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A 50-foot tall residential building is proposed for Hermosa Beach, where the height limit is 30 feet. Neighbors aren’t happy. by Kevin Cody Tony and Renardo Ferraro could not have anticipated alienating their long time neighbors when they planned tearing down their apartment fourplex in the 3400 block of Hermosa Avenue, in Hermosa Beach. Since […]
by Kevin Cody A lawsuit that contends Hermosa Beach’s ban on short term vacation rentals in the coastal zone (1,000 feet east of the mean high tide) is unlawful has been filed by Hermosa resident Todd Koerner. Koerner was issued a $2,500 fine for advertising a room in his Manhattan Avenue home as a short […]
There goes the height limit Dear ER: For decades the residential height limit in Hermosa Beach has been 30 feet. Next Tuesday, the Planning Commission will consider a proposal for the first 50-foot residential development in the city’s history. The proposed five-story complex on Palm Drive in North Hermosa, would be 20 feet taller than […]
Spotlight: Saturday, March 15 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Everyone is Irish and the Irish are everyone at the Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day parade. As it has for the past 29 years, the parade will feature nearly 100 entries, including high school marching bands, schools of Irish dancers, the LAPD Emerald Society bagpipers, truckbed bands […]
by Kevin Cody In 1948, Realtor Pat Anderson built a 715 square foot office on a triangular shaped lot at the northwest corner of Pier and Monterey avenues in downtown Hermosa Beach. It looked like any other peaked-roof beach cottage, except for being trapezoidal to accommodate parking. Anderson served two terms on the Hermosa Beach […]
by Kevin Cody Camping or living in a vehicle on public property in Hermosa Beach will be illegal under an ordinance unanimously approved by the Hermosa City Council at its Tuesday, February 25 meeting. The ordinance also prohibits “storage of personal property” within 20 feet of business entrances, and fires on public property Adoption of […]
Spotlight: Saturday, February 22 Lanakila Classic, Seaside Lagoon Open Ocean races (long and short) with outrigger canoes 1- and 2 persons, stand-up and prone paddleboards, surf skis, and V1s. Kids mini-course in the Harbor. Registration opens at 7 a.m. Preregistration online is recommended. $40. Open to the public. Proceeds will be donated to LA Fire […]
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”3016″ display=”pro_mosaic”] Mike Flaherty recalls a lifetime of service looking after the city’s streets, buildings and residents by Elka Worner For nearly four decades, if something went wrong in Hermosa Beach – sewer backups, troublesome rodents, parking disputes – former Public Works Superintendent Mike Flaherty was the guy to call. From 1973 to […]
by Kevin Cody The choice of locations for a new Hermosa Beach City Hall were significantly narrowed at the Tuesday, January 28 City Council meeting. On a 3 to 2 vote, the council approved a motion to remove from consideration, building a new City Hall on the 4.8 acre Community Center site, where the theater, […]
by Kevin Cody Near the end of a two hour PowerPoint presentation by Hermosa Beach Civic Center consultant Jeffrey Fullerton, Mayor Pro Tem Rob Saemann complained the presentation was too conceptional and lacking in specifics. The presentation in the Hermosa council chambers last Wednesday, January 22 was meant to elicit resident input on proposals for […]
by Kevin Cody The Hermosa Beach City Council approved a $15,000 loan to the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce to help fund the March 15 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. The loan followed an hour long discussion at the Council’s Tuesday, January 28 meeting The parade has been a popular civic tradition since its founding in […]