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Redondo Beach council approves 49‑unit Nevasa Living project after debate over parking, safety and coastal rules
Summary
The City Council granted an appeal and approved a coastal development permit for a 49‑unit mixed‑use project at Pacific Coast Highway and Pearl Street, accepting applicant revisions that increased parking to 129 spaces and added safety and mobility measures despite neighbor concerns.
The Redondo Beach City Council voted unanimously to grant an appeal of a Planning Commission denial and approve a 49‑unit mixed‑use development at 401–417 South Pacific Coast Highway, a project the applicant calls Nevasa Living.
Mayor Light and four councilmembers approved a resolution (Res. CCDash2602Dash010, case 2025‑0074) that recognizes the project meets the objective standards that apply under state housing law and the city’s certified Local Coastal Program. The proposal includes 49 residential units (eight deed‑restricted affordable units — five very low income and three moderate income), about 17,000 square feet of ground‑floor commercial space, two levels of subterranean parking and a maximum height of 45 feet (four stories). The applicant modified the plan after the Planning Commission hearing to provide 129 parking spaces and other operational changes.
Why it mattered: Staff told the council that multiple state laws — including AB 2011, state density‑bonus rules and the Housing Accountability Act — limit the city’s discretion on multifamily, mixed‑use projects and require objective findings. Mark Weiner, the city’s director of…
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