Commission approves two conditional use permits to add public parking near Bartlett lot

Summary

The Planning Commission approved two conditional use permits to create two new public parking areas adjacent to the Bartlett parking lot, authorizing a combined increase of 54 and 80 spaces (amended from an initial combined description) with tree retention, replacement planting, drainage controls and a construction timeline aimed at completion before winter.

The Big Bear Lake Planning Commission on April 15 approved two conditional use permits to expand public parking adjacent to the Bartlett parking lot in the village area.

Staff planner Nathan Castillo presented two separate conditional use permit applications for contiguous city‑owned parcels intended to be developed as public parking that will tie into the existing Bartlett lot. Staff described the proposal as providing two new parking areas (presented initially as a combined 134 spaces but corrected during discussion to 54 and 80 spaces for the two permits), new sidewalks, approximately 30,000 square feet of landscaping and open space, bike racks, benches, lighting consistent with village standards, and maintenance by the City of Big Bear Lake. The project was described as budgeted in the city’s 2025 capital improvement program and evaluated as…

Commission approves two conditional use permits to add public parking near Bartlett lot

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