HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3774 ORDINANCE NO 3774
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
BY AMENDING SPECIFIC PLAN 5 (DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN) AND
CHAPTERS 203 (DEFINITIONS), 204 (USE CLASSIFICATIONS), AND 211
(COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS) THEREOF TO CONFORM LCP AMENDMENT
NO 2-06 TO MODIFICATIONS MADE BY THE
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION
WHEREAS, pursuant to State Planning and Zoning Law the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach has held a public hearing relative to Amendment No 2-06 wherein all
information presented at said hearing was carefully considered, and after due consideration of the
findings and all evidence presented to the City Council, the City Council found that such
amendment to the Specific Plan was proper, and consistent with the Huntington Beach General
Plan and Huntington Beach Local Coast Program,
Pursuant to the California Coastal Act, Local Coastal Program Amendment No 2-06 was
referred to the Coastal Commission for its consideration and certification, and
The Coastal Commission has certified Local Coastal Program Amendment No 2 06 with
suggested modifications and
The City Council wishes to accept and approve said modifications in accordance with the
provisions of the California Coastal Act,
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows
SECTION 1 The proposed amendments to the Downtown Specific Plan (SP 5) and
Huntington Beach Zoning ad Subdivision Ordinance (Chapters 203, 204 and 211) as identified
on the attached Exhibit A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein and
is hereby adopted and approved
SECTION 2 This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of August , 2007
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ATTEST A OVED AS TO FORM
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City Clerk V (city Att6rney
REVIEWED AND APPROVED INITI T D AND APPROVED
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City imstrator Dire for 6f Planning
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APPENDIX A
HNB LCPA 2-06 Suggested Modifications
Certification of City of Huntington Beach LCP Amendment Request No 2-06 is
subject to the following modifications Suggested Modifications Nos 1-13 are
modification to the Land Use Plan Suggested Modifications 14-34 are
modifications to the Implementation Plan
The City s existing language is shown in plain text
The City's proposed additions are shown in bold text.
The City s proposed deletions are shown in
The Commission's suggested additions are shown in bold, italic, underlined
text
The
]/Commissions suggested deletions are shown in
. out ,
Text added as a result of the Commission s action is shown in b d, italic.
double untied e
Text removed as a result of the Commission's action is shown in
i+„hle •,niJe vbne �H,L� nu+fev
The more significant changes made as a result of the Commission s action are
found on pages 10 11, 13 15—22
Note The numbering used in the suggested modification below may be re-
numbered as necessary to conform to the format of the existing certified LCP
document
LAND US PLAN
SUGGESTED MO (CATION NO 1
Add the following definitio the Glossary Huntington Beach General Plan,
which is found at the end of th certified Land Use Plan, pages IV-C-146 through
IV-C-155 in alphabetical order
Condominium-Hotel—Facdi rovr ovemr ht visitor accommodations
where ownership of at least some of th'eindividual auestrooms units
within the larcier buildina or complex is in'the form of separate
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uses (in accordance with
Development
Agreement), a
Condominium-Hotel
sub ect to restrictions
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 14
In the Downtown Specific Plan Section 4 0 04 (Definitions), delete the proposed
timeshares definition
Replace with the following timeshare definition
Timeshare-Any arrangement,plan, or similar program, other than an
exchange program, whereby a purchaser receives ownership rights in or
the right to use accommodations for a period of tune less than a full vear
during any given year,on a recurring basis for more than one year. but not
necessarily for consecutive years
Add the following definitions to the Downtown Specific Plan Section 4 0 04
(Definitions) in alphabetical order
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION No 15
Condominium-Hotel-Facility providing overn»rht ws�tor accommodations
where ownership of at least some of the mdiwdual guestrooms(units)
within the larger building or complex is in the form of separate
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condominium ownership interests.as defined in California Civil Code
section 1351(t) The onmary function of the Condominium-Hotel is to
provide overnight transient visitor accommodations within every unit that
Is available to the general public on a daily basis year-round, while
providing both general public availability and limited owner occupancy of
those units that are in the form of separate condominium ownership
interests
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION No 16
Fractional Ownership Hotel-Facility providing overnight visitor
accommodations where at least some of the ouestrooms(units) within the
facility are owned separateiv by multiple owners on a fractional time basis
