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dministrative record Wednesday, and commissioners subsequently voted on two contested consent-calendar resolutions with split votes and several abstentions.

Terry Raines told the commission that staff had failed to respond to an email about the minutes and that vote tallies and recusal handling in recent actions were incorrect. “The vote tally for 8.3 is wrong. It should be motion to deny, carry 3-1, not 1-3,” Raines said. He also said Commissioner Hamadi had recused himself after staff\fonducted a presentation and that a map provided to staff incorrectly showed Hamadi
s within 500 feet of an indoor pickleball project; Raines said he emailed radius maps showing Hamadi\roes not live within 500 feet.

Raines also argued staff had backdated resolutions that memorialize commission action, citing draft resolutions that said they were “denied and adopted this second day of April 2025” and noting the attestations incorrectly certified adoption dates. “You can\u0000not legally change the record of official commission action, even if it was an error,” Raines said.

On the consent calendar, the commission considered item 7.2 (two resolutions tied to case numbers 2024-20220 and 2024-0176). Commissioner Anderson moved to approve item 7.2; the motion was seconded and carried 3-2 after roll call. The transcript indicates Commissioner Wolbert and Commissioner Tran recorded abstentions; Commissioners Anderson, Vice Chair Buoy and Chair Marty voted in favor. The commission then considered item 7.3, a resolution of denial that staff said was needed to memorialize a prior denied action in the record. Chair Hamadi moved to approve item 7.3, seconded by Vice Chair Bowie; during roll call the motion failed, with the final tally recorded as 1-4 (Hamadi in favor; Vice Chair Bowie and other commissioners opposed or abstained as reflected in the transcript).

Commissioners and staff spent time clarifying procedure for consent-calendar items — whether the commission would vote as a block or take items separately — and whether individually pulled consent items require a second. Staff told the commission it would work with the city attorney to determine how to forward denials or recommendations to city council if the commission lacked a properly approved resolution to transmit.

Separately, during discussion about the H Mart CUP, Raines again pointed to inconsistent numbers of police conditions across CUPs and asked that staff renumber conditions so enforcement citations cite correct item numbers. Staff responded the split in numbering reflects different sources for conditions and is not considered a substantive enforcement problem, but staff agreed to address formatting and numbering concerns.

Staff also announced they would pull the minutes for the current meeting and defer finalization to the next meeting. The transcript shows the commission acknowledged concerns and asked staff to coordinate with the city attorney on recordkeeping and appeal/transmittal language.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","WM_Planning Commission Meeting_5-7-2025","oneSentenceSummary","A public commenter challenged the accuracy and legality of previously prepared resolutions and vote tallies; the planning commission heard the complaint, approved a consent calendar item (7.2) and voted down a resolution of denial (7.3) while commissioners expressed confusion about consent-calendar procedure.","taxTitle","Westminster, Orange County, California","taxId",4241,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6034816,"Commission initiates amendment to industrial zoning uses in M1 and M2, 5-0",259,2469000,2728000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5110756-15588df915ce355cb7b0ff32012a3fb4&start=2469&end=2728","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5110756-15588df915ce355cb7b0ff32012a3fb4/thumbnail_2469000.jpg","/articles/6034816/Westminster/Orange-County/California/Commission-initiates-amendment-to-industrial-zoning-uses-in-M1-and-M2-5-0","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6034816-7a3b7240ff01f854148bd0fcb375feb4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184981&Signature=ARZwxO9x7-gEiowNCKE~8s8CVGGJeblr5v4QqLoiEqAIOkNqzFCbl2Hos3883bO~5~LjRwTfuYEvzj77rWdwylOx2m2p8HUp6t885~ubDBSZeSDUu519UzL19VZ1sOzPXH2lbdi9tEJtgkQc-Ab5Zj7~s6jTuHRrtfDaCqN8knb3AKqOZVtASYKR-Ca7tVpLUoLnDgLk5aRaZ~8yXVZ3pzSQaT7i~6~uAb7viAbHn~TepL1LmftCxAiWZpsKcu5LJKLZxm5bmjAnT~NGxMoscg8DCda9ZYxvEAinwgHUva12ghTRE4MyOsIFwmlJJ3WFprfWwtE6e7Ps52aQvJO0Jg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westminster Planning Commission voted 5-0 to initiate a zoning code amendment to chapter 17.23 of the Westminster Municipal Code to update permitted and conditionally permitted uses in the city’s M1 and M2 industrial zones.

Staff told the commission the amendment is meant to clarify which manufacturing uses are allowed, to re-evaluate storage facilities that are currently permitted by right, and to correct typographical or legal inconsistencies in the use tables. “We\u0000want to protect our limited industrial base and make sure the uses that go in are fitting for the city and benefit the city,” a staff member told the commission.

