The Hermosa Beach City Planning Commission on Oct. 21 approved entitlements for two detached condominium buildings at 620 Eleventh Street, allowing the demolition of an existing single‑family house and construction of two condominium units on a 4,258‑square‑foot lot.

Associate Planner Jake Whitney presented the staff report. Whitney said the project would replace the 1939 single‑family residence with two detached units and yield a net increase of one dwelling unit. Unit 1 would be about 2,830 square feet and sit toward the front of the lot; Unit 2 would be about 2,862 square feet in the rear. Each unit includes two enclosed garage spaces and the project provides an additional guest parking space adjacent to Unit 2’s garage. Whitney said the project meets R‑2 development standards for lot area per unit, height (30 feet maximum), lot coverage (proposed 63.5%), setbacks, parking, open space and condominium standards.

The project was previously entitled in 2021 but those approvals expired; the applicant returned seeking reapproval. Staff determined the project qualified for a Class 3 categorical exemption under CEQA for new construction, and no public comments had been received at the time of the report. Applicant representative Stacy Strauss of Saror and Associates spoke in support and said the design is code‑compliant and will increase home‑ownership opportunities.

Commissioners asked about street parking and garage use; the applicant said the condominium code requires two enclosed parking spaces per unit plus one guest space and that the project does not reduce on‑street spaces. Commissioner comments were supportive; the commission adopted the draft resolution approving Conditional Use Permit 25‑08, Precise Development Plan 25‑06 and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 84716 by a 5‑0 vote.

The approval is subject to the conditions of approval in the draft resolution and the project file is available from the Community Development Department under Case No. 25‑CDD‑146.