A fractional time basis means that an owner receives exclusive right to use
of the individual unit for a certain Quantity of days per year and each unit
available for fractional ownership wtli have multiple owners
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION No 17
Hotel Owner/Operator- The entity that owns and operates a hotel /f the
hotel operator is separate from the hotel owner both are iolntly and
severally responsible for ensuring compliance with the re uirements
described m this LCP and/or recorded against the property, as well as
iointly and severally liable for violations of said requirements and
restrictions
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION No 18
Limited Use Overnight Visitor Accommodations-Any hotel,motel, or other
similar facility that provides overnight visitor accommodations wherein a
,purchaser receives the right in perpetuity for life, or a term of dears, to the
recurrent, exclusive use or occupancy of a lot;parcel, unit, roomfs), or
segment of the facility, annually or on some other seasonal or periodic
basis, for a period of time that has been or will be allotted from the use or
occupancy penods into which the facility has been divided and shall
Include, but not be limited to Timeshare, Condominium-Hotel, Fractional
Ownership Hotel, or uses of a similar nature
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 19
Modify the City s proposed addition to Section 4 9 01(b) Permitted Uses, as
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follows
Timeshm Units Fractional Ownership Hotel pursuant to section 4 912
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 20
Delete proposed Section 4 9 12 of the Downtown Specific Plan and replace with
the following Section 4 9 12
4 912 Fractional Ownership Hotel May be permitted and shall be
conditioned as follows
a) A minimum of 90% of the total number of hotel guestrooms/unds
within the Fractional Ownership Hotel facility shall be available as
transient hotel rooms The non-fractional hotel rooms shall be
operated as transient overnight visitor accommodations available to
the Qeneral public on a daily basis, year-round
b) A maximum of 10% of the total number of Questrooms/units within
the Fractional Ownership Hotel facility may be subdivided into
separate saleable units each of which can be owned by multiple
owners on a fractional time basis A fractional time basis means that
an owner for owners)receives an exclusive nQht to the use of an
individual unit for a combined period not to exceed the an pro
bme period, which approved time period at the option of the hotel
owner/operator may range un to three calendar months,in any one
calendar year
c) The hotel owner/operator retains control and ownership of all land,,
structures, recreational amenities, meeting space, restaurants, "back
of house"and other non-guestroom/units
d) The hotel operator shall maintain records of usage by owners and
renters and rates charged for all units, and shall be responsible for
reporting Transient Occupancy Taxes based on records of use for all
units,a service for which the hotel operator may charge the unit
owner a reasonable fee
e) No portion of the Fractional Ownersh/p Hotel(neither fractional units
nor traditional hotel units) may be converted to full-time occupancy
condominium or any other type of Limited Use Overnroht visitor
Accommodations or other proiect that differs from the approved
hotel units
f} When an owner of a fractional interest in a unit chooses not to
occupy his/her unit for any portion of the time allotted to him/her,
that unit shall be available to the-general public on the same basis as
the traditional hotel units
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g) Any hotel rooms for which a certificate of occupancy has been
issued at the effective date of adoption of this Section shall not be
permifted to be converted to a Limited Use Overnight Visitor
Accommodation
h) EuIr.t_g inyang-e of a buildina vermit and rn coniunctlon wwiffi
pop oval of a co stal development pemit for any fto of hotel
&crhty, the landownerts) of the proyaMdies)upon which the exrstrna
and/or approved traditronal hot i units m ms(l.e. tra scent hotel
rooms)_are or will be develo ed within District 7 shall execute an
Mgprd a deed resfrrcronts) sub
mpt to the review and approval of ftm
P/anrnna Directorand the Emutive Diodar of the Coastal
Commission which prohibits the myemion of traditional h tel
u it toms to any other type of ownership(e.a, limited use
oQv rnraht_vrsrtor accommodations). The deed restriction shall be
submitted for review and approval of the Plannrn Director and the
r of C s_W Co rrri wa wgr to aad2a o he
coastal development permif. The dead restriction(s) shall run with
the land, shall be executed and consented to by the embna
b (a) of the afi ect d oropertv(ies)And-shay bind►na one
n ownerfal. /essee(s), and on all successors and assrans of the
land__ o (s) and lesseets). IncI d na without bmUMn any future
lrenholders. The deed restriction( )shall not be removed or changed
without approval of an amendment to the LOT bit the Coastal
Qmmisiskn and to the underlying coastal development permit,
However minor obanges that do not conflict with ubsectro a)and
glaboye inny be processed as an amendment to the coastal
develo_ m nt permit o 1_v._unless it is determined by the Director of
P annina and the Executive Director of the Coastal Commission that
an MendMent is not legally re ua� .
