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Planning Commission approves Redondo Circle project

Huntington BeachApr 28, 20264 min read

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The Planning Commission approved the Redondo Circle Industrial Project, allowing two industrial warehouse buildings at 7600 Redondo Circle with conditions that limit nighttime truck activity and require mitigation measures for environmental and neighborhood impacts.

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The commission approved a plan to replace an existing lumber yard at 7600 Redondo Circle with two warehouse buildings totaling 185,912 square feet. The approval includes conditions meant to reduce neighborhood impacts, such as limits on nighttime truck traffic, truck idling, on-site circulation, noise handling, and landscaping improvements. The project also received environmental mitigation measures, including bird nesting surveys and construction timing precautions where feasible.

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Approved Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 24-002 with findings and mitigation measures.
Approved Conditional Use Permit No. 24-011 with conditions of approval, including a 50% reduction of trucks per building per hour at night.
Required updated site plan details, including 192 parking spaces, a nine-foot masonry block wall on the southern and eastern edges, and additional landscaping.
Limited warehouse vehicle parking to the site, prohibited use of surrounding residential streets, and restricted truck activity between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM.
Required environmental precautions for nesting birds before grading or site-preparation work begins.

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Apr 28, 2026, 6:00 PMCivic Center, Council Chamberscompleted

Agenda

6:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: McGee, Babineau, Bush, Thienes, Palmer, Goldberg, Clifford
PUBLIC COMMENTS
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
APPEAL OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 24-011/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 24-002 (REDONDO CIRCLE INDUSTRIAL PROJECT) REQUEST: CUP: To remove an existing lumber yard and all associated site improvements and construct two industrial warehouse buildings, approximately 40 ft. high, totaling 185,912 sq. ft., with each building containing two office/mezzanine floor units and a truck loading dock on an approximately 9.59-acre site. MND: To analyze the potential environmental impacts associated with the project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). LOCATION: 7600 Redondo Circle, 92648 (at the terminus of Redondo Cir.)
ZONING MAP AMENDMENT NO. 19-001/TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 16295/CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 19-003 (PEARCE AND GREEN CONDOS) REQUEST: ZMA: To rescind Precise Plan of Street Alignment No. 80-1 to remove existing paper streets over existing private easements. TTM: To permit a one-lot subdivision of an approximately 1.23-acre lot for condominium purposes. CUP: To permit the development of 18 attached, three-story residential condominiums at 33 feet in height, and the construction of 6 ft.-6 in. high walls within the 15-foot front yard setback for private yards along Pearce Drive. LOCATION: 4861 Pearce Drive, 92649 (northwest corner of Pearce Dr. and Green Ln.)
CONSENT CALENDAR - None
NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - None
PLANNING ITEMS
PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission is Tuesday, May 12, 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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APPEAL OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 24-011/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 24-002 (REDONDO CIRCLE INDUSTRIAL PROJECT) REQUEST: CUP: To remove an existing lumber yard and all associated site improvements and construct two industrial warehouse buildings, approximately 40 ft. high, totaling 185,912 sq. ft., with each building containing two office/mezzanine floor units and a truck loading dock on an approximately 9.59-acre site. MND: To analyze the potential environmental impacts associated with the project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). LOCATION: 7600 Redondo Circle, 92648 (at the terminus of Redondo Cir.)
APPEAL OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 24-011/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 24-002 (REDONDO CIRCLE INDUSTRIAL PROJECT) REQUEST: CUP: To remove an existing lumber yard and all associated site improvements and construct two industrial warehouse buildings, approximately 40 ft. high, totaling 185,912 sq. ft., with each building containing two office/mezzanine floor units and a truck loading dock on an approximately 9.59-acre site. MND: To analyze the potential environmental impacts associated with the project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). LOCATION: 7600 Redondo Circle, 92648 (at the terminus of Redondo Cir.)

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Agendahttps://huntingtonbeach.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1381692&GUID=EBD56446-6E74-41EC-A3FB-0511338F91A4&G=E44B7601-4B58-4055-97F2-CA6D6CA860B6
Agendahttps://huntingtonbeach.legistar1.com/huntingtonbeach/meetings/2026/4/4070_A_Planning_Commission_26-04-28_Meeting_Agenda.pdf
Minuteshttps://huntingtonbeach.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1381692&GUID=EBD56446-6E74-41EC-A3FB-0511338F91A4&G=E44B7601-4B58-4055-97F2-CA6D6CA860B6

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