Sep 29, 2026 Cultural Heritage Commission

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GOOD

[CALL TO ORDER]

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION MEETING, UH, FOR SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2026.

MADAM CLERK,

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COMMISSIONER BODEK PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER PIZO PRESENT, COMMISSIONER PRYOR, PRESENT, VICE CHAIR SFE PRESENT AND CHAIRMAN MAGU.

PRESENT, WE HAVE CORUM.

THANK YOU.

UM, MAY I ASK EVERYONE TO

[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLACE YOUR HAND ABOVE YOUR HEART AND BEGIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

NATION, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

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PLEASE BE SEATED.

WE WILL NOW HAVE SWEARING OF THE WITNESSES.

IT IS TIME.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU SHALL GIVE AT THIS CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION MEETING SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER

[1. 26-56274 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BODAK.

THANK YOU.

I'LL NOW TURN THINGS OVER TO THE STAFF.

GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

UH, FOR THIS EVENING, WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IT'S THE TIME OF YEAR AGAIN FOR ELECTIONS OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR THE COMMISSION.

UH, WE WANNA LET THE COMMISSION KNOW THAT THE ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE NEXT REGULAR CHC MEETING ON OCTOBER 27TH.

WE ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE AND THANK CHAIR MAGU AND VICE CHAIR FOR THEIR WORK AS CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR THEIR SERVICE, UM, UNDER THE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, OUR ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CHC FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR.

AND NO OFFICER SHALL SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS. SO BOTH CHAIR MAGU AND VICE CHAIR GFE HAVE SERVED TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS, SO THEY'LL BE TERMED OUT OF THEIR CURRENT POSITIONS.

SO I THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION, AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO ALLISON FOR THE NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT.

THANK YOU MARISSA.

AND AGAIN, WANNA ECHO MY THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO OUR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR AS THEY TERM OUT OF THESE OFFICER POSITIONS.

UM, WANNA PROVIDE ANOTHER UPDATE TO THE COMMISSION, UM, THAT YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT THE CITY'S, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET WAS RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

UM, IT HAS BEEN A HARD YEAR FOR THE CITY FINANCIALLY DUE TO, UH, REVENUE SHORTFALLS, CHANGES IN THE ECONOMY, AND THE RISING COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES.

UM, SO IT IT WAS A REALLY CHALLENGING YEAR AND LED TO CUTS IN SERVICES AND STAFFING LEVELS ACROSS THE CITY, INCLUDING, UM, LAYOFFS IN OUR OWN DEPARTMENT HERE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

UM, AND WE ARE ALL HAVING TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION FOR CONTROLLING COSTS.

SO THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE, UM, STRATEGIES, UM, MOVING FORWARD FOR, UH, HOW OUR COMMISSIONS RUN.

I CAN SHARE THAT.

LAST WEEK THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, VOTED TO MOVE THE, UM, BAC COMMISSION TO BE ABSORBED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION SO THAT, UH, THOSE TWO BODIES WILL NOW BE COMBINED.

ADDITIONALLY, THE LONG BEACH CULTURAL INVESTMENT COMPANY WILL BE MOVING THEIR MEETING TO ONE OF THE, UM, PLANNING COMMISSION THURSDAYS.

AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE WORKING TO HAVE THE CHC MEETING MOVED TO ONE OF THE THURSDAY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATES AS WAS RECOMMENDED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT EARLIER THIS YEAR.

WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AS TO WHAT EXACTLY THAT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW THOSE PROCEDURES WILL WORK, WILL WORK.

UM, AND WE'LL WORK WITH YOU, UM, TO UNDERSTAND PREFERENCES ABOUT IF THERE'S A PARTICULAR THURSDAY THAT WORKS BETTER THAN ANOTHER.

UM, BUT JUST WANTED TO KEEP YOU UPDATED AS ON THIS IMPORTANT, UH, CHANGE IN PROCEDURES FOR THE COMMISSION, UM, DURING THIS FISCAL TIME.

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ HERE.

UM, IS IT ANTICIPATED THAT THE MOVING OR THE COMBINING OF, UM, MEETING DAYS WILL BE TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT, OR IS IT UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME? IT WOULD BE A CHANGE, UH, FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE PERMANENT.

UH, THE MEETING DAY AND TIME OF THIS BODY HAS CHANGED A COUPLE TIMES, UM, IN THE RECENT PAST, SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING UNPRECEDENTED FOR IT TO CHANGE.

UM, BUT WE WOULD BE, UH, TRYING IT OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN WORK.

UM, BUT, BUT, UH, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS POTENTIALLY BRINGING FORWARD, UM, UPDATED BYLAWS FOR THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THAT WOULD INCLUDE THAT, UM, UPDATE FOR MEETING DAY AND TIME, UH, COMMISSIONER PRYOR.

UH, SO WITH IT MOVING INTO A PLANNING MEETING, LIKE MERGING TOGETHER? SOUNDS LIKE THAT.

NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

OKAY.

NO.

SO LEMME JUST KIND OF BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.

SO, UM, ALLISON AND I GET PAID NO MATTER HOW MANY HOURS WE WORK, ONE HOUR, 417 HOURS WE'RE A FIXED COST.

UM, BUT FOR OTHER

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UM, THERE ARE CERTAIN EFFICIENCIES TO HAVING THEM WORK DURING THE DEFINED WORKDAY AND DOING MEETINGS BACK TO BACK RATHER THAN ON DIFFERENT DAYS.

SO THIS COMMISSION IS A COMMISSION IN AND OF ITSELF.

IT'S DEFINED IN ORDINANCE, IT'S DEFINED, UM, IN THE CITY'S, UM, CODE.

IT'S NOT GOING AWAY.

WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT WOULD HAPPEN DURING THE HOUR DIRECTLY PROCEEDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

SO OUR CLERK STAFF WOULD WORK THIS MEETING, THEY'D TAKE A RESTROOM BREAK, AND THEN THEY WOULD WORK THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING RATHER THAN, UM, WORKING THIS MEETING ON A TUESDAY AND WORKING PLANNING COMMISSION ON A THURSDAY AND L-B-C-I-C ON A WEDNESDAY.

UM, WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE SOME EFFICIENCIES THERE, UM, BOTH, UH, TO HELP THE STAFF AND TO REDUCE SOME OVERTIME COST.

UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER PRYOR ONCE AGAIN.

