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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION HELLMAN SOLAR PV ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROJECT Public Review Period: July 24, 2025 – September 19, 2025 This serves as the City of Seal Beach's Notice of Intent to adopt an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Hellman Solar PV Electrical System Project prepared in accordance with then California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), CEQA Guidelines, and local implementation procedures. Project Title: Hellman Solar PV Electrical System Project Project Location: City of Seal Beach, Hellman Ranch Oil and Gas Production Facility (OGPF), 1 Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach, CA 90740 (just east of First Street). Project Description: The proposed Project would consist of the installation and operation of a 1.5 megawatt (MW) fixed-tilt ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) system. This system would interconnect with the Hellman Property's electrical infrastructure and operate in parallel with the utility grid to provide sustainable clean energy in support of the facilities operations. The proposed Project would include three separate solar arrays, consisting of a total of 56 solar tables, which would be comprised of 3,100 solar panels. The proposed PV system would cover approximately 2.66 acres on the north edge of the existing Hellman Ranch Oil and Gas Production Facility. Public Review and Comment Period: The public review period starts on Thursday, July 24, 2025, and ends on Friday, September 19, 2025 at 5:00 P.M. Please send your comments, with your name and address, to: Shaun Temple, Interim Community Development Director, City of Seal Beach, Community Development Department, 211 Eighth Street, Seal Beach, CA 90740 or via e-mail to: stemple@sealbeachca.gov. The following documents are available for review:
PUBLIC REVIEW (NOTICE OF AVAILABLITY) OF A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (DEIR)HOUSING ELEMENT AND REZONING PROGRAM Public Review Period: May 9, 2025 – June 23, 2025 Notice is hereby given by the Community Development Department of the City of Seal Beach that a draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) has been prepared for the Housing Element and Zoning Code Updates Project. The DEIR will be available for public review and comment for 45 days commencing Friday, May 9, 2025, and ending Monday, June 23, 2025. The City of Seal Beach is the lead agency for the preparation of this DEIR. The purpose of this notice is to (1) serve as a Notice of Availability (NOA) of a DEIR pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15087 and (2) advise and solicit comments regarding the content of the DEIR. Project Description: The Project is the City's Housing Element Update and its resulting zoning code update and rezoning program. The Housing Element Update identifies Housing Opportunity Sites throughout the city that have the potential for providing additional housing to meet the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). The sites are broken into two categories: (a) underutilized sites that do not require zoning code changes and (b) sites where zoning modifications are proposed because the current capacity of these underutilized sites is not sufficient to fully accommodate the RHNA in all income categories. In addition, the sites inventory also identifies the Main Street Program, ADUs, and the Old Ranch Country Club Pipeline Project in its Housing Element Update. The following documents are available for review:
Written comments must be submitted by 5:00 P.M. Monday, June 23, 2025 to: City of Seal Beach, Community Development Department 211 Eighth Street Seal Beach, California 90740 planning@sealbeachca.gov