TO:
Honorable Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners
THROUGH:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
FROM:
Adam Finestone, Planning Manager
Ted Faturos, Senior Planner
Fel Cortez, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Use Permit Amendment to Allow for the Expansion of an Existing Eating and Drinking Establishment Within an Existing Building, Including the Legalization of a Small Unpermitted Expansion to the Structure, Located at 1140 Highland Avenue (Parakeet Café), and Associated Environmental Determination Finding the Project Categorically Exempt from Further Review Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Planning Case Nos. PE-26-00274/UP-26-00040).
CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. PC 26-XX
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: (1) conduct the public hearing; and (2) adopt the attached resolution approving a Use Permit Amendment, subject to conditions, and finding the project categorically exempt from further review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
APPLICANT:
Parakeet Café (Austin Chavira, on behalf of Salt & Timber Consulting)
3006 Laurel Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
BACKGROUND:
On April 22, 2026, the Community Development Department received an application for a Use Permit Amendment to allow for the expansion of an existing eating and drinking establishment use within an existing building, including the legalization of a small unpermitted expansion to the structure (“Project”) located at 1140 Highland Avenue (“Property”).
Prior Actions
On May 8, 2002, a Use Permit Amendment and Coastal Development Permit were approved by the Planning Commission (Resolution No. PC 02-14) to allow beer and wine sales in conjunction with food service. The resolution incorporated provisions from, and superseded, all previous Use Permit approvals for the subject restaurant operation.
In July 2014, an Interi...
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