UH, UH, MY, MY QUESTION, I'M NOT SURE WHAT TIME THE PLANNING MEETINGS BEGIN, UM, BUT FOR SOME OF US THAT HAVE OTHER, YOU KNOW, NINE TO FIVES, THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD IMPAIR A LITTLE BIT.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF HOW THAT GELS YET.

UM, THE OTHER QUESTION IS ABOUT THE PUBLIC BEING ABLE TO COME IN AND ACTUALLY SPEAK AND NOT HAVE TO MISS WORK AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S, I'M SURE YOU'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THAT, THOSE WORKAROUNDS KIND OF WOULD LOOK LIKE, OR JUST MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE SOME IN THE PLAN.

I THINK YOU'VE DONE A NICE JOB OF KIND OF HIGHLIGHTING AND BRINGING BACK TO THE SURFACE WHAT ALLISON KIND OF PREVIEWED IN THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, WHICH IS THIS ITEM WOULD COME BACK AS A BYLAW ITEM, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR PARTICIPATION OF THE LARGER COMMUNITY WHO MIGHT HAVE OPINIONS OR CONCERNS RELATIVE TO MOVEMENT.

AND WE'LL ALSO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO HEAR THE ITEM AND FOR THAT LIKE DISCOURSE TO HAPPEN IN A WAY THAT'S APPROPRIATELY, UM, AGENDIZED UNDER THE BROWN ACT.

AND THEN ALSO I EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE SOME COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STAFF ON THE, ON THE MEETING PLANNING SIDE, WHICH IS A PERMISSIBLE COMMUNICATION UNDER THE BROWN ACT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS WITH YOUR SCHEDULE BEFORE THIS ITEM COMES BACK FOR SOME MORE PUBLIC, UM, INTERACTION.

THANK YOU.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE NOT GONNA BE CHANGING OUR MEETING SCHEDULE NEXT MONTH.

THANK YOU.

UH, COMMISSIONERS.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? IF NONE, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT AT THIS TIME.

PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

IF THERE ARE NONE VIRTUALLY.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

NOW.

IF DIALING IN TELEPHONICALLY, PRESS STAR NINE NOW, SAY NONE.

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

OKAY, BODEK, I CAN TAKE A VERBAL IF YOU DON'T SEE IT ON YOUR SCREEN.

UH, UH, APPROVED AND COMMISSIONER PRYOR? YEAH, MINE'S NOT WORKING.

UH, ABSTAIN.

UH, COMMISSIONER PRYOR ABSTAIN.

I WASN'T HERE.

UH, THIS IS FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

OH, I'M SORRY.

NO WORRIES.

YES.

YES.

APPROVED.

THANK YOU.

THERE, I JUST WENT.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU.

UH, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A

[2. 26-56275 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Cultural Heritage Commission meeting of Tuesday, July 28, 2026.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BODAK.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MINUTES FROM JULY 28TH, 2026? IF THERE ARE NONE, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF JULY 28TH, 2026.

IF NONE VIRTUALLY.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

NOW.

IF DIALING IN TELEPHONICALLY, PRESS STAR NINE NOW.

SEEING NONE, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

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COMMISSIONER BOECK.

I CAN TAKE A VERBAL OH, NOTED.

COMMISSIONER PRYOR.

IT'S NOT WORKING.

UH, PRIOR? UH, YES.

YAY.

THANK YOU.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU.

UH, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM.

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS

[3. 26-56277 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE-26-090, finding the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures); and Approve a Certificate of Appropriateness (COAC26-002) at 2515 East Ocean Boulevard, to demolish an existing 499 square-foot two-car non-contributing garage at the rear of the lot; and construct a detached 909-square-foot garage on the first floor. One (1) 858-square-foot Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) will be constructed over the proposed new garage structure. The proposed garage and ADU are subject to approval of a Local Coastal Development Permit (LCDP). Since the ADU is permitted by right under state law, it is therefore not subject to CHC review. The property at 2515 East Ocean Boulevard is located within the Bluff Park Historic District, and the existing primary structure is a non-contributing structure in the R-2-L Zoning District. (District 2)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ONE EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHT SQUARE FOOT ACCESSORY ACCESSORY D DWELLING UNIT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OVER THE PROPOSED NEW GARAGE STRUCTURE.

THE PROPOSED GARAGE IN A DU ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF A LOCAL COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

SINCE THE A DU IS PERMITTED BY WRIGHT UNDER STATE LAW, IT IS THEREFORE NOT SUBJECT TO THE CHC REVIEW.

THE PROPERTY AT 25 15 EAST OCEAN BOULEVARD IS LOCATED WITHIN THE BLUFF PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT.

AND THE EXISTING PRIMARY STRUCTURE IS A NON-CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE IN THE R DASH TWO DASH L ZONING DISTRICT.

DISTRICT TWO.

THANK YOU.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? IT'S BEEN MOVED BY VICE CHAIR GIFE AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER PADILLA PEREZ.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL NOW TURN THINGS OVER FOR TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU CHAIR.

UH, PLANNER PABLO CASTILLO WILL PROVIDE THE STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

UH, MY NAME IS PABLO CASTILLO WITH THE PLANNING BUREAU.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AT 25 15 EAST OCEAN BOULEVARD WITHIN THE BLUFF PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING NON-CONTRIBUTING 499 SQUARE FOOT GARAGE AND CONSTRUCT A NEW 909 SQUARE FOOT GARAGE.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING WINDOWS, THE FRONT DOOR AND ROOF SHINGLES ON THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

THE PLANS SHOW ONE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ABOVE THE PROPOSED GARAGE.

ADUS ARE PERMITTED BY WRIGHT UNDER STATE LAW AND ARE REVIEWED ADMINISTRATIVELY.

THE A DU AND GARAGE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF A LOCAL COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 25 15 EAST OCEAN BOULEVARD.

THE PROPERTY IS 10,000 SQUARE FEET AND IS LOCATED WITHIN THE R TWO L TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LARGE LOT ZONING DISTRICT.

UM, THE PROPERTY IS ALSO WITHIN COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO AND IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH ONE RESIDENTIAL UNIT.

SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ALSO RESIDENTIALLY ZONED.

THE EXISTING PRIMARY RESIDENCE AND GARAGE WERE CONSTRUCTED IN 1979 OUTSIDE OF THE BLUFF PARK.

HISTORIC DISTRICTS PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE OF 1903 TO 1949.