i) Fractional time owners shall have the ryght to the use of their units
Including a maximum use of 90 days per calendar year with a
maximum of 29 consecutive days of use durina any 60 day period
J) The hotel owner/operator shall be reaulred to submit, prior to
Issuance of a coastal development permit for the review and
approval of the Director of Planning, a Declaration of Restrlchons or
CC&Rs(Covenants, Conditions&Restrictions), either of which
shall include
1 All the specific restrictions listed in a through I above
2 Acknowledgement that these same restnctions are
Independendy imposed as condition requirements of the
coastal development permit
3 A statement that provisions of the DeclarationlCC &R's that
reflect the requirements of a through l above cannot be
changed without approval of an LCP amendment by the
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Coastal Commission and subsequent coastal development
Permit amendment However, minor changes that do not
conflict with a)-i) above may be processed as an amendment
to the coastal development permit;unless it Is determined by
the Director of Planning that an amendment is not le_gallY
required /f there is a section of the Declarationl=R's
related to amendments, and the statement provided pursuant
to this paragraph is not in that section, then the section on
amendments shall cross-reference this statement and clearly
indicate that it controls over any contradictory statements m
the section of the Declaradonl=R's on amendments
k) The CC &R's or Declaration of Restrictions described above shall be
recorded against all individual"o erty titles simultaneously with the
recordation of the condominium airspace map
1) The grovisions of the CC& R's or Declaration of Restncbons
described above shall not be changed without approval of an
amendment to the LCP by the Coastal Commission However minor
changes that do not conflict with a) through k)above may be
processed as an amendment to the coastal development permit,
unless It is determined by the Director of Planning that an
amendment is not legally required
m) The hotel owner/operator or any successor-in-interest hotel
owner/operator shall maintain the legal abilhy to ensure compliance
with the terms and conditions stated above at all times mperpetui
and shall be responsible in all respects for ensuring that all parties
subiect to these restnctlons comply with the restrictions Each
owner of a fractional Interest in a unit is tointly and severally liable
with the hotel ownerloperator for violations of the terms and
conditions hereof Imposed by the special conditions of the coastal
development permit Violations of the coastal development permit
can result in penalties pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
30820
n) AH documents related to the marketing and sale of the fractional
mterest units, mcluding marketing materials, sales contracts, deeds,
CC& R's and similar documents, shall notify buyers of the following
i The owners of a fractional Interest in a unit are Jointly and
severally liable with the hotel owner/operator for any violations
of the terms and conditions hereof imposed by the coastal
development permit
2 The occupancy of the units is restricted to 90 days per
calendar year with a maximum of 29 consecutive days of use
during any 60 day period, and when not in use by the owner,
the unit shall be made available for rental by the hotel operator
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to the enml public and that the coastal development vermit
contains additional restrictions on use and occupancy
o) The hotel owner/operator and any successor-in-Interest hotel
owner/operator, and each future owner of a fractional interest m a
unit shall obtain, prior to sale of a fractional interest, a written
acknowledgement from the buyer that occupancy by the owner is
limited to 90 days ver calendar year with a maximum of 29
consecutive days of use during any 60 day period, that the unit must
be available for rental by the hotel operator to the-general public
when not occupied by the owner, and that there are further
restrictions on use and occupancy in the coastal development permit
and the CC& R's or Declaration of Restrictions
p) The hotel owner/operator and any successor-in-interest hotel
owner/operator shall monitor and record hotel occupancy and use by
the general ublic and the owners of a fractional Interest in a unit
throughout each year The monitoring and record keving shall
Include specific accounting of owner usage for each individual
_westroom/unit The records shall be sufficient to demonstrate
compliance with the restrictions set forth In a through I above The
hotel owner/-operator shall also maintain documentation of rates
Raid for hotel occupancy and of advertising and marketing efforts
Alt such records shall be maintained for ten years and shall be made
available to the City, and to the^^^^sr^• r'r`^ e�cutwe Director o
the Coastal Commimon upon request and to the auditor required by
section a below Within 30 days of commencing hotel operations,
