Public hearing for a two-year extension of a Live/Work development project.

CITY OF COSTA MESA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Costa 
Mesa Planning Commission will hold a 
public hearing at City Hall Council 
Chambers, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, 
California and virtual locations on Monday, 
March 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM, or soon 
thereafter, to consider the following item:
Application No.: PA-22-30
Applicant/Agent: BuildGroup Properties, 
LLC.
Site Address: 1711-1719 Pomona Avenue
Zone: General Industrial (MG)
Description: A request for a two-year 
extension of time for PS-22-30, a Master Plan 
for an eight unit Live/Work development 
which was approved September 11, 2023. On 
August 13, 2025, the Economic and 
Development Services Director approved a 
180-day extension to March 17, 2026. If 
approved, the permit would be extended to 
March 17, 2028.
Environmental Determination: On 
September 11, 2023 the Planning 
Commission determined that the project is 
categorically exempt from the provisions of 
the California Environmental Quality Act 
(CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 
(Class 32), In-Fill Development. The extended 
approval will not result in new significant 
environmental effects and the project 
remains consistent with the original 
approval.
Additional Information: For more 
information, call (714) 754-5245, or 
emailplanninginfo@costamesaca.gov. . 
Planning Division staff are available from 
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through 
Thursday and alternating Fridays, except 
specified holidays. All interested parties may 
submit comments to the Planning 
Commission in regard to this application. 
Please refer to the Planning Commission 
meeting agenda for instructions regarding 
how to participate in the meeting. The 
Planning Commission meeting agenda and 
staff report will be posted online 72 hours 
prior to the meeting at: 
https://costamesa.legistar.com/Calendar.asp
x. Members of the public may submit 
comments via email to 
PCPublicComments@costamesaca.gov. 
Comments received by 12:00 PM on the date 
of the meeting will be provided to the 
Planning Commission, made available to the 
public, and will be part of the meeting 
record. Any written communications, 
photos, PowerPoints or other materials for 
distribution to the Planning Commission 
must be 10 pages or less and submitted to 
the City NO LATER THAN 12:00 PM on the 
day of the hearing via email or submitted to 
the Planning Department on a flash drive, or 
mailed to the Planning Department. All 
materials, pictures, PowerPoints, and videos 
submitted for display at a public meeting 
must be previously reviewed by staff to 
verify appropriateness for general audiences. 
No links to YouTube videos or other 
streaming services will be accepted. A direct 
video file will need to be emailed to staff 
prior to each meeting in order to minimize 
complications and to play the video without 
delay. The video must be one of the 
following formats: .mp4, .mov, or .wmv. Only 
one file may be included per speaker for 
public comments. Please note that materials 
submitted by the public that are deemed 
appropriate for general audiences will not 
be redacted in any way and will be posted 
online as submitted, including any personal 
contact information. If you challenge this 
project in court, you may be limited to raising 
only those issues you, or someone else raised, 
during the public hearing or in written 
correspondence submitted to the City, during 
or prior to, the public hearing.