BOTH STRUCTURES ARE IDENTIFIED AS NON-CONTRIBUTING.

THE EXISTING RESIDENCE IS AN ASYMMETRICAL TWO-STORY STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZED BY SIMPLE RECTANGULAR FORMS AND MINIMAL ORNAMENTATION.

THE DETACHED GARAGE IS LOCATED TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY AND IS ACCESSED BY THE ALLEY.

THE EXISTING SITE PLAN SHOWS THAT THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE IS LOCATED TOWARDS THE FRONT AND CENTRAL PORTION OF THE LOT WITH THE POOL AND YARD AREA BEHIND THE RESIDENCE.

THE DETACHED STORAGE AREA IS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE ALLEY.

THESE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THE EXISTING STREET FACING ELEVATION OF THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE ALONG EAST OCEAN BOULEVARD.

THE IMAGES PROVIDE A CLOSER VIEW OF THE EXISTING WINDOWS AND FRONT ENTRY, UH, TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF THAT CENTRAL IMAGE THAT ARE PROPOSED FOR REPLACEMENT.

AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, THESE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ALONG THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE

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THESE AREAS INCLUDE SEVERAL OF THE OPENINGS AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED, UH, EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS.

HERE ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE ATTACHED STORAGE SHED POOL AREA AND REAR YARD.

THE EXISTING NON-CONTRIBUTING GARAGE AND ATTACHED STORAGE SHED ARE PROPOSED FOR DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT WITH THE NEO DETACHED GARAGE.

THE EXISTING FLOOR PLAN OF THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE CONTAINS THE PRIMARY LIVING AREAS, INCLUDING STUDY, DINING ROOM, KITCHEN, FAMILY ROOM, AND BEDROOMS. AS PART OF THE PROJECT MODIFICATIONS ARE PROPOSED TO SEVERAL EXISTING WINDOWS AND DOOR OPENINGS.

THE OVERALL FOOTPRINT AND MASSING OF THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.

THE EXISTING PRIMARY RESIDENCE WILL REMAIN IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION.

WITH THE PROPOSED EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS SHOWN ON THE PLANTS AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, THE EXISTING 499 SQUARE FOOT GARAGE AND ATTACHED STORAGE SHED WILL BE DEMOLISHED AND REPLACED WITH THE NEW 909 SQUARE FOOT GARAGE.

WITH THE 858 UH, SQUARE FOOT, A DU ABOVE THE NEW STRUCTURE WILL REMAIN AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE ALLEY, MAINTAINING THE EXISTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE AND THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

THE FIRST FLOOR PLAN OF THE RESIDENCE IDENTIFIES WHERE MODIFICATIONS ARE PROPOSED.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING WINDOWS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SEVERAL EXTERIOR DOOR OPENINGS ALONG THE INTERIOR ELEVATIONS.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES TWO ENLARGED DOORS, UH, THAT ARE FLANKING THE EXISTING FIREPLACE AS WELL AS NEW DOORS ALONG THE EAST ELEVATION.

THESE MODIFICATIONS ARE LOCATED AWAY FROM THE STREET FACING ELEVATION AND ARE SUBSTANTIALLY SCREENED FROM PUBLIC VIEW.

THESE ARE THE PROPOSED SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS OF THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE ALONG THE STREET FACING ELEVATION.

THE EXISTING WINDOWS WILL BE REPLACED AND THE EXISTING DOUBLE DOOR ENTRY WILL BE REPLACED WITH A CUSTOM SINGLE DOOR THAT WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE SAME, UH, OPENING.

THE OPENING WILL NOT BE ENLARGED.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING ROOF SHINGLES.

THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL NOT ALTER THE EXISTING HEIGHT, ROOF, PI ROOF PITCH MASSING, OR OVERALL FACING COMPOSITION OF THE RESIDENCE.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES NEW, UM, ENLARGED EXTERIOR DOOR OPENINGS ALONG THE EL THESE ELEVATIONS, UM, WHICH ARE THE SOUTH AND UH, WEST, INCLUDING THE DOORS FLANKING THE EXISTING FIRE FIREPLACE.

BECAUSE THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE INTERIOR ELEVATIONS, THEY WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY, UH, SCREENED FROM PUBLIC VIEW.

THE OVERALL HEIGHT TO MASSING AND ROOF, UH, AND FORM OF THE RESIDENCE WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.

MOVING TO THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, THE SLIDE, UH, SHOWS THE FIRST FLOOR PLAN OF THE PROPOSED 909 SQUARE FOOT DETACHED GARAGE.

THE NEW GARAGE WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING 499 SQUARE FOOT GARAGE AND ATTACHED STORAGE SHED AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY.

THE PROPOSED GARAGE WILL ALSO BE ACCESSED FROM THE REAR ALLEY.

THE PLANS ALSO PROVIDE EXTERIOR ACCESS TO THE PROPOSED A DU LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

THESE ARE THE NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS OF THE PROPOSED GARAGE AND A DU STRUCTURE.

THE GARAGE OCCUPIES THE FIRST FLOOR WITH THE PROPOSED A DU LOCATED ABOVE.

THE PROPOSED DESIGN INCORPORATES STUCCO WALLS, GAVEL ROOF, AND GARAGE DOORS FACING THE ALLEY.

THE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND THE EXISTING PRIMARY RESIDENCE, WHILE ALLOWING THE STRUCTURE TO REMAIN DISTINGUISHABLE AS NEW CONSTRUCTION EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS OF THE PROPOSED GARAGE, NADU STRUCTURE WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET NINE INCHES, WHICH REMAINS BELOW THE 27 FOOT THREE INCH HEIGHT OF THE EXISTING PRIMARY, UH, PRIMARY RESIDENCE.

THE ELEVATIONS ALSO SHOW THE GAVEL ROOF FORM, WINDOW REPLACEMENT, EXTERIOR STAIRWAY AND SECOND FLOOR AXIS, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED A DU.

THE NEW ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WILL REMAIN LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY AND IS SUBSTANTIALLY SCREENED FROM OCEAN BOULEVARD BY

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THE PROPOSED PROJECT REQUIRES APPROVAL OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION BECAUSE THE PROPOSED PROJECT EXCEEDS 250 SQUARE FEET AND THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN BLUFF PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT.

