Council proposes compromise to meet State housing order
by Elka Worner The Hermosa Beach City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to reject a zoning change that would have allowed up to 66 new units on the St. Cross properties and agreed to allocate some of those units to the Mitsubishi site on Pacific Coast Highway. “This is a win,” said Realtor and Hermosa Beach resident Karynne Thim, who along with Realtor Robb Stroyke looked for alternate sites for the city’s Housing Element. “This is a reasonable solution that will assure consistency with the overall scale and height of the neighborhood.” To comply with state law, the city must identify locations for 558 new residential units with potential for development. Of those, 232 must be for very low-income residents, and 127 for low-income. The church had development capacity for very low and low-income units to help the city meet its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) numbers, but the parcels needed to be rezoned to high density residential, or R-3. Neighbors voiced opposition, saying the zoning change would increase traffic, create parking problems, and lead to more density in their residential neighborhood. The “Preserve Our Neighborhood” group collected 2,500 signatures on a…
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