TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, AICP, Community Development Director
Ryan Heise, P.E., Building Official
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Allowing Construction at 330 South Sepulveda Boulevard on City Recognized Holiday (Columbus Day) (Community Development Director Tai).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the request to allow construction on Columbus Day at 330 South Sepulveda Boulevard.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
Skechers is expanding their existing two-story commercial building and subterranean parking garage at 330 South Sepulveda Boulevard which will extend an entire block length from Duncan Avenue to Longfellow Drive when completed. The block previously consisted of the Skechers' existing 55,000 square-foot office building, and land that previously contained a 14,000 square-foot car wash. Construction has commenced on the 20,000 square-foot addition and is currently occurring at the main levels of the office building.
The Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) allows construction activity to occur between 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, and between 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays. The MBMC also prohibits construction activity on Sundays and City-recognized holidays. MBMC section 9.44.030(F) allows the City Council to modify the hours for construction activity under limited circumstances.
Earlier this year, the City Council approved McCarty Building Companies Inc. to work on two Mondays that were City-recognized holidays per the Construction Rules section 9.44.030(B) of the MBMC. The two holidays were Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day, observed on January 20, 2020, and Presidents' Day, observed on February 17, 2020. The work consisted of subterranean concrete deck work a...
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