TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Interim Community Development Director
Laurie Jester, Planning Manager
Eric Haaland, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Planning Commission Approval of Master Use Permit for the Gelson's Market and Bank Project at 707 North Sepulveda Boulevard; and Mitigated Negative Declaration (Paragon Commercial Group) (Interim Community Development Director McIntosh).
BY ORDER OF THE CHAIR, RECEIVE AND FILE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
By order of the Chair, receive and file this report.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Pursuant to Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Section 10.100.010 A, all quasi-judicial Planning Commission decisions are placed on City Council agendas to inform the public and the City Council of Planning Commission decisions. The Planning Commission's decision on March 22, 2017 to approve the master use permit and adopt the negative declaration for the proposed Gelson's Market/bank project at 707 North Sepulveda Boulevard is final unless appealed or called up for review on or before April 11, 2017. It should be noted that this is an informational item and not a public hearing; individual councilmembers may not comment on the merits of the decision, and there can be no discussion of the item.
BACKGROUND:
Commission Action
After a continued public hearing held on February 8, 2017 and March 22, 2017, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. PC 17-01 (Attachment 1) approving (by a 2:1 vote) a Master Use Permit for a market with off-site alcohol sales, and on-site alcohol consumption and tastings, and a bank. The project includes off-site parking at 801 North Sepulveda Boulevard and reduced parking pursuant to a parking demand study. The plans show an existing 93,988 square-foot primary site with a vacant auto dealership/repair building containing 30,211 square feet of area, to be pa...
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