THE EXISTING GARAGE WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1979 OUTSIDE OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT'S PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE AND IS IDENTIFIED AS A NON CONTRIBUTOR.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING 499 SQUARE FOOT DETACHED TWO CAR GARAGE, AND ATTACHED STORAGE SHED AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 909 SQUARE FOOT GARAGE.

THE GARAGE AND SHED, UH, DO NOT CONTAIN DISTINCTIVE FEATURE HISTORIC FEATURES OR EXAMPLES OF CRAFTSMANSHIP.

AND THEIR DEMOLITION WILL NOT RESULT IN THE REMOVAL OF CONTRIBUTING RESOURCE OR THE LOSS OF CHARACTER.

DEFINING FEATURES OF THE BLUFF PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT, THE EXISTING RESIDENCE IS APPROXIMATELY 27 FEET THREE INCHES IN HEIGHT, WHILE THE PROPOSED DETACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WOULD HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 25 FEET NINE INCHES, AN 858 SQUARE FOOT, A DU IS PROPOSED ABOVE THE GARAGE.

THE A DU IS NOT SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION.

THE NEO GARAGE AND A DU ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF A LOCAL COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING WINDOWS AND ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE.

PURSUANT TO THE PLANNING BUREAU'S PROCEDURES FOR REVIEWING WINDOWS AND NON-CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES AND HISTORIC DISTRICTS, SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS MAY BE PERMITTED ON NON-CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES THAT ARE CONSTRUCTED OUTSIDE THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ALUMINUM CLA WINDOWS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE PROCEDURES.

THE EXISTING DOUBLE DOOR ENTRY WOULD BE REPLACED WITH A CUSTOM SINGLE DOOR WITHIN THE SAME EXISTING OPENING, AND THE OPENING WOULD NOT BE ENLARGED.

THE RESIDENTS WOULD ALSO BE RE-ROOFED WITH NEW SHINGLES WITHOUT CHANGING THE EXISTING HEIGHT PITCH OR MASSING.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES EXTERIOR FINISH CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS TO DOOR OPENINGS ALONG THE INTERIOR ELEVATIONS.

THOSE ALTERATIONS ARE LOCATED AWAY FROM STREET FACING ELEVATIONS AND SCREENED FROM PUBLIC VIEW.

STAFF ALSO REVIEWED THE PROJECT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE SURROUNDED, UH, BLOCK IS CHARACTERIZED PREDOMINANTLY BY TWO STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES ALONG EAST OCEAN BOULEVARD.

A COMBINATION OF TWO STORY RESIDENTIAL AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ARE ALSO PRESENT ALONG THE REAR ALLEY.

THESE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT FOR THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING EAST OCEAN BOULEVARD, LANDERO AVENUE, AND EAST BRO WAY.

THEY ILLUSTRATE THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE STREET AS WELL AS THE MIXTURE OF RESIDENTIAL AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ALONG THE ALLEY.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

BASED ON THE ASSESSMENT, THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO SQL GUIDELINES, SECTION 15 3 0 3, CLASS THREE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF SMALL STRUCTURES.

PUBLIC NOTICES WERE MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 12TH PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 2.63 AS THE, UH, OF THE DATE OF THIS PRESENTATION, UH, WHAT DID WE HAVE RECEIVED? UH, TWO LETTERS BASED ON THE ANALYSIS PRESENTED, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION ACCEPT CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION CE 26 0 9 AND APPROVE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, UH, C-O-A-S-C 26 0 2 FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT AT 25 15 EAST OCEAN BOULEVARD, SUBJECT TO, UH, CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.

I AM AVAILABLE, UH, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, PABLO.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I'LL NOW ASK THE COMMISSIONERS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REPORT.

UH, COMMISSIONER PETE.

SO, UH, THANK YOU PABLO FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE ARCHITECT OR THE HOMEOWNER IS HERE THIS EVENING, OR MAYBE WILL THEY BE STEPPING UP? UH, THE ARCHITECT SHOULD BE, UH, PRESENT, UH, VIRTUALLY.

OKAY, GREAT.

SO MAYBE THESE ARE QUESTIONS MORE RELATED TO, TO THEM, BUT UM, IN ANY CASE, MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER 'EM, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT DOOR, WHICH IS FROM THE PEAR TO THE SINGLE DOOR, IS THAT CURRENTLY, UM, A WOOD DOOR, UH, STAIN WOOD FINISHED DOOR OR A PAINT GRADE DOOR OR,

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UH, AS FAR AS I KNOW, IT SHOULD BE A WOOD DOOR.

GREAT, THANK YOU.

UM, I WAS CURIOUS ON THE, UM, THE DETAILING OF THE, I KNOW WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO NECESSARILY COMMENT ON THE A DU, BUT, UM, THERE'S A WROUGHT IRON RAILING SHOWING AND THE ORIGINAL RESIDENCE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND I KNOW IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO MATCH AND IT'S NOT EVEN A CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE, BUT I WAS CURIOUS WHAT THAT RAILING LOOKS LIKE OR IS, OR WHAT'S THE INTENT THERE? UH, YEAH, THE INTENT, UM, THEY ARE PROPOSING TO HAVE THIS JULIA, UH, BALCONIES.

IS IT IN THE STYLE OF THE SORT OF THIS EUROPEAN CHALET DESIGN OR FROM THE SEVENTIES? UH, I MEAN, IS IT, IT IS, IT'S GOT SOME DETAIL ON THE DRAWING AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IS THAT LITERALLY WHAT IT'S GONNA BE OR THAT'S JUST, UM, DIAGRAMMATIC AND, UH, ARTISTIC LICENSE OR, I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S ANY LOOKING AT WHAT THAT RAILING ACTUALLY IS, BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S QUITE, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A NOTICEABLE FEATURE OF THE, OF THE A DU.

SO THE PLANS AS PROPOSED ARE, UH, WHAT WOULD BE APPROVED BY THE CHC.

AS YOU'RE NOTING, THAT FEATURE IS PART OF THE A DU.

SO IT HAS BEEN ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED BY STAFF.

UH, BUT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE DETAILING OF THAT RAILING IN PLAN CHECK.

UM, I THINK IT'S INTENDED TO BE A RELATIVELY SIMPLE, UH, METAL PICKET RAILING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MARISSA.

UM, THERE'S ALSO A, A 10 FOOT GARAGE DOOR ON THE INSIDE YARD SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE ON THE GARAGES.

