TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Michael Codron, Interim Community Development Director
Adam Finestone, Planning Manager
Maricela Guillean, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 25-0004, Amending the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code and the Manhattan Beach Local Coastal Program to Implement Five Programs Included in the City's 6th Cycle Housing Element, and Adopting the Second Addendum to a Previously Adopted Negative Declaration
(No Budget Impact) (Interim Community Development Director Codron).
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-0004
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 25-0004 to amend the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) and the Manhattan Beach Local Coastal Program (MBLCP) to implement five programs included in the City's 6th Cycle Housing Element.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
On March 18, 2025, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to provide the public with an opportunity to provide both oral and written comments. After the public hearing was closed, and carefully considering all comments, the City Council conducted first reading and introduced Ordinance No. 25-0004 to amend the MBMC and MBLCP to implement five programs in the City Council-adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 25-0004.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
As previously noted on March 18, 2025, the City Council adopted a Negative Declaration (ND) in March 2022 for the 6th Cycle Housing Element (Originally Adopted HE). The ND, prepared in accordance with Section 15070-15075 of the State CEQA Guidelines, evaluated the environmental impacts of the policy document and determined that the Housing Element would not have a ...
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