A parking break for forthcoming Hermosa Beach coffee shop
The back parking lot that will soon hold parking spaces for HiFi Espresso and other businesses at the south end of PCH. Photo Thanks to a bit of flexibility on parking from the city, the south end of Pacific Coast Highway will soon welcome a new neighborhood coffeeshop. The City Council last week approved a parking plan for Hi-Fi Espresso, slated for 227 PCH, upholding an earlier decision to impose less onerous parking requirements but reversing a requirement that the business designate eight of its 12 parking spaces as “shared.” With the recommendation of staff and the urging of the owners of both the new coffeeshop and the property, council members unanimously approved the modified parking plan, with some indicating that the requiring extensive amounts of parking for businesses was hindering development, particularly those along the highway. “We focus all of this energy on parking, and no attention is given to walkable uses,” said Councilmember Carolyn Petty. “The reason there is no development there is there’s no place to put a parking garage.” Although the new location will serve some food, it expects that most customers will quickly circulate in and out through the day…
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