UM, I'M WONDERING WHAT, WHAT IS THAT INTENDED FOR? UM, IT, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT, UM, I THINK THE OWNERS WANTED TO JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF, OF A LARGER OPENING ON THE INTERIOR SIDE.

UH, SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO SEE FROM TIME TO TIME, UH, WHERE THERE IS AN INTERIOR FACING DOOR.

UH, SO I THINK IT'S JUST SORT OF A MATTER OF PREFERENCE OR, OR NEED FOR, FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER.

THANK WHOOP.

THANK YOU.

UM, 10 FOOT THING? YEP.

UH, OKAY.

I THINK THE REST OF THE QUESTION, OH, I DID HAVE A CURIOSITY.

UM, WAS THE PAINT COLOR THAT CURRENTLY THE HOME IS IN, DID THAT GET A COA THAT WAS RECENTLY DONE BEFORE THE SALE OF THE HOUSE.

DID THAT HAVE A COA I'M JUST CURIOUS.

UH, NO, THAT DID NOT GET A COA THANK YOU, BUT IT IS, UH, BEING RECTIFIED THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

YES.

I UNDERSTAND.

IT'S GOING BACK TO A NEUTRAL COLOR, SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, VICE CHAIR GIA, A COUPLE QUESTIONS ALSO.

UM, I I, I WOULD, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE, UM, THE ELEVATION OF THAT FRONT DOOR OF WHAT THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.

SO IF THAT IS AVAILABLE, I'D LIKE TO PULL THAT UP.

UM, WHILE WE'RE LOOKING, IF WE ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE, UM, I, I COULDN'T READ THE EL UH, THE, UH, DIMENSIONS.

UM, YOU SAID IT WAS, THE HEIGHT WAS 25 FOOT NINE, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO READ THE, THE DRAWINGS, SO I WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT.

SO IT'S A SINGLE DOOR NOW.

SINGLE WOOD DOOR IS, AND THAT, AND THAT REPRESENTS THE FINISHED PRODUCT? YEAH.

THE, UH, PROPOSED HEIGHT OVERALL WOULD BE 24 FEET, NINE INCHES.

AND THEN THE DOOR IS, UH, THAT'S CORRECT.

IT'S ONE SINGLE WOOD DOOR.

SORRY.

SO OKAY.

ONE SINGLE DOOR.

AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THAT BUILDING ELEVATION IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE DESIGN IS.

IS THAT TRUE? THE NEW DESIGN? YES.

THAT IS THE PROPOSAL THAT THE, THAT'S A PROPOSED DESIGN.

THE ARCHITECT, YEAH.

THAT THE ARCHITECT AND, UH, APPLICANT HAVE PUT FORWARD, AND THAT'S IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATIONS.

OKAY.

OKAY.

AND YEAH, I, I WAS ON THE, UM, UM, THE A DUI DIDN'T SEE, I WASN'T ABLE TO READ THE L THE, UH, X THE, UM, DIMENSION FOR THE O THE HEIGHT.

SO MAYBE WE CAN GO TO THAT DRAWING.

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SO THAT'S IT THERE, RIGHT? YEAH.

THE 24 FEET NINE INCHES 24 9, YES.

OKAY.

SO I, SO YOU SAID 25 9, SO, UH, YEAH, THAT WAS MY MISTAKE.

IT'S 24 9.

OKAY.

AND THE EXISTING IS 27 3.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

AND THEN, UM, I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT ARE, ARE THERE, DO WE EVER CONSIDER VIEW CORRIDORS FOR, FOR THESE, IS THAT A CONSIDERATION THAT PLANNING HAS? SO IN THE CONTEXT OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, THERE IS, UH, CONSIDERATION OF IMPACTS TO THE STREET SCAPE.

UH, SO PART OF THE CHARACTER OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT IS THE HISTORIC STREET SCAPE.

MM-HMM .

WHICH CAN INCLUDE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK, THE, UM, FRONT YARDS, STREET IMPROVEMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, SO IN THE SENSE THAT A PROJECT COULD IMPACT THE STREETSCAPE OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, THAT WOULD BE, UH, WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION, I THINK IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS PROJECT.

THAT'S WHY, UM, PABLO PROVIDED SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT FOR THIS PARTICULAR BLOCK.

AND THAT THIS PARTICULAR BLOCK HAS, UH, A NUMBER OF TWO STORY DEVELOPMENTS IN TERMS OF THE PRIMARY RESIDENCES AND ALSO EXISTING TWO STORY DEVELOPMENT ON THE ALLEY.

OKAY.

SO, SO BECAUSE THIS IS OCEAN AND IT ALL, YOU KNOW, VIEW IS THE VIEW IS ONTO THE OCEAN, AND I'M SURE THAT'S IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, UM, IS, DOES THE CITY OF PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAVE ANY REQUIREMENT FOR THAT, OR IS THAT OUTSIDE OF OUR PURVIEW? I UNDERSTAND THE, THE QUESTION IT IS OUTSIDE OF YOUR PURVIEW, BUT LET ME EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT.

SO, I MEAN, THIS IS ON THE, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PROPERTY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF OCEAN, BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT ANALYSIS, UM, ON THAT SIDE.

WE DO IN OUR LCP PROTECT FOR PUBLIC VIEWS OF THE WATER.

BUT UNLIKE, UM, SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES LIKE PALOS VERDES THAT YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRIVATE VIEW PROTECTION.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN OWNERS SHOULDN'T BE GOOD PEOPLE AND THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THEIR PROJECTS ON NEIGHBORS, BUT WE DON'T DO A, A VIEW CORRIDOR OR VIEW ANALYSIS, UM, FOR PRIVATE VIEWS.

UM, WE DO PROTECT PUBLIC VIEWS OF THE BLUE WATER.

OKAY.

GREAT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER BODAK? UH, COULD YOU, UM, ZOOM IN ON THE PICTURE OF THE EXISTING DOOR, FRONT DOOR, OR DO YOU HAVE A BETTER PICTURE OF THE, OF THE EXISTING FRONT DOOR? SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME JUST REPLACING THE, THE NARROW DOUBLE DOORS WITH A SINGLE DOOR, RIGHT? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU, UH, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ACTUALLY, COMMISSIONER PETE, SO I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT WINDOWS, UM, I UNDERSTAND IT'S A DOUBLE HUNG, I THINK CURRENTLY IT'S LIKE A TWO THIRDS, ONE THIRD THING.

