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City of Huntington Beach
File #: 20-2107 MEETING DATE: 12/21/2020
Submitted by Councilmember Kalmick - Beach Edinger Corridor Specific Plan (BECSP) -
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Review Process for Alcohol Permits
I recommend that the City Council direct staff to draft the necessary amendments to adjust Section
2.2.1 (1)(d) of the BECSP to lower the level of review from the Planning Commission to the Zoning
Administrator for all CUPs for alcohol service, and that staff concurrently clarify the entitlement
process for retail markets as it relates to alcohol sales CUPs.
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CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
CITY COUNCIL MEETING—COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS REPORT
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: DAN KALMICK, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER D�K
DATE: DECEMBER 21, 2020
SUBJECT: BEACH EDINGER CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN—CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW
PROCESS FOR ALCOHOL PERMITS
BACKGROUND
The Beach Edinger Corridor Specific Plan (BECSP) currently requires that all eating establishments
(restaurants) which want to serve alcohol participate in a public hearing at the level of the
Planning Commission. During my eight years on the Planning Commission, I cannot recall a time
when consideration of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for alcohol services in the BECSP required
more than a pro-forma meeting.
Given that the review of these types of permits at the Planning Commission level adds time (both
in staff time and length of review) and cost that are unnecessarily burdening our businesses in
the community, I am requesting that the City Council direct staff to coordinate a process through
which Section 2.2.1 (1)(d) of the BECSP would be amended to lower the level of review required
for CUPs for alcohol service,from the Planning Commission to the Zoning Administrator. Further,
I would like to request that staff concurrently address and clarify the entitlement process for
retail markets as it relates to alcohol sale CUPs.
It should be noted that all actions of the Zoning Administrator are appealable to the Planning
Commission and that the Planning Commission will review this HBZSO/BECSP amendment before
it returns to City Council for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
I recommend that the City Council direct staff to draft the necessary amendments to adjust
Section 2.2.1 (1)(d) of the BECSP to lower the level of review from the Planning Commission to
the Zoning Administrator for all CUPs for alcohol service, and that staff concurrently clarify the
entitlement process for retail markets as it relates to alcohol sales CUPs.
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