Planning commission approves gymnastics studio at Manhattan Beach Boulevard with added security, building conditions

Redondo Beach Planning Commission on May 15 approved an exemption declaration and a conditional use permit to allow Aero Gymnastics Club (operating as a gymnastics, cheer and youth activity center) to occupy a 24,000-square-foot tenant space at 2701 Manhattan Beach Boulevard in the Commercial C-1 zone.

Staff told commissioners the site includes an inventory of 223 parking spaces and that the proposed gymnastics use would require about 26 spaces for employees and parents under the applicant’s operations plan. A staff analysis said the combined on-site uses would require about 50 parking spaces under the municipal code and concluded the site had sufficient parking. The commission voted to approve the permit after adding a condition requiring additional rear-lot lighting and security cameras; the motion passed on a unanimous roll call.

The permit matters because the business will operate classes, seasonal day camps and birthday events for…