IT, THE ONLY DIFFERENTIATION IS GOING TO BE THAT IT IS CLAD ON THE OUTSIDE, CORRECT.

AND WOOD ON THE INSIDE, IT'S A, YEAH.

YES.

BUT IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME EXACT REPLACEMENT WINDOW.

YES, IT'S JUST A SUBSTITUTE MATERIAL.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

AND I'M WONDERING IF THE CLIENT ALSO LOOKED AT, I KNOW THEY WANT THE SINGLE DOOR FOR WHATEVER REASONS, UM, MAYBE DOING THE DELINEATION THAT LOOKS LIKE A DOUBLE BUT IS ACTUALLY A SINGLE DOOR, IF THAT'S A CONSIDERATION, SO THAT AT LEAST THE INTENT IS TO THE ORIGINAL BUILDING THAT IT ONCE WAS, WE'RE HAPPY TO RELAY THAT TO THE APPLICANT AND THE ARCHITECT, UH, COMMISSIONER PRYOR.

UH, QUICK QUESTION ON THE ROOF, YOU SAID THAT THE SHINGLES ARE BEING REPLACED.

AND FORGIVE ME IF YOU SAID THIS, BUT WHAT ARE THEY BEING REPLACED WITH? UM, THEY'RE BEING REPLACED, UH, REPLACED WITH, UM,

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COMMISSIONER PISO, IS THAT AN, I THOUGHT I READ CONCRETE SHINGLES OR SHAKE, EXCUSE ME.

DID I MISREAD THAT ON THE PLANS THAT IT WASN'T COMPOSITION SHINGLES? PAGE EIGHT SAYS, NEW SHAKE STYLE CONCRETE ROOFING.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BODA.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? IF NONE IS THE APPLICANT HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME? VIRTUALLY WE HAVE NO VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS.

OKAY.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? WE RECEIVED TWO SIGNUPS, UH, JEFF MALLON AND JOHN F.

ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? GO AHEAD AND LINE UP YOUR TIME STARTS NOW.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS JEFF MALLON.

I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOR THE BLUFF PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

UM, AS YOU MAY HAVE SEEN, THE BPNA BOARD HAS SUBMITTED A LETTER, UH, TO YOU IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT AND IN SUPPORT OF, UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, WERE RECOMMENDED, UM, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE THINGS AND TO TALK JUST A BIT ABOUT, UM, UH, PROCESS.

UM, WE ARE PLEASED THAT, UH, THE PAINT IS GONNA BE CHANGED AND MEET CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.

WE'RE ALSO PLEASED THAT, UM, UH, THESE ARE SEPARATE FROM THE DESIGN FEATURES THAT ADDITIONAL PARKING WILL BE ADDED GOING FROM TWO TO FOUR.

I THINK THAT'S AN IM IMPORTANT AND OPTIONAL THING THAT WE APPRECIATE, UM, THE APPLICANT DOING.

WE ALSO APPRECIATE, AS WAS POINTED OUT BY YOU AS COMMISSIONERS, THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE, UM, OF, OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW OR UNDERNEATH AND HIDDEN BEHIND THE BUILDING.

UM, WE, UM, UH, WE ALSO APPRECIATE, UM, UH, STEVE SOFF, WHO IS THE ARCHITECT AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS A NON-CONTRIBUTING BUILDING, UM, JUST IN THE WAY OF A BIT OF, UM, PROCESS.

UM, WE KNOW, UM, WE, WE GOT NOTIFIED OF THIS PRO OF THIS PROCESS, OF THIS, UM, ABOUT LESS THAN 10 DAYS AGO.

AND, UH, WE FEEL LIKE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT, UM, UN UM, NOT, NOT TYPICAL.

UM, IN THE PAST, WE ACTUALLY DEALT WITH STEVE FOR A PROJECT THAT CAME BEFORE THIS COMMISSION AT JUST DOWN THE BLOCK AT 32 15 OCEAN.

WE WORKED WITH HIM AND HIS TEAM AND THE OWNER FROM MARCH, 2021 THROUGH THE PRESENTATION TO THE CHC IN SEPTEMBER, 2021.

NOT TO SAY THAT BPNA IS HERE TO PUT A BREAK ON THE, ON ANY SORT OF PROJECT OR TO THROW A WRENCH IN ANY PROJECT, BUT MORE TO, UH, BE A HELPFUL RESOURCE.

UM, JUST A A AN INTERESTED PARTY.

UM, WE LOOK FOR EVERYONE'S INTERESTS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE, UM, ENCOURAGE AND HAVE BEEN, UM, HOPE, UH, IS, IS THE COMMUNICATION PIECE, COMMUNICATION WITH BP AND A AND COMMUNICATION OF THE ARCHITECT AND THE HOMEOWNERS WITH NEARBY HOME HOMEOWNERS.

AND YOU HAVE A, A LETTER FROM, UM, TWO INTERESTED, UM, NEIGHBORS WHO, WHO ARE, HAVE BEEN VERY, UM, ENGAGED NOT JUST IN THIS PROCESS, BUT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

AND, UM, AND I THINK THAT THIS PROCESS, UM, AND, AND GETTING OUR, THE NEIGHBORS ENGAGED ONLY WORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE VALUE OF THE WORK OF THE, OF THE CITY IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION AS PLANNERS AND YOU AS COMMISSIONERS.

SO, UM, I THANK, UM, UH, STEVE SOFF AND I THANK THE, UM, THE PLANNERS FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A, UM, PROJECT THAT WE CAN SUPPORT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. MELLON AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THE BLUFF PARK, UH, HISTORICAL RESERVATION.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS JAMES RICHARDSON.

I LIVE AT TWO EIGHT OH LONA DRIVE.

IT'S AN HISTORIC HOUSE BUILT BY JAY BURON WHO BUILT THE BREAKERS HOTEL, AND, UH, THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR TO ME.

I BOUGHT IT IN 1974 AND WE PUT IT IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT WHEN IT WAS FORMED IN 1992.

MR. RICHARDSON, I DID THAT.

ARE ARE, IS THIS COMMENT RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? I'M SORRY? IS YOUR COMMENTS RELATED TO THIS SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC PROJECT

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WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU.

JOHN FICK.

DID, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? HELLO, COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS JOHN FICK.

I LIVE AT, UH, 20 LANDERO.

WE OWN THE PROPERTY AT 20 AND 22 LANDERO.

IT'S, UH, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE ALLEY FROM THIS PROPOSED PROJECT.

