six (6) foot wide sidewalk separated from the back of curb by a four (4) foot continuous planter strip. Public frontage less than 10 feet wide shall be completely paved.
Section 2.5.1.5.a.i.1 - Parkway Specification: Typical Configuration (1) A minimum six (6) foot wide sidewalk separated from the back of curb by a seven and a half (/ ½) inch continuous planter strip with twelve (12) inch wide stamped concrete safety strip along the back of curb. Public frontage less than 15 feet wide shall include a minimum six (6) foot wide sidewalk separated by a landscape strip with remaining width. Landscape strip shall not be less than four (4) feet wide. Public frontages less than 10 feet wide shall be completely paved.
vi) All derelopme applications shall clearly identify fire access roules
2.5 STREET REGULATIONS 2.5.1 Improvements to Existing Streets subject to File Departinent Review: Mole: Developers mass nefence Streciscape improvements to existing streets are required to promote the type Hasingion Beach Fire Department Ciry Sprcification # 101 (Hor This section contains Regulations and Goidclines for 1ix improvemen, provision of change el isioned by the community by groviding attractive and compatible Standonds for Fire Apparatus Access) and City Specification *1/5 frire configurion and design of streets. implemensation of imptovernonts required along existing environmenis for the desired types of new desclopmeat, as weli as for highly Lanes Signage and Markings on Provate, Residentiel, Commercial and sireets is also addressed in Book Ill Public lasprovements Industrial Propertiesi for Fire Access Road requirements.
Street Regulations ate set fortis to ensure that strects and blocks throughout the Plan Area arc b) Thorouchfare Improvements upgraded or built with dise quality and care decessary to chance the connectivity of streets. to create safe and attractive streescape environments. and to encourage walking throughout the Thoroughfare Improvements along existing streets from the facc of plan arca as it intensifies.
Th: Street is defined as the area bein cen back-of-sidewalk lines. It includes the moving lanes. parking lanes and medians as well as the sidewalk and ary sidewall: landscape areas (sco Fig Responsibility for and toning of the installation of Thoroughtare Improrements shall be deterined by the Public Works Director.
Streets can be paoticly or privately owned and maintained. All new streets within the Plan Area. both public and private, shall be desigoe and configured according to the foliowing 1) Tie installation of new Public Frontage Improvements (from the back-
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it inclades the asidewall a a Cassol qued us care area accur In instances where installation of required public frontage improvements as part of on-site construction are found to be impractical - for example in te paid for the required public fromage improvements when they can be combined will these on adjacent properties or as part of a cily-sponsored 2) Regulation sirect improvement program. If the city agrecs, a cost estimate shall ho submitted to the City by the dercloper for review and acceptance. a): General:
regaire Classic Boulevard improsements and the proposcó projeci has
IS STREET REGULATIONG
strect fontages.
sited to accommodate the public frontage insprovements. ic. setback. in the interim condition, the public frontage area shall be fully landscaped with minima! driveway openings.
Locating Back-of-Sidesalk
the required Street Improvements may be waited by the Public Works All Existing Street Improvement dingranis are installed behind the Director. location of the face of curb existing at the time of property developnient.
In instances wie lie fix
proposed new development he required Stre
Improvements, the propony owner shall reimburse the City for the costs adding up the cross-scction dimensions of the required Public Frontage of that portion of tie installation slong the length of the private propeny. Improvenients in-hoard of the existing facc-of-curbs.
Funding mechanisms sach as a reimborsement agreement, Comnamnity Facilities District, or oller mechanism may be considered.
