City Council

8A.\nDE NOVO APPEAL HEARING OF PUBLIC HEARING PROJECT (PHP)\n25-323, HANSON HOTEL, A REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A 61-ROOM\nBOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH ROOFTOP\nRESTAURANT, CAFÉS,\nSUBTERRANEAN PARKING, AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS, AND\nFINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nDe Novo Public Hearing to consider a development request for the Hanson\nHotel, Public Hearing Project (PHP) 25-323, which was approved by the\nPlanning Commission on August 20, 2025, and subsequently appealed to\nthe City Council by a member of the public. The Project includes the\ndevelopment of a three-story, 61 room hotel, with a third-floor rooftop\nrestaurant and bar, two cafes, pool with a bar and restaurant, and a two-level\nsubterranean parking structure with site improvements including walls,\nhardscape, landscaping, pedestrian improvements, improvements in the City\nright-of-way, outdoor seating for the restaurants and cafes, amplified music,\nand full range alcohol service (Type 47 License). The Project is located on a\nvacant lot at 1801 N. El Camino Real, which is within North Beach/North El\nCamino Real Focus Area and Gateway in the Mixed Use 1 (MU1) zoning\ndesignation. The site is also within the Central Business (CB) District,\nArchitectural (A) Overlay, and Coastal Overlay (MU1-A-CB-CZ).\nStaff Recommendation\nContinue the public hearing, to a date uncertain, to consider the appeal of\nPublic Hearing Project (PHP) 25-323, Hanson Hotel, to allow staff the time to\ncomplete the environmental analysis necessary to fully respond to the issues\nraised in the appeal.