TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Michael Codron, Interim Community Development Director
Adam Finestone, Planning Manager
Maricela Guillean, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 25-0004, Amending the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code and the Manhattan Beach Local Coastal Program to Implement Five Programs Included in the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element, and Adopting the Second Addendum to a Previously Adopted Negative Declaration
(No Budget Impact) (Interim Community Development Director Codron).
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-0004
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 25-0004 to amend the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) and the Manhattan Beach Local Coastal Program (MBLCP) to implement five programs included in the City's 6th Cycle Housing Element.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
On March 18, 2025, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to provide the public with an opportunity to provide both oral and written comments. After the public hearing was closed, and carefully considering all comments, the City Council conducted first reading and introduced Ordinance No. 25-0004 to amend the MBMC and MBLCP to implement five programs in the City Council-adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 25-0004.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
As previously noted on March 18, 2025, the City Council adopted a Negative Declaration (ND) in March 2022 for the 6th Cycle Housing Element (Originally Adopted HE). The ND, prepared in accordance with Section 15070-15075 of the State CEQA Guidelines, evaluated the environmental impacts of the policy document and determined that the Housing Element would not have a significant impact on the environment. On September 23, 2022, the City Council adopted amendments to the 6th Cycle Housing Element. In connection with the amendments, an addendum to the ND (First Addendum”) was prepared in accordance with Section 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
A Second Addendum to the ND (Attachment 1, Exhibit A to the Ordinance) has been prepared for the proposed zone text amendments in accordance with Section 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines to evaluate the potential environmental impacts that may occur. As detailed within the Second Addendum, adoption of the zone text amendments implementing the five programs of the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element identified in the linked staff report would not result in any potentially significant environmental impacts. Specifically, there are no changes proposed to the certified 6th Cycle Housing Element, and there are no substantial changes in the circumstances under which the proposed zone text amendments will be undertaken that will require major revisions to the previously adopted ND or First Addendum due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects. In addition, there is no "new information of substantial importance" related to the proposed zone text amendments, as defined in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a)(3). Therefore, conditions set forth in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15612 are not present and the Second Addendum satisfies all CEQA requirements.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance No. 25-0004
2. March 18, 2025, City Council Staff Report (Web-Link Provided)