TO:
Honorable Mayor Powell and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Richard Thompson, Community Development Director
Laurie Jester, Planning Manager
Quinn Barrow, City Attorney
SUBJECT:Title
Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 14-0019 Requiring a Use Permit Prior to the Establishment of Formula Uses in the Downtown Area (Community Development Director Thompson).
ADOPT INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 14-0019
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider adopting an interim ordinance requiring a use permit prior to establishing any formula use in the downtown during the pendency of the City's study of the area.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Downtown Manhattan Beach is the heart of the community and the City has focused significant attention and resources in the area to ensure its on-going viability. The City Council has made it a priority to study the downtown area, which will include a review of the zoning and development regulations for the area, design guidelines, parking supply and management, and appropriate mix of uses based on market conditions and an economic assessment of the trade-area.
At a study session held on September 30, 2014, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) made a presentation to the City Council regarding the services they provide. After the presentation the City Council requested staff to negotiate a contract with ULI, and return to Council with an agreement for their consideration on October 21, 2014.
The City Council previously adopted, and extended, an interim ordinance prohibiting the conversion of any commercial use to a different commercial use classification in the downtown area of the City. Subsequently, the City Council directed staff to draft an interim ordinance regulating "formula uses."
DISCUSSION:
The City is currently undertaking a thorough study of the ...
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