Redondo Beach planning commission cites parking, denies 49-unit building
by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach planning commission rejected an application Dec. 18 to build a four-story, 49-unit residential building with commercial space – on the basis of inadequate commercial parking. Safety concerns lodged by nearby residents were also cited for the project between Pearl Street and Ruby Street on Pacific Coast Highway. The building would have included eight affordable units – from very low income to mid – and be built on ground zoned as commercial. Since the land is west of PCH, it is within the city’s Local Coastal Program; requiring one parking spot for every 250 square feet of commercial space. “It’s short 24 spaces,” Planning Commissioner Gale Hazeltine told Easy Reader. “That’s 24 families who aren’t able to have access to the beach and Pier. If it was on the other side of the street, it’s a different story.” The proposed building was eligible in a commercial area because it is mixed use. Since it would offer at least 15% of its units as affordable, the project could invoke the California “Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022 (AB2011),” which allows for taller buildings and more units, if enough of the units qualify as affordable. The…
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