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Council authorizes study of 30-foot limit and expanded parking concepts for Project Pulse sites
Summary
Council voted 5-0 to pursue an LCP amendment analysis to consider raising the downtown CD-zone height limit from 26 to 30 feet (with limited exceedances for minor elements) and directed staff to develop design concepts for Lot 3 and 400 Manhattan Beach Blvd that include mixed-use and parking options, with study of up to three subterranean parking levels and rooftop community/open-space uses.
The City Council gave staff direction Tuesday to pursue a local coastal program (LCP) code amendment analysis that would allow the downtown commercial (CD) zone’s local height limit to increase from 26 to 30 feet, conditioned on on-site parking or other metrics, and to permit limited exceedances for minor elements such as elevator shafts and lighting.
Planning staff said the amendment would allow a third story where appropriate and better align the Project Pulse sites with neighboring 30-foot properties such as Metlox. The council debated the trade-offs at length: a higher…
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