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Huntington Beach City School District

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Maintenance & Operations Building - Approval Update

Posted Date: 05/19/26 (05:00 PM)


We are excited to share a significant milestone with our community. Earlier this month, the Huntington Beach City Council approved the Conditional Use Permit for the District's Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Building on a 4-2-1 vote, with Council Members Andrew Gruel and Chad Williams as the dissenting votes. 

This decision marks the completion of the planning entitlement process, the result of a multi-year effort and an extensive public review that included Design Review Board consideration, Zoning Administrator approval, and Planning Commission approval before reaching the City Council.

This has been a long road, and we are grateful to everyone in our community who spoke up and advocated for our students, staff, and schools. Your voices made a difference.

With entitlement now secured, the project moves forward into final design and Building Department approval, bringing us closer to the day our M&O team has a permanent, proper location to do the critical work that supports every one of our campuses.

For more information on the project, visit the Maintenance & Operations Building Project webpage. The District remains committed to working with our community on this project and will continue to provide updates as they become available.