the hotel owner/operator shall submit notice to the Director of
Plannma and to the Executive Director of the California Coastal
Commission of commencement of hotel operations
q) Within 90 days of the end of the first calendar year of hotel
operations, and within 90 days of the end of each succeeding
calendar year, the hotel ownerloverator shall retain an independent
auditmg company, approved by the Director of Planning, to perform
an audit to evaluate compliance with special conditions of the
coastal development permit which are required by this Section
regardLng notice, recordkeepin-g, and monitoring of the Fractional
Interest Hotel The audit shall evaluate compliance by the hotel
ownerloperator and owners of fractional interests In a unit during the
prior calendar y9ar period The hotel owner/operator shall instruct
the auditor to prepare a report identifying the auditor's findings,
conclusions and the evidence relied upon, and such report shall be
submitted to the Director of Planning,for review and aaproval, and
shall be available to the aenerabaul,^Executive Director of the
Ggestal Commulon upon request, within six months after the
conclusion of each one year period of hotel operations After the
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Initial five calendar Mars, the one-year audit period may be extended
to two years upon wntten approval of the Director of Plannin_a The
Director of Planning may arant such ap,proval if each of the orevious
audits revealed compliance with all restrictions imposed above
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 21
Add new Section 4 9 13 as follows
4 913 if the hotel owner and the hotel operator at any point become
separate entities, the hotel owner and the hotel operator shall be lo/ntly and
severally responsible for ensuring compliance with the regwrements
identified above if the hotel owner and hotel operator become separate
enhhes they shall be jointly and severally liable for vio_ladons of the terms
and conditions restrichons2 identified above
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 22
Add new Section 4 9 14 as follows
4 914 A coastal development permit apphcation for a Frachonai Interest
Hotel shall include a plan specifvina how the requirements outlined In
4 912 will be implemented The plan must include, at_a minimum, the fonn
of the sale, deed and CC & RslDeclaratton of Restrictions that will be used
to satisfy the requirements and the form of the rental program agreement
to be entered Into between the individual unit owners and the hotel owner-
operator The plan must demonstrate that the applicant wit establish
mechanisms that provide the hotel operator and any successomn-interest
hotel operator adequate legal authority to implement the reguirements of
Section 4 912 above An acceptable plan meeting these requirements shall
be incorporated into the special conditions of a oroval of any coastal
development permit for a Fractional Interest Hotel Any proposed changes
to the approved plan and subsequent documents pertaining to compliance
with and enforcement of the terms and conditions reaured by Section
4 912 and this section mcludina deeds and CC & R's/Declarahon shall not
occur without an amendment to the coastal development pennit,�,unless it
Is determined by the Director of Planning that no such amendment is
legally reguired
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SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 23
4 915 Any hotel rooms for which a certificate of occupancy has been
issued at the effective date of adoption of this Section shall not be
permuted to be converted to a Fractional Ownership Hotel
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 24
4 916 In Lieu Fee Required
1 New development of ovemight accommodations that are not "lower
cost"shall be required to pay, as a condition of approval of a coastal
development permit, an in-lieu fee to provide si_ani cant funding to
assist in the creation of a substantial contribution to lower cost
overnight visitor accommodations in or near Huntington Beach The
specific dollar amount of the fee shall be $3,000 in 2006
dollars (which shall be adjusted annually to account for inflation i e
according to increases in the Consumer Price Index— U S City
Average) times AWratthe total quantity of proposed
mIimited use overnight visitor accommodation units
2 Prior to issuance of the coastal development permit,and upon
execution of an appropriate agreement between the City and the
designated recipient that assures use of the in-lieu fee for the
intended mitigation, the applicant shall transfer the fee to the entity
desiggnated in the agreement which shall be the City of Huntinaton
Beach, the California State Department of Parks and Recreation;
Hostelina International USA, or similar public agency and/or non-
profit provider of lower cost overnight visitor accommodations N
the in lieu fee, or any portion thereof, is not commuted toward a use
L e with an effective agreement in place for use toward an
identifiable protect) within one year of payment of the fee, the in 6eu
