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Planning Commission approves Magnolia Coast project

Huntington BeachJan 27, 20262 min read

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The Planning Commission approved Tentative Tract Map No. 19331, Conditional Use Permit No. 25-005, and Coastal Development Permit No. 25-003 for the Magnolia Coast project at 21845 Magnolia Street, allowing a 29-acre site to be subdivided and major grading and infrastructure work to move forward.

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The commission signed off on a project that will split a 29-acre site into multiple lots and allow grading, retaining walls, and street and utility improvements. The plan includes about 133,425 cubic yards of imported soil and a retaining wall up to ten feet tall topped with another seven-foot wall along the north property line. The commission also found the project consistent with the previously certified environmental review, so no new environmental report was required for this action.

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Approved Tentative Tract Map No. 19331, Conditional Use Permit No. 25-005, and Coastal Development Permit No. 25-003 for the Magnolia Coast project.
Found the project consistent with Environmental Impact Report No. 17-001 and determined no new EIR or MND was required.
Approved the project with suggested findings and conditions after no one spoke during the public hearing.
Elected Brett Bush as 2025 Planning Commission Chair and Ken Babineau as 2025 Planning Commission Vice Chair.

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Jan 27, 2026, 6:00 PMCivic Center, Council Chamberscompleted

Agenda

6:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Pellman, Bush, Thienes, Babineau, McGee, Palmer, Goldberg
PUBLIC COMMENTS
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
CODE OF ETHICS (ANNUAL REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT)
PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
PLANNING COMMISSION ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP (TTM) NO. 19331/CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) NO. 25-005/COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT (CDP) NO. 25-003 (MAGNOLIA COAST) REQUEST: TTM: To subdivide a 29-acre site into seven lettered lots and six numbered lots. CUP: To grade the site with approximately 133,425 cubic yards of imported soil and construct a retaining wall up to ten feet tall topped with a seven-foot-tall wall along the north property line. CDP: For the proposed subdivision, demolition, grading, walls and to construct all onsite and offsite street and infrastructure improvements. LOCATION: 21845 Magnolia Street, 92646 (West side of Magnolia St. between Pacific Coast Highway and Hamilton Ave.)
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 22-011/COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 22-009 (HUNTINGTON CLUB REMODEL AND BUNGALOWS) REQUEST: To remodel an existing private golf and tennis club facility including removing and replacing a swimming pool, two-story tennis clubhouse building at an overall height of 30 ft.-8 in., parking and landscaping and removing four tennis courts. The request also includes the construction of four single-story detached bungalow structures (ranging from 883 sq. ft. to 1,865 sq. ft.) at an overall height of 17 ft.-3 in. and two loft units (3,036 sq. ft. and 1,173 sq. ft.) proposed on the second floor of the proposed tennis clubhouse for lodging for club members. LOCATION: 6501 Palm Avenue, 92648 (North side of Palm Ave., between Goldenwest St. and Seapoint St.)
CONSENT CALENDAR
Approve Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes Dated November 20, 2025
Approve Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes Dated December 9, 2025
NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
PLANNING ITEMS
PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission is Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers, Civic Center, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California.
INTERNET ACCESS TO PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA AND STAFF REPORT MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS AT http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov
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Public Hearing Procedures
This statement has been prepared to provide a better understanding of the procedures for public hearings before the Planning Commission. Regular meetings of the Planning Commission are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month beginning at 5:00 p.m for a study session and then at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers. Adjourned meetings, special meetings, and Study Sessions may be scheduled at other times. Planning Commission proceedings are governed by the Planning Commission By-Laws, Robert’s Rules of Order and the Brown Act. The following is the typical sequence of events on public hearing items: A. The Chairperson shall announce the item and if the public hearing is open or closed. B. The Planning Commission shall disclose any discussions, conversations, etc., with applicants, applicant’s representatives or property owners. C. The staff report is presented. D. Questions by the Planning Commission concerning the staff report may be answered at this time. E. The public hearing is opened by the Chairperson. F. The applicant or appellant is given an opportunity to address the Commission. Time is not limited but left to the Chairperson’s discretion. G. Public Comments: Staff will call all speakers by name. Please proceed to the podium. Individuals favoring and opposing the proposal are given an opportunity to address the Commission (up to three (3) minutes), or may choose to donate their time to another speaker if the “Request to Speak” form is filled out and given to the Secretary. A speaker who addresses the Commission on behalf of individuals who donate time are allowed a maximum of 12 minutes. Individuals who donate time must be present when the item is being discussed. Please state your name before addressing the Commission. H. The Commission may ask questions of speakers addressing the Commission. I. The public hearing is closed. J. The Commission will deliberate the matter at this time. K. The Commission then acts on the matter by continuing, approving, conditionally approving, or denying the petition.
The Planning Commission receives a staff report packet on the Tuesday preceding the meeting, allowing time to review each case and make further investigations in the field prior to the scheduled meeting. Staff reports are available in the Community Development Department, the Central Library and on the City’s website (www.surfcity-hb.org) anytime on Wednesday preceding the Tuesday Planning Commission meeting. Under the provisions of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance, the action taken by the Planning Commission is final unless an appeal is filed to the City Clerk by you or by an interested party. Said appeal must be accompanied by a filing fee of Two Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty-Five Dollars ($2,855.00) if the appeal is filed by a single-family dwelling property owner appealing the decision on his own property and Four Thousand, Five Hundred and Eighty-Two Dollars ($4,582.00) if the appeal is filed by any other party. The appeal shall be submitted to the City Clerk within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the Planning Commission’s action.
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Approve Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes Dated December 9, 2025
PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS

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