TO:
Honorable Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners
THROUGH:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
FROM:
Adam Finestone, Planning Manager
Ted Faturos, Senior Planner
Justin Urbanski, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Use Permit to allow a once-weekly Manhattan Beach Certified Farmers' Market to operate on Tuesdays between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Parking Lot and Plaza located at 1400 Highland Avenue, and associated environmental determination finding the project is exempt from further review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. PC 26-XX
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: (1) conduct a public hearing; and (2) adopt the attached resolution approving the Use Permit, subject to conditions, and finding the Project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA").
APPLICANT:
Kelly Stroman on behalf of the Downtown Manhattan Beach Business and Professionals Association
PO Box 3298 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
BACKGROUND:
On December 26, 2025, the Community Development Department received an application requesting a Use Permit to allow a once-weekly farmers' market (the Manhattan Beach Certified Farmers' Market) to operate on Tuesdays between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (Project) in the parking lot and plaza of the Manhattan Beach Civic Center at 1400 Highland Avenue (Property).
Farmers' Market History
The Manhattan Beach Certified Farmers' Market was established in 2006 by the Downtown Manhattan Beach Business and Professionals Association (DBPA) and has operated in Downtown Manhattan Beach ever since. Until October 2024, the Farmers' Market operated just south of the subject Property on a portion of 13th Street and within the Metlox Plaza between Morningside Drive and Valley Drive. The Farmers' Market moved to its current ...
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