TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Quinn M. Barrow, City Attorney
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
George Gabriel, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing for Second Reading of Ordinance No. 17-0008 Regarding Municipal Code Revisions Provisions to the Zoning Code Regarding Appeal and City Council Review and Introduction of Ordinance No. 17-0010 with Corresponding Changes to the City’s Local Coastal Program (City Attorney Barrow, City Clerk Tamura and Community Development McIntosh).
SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 17-0008 AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 17-0011
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Open the Public Hearing
2. Conduct Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 17-0008 revising the Municipal Code regarding Appeals and Council Review of Decisions
3. Conduct First Reading of Ordinance No. 17-0011 to make corresponding changes to the City’s Local Coastal Program.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
At the June 20, 2017 City Council meeting, the City Council conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 17-0008, amending the Zoning Code Chapter on Appeals and Council Review. If adopted, Ordinance No. 17-0008 will: reinstate the 15-day appeal and review period for planning decisions and filing of appeals with the Community Development Department; and require that two Councilmembers request review for Council review of Planning Commission quasi-judicial decisions.
DISCUSSION:
To ensure consistency between the Local Coastal Program and the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code, staff has drafted Ordinance No. 17-0011 amending the Local Coastal Program.
PUBLIC OUTREACH/INTEREST:
This subject was discussed at the City Council retreat that was open to and attended by members of the public and a first reading of Ordinance No. 17-0008 was conducted at the June 20, 2017 City Council meeting. In addition, a notice of public hearing was advertised in the June 22, 2017 edition of the Beach Reporter.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed this report and approved as to form the Ordinances.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance No. 17-0008
2. Ordinance No. 17-0011