TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Community Development Director
Adam Finestone, AICP, Planning Manager
Elizabeth Yee, Contract Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Code Text in Title 10, Part V, Chapter 10.86 (Historic Preservation) of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (Community Development Director Mirzakhanian).
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 23-0010
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 23-0010 to update Chapter 10.86 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code related to historic preservation.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The fiscal implications associated with this item are limited to expenditure of staff time in drafting the staff report and the proposed amendments. Costs associated with any future application processing would be off-set by cost recovery fees.
BACKGROUND:
On October 17, 2023, after conducting a public hearing, the City Council voted 5-0 to introduce Ordinance No. 23-0010 (Municipal Code Amendment) to amend Chapter 10.86 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code related to historic preservation. The amendment is intended primarily to clarify that owner authorization is required for any historic preservation designation related to their property.
DISCUSSION:
Ordinance No. 23-0010 will repeal and replace the existing Historic Preservation chapter of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code. Consistent with prior City Council direction, the primary purpose of the code amendment is to clarify that owner authorization is required for any historic preservation action related to their property.
Two comments were made during the City Council public hearing conducted on October 17, 2023; one asking for clarification on the difference between the Code as it exists today and the proposed amendment; the other expressing an opinion that 45 years is too young for a property to be considered historic. The Council discussed the proposed amendment, asking staff questions regarding:
- Changes between the existing code and the proposed amendment
- Ability to rescind a property’s historic landmark designation
With the City Council unanimously voting to introduce the ordinance on October 17, staff recommends that the City Council waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. No. 23-0010 to amend Chapter 10.86 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code related to historic preservation.
PUBLIC OUTREACH:
After reviewing the matter, staff concluded that public outreach was not required for the second reading of this ordinance.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The proposed zoning text amendment is exempt from environmental review under CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations§§ 15000, et seq.). This Ordinance is not subject to CEQA because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, thus, the Ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has approved as to form the ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance No. 23-0010
2. Staff Report - October 17, 2023