City Council

8A. DE NOVO APPEAL HEARING OF PUBLIC HEARING PROJECT (PHP) 25-323, HANSON HOTEL, A REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A 61-ROOM BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH ROOFTOP RESTAURANT, CAFÉS, SUBTERRANEAN PARKING, AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT De Novo Public Hearing to consider a development request for the Hanson Hotel, Public Hearing Project (PHP) 25-323, which was approved by the Planning Commission on August 20, 2025, and subsequently appealed to the City Council by a member of the public. The Project includes the development of a three-story, 61 room hotel, with a third-floor rooftop restaurant and bar, two cafes, pool with a bar and restaurant, and a two-level subterranean parking structure with site improvements including walls, hardscape, landscaping, pedestrian improvements, improvements in the City right-of-way, outdoor seating for the restaurants and cafes, amplified music, and full range alcohol service (Type 47 License). The Project is located on a vacant lot at 1801 N. El Camino Real, which is within North Beach/North El Camino Real Focus Area and Gateway in the Mixed Use 1 (MU1) zoning designation. The site is also within the Central Business (CB) District, Architectural (A) Overlay, and Coastal Overlay (MU1-A-CB-CZ). Staff Recommendation Continue the public hearing, to a date uncertain, to consider the appeal of Public Hearing Project (PHP) 25-323, Hanson Hotel, to allow staff the time to complete the environmental analysis necessary to fully respond to the issues raised in the appeal.