fee shall be made available to be applied toward lower-cost overnight
visitor accommodations at Crystal Cove State Park
develen ew4 v,e if—
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SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 25
Modify the City's proposed addition to Section 4 11 01(b) Permitted Uses as
follows
Timeshare Unsts Condominium-Hotel pursuant to section 4 11 13
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 26
Delete proposed Section 411 13 of the Downtown Speck Plan and replace with
the following Section 4 11 13
41113 Condominium-Hotel May be permitted and shall be
condthoned as follows
aI Any hotel rooms for which a cerbfrcate of occupancy has been
issued at the effective date of adoption of this Section shall not
be permitted to be converted to a Condominium-Hotel
a
own—
b) The hotel owner/operator shall retain control and ownership of all
structures,,recreational amembes, meeting space, restaurants,
"back of house"and other non:guest unit facilities When the
Condominium-Hotel is located on land owned by the City, the
hotel owner/operator shall be a leaseholder of the land upon
which the Condominium-Hotel exists
91 The Condominium-Hotel facility shall have an on-site hotel
o2erator to manage rentaUbooking of all guestroom/units
Whenever any individually owned hotel unit is not occupied by its
owner(s), that unit shall be available for hotel rental by the
general pubhc on the same basis as a traditional hotel room
a1 The hotel operator shall market and advertise all rooms to the
general public Unit owners may also independently market and
advertise their units but all booking of reservations shall be made
by and through the hotel operator
The hotel operator shall manage all auestroom/units as part of the
hotel►nventorv, which manaaement will include the booking of
reservations, mandatory front desk check-in and check-out,
maintenance, cleaning services and preparing units for use by
guests/owners, a service for which the hotel operator may charge
the unit owner a reasonable fee
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t� If the hotel operator is not servima as the rental agent for an
individually owned unit, then the hotel operator shall nevertheless
have the na_ht, working through the individually owned units'
owners or their designated agents, to book any unoccupied room
to fulfill demand, at a rate similar to comparable accommodations
in the hotel The owner or an owner's rental agent may not
withhold units from use In all circumstances, the hotel operator
shall have full access to the condominiums'reservation and
booking schedule so that the operator can fulfill its bookn_g and
management obilgabons hereunder
g� All guestroom/unit keys shall be electronic and created by the
hotel operator upon each new occupancy to control the use of the
individually owned units
h! Unit owners shall not discourage rental of their unit or create
disincentives meant to discourage rental of their unit~
1 All individually owned hotel units shall be rented a rate similar to
that charged by the hotel operator for the traditional hotel rooms
of a similar class or amenity level
12 The hotel operator shall maintain records of usage by owners and
renters and rates charoed for all units, and shall be responsible
for reporting Transient Occupancy Taxes based on records of use
for all units, a service for which the hotel operator may charge the
unit owner a reasonable fee
k1 Each indiwdualiy owned hotel unit shall be used by its owner(sl
(no matter how many owners there are) for not more than 90 days
per calendar year with a maximum of 29 consecutive days of use
during any 60 day Period
ft The use period limitations Identified in(k) above, shall be
unaffected by multiple owners or the sale of a unit to a new owner
during the calendar Year, meanie-q that all such owners of an_,y
given unit shall be collecthre&subject to the use restriction as if
they were a single, continuous owner
mj No portion of the Condominium-Hotel may be converted to full-
time occupancy condominium or any other type of Limited Use
Overni_aht Visitor Accommodations or other project that differs
from the approved Condominium-Hotel
nI Pr�or to Issuanc of a buildlno Derrnit and In conjunction w►th
Ann-Loyal-of a coastal d ve ment nennit for the COAdOminium-
HoteL the lwdameds) of the proyrtvalti within District iu m
-which the traditional unitsftoms (Le transient hotel rooms) are
toned sbage ecute and recor{La deed rem tr p�js) subset
to the review and aQnrovai of ift Planning Director and the
fancubye Director of the Coastal OmMfibm which nrohibi
the mvmlon of those traditional hotel units rooms (Q any other
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tune of ownersh/p to n► lim ted use ov rnight visitor
ac wwdattons) The deed restriction shall be submitted for
revs w and approval of the Planning Dlrec or and the E ecutive
Dimctor of the.Coastal Commission nnor to action on the coast
d_ve� lonmentnermut -The deed restriction shall am with the laaad.
