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Resident warns of unlicensed boat mechanics and toxic cleaners at King Harbor; commission to consider agendizing licensing and CUP
Summary
A longtime resident and yacht manager told the Redondo Beach Harbor Commission that many on-site service providers lack city licenses and use products banned in the marina; staff said the matter can be agendized and a conditional use permit for Basin 3 operators is scheduled for the June meeting.
Benjamin Morse, a Redondo Beach resident, former Public Safety Commission member and owner of a yacht-management business, told the Harbor Commission on May 12 that many people performing boat repairs, cleaning and maintenance in King Harbor operate without city business licenses or mechanic credentials and sometimes use cleaning products he said are explicitly forbidden in the marina.
"There are many, if not almost all, the service providers down there are unlicensed mechanics," Morse said during the public comment period. He said code enforcement told him its staff are limited: they can enforce only if they can…
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