Legislation Details

File #: 26-0416    Version: 1
Type: *Public Hearing - Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 8/4/2026 Final action:
Title: Consideration and Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Chapters 9.72 and 14.40 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Related to the Definition and Regulation of Public Parking Pads (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire) (Estimated Time: 1.5 Hrs.) A) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION B) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 26-0010
Attachments: 1. Ordinance No. 26-0010, 2. PPIC Staff Report 12/4/2025 with attachments, 3. PPIC Staff Report 6/25/2026 with attachments, 4. Parking Pad Examples Sketch (6/12/2026), 5. Frequently Asked Questions Handout (Draft), 6. Visual Guide to Public Parking Pads, 7. PowerPoint Presentation
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TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager

FROM:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer

SUBJECT:Title
Consideration and Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Chapters 9.72 and 14.40 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Related to the Definition and Regulation of Public Parking Pads (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire)
(Estimated Time: 1.5 Hrs.)
A) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
B) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 26-0010
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss the proposed policy, after receiving public comment, introduce an ordinance to amend Chapters 9.72 and 14.40 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code related to the definition and regulation of public parking pads.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No significant changes to the public right-of-way are anticipated as part of the proposed ordinance. The designated public parking pads located in the Dune Section of the City will be identified by signs, markers or striping that would be installed by the Public Works Department within the existing street maintenance budget.

BACKGROUND:
Private Use of the Public Right-of-Way
In 1972, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1304, which established procedures in Chapter 7.36 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) for regulating privately constructed encroachments in the public right-of-way (ROW). At that time, the City Council also adopted a separate set of "Encroachment Design Guidelines" that were intended to assist permit applicants in securing approval of encroachment permits from the Public Works Department. On December 21, 1999, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1552, which changed the title of Chapter 7.36 to "Encroachment Standards" and added regulatory language, meaning that any variation to the standards would require City Council approval, with prior revi...

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