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Design. Tic der eloper will be responsible for tie design and constriction CRONIAC PUBLE: IRONTADE THOROUGHEARE of thee public frontage and thie thoroughfare along these strects STREE
Fig.2.S Corridor Definitions of Terms
45 (3) Moderely large single species tree - Jacaranda mimosifolia - located 3) Classic Boulevard Specifications along the cemerline of the curbed landscaped separators with a spacing ¡drACK OF SOrWALX Classic Boulevard improvements. thoroughfare and publie fromage unst include of approximately thiny (30) feet on-cemer and aligned across the street the follon ing specifications (sce diagrams): wilh other trees as much as possible. Tree canopy to be frainca into a i) "Iteruzhars Contiguration: round-shaned form with an open habit. Special sub-surface construction Three (3) through lanes in cach direction. a landscaped cester median with left tom is required so allon for proper tree growth and healt pockets at sclect intersections. (4) Separaior to be planied with native/ water efficient. low groundcover ii) Ceater. Median: of green foliage. which requires minimal irrigation and a lose level of (1) Curbed landscaped medisa with six (6) iuch curbs and tweive (12) inch maintenaice. stamped concrete safety stepping areas on both sides. 1) Pedestrian Zone (2) Iconic double ams bouchard-scale street lighting located along centertine (1) A misinman taelse (12) foot wide sidewalk of the median at approximately ninty (90) feet on-center. Light source (2) Iconic single ann. pedestrian-scale street lighting located on the sidewalk should be localed wenty-fire lo thiry (25-70) feet above finished prade in back-of-curb and spaced approximately at sixty (60) feet on-center and LEACK OF SIDEWALK and centered between street trees. Finish color fresh greci centered between trees in the access lanc. Finish color: fiesh green. 13) Madorately large single species trce - Jacaranda mimosifelia - located (3) Picket fence style beaches with Janah wood or FSC cenified Ipe wood along the conterline of the media approximately thirty f30) feet on-comer slats and secel frame, and steel trash receptacies with an aesthctic ties and aligned across the street with other Inces as much as possible. Tree crakes the heach and surf calture. Metalwork finish color. Fresh green. canopy to be inined into a round-shapce form with an open habit. Special sub-surface construction is required to allow for proper tree growth and Icaltit.
(4) Median to be planted with matise/ water efficient, low groundcover of grecu foliage. which requires minimal irrigation and a lour level of LATACEOF CURS maintenance.
ili) Access Late Configuration
(i) Protected access lanes with a row of angled parking oriented at forty-five Fig. 2.5.1. - 3) Classic Boulevard (+5) degrees to the curb are separated from the throagh lanes by curted Public Frontage landscaped scparators.
(2) Moderacly large single species trec - Jacarania mimosifolia - located in flush iree grates in the angled parking 20nc at appsoximatcly thirty (30) feet on-center and aligned across the street with other trees as much as passible. Tree canopy to be trained into a round-shaped fonn with an opell habit. Special sub-surface construction is required to allow for proper trce growth and health.
i) Accesslane Scharator:
(1) A nine (9) foot curted landscape sparator (six (6) inch curbs and nichic (t2 inch stamped concree safci stepping areas on both sides) locued bercen the throughfan: and access bines.
(2) Iconic double am bordevard-scale and pedesiran-scale street ligiving MUSED UST located witten the curbed landscaped sparators with a spacing of BOOK II: DEVELOPMENT CODE approximatcly nisety (90) feet on-center. Light source should be tacted menty-five to thiny (25-30) feet abore Snished grade for boulevard-scale sircet bighting and cite to fourteen (12-14) fect above finished grade for pedestrian-scale surect lighting. Finish color. fiesh green. South Side North Side PUBLIC FRONTAGE PUBLIC FRONTAGE
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4) Palm Tree Boulevard Specification 07420221 b) Neighborhond Center Streetfront CBAS3 LESACK ON SIDEWALE Palms Tree Boulevard improvenems, thoroughfare must include the following Were Neighborhood Center Strectfront improrements are required, public frontage specifications fsee diagrant): naist include the plowine spectation (sco diagram) " Thumugafare Contiuration: i Psisstrian. Zone
