Hermosa Beach Restaurants to pay for dining decks, but rent’s modest, at least for now [Updated]

by Dan BlackburnHermosa Beach restaurants will pay $1.50 per square foot for dining decks the City Council allowed to be built in parking spaces during the pandemic ban on indoor dining. The council voted unanimously at its Jan. 24 meeting to begin imposing the fee Mar. 1. The dining decks occupy 60 parking spaces along Hermosa and Pier Avenues.Environmental Programs Manager Doug Krauss told the council that the 60 spaces generated approximately $220,000 for the city in 2019.