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Staff outlines proposed convex-lot (building-height) guidance; appeal targeted for March
Summary
Community development staff presented proposed policy guidance defining when a convex-lot determination applies (staff cited a >10% slope threshold and focus on natural/unaltered grade); the director intends a policy-level, director's determination with appeals to the planning commission and an appeal scheduled for March.
Community development staff updated the Hermosa Beach Planning Commission on proposed guidance for convex-lot building-height determinations, explaining the rule's origins and recommending a clearer, director-level policy so applicants and staff have consistent expectations.
Director Becker and assistant planner Didi Tran summarized the code history dating to a 1994 staff report and ordinance. Tran said convex-lot determinations were intended for "those properties where the…
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