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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-97-5857 (PARKING/PIER/OUTDOOR DINING REQUIREMENT)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 97-5857 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, TO SUSTAIN THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO APPROVE A PARIONNG PLAN FOR A REDUCED PARIING REQUIREMENT AND TO ACCEPT SET ASIDE FUNDS IN -LIEU OF PROVIDING REQUIRED PARKING TO ALLOW OUTDOOR DINING ON LOWER PIER AVENUE AND ADOPTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL NEGATIVE DECLARATION WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on May 29, 1997, to reconsider the decision of the Planning Commission and to receive oral and written testimony regarding the subject Parking Plan and made the following findings: A. In order to effectively implement the outdoor dining portion of the City's Downtown Improvement Project the City is proposing to satisfy parking requirements for all potential outside dining on lower Pier Avenue (west of Hermosa Avenue) on a district -wide basis. B. The parking requirement for the potential use of 3,300 square feet of the newly widened sidewalk area is 22 spaces, based on the parking requirement for restaurant use in the downtown area. Also, pursuant to Section 17.44.210 Parking Plans and Section 17.44.220 Consolidated Parking, it is appropriate to reduce the applicable ratio for the subject outside dining to 1 space per 250 square feet resulting in a requirement of 13 spaces based on the following factors: • The unique and seasonal nature of the proposed outdoor restaurant uses, which are ancillary to the primary indoor restaurant use, • The distinctly pedestrian nature of the lower Pier Avenue and its close proximity to a regional bike path • Availability of public parking areas within close proximity to Pier Avenue and the shared parking it offers for the variety of commercial uses in the downtown district; C. Accepting set -aside funds for the required 13 spaces in lieu of providing any additional parking is appropriate for the proposed use within the downtown vehicle parking district, and consistent with Section 17.44.190 of the Zoning Ordinance; D. The City Council concurs with the Planning Commission and the Staff Environmental Review Committee's recommendation, based on their environmental assessment/initial study, that the outdoor dining program, including this Parking Plan, and amendments to 4- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 the Zoning and Streets and Sidewalk portions of the Municipal Code, with the mitigating conditions included herein, will result in a less than significant impact on the environment, and therefore qualifies for a Negative Declaration NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY SUSTAIN THE PLANNING COMMUSSION DECISION TO APPROVE A PAREING PLAN TO APPLY A REDUCED PARINNG REQUIREMENT AND TO ALLOW USE OF CITY SET -ASIDE FUNDS IN -LIEU OF PROVIDING REQUIRED PARING SECTION 1 Specific Conditions of Approval 1. Set aside funds shall be provided in the amount of $78,000 to a downtown parking improvement fund, in -lieu of providing the required 13 additional parking spaces, prior to the issuance of encroachment permits for outside seating. 2. The reduced parking requirement and distribution of parking in -lieu funds shall be applicable only for outdoor dining on Lower Pier Avenue, limited to a maximum of 3,300 square feet. The City shall tabulate the areas of all outdoor dining that obtain encroachment permits, and when the cumulative total exceeds 3,300 square feet, any further requests will have to comply with parking requirements pursuant to Section 17.44 of the zoning ordinance (the calculation of outdoor dining areas may exclude entrance aisles and other areas not usable for seating purposes.) PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 29th day of May, 1996, PRESIDE f the City Councifed MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach., California ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY -2- STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF ]HERMOSA BEACH I, Naoma Valdes, Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 97-5857 was duly and regularly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at an Adjourned Regular Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on May 29, 1997. The vote was as follows: AYES: Benz, Bowler, Edgerton, Oakes, Mayor Reviczky NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None DATED: 7une2, 1997 Deputy City Clerk