TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Jeffrey W. Gibson, Interim Community Development Director
SUBJECT:Title
Recent Planning Commission Quasi-Judicial Decision:
Resolution Approving a Use Permit to Allow an Office Use on the Ground Floor of a Building Previously Occupied by a Bank at 1419 Highland Avenue (Zebrowski)
(Interim Community Development Director Gibson).
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Recommended Action
On October 23, 2019, the Planning Commission considered the item described below.
Resolution Approving a Use Permit to Allow an Office Use on the Ground Floor of a Building Previously Occupied by a Bank at 1419 Highland Avenue (Zebrowski)
On August 5, 2019, the City received an application requesting a Use Permit for a ground floor office use for a vacant space located at 1419 Highland Avenue. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 9, 2019, and recommended that Staff return with a draft resolution approving the Use Permit request, with conditions regulating the use of the building’s rooftop deck.
Staff returned to the Planning Commission on October 23, 2019, and presented a draft resolution approving the Use Permit with conditions regulating the rooftop deck’s operations, hours, and amplified sound, as well as other conditions. The Commission approved the resolution as presented, 4:1, with Commissioner Thompson voting “No” after voicing concerns about allowing amplified sound on the rooftop deck.
Link to the Planning Commission Staff Report:
<http://cms6ftp.visioninternet.com/manhattanbeach/commissions/planning_commission/2019/20191023/20191023-3.pdf>
Planning Commission quasi-judicial decisions can be called up for review by a Councilmember or appealed by any member of the public within 15 days of the decision. The appeal period for this item ends on Thursday, November 7, 2019. For all requests for review, it shall be presumed that the reason for the request is that the decision may have significant and material effects on the quality of life within the City, or that the subject matter of the decision may have Citywide importance warranting review and determination by City's elected officials. Bias shall not be presumed or inferred due to a request for review.