City Council

a. PUBLIC HEARING - ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 24-01\nESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIFIC PLAN FOR THE COURTYARD\nCONSISTING OF EIGHT DETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS AT 1933\nTHROUGH 1939 TEMPLE AVENUE\nSummary:\nThe applicant, Guy Alexander, as agent for Signal Ventures, LLC, is requesting\nto demolish three existing garage/storage structures on a narrow,\nunderdeveloped, infill site which is surrounded on three sides by three-story\ncondominiums, and construct eight detached single-family dwellings on eight\nsmall single-family lots. The site is 0.59 acres and is located on the west side of\nTemple Avenue between East 19th and East 20th Streets at 1933-1939 Temple\nAvenue. A similar residential project under a different applicant was previously\ndenied by the City Council due to the project exceeding height standards and\nimpacting views pursuant to the City’s View Policy. The current project has\nbeen redesigned to reduce heights to below the maximums allowed by the City\nMunicipal Code, to eliminate Primary and Secondary view impacts identified in\nthe City View Policy, and to further reduce view and privacy impacts to the\nsatisfaction of previously concerned adjacent residents.\nForm of Notice: Form of Notice: Notice was published in the Signal Tribune\nnewspaper per Government Code §65091(a)(4) on November 1, 2024; and was\nposted in accordance with Signal Hill Municipal Code Section 1.08.010 on or\nbefore November 1, 2024.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 3 Economic and Downtown Development: Improve the local\neconomy, support local businesses, and create a vibrant\ndowntown core.\nRecommendations:\n1. Adopt the resolution, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, ADOPTING INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE\nDECLARATION (SCH 2024100062) AND APPROVING A MITIGATION\nMONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, RELATIVE TO ZONING\nORDINANCE AMENDMENT 24-01, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 74232, AND\nSITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW 24-01, FOR THE COURTYARD\nSPECIFIC PLAN (SP-21)\n2. Introduce the ordinance, entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 24-01,\nAMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO CHANGE AN\nAPPROXIMATE 0.59-ACRE SITE AT 1933 THROUGH 1939 TEMPLE\nAVENUE FROM RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY (RH) TO THE\nCOURTYARD SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-21) AND ADDING CHAPTER 20.28,\nTHE COURTYARD SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-21) TO THE SIGNAL HILL\nMUNICIPAL CODE AND ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS\nFOR THE SITE