(1) Four (t) through lanes in cach direction and a landscaped center median (1) A minimum cigincen (18) foot wide sidewalk shall provide ample room - with left tum puckets al select intersections. for pedestrians to talk, and to encourage activities including onidaor dining. locations for kiosks. food cars, and flosser stalis. ii Conor Malian:
(1: Curbed landscaped media with sis (6) inch curbs and tweive (12) inch Iconic donble ann boulerard-scale and pedestrian-scale street lighting at stamped concrete safety stepping areas on both sudes. approximateis cigley (80) feet on-center. Light sonree should be located {FACE OF CURS wenty-five to thirty (25-30) feet above finished grade for boulevard-scalc (2) Iconic double ann boulevard-scale street lighting located atong centertine strcet lighting and iwelve to fourteon (12-14) feet alone finished grade for of lix median at approximatcly ninety to one landred and Meny (90-120) pedestrian-scale street lighting. Finish color: fresh grech. feet on-center (or every tisee (3) clusters of pairs tees). Sucet lighsing fo fig. 2.5. i.- 4)a) Typical Public Frontage he the forst rentical clement at the ends of the median and light some (3) Light standards selection to be specified by Planning and Building Dircctor and Public Works Direcior/Designee. ABACK OF SIDEWALX
should be located twenty-five to thirty (25-30) fect abore finistied grade. (4) Fumishings
Chisters of three single-speries, tall palm trees - Roystonca regia ranged roughly cvery thing to thirty-five (30-35) feet. Tices to lie uplit at night.
sabinet putatuthura hunter busted Mont charbuchack.
of green foliage. which requites minimal irrigation and i low feel of maintantee
(FACE OF CURS
a) Typical Configuration:
Palm Tree Boulerard improvements, public frontage
Fig.2.5.1.- 4)b) Neighborhood Center 15 STREET REGULATIONS (9) A minimum six (6) foot wide sidewalk separated from the back of cub by Streetfront Public Frontage a four (4) foot comingous planter strip.
focated within the plater strip at approximately incly (900) Feet on-Coitter.
Light source should be located twenty-fice to thiny (25-30) Feet abore finished grade for boulevard-scale strect lighting and twiche to fousteen (12-14) fect above finished grade for pedestrinn-scale street lighting.
Finish color: fresh green.
(3) Planter sirip to be planted with native/ water efficient, lon groundcover of green foliage. which requires minimal imigation and a lon level of (4) Picket fence style benches with Jarrah wood or ESC certified Ipe wood stats and sicel frame. and steel trash receptacles with an aesthetic that crokes the beach and surf culture. Metuluork finish color. fresh grecn. BOOK II: DEVELOPMENT CODE Tyrial Configurator
West Side Y PUBLIC FRONTAGE East Side
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Within planter strip, arrangements of toro tall palm trees, with thick and ¡CRACK DE SIDEWA:" (5) Parloway Specifications
ten sride tans - Rovstone rega - thiny soy leet apan with a succe Parkwas unprovemens. Homoughlare mist inchoc the folfering snecticatione ale contered in treen are intomitem with an infommal composition of mediam-fight palm irces - Wodyetia bificata and small accent pigmy i Thorouchtare Contizuration: palm trees - Plocnix nicbelen. 11) Thee (7) though lanes in each direction with occasional paraliel parking (4) Planter strips ta be built as functional stomater masagement facilities along the sidewalk curt. and a landscaped center necdiss with left turn henever possible. landscaped with a mis of native/ water efficion. lon pockets at sclect imersections. groundiover of green foliage. shich requires minimal imrigation and a low level of nuimenance.
(1) Curbed landscaped median with sis (6) inch curbs and foreive (12) inch When parallel parking along the curb occurs. provide for breaks across stamped concrete safety stopping seas on both sides. the planting strip with stepping stones, in order to altow for passengers to {FACEOF CURE reach the sidewalk.
(2) An arrangement of alternating, infomally shaped chisicis of regatation (Type A and Type B - described below) planted on within the median (6) Pickict fence style benches with polysile slats and steel franc. and steel roughly every fifty to sisty (50-60) fect on-coiter. Strategically sclected trashi receptacles with an aesthetic thal crokes the beach and surf culture. Fig.2.5.1. - 5)a) Typical Configuration Public clusters of vegetation to be uplit at night. Low, native/water efficient Melalark and polysite finish cutor: white. Frontage groundcorer of green foliage to be intentters with the regelation clusters.
