Downtown parking lot blocked
This story has been updated to include corrected information on the commissioners’ individual votes The city Planning Commission on a split vote has blocked plans for a commercial parking lot on Hermosa Avenue where the old Classic Burger and Hermosa Beach Donuts buildings once stood near downtown. The decision can be appealed to the City Council. Developers of the planned lot scrapped plans for a 12-foot tall sign with a moving electronic message along Hermosa Avenue, but numerous nearby residents complained of excessive noise from 24-hour parking. At the same time, owners of numerous nearby businesses supported the parking lot plan. It all came down to the planning commissioners, who voted 3-2 at their regular meeting last week to deny a precise development plan for the project. Commissioner Peter Hoffman said a parking lot is a permitted use of land in the commercial zone at Hermosa Avenue near 14th Street. But, he said, the city zoning code states that the purpose of the zone is to foster a residential shopping district, which would not be accomplished with the addition of a parking lot. He said a proposal to replace Classic Burger and Hermosa Beach Donuts with 39 parking…
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