The item will return to the planning commission for a full recommendation before it proceeds to city council. Staff said the next draft will show deleted and added text with strikeouts and highlights so commissioners can review specific changes. The commission voted to recommend adoption of a resolution of intention (Resolution 2025-011) initiating the amendment; roll-call on the motion was unanimous.

During discussion, commissioners asked whether the amendment would allow residential or mixed-use in industrial zones; staff responded the current effort is limited to cleaning up industrial uses and is not proposing residential. Staff also said any proposed changes will be reviewed for conformity with state law before a formal recommendation.

If approved by the planning commission and city council, the amendment would alter the city\fode’s use table for M1 and M2 zones and would be followed by the standard public-notice and public-hearing process.","The planning commission voted unanimously to initiate a zoning code amendment to Westminster Municipal Code section 17.23 to clarify permitted and conditionally permitted uses in M1 (light industrial) and M2 (medium industrial) zones and to return a draft for public review and recommendation.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6034820,"Planning commission backs H Mart permit and alcohol license with conditions, 5-0",265,1328000,1593000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5110756-15588df915ce355cb7b0ff32012a3fb4&start=1328&end=1593","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5110756-15588df915ce355cb7b0ff32012a3fb4/thumbnail_1328000.jpg","/articles/6034820/Westminster/Orange-County/California/Planning-commission-backs-H-Mart-permit-and-alcohol-license-with-conditions-5-0","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6034820-73c7a6c84e95ac2073a22d4d27978ff1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184981&Signature=bUokSdD~KESWo1xPQXQjaPrqCWDLX1sjZj4ZB3b0GZcXFCr74uwIXpDNNokGmrM0am8oj1g3iGjcxBnC1-NKksOYg1zp6plQzNBWVnTYmOL1tX8-KJN065S6epmZfJefl~v53nP-3kxQQSgZUo8rbxBV0OwkrNoYuLRdrVshuao60nryW-momFGWETMJlfwcIICfVERILO9blvzgBf9zI0sbZf7MtWT9hx7xBaSZAk8lgG~b4vq91RwyO~IXqGlRvBvL~EVFBkvXhEnBTNnWj7qXrj3MZrYa7Wp~SAvyqf9PZg6YDFTTwP~UYNGb0CO0M3mKDD7LgljEmSVyXz12MA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westminster Planning Commission voted 5-0 Wednesday to recommend approval of a conditional-use permit and a Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN) finding for H Mart at 16450 Beach Boulevard to operate with an off-sale Type 21 ABC license.

Staff presented the request as a planning case (2024-0303) for a 69,445-square-foot specialty supermarket to occupy a vacant unit at Pavilion Place Shopping Center. Associate Planner Zara Vrengba told commissioners the site sits in a C-2 general business zone adjacent to an elementary school site and that the previous supermarket’s alcohol license had lapsed due to more than one year of inactivity. “Staff recommends that the planning commission approve planning case number 2024-0303 and make [the] convenience determination for [the] alcohol license subject to recommended conditions of approval in the draft resolution,” Vrengba said.

Vrengba said Westminster Police Department (WPD) records show about 550 incidents in the center’s parking areas, largely petty theft and vehicle burglaries, and that the center contracts private security. The staff presentation also noted that there are currently 11 active off-sale ABC licenses in the subject census tract; if approved H Mart would be the 12th. Vrengba said ABC’s census-tract formula commonly yields higher counts in predominantly commercial tracts because retail clusters are grouped together.

Applicant representative Will Nieves told commissioners H Mart operates more than 80 stores nationally and emphasized the proposed store’s size and hours. “We’re only proposing hours of operation from 8 a.m. till 10 p.m. daily. This will eliminate the late night problems that most markets have,” Nieves said. He also said the supermarket would maintain private security and that the shopping center provides 24/7 roving security.

During public comment, Terry Raines urged approval of the CUP and PCN but criticized inconsistencies in condition numbering and the city’s census-tract calculations. Raines said the planning documents list fewer police conditions for this application than for recent convenience-store cases and questioned how the city computes saturation limits.

Commissioner discussion led to a substitute motion that removed an explicit “WPD standards” label from police-related conditions and renumbered the police conditions as sequential items in the resolution. The substitute motion — approval of the CUP and PCN with the renumbered conditions and installation of cameras — passed on roll call, 5-0.

Under commission procedure, the decision becomes effective 15 days after the notice of decision. Associate Planner Vrengba noted an appeal of the commission’s action may be filed in writing with the city clerk within that 15-day period. At the hearing, the applicant estimated the store would open in about two months and said staff would be informed before opening.","Westminster Planning Commission voted 5-0 to approve a conditional-use permit and a Public Convenience or Necessity finding that would allow H Mart at 16450 Beach Boulevard to hold a Type 21 off-sale alcohol license, subject to conditions including camera installation and renumbering of conditions.","actionData","errors"]

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