(a) Type A cinster: a single multi-trunk palm irce - Piscenix reclata - broad-leaf tell native/ water clicient grasses and medium-fight native/ water efficient groundcorer with flowers.
(b) Type B cluster: a cinster of single-frow, medium-heigit palms trees - Wodyclia bifurcata (trees selecied from arsenies that sooded the tries in Califonia) - small accout pigrey palms - Phoenix rocbeleni - and low satise/ water efficient grasses and/or groundcover, prefcrably with lowers.
a) : Typical Configuration:
Parkwas inprovercats, public frontage must incito
Polestrian Zone
A mininum six (6) foot wide sidewalk separated from the back of curb by a seren and a half half %) inch continuous planter strip with tocive (12) inchs wide stamped concrete safcly strip along the back of cub.
Vonctiue lasters that speaks to the romance and festire atmosphere of the breach ina moder way) located withis the planting stig with a spacing of roughly cighty to nincty (80-90) feet on-cemer. The light source should be иg 50. located at fourteen (14) Feel fom the finished grade with fliers to cicate colored effects through a wrap-around foliage mast. Finish color: gun- nictal.
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b) Neighborhood Center Streetfront with Access Lane ¿ Neighborhood Center Streetfront with Palm
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Neighborhoad Center with Access Lane improvements must inchude the following Neighborhood Center Streetfrom with Palm improrements must include de specification (sec diagranı): following specification (sce diagram):
i Access lans Conficuration: i Pedestrian Zone
(1) Protected access lane with a tow of angled parking, in between the (1) A minimum ciglacen (18) foot wide sidewalk shall provide ample room for podestrians to walk, and to encourage activities including outdoor ... sidewalk and the existing curb face. is separaled from die titough lane by 1 curbed landscaped separator. dining. locations for kiosks, food cans. and flower stalls. (2) Pains trees focated in flush tree wells centered in tis parking lane (2) Unique double arms pedestrian-scule strect ligliting (renuniscent of coloned approximaely forty (-0; feet on-cemer or every two to three (2-3) parking Venetian lanters that speaks to the romance and festive atmosphere of the stalls. Tre species to be specified by Planning and Building Director and beach in a modern way) located along tic back of carb with a maxinem
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spacing of cighty (80) feet on-caiker. The light source should be located at fourteen (14) fect from the fuished grade with fillers to create cotored i Access Lams Seguratar: eifects throngh a wrap around foliage mask. Finish color: gun-metal. (1) A nine (9) foot curbed landscape separator with six (6) inch carbs and Fig.2.5.1. - 5)b)Neighborhood Center Streetfront Twelve (12) inch stamped concrete safely stepping areas on both sides (3) Tall palm trees localed in flush ince wells along the back of curb will an with Access Lane Public Frontage average spacing of forty (40) feel on center. Tree spocies to be specified by Planning and Building Director and Poblic Works Director/Designce. (2) Unique double anu pedestrian-scale strect lighting (reminiscent of colored (4) Picket fcice style benches with polysile slals and sicet frame, and stcel Venetian lanterns that speaks to the romance and festive atmosphere of the 14OAOK OF SIDEWAX icach in a modern way) located within the sparator with a maxim trash receptacks with an aesthetic that crokes the beach and surf culture.
Metalwort: and polysite finish color: white
spacing of eighty (80) fect on-center. The light source should be located al fourteen (14) fect from the finished grade with filters to create colored effects throngh a wrap-aroand foliage mask. Finish color: gun-nicial. 03) Palm irces planeed at a maximum spacing of forty (40) feet on-center Tree species to be specified by Planning and Building Direcior and Public Works Director/Desigice.
