TO:
Honorable Parking and Public Improvements Commission Chair and Commissioners
THROUGH:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
FROM:
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Discussion of Dune Section Public Parking Pad Policy (continued from the December 4, 2025 PPIC meeting)
Discuss and Provide Direction
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Commission continue discussing the current public and private use of parking pads within the public right-of-way (ROW) in the Dune Section, hear public testimony, and provide direction to staff to modify or establish new regulations related to the identification and enforcement of public and private parking spaces within the public ROW.
BACKGROUND:
Private Use of the Public Right-of-Way
In 1972, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1304, which established procedures in Chapter 7.36 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) for regulating privately constructed encroachments in the public right-of-way (ROW). At that time, the City Council also adopted a separate set of "Encroachment Design Guidelines" that were intended to assist permit applicants in securing approval of encroachment permits from the Public Works Department. On December 21, 1999, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1552, which changed the title of Chapter 7.36 to "Encroachment Standards" and added regulatory language, meaning that any variation to the standards would require City Council approval, with prior review by the Parking and Public Improvements Commission (PPIC).
As part of the 2000-2001 City Council Work Plan, staff was directed to review and codify existing encroachment permit standards for private improvements in the ROW. An ordinance was drafted to replace Chapter 7.36 and presented to the PPIC on May 23, 2002 (See Attachment), July 25, 2002, and September 26, 2002 (See Attachment), with public participation and feedback. The proposed...
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