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City of Huntington Beach
File #: 20-2106 MEETING DATE: 12/21/2020
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
Subject:
Adopt Resolution No. 2020-90 appointing the Design Review Board to also serve as the
Huntington Beach Building Appeals Board to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions,
and determinations made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation
of Title 17 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code
Statement of Issue:
Section [A] 113.1 of the California Building Code (CBC) and Section 17.04.120, of the Huntington
Beach Municipal Code (HBMC) created a Huntington Beach Building Appeals Board to hear and
decide appeals of orders, decisions, and determinations made by the City's Building Official. The
City Council is requested to consider adopting Resolution No. 2020-90 to appoint the Design Review
Board to also serve as the Huntington Beach Building Appeals Board, to hear and decide appeals of
orders, decisions, and determinations made by the City's Building Official relative to the application
and interpretation of Title 17 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 2020-90, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
Appointing the Design Review Board to Also Serve as the Huntington Beach Building Appeals Board
to Hear and Decide Appeals of Orders, Decisions, and Determinations Made by the Building Official
Relative to the Application and Interpretation of Title 17 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code."
Alternative Action(s):
Do not adopt the Resolution and direct staff accordingly to comply with the Huntington Beach
Municipal Code requirement.
Analysis:
When the City Council adopted the CBC as well as Section 17.04.120, of the HBMC, it created the
Huntington Beach Building Appeals Board. HBMC Section 17,04.120 specifies that the City Council
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File #: 20-2106 MEETING DATE: 12/21/2020
is to appoint the members of the Huntington Beach Building Appeals Board. Instead of establishing a
separate board, staff recommends that the City Council appoint the Design Review Board to also
serve as the Huntington Beach Building Appeals Board. The Design Review Board would sit, as
needed, as the Huntington Beach Building Appeals Board. The Design Review Board typically
consists of members that have a background in design, such as architects, engineers, and
contractors, which provides the necessary qualifications to hear and decide appeals of orders,
decisions, and determinations made by the Building Official relative to the application and
interpretation of Title 17 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code.
Environmental Status:
The proposed resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it
is not a project. Pursuant to Section 15378 (b)(5) organizational and administrative activities of
governments that will not result in any direct or indirect physical environmental effects, such as the
proposed resolution to designate the Design Review Board as the Building Appeals Board, is not a
project.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non-Applicable - Administrative Item
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution No. 2020-90, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
Appointing the Design Review Board to also serve as the Huntington Beach Building Appeals
Board to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, and determinations made by the
Building Official relative to the application and interpretation of Title 17 of the Huntington
Beach Municipal Code."
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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-90
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH APPOINTING THE DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD TO ALSO SERVE AS THE HUNTINGTON BEACH BUILDING
APPEALS BOARD TO HEAR AND DECIDE APPEALS OF ORDERS,
DECISIONS,AND DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE BUILDING
OFFICIAL RELATIVE TO THE APPLICATION AND
INTERPRETATION OF TITLE 17 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, Section [A] 113.1 of the California Building Code (CBC) and Section
17.04.120, of the HBMC created a Huntington Beach Building Appeals Board to hear and
decide appeals of orders, decisions, and determinations made by the City's Building Official;
and
The Design Review Board typically consists of members that have a background in
design, such as architects, engineers and contractors, which provide the necessary
qualifications to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, and determinations made by the
Building Official relative to the application and interpretation of Title 17 of the Huntington
Beach Municipal Code; and
The City Council desires to appoint the Design Review Board to also serve as the
Huntington Beach Building Appeals Board,to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, and
determinations made by the City's Building Official relative to the application and interpretation
of Title 17 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
The Design Review Board will sit as needed, as the Huntington Beach Building Appeals
Board to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, and determinations made by the City's
Building Official relative to the application and interpretation of Title 17 of the Huntington Beach
Municipal Code.
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-90
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21 sc day of December, 2020.
Mayor
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Manager ity Attorney
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
Director of Community Development
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Res. No. 2020-90
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU, 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 resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a Regular meeting thereof held on December 21, 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Peterson, Kalmick, Ortiz, Carr, Posey, Moser, Delgleize
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECUSE: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California