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Planning Commission approves recommendation for Hansen Hotel at 1801 N. El Camino Real
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to approve the Hansen Hotel project — a 61‑room boutique hotel with a rooftop restaurant and 25% affordable overnight accommodations — and recommended final approvals and CEQA determinations to City Council. Staff and the applicant incorporated Coastal Commission feedback on views and affordability before the vote.
The Planning Commission voted on Aug. 20 to approve staff’s recommendation and forward the Hansen Hotel project at 1801 North El Camino Real to City Council with findings and CEQA documentation.
Project summary: the application proposes a 61‑room boutique hotel with a rooftop restaurant and terrace, two ground‑level cafés, guest amenities and two subterranean parking levels providing 104 spaces (three spaces more than required by code). As part of pre‑application coordination with the California Coastal Commission, the applicant increased the room count and committed 25% of…
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