Hermosa Beach planning commissioners approve three-story mixed-use building at 54 Hermosa Avenue with conditions

Hermosa Beach Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit and precise development plan on July 28 to allow a three‑story mixed‑use building at 54 Hermosa Avenue, voting 5–0 after adding conditions addressing short‑term rental limits and trash storage review.

The commission's decision allows demolition of an existing ~1,200‑square‑foot commercial building and construction of a new three‑story structure containing a 950‑square‑foot ground‑floor retail unit, a single‑family residence with attached two‑car garage and roof deck, and an 813‑square‑foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU) with a roof deck. Staff found the project complies with the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code and recommended a categorical exemption under CEQA Guideline section 15303 (new construction).

Staff contract planner Kanika Pompey told commissioners the 2,340‑square‑foot interior lot is in the Neighborhood Commercial (C‑1) zone and carries a general plan land‑use designation of neighborhood commercial. The site currently has three at‑grade parking stalls and no landscaping; the project proposes no new public landscaping at…