shall be Mcubd and co seated to by the g=ftna lessee(s)of
the affected 2=oc d&s) ntLsha/(be b► dma on the
landowneds) and !INI, alld on all successors and ass ans of
the andowr en's) and lesseets includ a wi hout hautabon anv
futm ha holders This deed ms ichonts) shall not be removed
or changed without apppreai of an amendment to the undedyma
coastal development permit 12grMit and approval of an amendment to the
LCP by the Coastal Com ass on However minor chanaes that do
not canftt with subsect-ton a)and�ml abnye maybe processed
as an amendment to the coastal development permit only unl ss
it/s determined by thctor of Plannina and the Executtt�e
Director of the Coastal Commission that such an amen ment is
not leaaliv reau W,
o
The hotel owner/operator sha/1 be reaulred to submit prior to
Issuance of a coastal development permit for the review and
approval of the Director of Planning, a Declaration of Restrictions
or CC &R's tCovenants, Conditions &Restrictions) ether of
which shall Include
1 Ail the sgecifrc restrictions listed in a through m above,
2 Acknowledgement that these same restrictions are
independently imposed as condition requirements of the
coastal development permit,
3 A statement that provisions of the CC &Rs/Declaratton of
Restrictions that reflect the requirements of a through n above
cannot be chanced without approval of an LCP amendment by
the Coastal Commission and subsequent coastal development
permit amendment However,minor chanaes that do not
conflict with a)-m) above may be processed as an
amendment to the coastal development eerm►t, unless it is
determined by the Director of Plannin_a that an amendment is
not leaaliv required If there is a section of the
C&RslDeclarahon of Restrictions related to amendments, and
the statement provided pursuant to this paragraph is not In
that section, then the section on amendments shall cross-
reference this statement and clearly indicate that It controls
over any contradictory statements In the section of the
DeclarationlCC&R's on amendments
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pl The CC&Rs or Declaration of Restrictions described above shall
be recorded against all individual property titles simultaneously
with the recordation of the condominium airspace map
g� The provisions of the CC &R's or Declaration of Restrictions
described above shall not be changed without approval of an
amendment to the LCP by the Coastal Commission However
minor changes that do not conflict with a) through, j above may
be processed as an amendment to the coastal development
permit, unless it is determined by the Director of Planning that an
amendment is not legally required
The hotel owner/operator or any successor-m-interest shall
Maintain the legal ability to ensure compliance with the terms and
conditions stated above at all times/n perpetuity and shall be
responsible In all respects for ensuring that ail parties subiect to
these restrictions comply with the restrictions Each owner of an
individual guest room/condominlum unit is jointly and severaNy
liable with the hotel owner-operator for any and all violations of
the terms and conditions imposed by the special conditions of
the coastal development permit with respect to the use of that
owner's unit Violations of the coastal develo ment permit can
result in penalties pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
30820
s1 All documents related to the marketing and sale of the
condominium interests, including markekng materials, sales
contracts, deeds, CC &Rs and similar documents_, shall notify
buyers of the following
1 Each owner of any individual hotel unit is iointl y and
severally liable with the hotel owner-operator for any
violations of the terms and conditions of the coastal
development permit with respect to the use of that
owner's unit, and
2 The occupancy of the units by ownerfs)Is restricted to
90 days per calendar year with a maximum of 29
consecutive days of use during any 60 day period, and
when not in use by the owner, the unit shall be made
avallable for rental by the hotel operator to the,general
Public per the terms of the coastal development permit
and that the coastal development permit contains
additional restrictions on use and occupancy
t1 The hote/_owner/operator and any successor-in-interest hotel
owner and operator, and each future individual unit owner shall
obtain,prior to sale of Individual units, a written
acknowledgement from the buyer that occupancy by the owner is
limited to 90 days per calendar year with a maximum of 29
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consecutive days of use during any 60 day period. that the unit
must be available for rental by the hotel operator to the_general
public when not occupied by the owner, and that there are further
restrictions on use and occupancy m the coastal development
permit and the CC & Rs or Declaration of Restrictions
u2 The hotel owner/operator and any successor-in-interest hotel
owner and operator shall monitor and record hotel occupancv
and use by the general public and the owners of individual hotel
units throughout each year The monitoring and record keeping
shall includes eclric accounting of owner usage for each
individual guestroom/und The records shall be sufficient to
demonstrate comp/lance with the restrictions set forth in a
through n above The hotel owner-operator shall also maintain