AND, UM, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S, UH, THE A DU HAS BEEN ADMINISTRATIVELY, UH, APPROVED ALREADY, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THAT PROJECTS LIKE THIS DO IMPACT VIEWS OF NEIGHBORS.

UH, THE, THE HOUSE THAT WE HAVE BOTH PROPERTIES ARE HISTORIC HOMES.

ONE BUILT IN 1913 AND ONE IN THE 1930S.

AND, UH, THIS WIPES THE, UH, UH, OCEAN VIEW THAT THE 22 ERO HAS.

AND, UM, IT'S, THE REASON WE MOVED TO BLUFF PARK IS BECAUSE OF THE HISTORIC AND, UH, THE HISTORIC ASPECT OF THE LOCATION.

AND, UH, PROJECTS LIKE THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WEREN'T EXPECTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO COME UP.

AND IT WAS A VERY BIG SURPRISE TO SUDDENLY, UH, SEE THIS ABOUT, UH, TWO WEEKS AGO THAT, UH, THIS GIANT, UM, A DU IS BEING BUILT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO, UH, SAY THAT THERE IS IMPACTS, UH, BEYOND WHAT THE STAFF HAS, UH, UH, HAS LAID OUT HERE.

AND, UH, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, MR. FICK.

MM-HMM .

IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CLERK TO CALL FOR THE VOTE.

I COMMISSIONER PRYOR, I CAN TAKE A VERBAL IF YOU DON'T SEE IT ON YOUR SCREEN.

UH, COMMISSIONER PRYOR? YES, THANK YOU.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A RECOMMENDATION

[4. 26-56278 Recommendation to receive and file an update on National Community Planning Month. (Citywide)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER PIZO AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BODAK.

THANK YOU.

I'LL NOW TURN THIS OVER TO STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

I'M EXCITED TO GET TO TALK TO YOU A BIT THIS EVENING ABOUT NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH, WHICH KICKS OFF OCTOBER 1ST.

SO, HAPPY NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH.

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF OUR PLANNING TEAM, UM, TOGETHER AND OUT IN THE FIELD, UH, DOING THE WORK THAT WE DO EVERY DAY.

AND AS WE START THIS PRESENTATION, I JUST WANNA DO AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE INDIGENOUS AND UNSEATED LAND, UH, THAT WE OCCUPY TODAY, WHICH IS TRADITIONALLY OF THE GABRIELINO TONGA AND KITS PEOPLES WHO ARE THE TRADITIONAL LAND TAKERS OF THIS AREA.

AND WE WANNA PAY OUR RESPECTS TO THE ANCESTORS, ELDERS AND RELATIVES, AND RELATIONS OF PAST, PRESENT, AND EMERGING.

SO WHAT IS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH? UH, THE A PA OR AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION ENDORSES THIS NATIONAL, UH, CELEBRATION EACH YEAR IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT HOW PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL TO EVERY COMMUNITY AND HOW PLANNERS ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY'S MOST DIFFICULT HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND LAND USE QUESTIONS.

WE CELEBRATE THE ROLE THAT PLANNING PLAYS IN CREATING GREAT COMMUNITIES EACH OCTOBER WITH THIS, BECAUSE THE ONLY THING THAT'S CONSTANT IS CHANGE.

, UH, AND PLANNERS CAN ACTUALLY HELP NAVIGATE THAT CHANGE WITH DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS, EXPERTISE, AND LONG-TERM COMPREHENSIVE VISION FOR THE FUTURE, TO PROVIDE BETTER CHOICES FOR HOW PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE.

AND THIS APPROACH LEADS TO SAFER, MORE RESILIENT, MORE EQUITABLE AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES.

AND HOW DO PLANNERS HELP MANAGE CHANGE? EXACTLY.

WE UPDATE AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND LEGAL CODES TO BEST SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES OF TODAY AND

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THROUGH DATA INFORMED COMMUNITY ENGAGED POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION, WE REVIEW PROJECT PROPOSALS AGAINST PLANS AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS.

WE FACILITATE REVIEWS BY VARIOUS OTHER DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND THE PUBLIC.

UH, WE FACILITATE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND FEEDBACK.

WE SEEK TO HAVE PUBLIC AND TRANSPARENT PROCESSES, AND WE MAKE PROJECT PROPOSALS BETTER BY ANALYZING LEGAL FINDINGS AND COMP, UM, IMPOSING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

AND WHAT EXACTLY DOES THE PLANNING BUREAU DO? THIS BODY OF COURSE KNOWS A PART OF THAT, BUT WE PROCESS LAND USE AND ENTITLEMENT PERMITS, INCLUDING DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AT PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH ELECTED AND APPOINTED BODIES, ONE OF WHICH IS THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION.

WE CONDUCT THE ZONING CODE REVIEW FOR BUILDING PERMITS.

WE ADMINISTER THE CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM, WHICH IS WHAT BRINGS US HERE.

UH, EVERY MONTH WE DO THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS, INCLUDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, UM, AS WELL AS NEPA AND THE CITY'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

AND WE DO LONG RANGE PLANNING TO DEVELOP AND UPDATE POLICIES, CODES, AND REGULATIONS TO ADAPT TO ONGOING AND EMERGING NEEDS AND TRENDS.

SO HOW DOES THE CITY REGULATE DEVELOPMENT? FIRST AND FOREMOST UNDER STATE LAW IS THAT BROAD POLICY GUIDANCE FROM OUR GENERAL PLAN, AND THEN WE USE OUR ZONING ORDINANCE AS THE PRIMARY IMPLEMENTATION TOOL FOR THAT PLAN.

UM, AND OUR GENERAL PLAN POLICIES AND ZONING REGULATIONS TOGETHER GUIDE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESSES, INCLUDING ENTITLEMENTS, WHICH ARE DISCRETIONARY APPROVALS LIKE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, AS WELL AS THEIR BUILDING PERMITS.

ONCE ENTITLED, THE PROJECT MUST OBTAIN BUILDING PERMITS TO ENSURE PROJECTS ARE BUILT SAFELY AND MEET ZONING AND BUILDING CODE STANDARDS.

UM, SO THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF APPROVALS.

SOME ARE DISCRETIONARY, SOME ARE MINISTERIAL, UH, WHICH MEANS WE'RE DOING THAT SORT OF OVER THE COUNTER.

