TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Masa Alkire, AICP, Community Development Director
Adam Finestone, AICP, Planning Manager
Jaehee Yoon, AICP, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Introducing an Ordinance Amending Sections of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code and the Manhattan Beach Local Coastal Program Related to the Long-Term Outdoor Dining Program Development (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire).
(Estimated Time: 1 Hr. 30 Mins.)
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 25-0013
C) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0129
D) PROVIDE DIRECTION ON TIERED SIDEWALK DINING USE FEE
E) REVIEW AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON DRAFT RESOLUTIONS REGARDING OUTDOOR DINING GUIDELINES AND SUBMITTAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council: (1) conduct a public hearing; (2) introduce an ordinance to amend sections of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code and the Manhattan Beach Local Coastal Program related to the long-term outdoor dining program development; (3) adopt Resolution No. 25-0129 approving the Negative Declaration associated with the draft ordinance prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act; (4) provide direction on potentially establishing a tiered sidewalk dining use fee structure; and (5) review and provide direction, if any, on draft resolutions prepared regarding the outdoor dining guidelines and submittal of the Manhattan Beach Local Coastal Program amendments to the California Coastal Commission.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
In 2021, the City identified the need for a long-term solution to facilitate additional opportunities for outdoor dining, which was established as a temporary program in response to COVID-19 protocols. Following the end of the temporary outdoor dining program in Febru...
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