TO:
Honorable Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners
THROUGH:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
FROM:
Adam Finestone, Planning Manager
Jaehee Yoon, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Code Amendments Related to the City's Long-Term Outdoor Dining Program Development
Body
_________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission conduct the continued public hearing on the proposed code amendments to the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) and Manhattan Beach Local Coastal Program (MBLCP) related to outdoor dining on private property, and adopt associated resolutions recommending that the City Council adopt the final Negative Declaration, code amendments, and outdoor dining guidelines.
BACKGROUND:
The work plan effort for the City's long-term outdoor dining program development stemmed from the temporary outdoor dining program established during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the focus gradually shifted to what the City's outdoor dining program could look like in a post-pandemic era. Since its inception with the formation of the outdoor dining task force in April 2023, the program development has engaged with the community through various outreach efforts, including 15 outdoor dining task force meetings, two community workshops, and participation in the 2023 Hometown Fair. In addition, a targeted survey, focus group discussions, and stakeholder interviews were conducted during the program development, along with five City Council status update reports that provided an overview of the progress being made.
At the most recent status update report on March 11, 2025, the City Council directed staff to initiate code amendments to the existing outdoor dining regulations with a focus on operational standards to reflect current operations as well as a number of task force recommendations. As a result, staff prepared and presented the draft ordinance to the
Parking and Public Impr...
Click here for full text