documentation of rates paid for hotel occupancy and of
adverbsin_n and marketing efforts All such records shall be
maintained for ten years and shalt be made available to the City,
and the ae>mral ads xecuUve fteator of the Coasta
omm/ssion upon request and to the auditor required by section
v below Within 30 days of commencing hotel operations. the
hotel owner-operator shall submit notice to the Director of
Planning and to the Executive Director of the Cahfornia Coastal
Commission of commencement of hotel operations
_j Withm 90 days of the end of the first calendar year of hotel
operations, and within 90 days of the end of each succeeding
calendar year, the hotel owner-operator shall retain an
Independent auditing company, approved by the Director of
Planning, to perform an audit to evaluate compliance with special
conditions of the coastal development permit which are required
by this Section regarding occupancy restnctions, notice,
recordkeepin_o, and monitoring of the Condominium-Hotel The
audit shall evaluate compliance by the hotel owner/operator and
owners of Individual hotel units during the prior one-year period
The hotel owner/operator shall instruct the auditor to prepare a
report ident�the auditor's findings, conclusions and the
evidence relied upon, and such report shall be submitted to the
Director of Planning, for review and approval, and shall be
available to the Executtve Director of the Coastal
C—Tmisslon upon request, within six months after the conclusion
of each one year period of hotel operations After the lnftia/five
calendar years, the one-year audit period may be extended to two
years upon written approval of the Director of Planning The
Director of Planning may grant such approval if each of the
previous audits revealed compliance with all restrictions imposed
above
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SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 27
Add new Section 4 11 14, as follows
4 11 141f the hotel owner and the hotel operator at any point become
karate entities, the hotel owner and the hotel operator shall be Iomdy and
several,.y responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements
identifled above If the hotel owner and hotel operator become separate
entities, they shall be Jointly and severally l able for wolabons of f the terns
and conditions frestnctions) identified above
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 28
Add new Section 4 11 15, as follows
4 11 15 A coastal development permit application for a Condommium-Hotel
shall include a elan specifying how the requirements outlined in 4 11 13 wlll
be im lemented The plan must include, at a minimum, the form of the
sale, deed and CC$ RslDectaration of Restrictions that will be used to
satisfy the requirements and the form of the rental program agreement to
be entered into between the mdividual unit owners and the hotel
owner/operator Theplan must demonstrate that the Omilcant will
establish mechanisms that provide the hotel operator and any successor-
in-interest hotel operator adequate legal authority to implement the
requirements of Section 4 11 13 above An acceptable plan meeting these
requirements shall be incorporated into the special conditions of approval
of any coastal development permit for a Condominium-Hotel Anv
proposed changes to the approved plan and subsequent documents
pertaining to compliance with and enforcement of the terms and conditions
required by Section 4 11 13 and this section Including deeds and
CCSRs/Declaration of Restrictions shall not occur without an amendment
to the coastal development permit, unless it Is determmed by the Director
of Planning that an amendment is not legally required
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 29
Add new Section 4 11 16, as follows
4 1116 Any hotel rooms for which a certificate of occupancy has been
issued m the District at the effective date of adoption of this Section
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(4 11 13)shall not be permuted to be converted to Limited Use Overnight
Visitor Accommodations
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 30
Add new Section 411 17 as follows
4 11 17 In Lieu Fee Required
1 New development of overnight accommodations that are not"lower
cost"shall be required to bias a condition of a groval of a coastal
development permit, an in-lieu fee to provide significant funding to
assist in the creation of a substantial contribution to lower cost
overm_aht visitor accommodations In or near Huntington Beach _The
specific dollar amount of the fee shall be IRM S3 000 in 2006
dollars(which shall be adlusted annually to account for inflation i e
according to increases m the Consumer Price Index— U S City
Average) times the total quantity of proposed n^n-'^••ate^^
jW Itmited use overnight visitor accommodation units
2 Prior to issuance of the coastal development permit, and upon
execution of an approynate agreement between the City and the
designated recipient that assures use of the in-lieu fee for the
intended mifrgation. the applicant shall transfer the fee to the entity
designated in the agreement, which shall be the Ctty of Huntington
Beach, the California State Department of Parks and Recreation,
Hosteling International USA, or similar public agency and/or non-
profit provider of lower cost overnight visitor accommodations If
