TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks & Recreation Director
Marisa Lundstedt, Community Development Director
Jessica Vincent, Recreation Manager
Eric Haaland, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Consider Resolution No. 16-0015 for a Coastal Development Permit to Change the Use of a Portion of the Existing Comfort Station Changing Areas to Storage (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 16-0015
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a Resolution No. 16-0015 (Attachment 1) for a Coastal Development Permit to change the use of a portion of the existing comfort station changing areas to storage (Attachment 2).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The is no fiscal impact associated with the Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
At the February 2, 2016 City Council meeting, a Public Hearing was held to discuss a Coastal Development Permit to allow a program for recreational beach rentals and permanent conversion of portions of existing comfort station changing rooms and a welcome/information center. At the meeting, City Council directed staff to permanently convert a portion of the existing comfort station changing rooms for storage space for city-sponsored beach programs and remove the temporary storage sheds in the south sand lot.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has revised the resolution to reflect the direction given by the City Council. The Resolution was updated to include only the partial remodeling of the Pier Comfort Station adjacent to the North Lower Pier Parking Lot and County Bikepath. The resolution states that the project is exempt from CEQA requirements, provided proper public noticing, and that the project is in accordance with the objectives and policies of the Manhattan Beach Coastal Program, regarding accessways, traffic flow, parking, and pedestrian a...
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