(4) Separator to be plamed with native/ water efficient, los groundcover 2.5 STREET REGULATIONS of green foliage. which requires minimal imrigation and a low level of maintenance. IRFACEOS CURS
li) Pedestrian Zous
(1) A mminnam toche (12) foot wide sidewall: Fig. 2.5.1. - 5)c) Neighborhood Center (2) Unique single amm podestrian-scale street lighting (reminiscent of colored Streetfront with Paim Public Frontage Venetian fantens thas speaks to the romance and festive atmospire of the beach in a moden way) at a maxinum spacing of cighty to sincey (81-90) fect on-center along the sidewalk back of curb and placed between trees in the access lanc. The light source should be located at fourteen (14) feet from the finished grade with Bitters to create colored effects through a wrap-around foliage mask. Finish color: gun-metal.
(3) Picket fence style benches with polysite slats and steel framc, and steel trash receptacles with an asthetic that crokes the beach and surf culture.
Metalwork and polysile finish color: winte. BOOK II: DEVELOPMENT CODE 6) Standard Avenue 7) Neighborhood Streets ARUCK OF SIDEWAL Standard Avenue improvcinents must incinde tix following specification isce Neighborhood Street improvements must inclade the following specification (sce diagrams):
i) Pedestrian Zour i) Psiestrian ZuRe
(1) A minimum eighteen (18) foot wide sidewall shall provide ansple room (1) A minimum six (6) fcet wide sidewalk with a minimum six (6) feet wide for pedestrians to walk, and to encourage activities including outdoor continous planting strip of tucke (12) fect wide sidcuali without dining. locations for kiosks. food cans, and lower stalls. continuous planting strip. (2) Decoratire double amn boulerard-scale and pedestrian-scale strect (2) Streets will five (5) lanes or more shall provide pedestrian-scale. lighting al maximum: spacing of eighty (80) fect on-center. Light source boulevard-scale decorative strect lighting al a maximumi spacing of nincly should be located cighteen to tremy-five (18-25) fect above finisid (90) feer on-center. Pedestrian-scale light source should be located mucive grade for boulevard-scale sircer ligining and tweive to fcurteen (12. to fourteen (12-14) feet above finished grade and bouferard-scale light AFACE OF CURR I4) fect above inished grade for pedestrian-scale street lighting. Ligh sources should be located eighteen to tremy-five (18-25) Fect abare standards sclection to be specified by Planning and Building Director and finished grade. (3) Streets with four (4) lanes or less shall provide pedestran-scale decoralive Fig.2.5.1. - 6) Standard Avenue (3) Palm trees to be planted in lush tree wells at back of curb with a sirect lighting at a maximam spacing of ninety (90) Feet on-center. Light maximam spacing of fors (4d) feet on-ceiter. Tree species to be specified soltrce should be lacated ticive to fourteon (12-14) feet abuve Ristied by Planning and Building Diroctor and Public Works Director/Designice. grade. JARACK OF SIDEWALK (4) Trees should be maintained in a way that provides wobsinted vieirs to Ligle standards selection to Be specified by Planning and Building showroom windows and bailding signage. Director/Designce. 5) Each block shall have a single species of moderately large shade trec with a mavimm spacing of thirty (30) fect on-center. Palms trees can lo used as accents. Special sub-surface consination is required to allow for proper tee growth and health. Thee species to be specified by Plaine and Building Director/Desiguce.
(6) Where no on street parking is present: trees most be located in continuous
2.5 STREKT RECULATION planting sumps located atong the back of cub to buffer pedestrians Fom 4IACE OF CLAS HIKE OF Cas
the adjacent roadwas).
(7) Wiscre parallel parking is present: trees may be located in plansing wells (with Bush mounted tee grates as an option). or in continuous planting strips located along the back of curb. Fig.2.5.1 - 7) Neighborhood Streets (8) Wilcre angled parking is preseur: Trees siall be located in planting wells (with flush moused tree states as an option) at the hack of curb Native/ water efficies. los groundcovers and shrebs, which require minimal irrigation and a low level of maintenance. must be located within Landing Zons
(1) The planting strip shall include at one (1) food wide, pared anto passenger landing localed along the back of curb.
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