TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Ryan Heise, Acting Community Development Director
SUBJECT:Title
Recent Planning Commission Quasi-Judicial Decisions:
a) Consideration of a Master Use Permit to Replace an Existing Use Permit and Variance for an Existing Commercial Property Located at 1129 N. Sepulveda Boulevard (Wells Fargo) and 1039 Manhattan Beach Boulevard (Vacant Pad). The Request is to Modify Conditions of Approval Related to Permitted Land Uses on the Property to Allow Medical Office Uses and Restaurant Uses with Beer and Wine Service; and
b) Consideration of a Coastal Development Permit, Use Permit, and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map for Construction of a New 3,826 Square-Foot Multi-Family Residential Condominium Structure with Three Units Located at 1315 Manhattan Avenue (Acting Community Development Director Heise).
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On November 13, 2024, the Planning Commission considered the items described below.
1. Consideration of a Master Use Permit to replace an existing Use Permit and Variance for an existing commercial property located at 1129 N. Sepulveda Boulevard (Wells Fargo) and 1039 Manhattan Beach Boulevard (vacant pad). The request would also modify conditions of approval related to permitted land uses on the property to allow medical office uses and restaurant uses with beer and wine service, and associated environmental determination finding the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
The November 13, 2024, Planning Commission meeting was duly noticed on October 31, 2024. Two members of the applicant’s team spoke during public comment at the meeting. After the close of the public hearing, the Commission expressed support for the project with requested modifications to a condition of approval regarding the inclusion of language pertaining to shared maintenance of the parking area. Based on substantial evidence in the record, and pursuant to the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code, the Planning Commission adopted the resolution, as modified, approving the project and adopting the environmental determination (4-0 ayes-nays, one recusal).
Link to the Planning Commission Staff Report:
<https://cms6ftp.visioninternet.com/manhattanbeach/commissions/planning_commission/2024/20241113/20241113-2.pdf>
2. Consideration of a Coastal Development Permit, Use Permit, and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map for construction of a new 3,826 square-foot multi-family residential condominium structure with three units located at 1315 Manhattan Avenue, and associated environmental determination finding the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
The November 13, 2024, Planning Commission meeting was duly noticed on October 31, 2024. The applicant spoke during public comment at the meeting. After the close of the public hearing, the Commission expressed support for the project. Based on substantial evidence in the record, and pursuant to the Manhattan Beach Local Coastal Program and Manhattan Beach Municipal Code, the Planning Commission adopted the resolution approving the project with conditions and adopting the environmental determination (5-0 ayes-nays).
Link to the Planning Commission Staff Report:
<https://cms6ftp.visioninternet.com/manhattanbeach/commissions/planning_commission/2024/20241113/20241113-3.pdf>
Pursuant to Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Section 10.100.020, Planning Commission quasi-judicial decisions will be reviewed by the Council if two Councilmembers each file a Council review form within 15 days of the Commission’s decision or if the decision is appealed by a member of the public.