AND BASED ON THE CLEAR REQUIREMENTS AHEAD OF US, WE ALSO HAVE QUASI-JUDICIAL DECISION MAKING THROUGH OUR ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.

AND WE BRING MANY DECISIONS BEFORE OUR LEGISLATIVE MAKERS, WHICH IS THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO HERE'S WHERE YOU CAN FIND US AND THE MANY DIFFERENT BODIES THAT WE SERVE, AND YOU GET TO SEE A PART OF WHAT WE DO.

BUT THIS SNAPSHOT FROM LAST YEAR GIVES YOU A SENSE OF OUR OVERALL, UH, CASELOAD.

UH, LAST YEAR WE PROCESSED ABOUT 150 ENTITLEMENTS, INCLUDING ALMOST 75 PUBLIC HEARINGS.

UH, STAFF PROCESSED NEARLY 600 CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS, SO MOST OF THOSE THAT YOU SEE, UM, MOST OF THEM YOU ACTUALLY DON'T SEE ARE AT THE STAFF LEVEL.

AND THEN WE ALSO SERVE ALMOST 20,000 PEOPLE AT THE PERMIT CENTER AND HAD ABOUT 32 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS LAST YEAR.

SO SINCE WE SERVE SO MANY PEOPLE THROUGH OUR PERMIT CENTER, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WE'RE DOING IN PLANNING AND ACROSS THE CITY IS A HUGE INVESTMENT IN MODERNIZING OUR SERVICES AND OUR PERMIT SOFTWARE THROUGH OUR LONG BEACH BUILDS INITIATIVES FOR AN ENTERPRISE LAND MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE THAT'LL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE VIRTUAL WAYS TO WORK WITH US.

WE ALREADY OFFER MANY FORMS OF VIRTUAL SERVICE AND APPOINTMENTS, LIKE AN ONLINE INQUIRY FORM AND VIRTUAL INTAKE, AND ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON EXPANDING THOSE SERVICES WHILE MAKING OUR WEBSITE MORE HELPFUL.

WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF GOALS AROUND, UM, HOW TO BEST DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TO INCREASE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND DECISION MAKING OF HOW PLANNING WORKS AND WHAT WE COULD DO TO INCREASE, UH, TRANSPARENCY IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND ENSURE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE METHODS FOR ENGAGEMENT.

ONE THING THAT THE STAFF REPORT FOR THIS ITEM HIGHLIGHTED WAS THAT IN AUGUST, OUR WHOLE PLANNING TEAM DID A CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICANS 1 0 1, UM, TRIBAL, UH, TRAINING PROCESS, WHICH REALLY HELPED US, UH, LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO BEST WORK, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THAT GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL TRIBES.

WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO DIVERSIFY HOW WE WORK WITH COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S IN PERSON, ONLINE MEETING, PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE TAKING AN EQUITY LENS, CENTERING COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY THE PLANNING PROCESS, UH, WHICH INCLUDE YOUNG PEOPLE, SENIORS, AND MONOLINGUAL NON-ENGLISH, UH, SPEAKERS, DESIGNING OUTREACH STRATEGIES THAT REACH AND RESONATE WITH COMMUNITY, USING MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF TOOLS AND WORKING TO PROVIDE, UH, KEY INFORMATION EARLY AND EARLIER IN THE PROCESS.

ONE OF THE BIG INITIATIVES IN PLANNING RIGHT NOW IS TO UPDATE OUR OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION ELEMENT OR CHAPTER OF THE GENERAL PLAN.

IT'S THE FIRST UPDATE IN 20 YEARS, AND IT DRAWS FROM THE CONTEXT IN OUR RACE AND SUBURBANIZATION CONTEXT STATEMENT, WHICH HELPS US UNDERSTAND HOW PAST DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES HAVE LED TO PARK AND GREEN SPACE INEQUITIES THAT WE STILL LIVE WITH TODAY.

WE HAD A RESIDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT SPENT SIX MONTHS GUIDING

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WE, UH, SURVEYED OVER 1500 PEOPLE IN A STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY USE PARKS AND WHAT BARRIERS THEY HAVE TO USING THEM, UM, AND ARE INFORMING FUTURE POLICIES TO IMPROVE PARK ACCESS IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHILE FOCUSING ON INCORPORATING, UH, TRADITIONAL CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE SHARED BY TRIBES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR OPEN SPACE.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF OUR WORK AND PLANNING IS PLANNING FOR HOUSING.

AND MANY OF THE PROJECTS YOU SEE BEFORE YOU ARE RELATED TO HOUSING.

WE KNOW HERE IN LA COUNTY ACROSS THE REGION THAT HOUSING IS THE NUMBER ONE SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH.

SO THE NUMBER ONE PREDICTOR OF HEALTH OUTCOMES FROM A SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE, IT'S OFTEN A HOUSEHOLD'S MOST, UM, LARGEST MONTHLY EXPENSE.

AND WHEN PEOPLE SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY ON HOUSING, IT MEANS NOT ENOUGH FOR OTHER THINGS LIKE FOOD, HEALTHCARE, AND EDUCATION.

AND WHERE YOU LIVE IS IMPORTANT FOR HAVING ACCESS TO THINGS LIKE SHOPPING SCHOOLS AND JOBS.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT HOUSING IS THE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO HOMELESSNESS AND TAKING A HISTORIC LENS.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT HOUSING PRODUCTION HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH POPULATION GROWTH HERE IN THE CITY, AND ACTUALLY 82% OF ALL HOUSING UNITS IN THE WHOLE CITY WERE BUILT BEFORE 1980.

SO THEY'RE MORE THAN 50 YEARS OLD.

YOU CAN SEE THE BAR CHART ON THE LEFT SHOWING THAT HISTORIC PRODUCTION AND ON THE RIGHT HOW THAT WORKS WITH POPULATION GROWTH.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE COST OF HOUSING HAS GONE WAY UP AT THE SAME TIME THAT WAGES HAVE STAGNATED AND THAT, UM, MAJOR RENT INCREASES HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON OUR POPULATION.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT, UM, BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT HOUSING THAT CAN LEAD TO OVERCROWDING, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS SHOWN IN THE DARKER COLORS ON THE MAP LIKE CENTRAL WEST AND NORTH LONG BEACH, THOSE SAME AREAS ARE WHERE WE HAVE THE LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, AS YOU COULD SEE ON THE MIDDLE MAP, AND ARE THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN, UH, WITH HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN UNDER 10 IN THE CITY.