City Council

a. PUBLIC HEARING - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 23-01 TO OPERATE THE\nLONG BEACH FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION CORPORATION LOCAL 372\nAS DEFINED BY THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE AND TO ALLOW\nLIMITED LARGE EVENTS AND USE OF THE ADJACENT CITY PARKING LOT\nPURSUANT TO AN EXECUTED LICENSE AGREEMENT AND FINDING THAT\nSAID ACTION IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA\nGUIDELINES SECTION 15301\nSummary:\nForm of Notice: Notice was published in the Signal Tribune newspaper per\nGovernment Code §65091(a)(4) on July 14, 2023; mailed to property owners\nand residents within a 300’ radius of the subject site on July 14, 2023; mailed to\nproperty owners and residents on North Legion Drive and on the north side of\nEast Hill Street between North Legion Drive and Rose Avenue on July 14, 2023;\nand posted in accordance with Signal Hill Municipal Code (SHMC) Section\n1.08.010 at City Hall, Signal Hill Library, Reservoir Park, and Discovery Well\nPark on July 14, 2023.\nKevin Scott, the authorized agent on behalf of the property owner, the Long\nBeach Firefighters’ Association Corporation Local 372 (LBFFA), is requesting a\nConditional Use Permit to operate a club as defined by SHMC Section\n20.04.153, to include holding events at its existing offices at 2201 Cherry\nAvenue as allowed in the Commercial Residential (CR) zoning district.\nRecommendations:\n1. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit 23-01, to allow\noperation of a club with associated, limited large events, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 23-01, A\nREQUEST TO OPERATE A CLUB, AS DEFINED BY THE SIGNAL HILL\nMUNICIPAL CODE, AND TO ALLOW A LIMITED NUMBER OF LARGE\nEVENTS AND THE USE OF THE ADJACENT CITY PARKING LOT\nPURSUANT TO AN EXECUTED LICENSE AGREEMENT AT 2201\nCHERRY AVENUE IN THE COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL (CR) ZONING\nDISTRICT AND FINDING THAT SAID ACTION IS CATEGORICALLY\nEXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\n(CEQA) PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15301\n2. Adopt a resolution approving the Parking License Agreement between the\nCity of Signal Hill and the LBFFA, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A\nPARKING LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL\nAND THE LONG BEACH FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION ALLOWING\nNON-EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED, AND CONDITIONAL USE OF THE CITY\nPARKING LOTS AT 1919 EAST HILL STREET AND FINDING THAT SAID\nACTION IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA\nGUIDELINES SECTION 15301