Hermosa Beach Announces Community Meetings On PLAN Hermosa's Environmental Report

HERMOSA BEACH, CA – The city of Hermosa Beach announces the release of the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) evaluating the potential physical impacts to the environment from the implementation of the proposed policies and actions contained within the Public Review Draft of PLAN Hermosa and announces upcoming meetings with the Planning Commission and City Council.

The Final EIR for PLAN Hermosa (State Clearinghouse # 2015081009) responds to comments submitted by the community, tribal organizations, and local or state agencies and identifies changes to the EIR based upon the submitted comments. The Draft EIR was made available in October 2016, and public comments were accepted during a 70-day review period running through Ja. 5, 2017.

The City’s outreach regarding Plan Hermosa started in July 2013, more than three and a half years ago. The Hermosa Beach community has participated in the development and refinement of PLAN Hermosa through many avenues, including 19 City Council/commission meetings (including Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, Public Works Commission, and Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission), five community workshops, three educational series sessions, two citywide mailings, an online engagement opportunity, walking tours, and numerous press releases and reports in local papers about the process. Click here for more details:

REVIEW THE FINAL EIR DOCUMENT

• Review all of the PLAN Hermosa draft documents, including the Final EIR, online at http://www.hermosabch.org/inde...
• A hard copy of the PLAN Hermosa draft and Final EIR are available for review at: Hermosa Beach Community Development Department, Police Department, Library, and Community Center.

ATTEND AN UPCOMING MEETING

As the Planning Commission and City Council work toward reviewing, refining, and adopting PLAN Hermosa, the City is encouraging the community to provide input at the following upcoming meetings:

• The Planning Commission will be conducting a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 to make its recommendation to the City Council regarding PLAN Hermosa and the associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
• Following Planning Commission recommendation, the City Council will begin reviewing PLAN Hermosa and the associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR) at a special study session on Wednesday March 22, 2017. The City Council will not be making a final decision on PLAN Hermosa at this meeting, but at a later regularly scheduled meeting.

Both meetings will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall located at 1315 Valley Drive.

PROVIDE YOUR INPUT

If you are unable to attend, you may submit comments to generalplan@hermosabch.org and view the meeting online: http://www.hermosabch.org/index.aspx?page=358.

Cable streaming is also available on Time Warner Ch. 8 and Verizon FIOS / Frontier channel 31. You can also email the Planning Commission at PlanningCommission@Hermosabch.org and the City Council at citycouncil@hermosabch.org.

Any comments submitted will be provided to the Planning Commission and City Council and posted on the City’s website.

-- News release from the city of Hermosa Beach. Patch file photo