the to lieu fee, or any portion thereof, is not committed toward a use
fi a with an effective agreement in place for use toward an
identifiable prolect) within one year of payment of the fee, the In lieu
fee shall be made available to be applied toward lower-cost overnight
visitor accommodations at Crustal Cove State Park
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Suggested Modification No 31
In the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance, in Chapter 211 C Commercial Districts
within Section 21104 CO CG and CV Districts Land Use Controls on the
allowable uses chart (pages 211-2 through 211-4) on page 211-4, under Quasi
Residential delete timeshares, residential hotels and single room occupancy as
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uses within the CV district and add the following under Visitor Accommodations,
after Hotels Motels
CO CG CV Additional Provisions
Visitor Accommodations
Bed & Breakfast Inns PC PC PC (K)
Hotels Motels - PC PC (1)
Condominium—Hotel/ PC for lettered as
.appropriatel
Fractional Ownership
Hotel
Quasi Residential
Timeshares - PC RC (1), (J)
Residential Hotel - PC PC (J)
Single Room Occupancy PC PC
Suggested Modification No 32
At the end of section 21104 Additional Provisions, add new Additional Provision
(W) [or lettered as appropriate to conform to the City's format]
(M In the CV D►str►ct, Condominium-Hotels and/or Fractional Interest
Hotels are allowed only at the Pac►f►c City(Downtown Spec►fic Plan District
7) and Waterfront(Downtown Specific Plan Distnct 9)sites Refer to
Downtown Specific Plan
Suggested Modification No 33
In the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance, in Chapter 203 Definitions, add the
following definitions in alphabetical order
Hotel Owner/Operator— The ent►!y that owns and operates a hotel N the
hotel operator is separate from the hotel owner both are io►ndy and
severally responsible for ensuring compliance with the mguiremen#s
described in this LCP and/or recorded against the property, as well as
jo►ndy and severally liable for violations of said regu/cements and
restrictions
Limited Use Overn►ght Visitor Accommodations—Any hotel, motel, or other
similar facility that provides overnight visitor accommodations wherein a
Purchaser receives the right in perpetuity, for life, or a term of years, to the
recurrent, exclusive use or occupancy of a lot;parcel, unit room(s), or
se ment of the fac►l►tyLannualty, or on some other seasonal or per►od►c
basis, for a period of hme that has been or will be allotted from the use or
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occupancy Periods into which the facility has been divided and shall
include, but not be limited to Timeshare,L Condominium-Hotel, Frachonal
Ownership Hotel, or uses of a similar nature
SUGGESTED MODIFICATION NO 34
Replace existing definition of"timeshare" in Chapter 204 with the following
Timeshare-Any arrangement lan, or similar program, other than an
exchange program, Whereby a gurchaser receives ownership nahts in or
the rtaht to use accommodations for a Pend of time less than a full year
during any given year, on a recurnn4 basis for more than o_ne near, but not
necessanly for consecutive years
Add the following new definitions to Chapter 204
Condominium-Hotel-Facility Providing overnight visitor accommodations
where ownership of at least some o f the individual auestrooms (units)
within the lar,aer building or complex is in the form of separate
condominium ownership interests, as defined in California Civil Code
section 13510) The odmary function of the Condominium-Hotel Is to
provide overnight transient visitor accommodations within every unit that
is available to the general public on a daily basis year-round, while
providing both general public availability and limited owner occupancy of
those units that are m the form of separate condominium owners
Interests
Fractional Ownersh p Hotel-Faghty providing overnight visitor
accommodations where at least some of the guestrooms (units) within the
facility are owned separately by multmle owners on a fractional time basis
A fractional time basis means that an owner receives exclusive right to use
of the Individual unit for a certain quantity of days per year and each unit
available for fractional ownership will have multiple owners
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Ord No 3774
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L FLYNN, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach is seven, that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a re ular
meeting thereof held on the 16th day of July,2007,and was again read to said City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 61h day of August,2007, and was
passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of
said City Council
AYES Bohr, Carchio, Cook, Coerper, Green, Hansen, Hardy
NOES None
i ABSENT None
ABSTAIN None
I Joan L Flynn CITY CLERK of the City of Huntington
Beach and ex officio Clerk of the City Council do hereby
certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been
published in the Huntington Beach Fountain Valley
Independent on August 16 2007 g?")
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Joan L Flynn, Cily Clerk City Clerk and ex-officio C erk
-Deputy City Clerk of the City Council. of the City
of Huntington Beach, California