To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: BRANDY FORBES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE CITY'S OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM IN RIVIERA VILLAGE, REQUIREMENTS FOR FUTURE PERMITTING OF DINING DECKS IN STREET RIGHT OF WAY AREAS, AND THE CITY'S REQUEST TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION TO MORE PERMANENTLY ALLOW OUTDOOR DINING DECKS IN PARKING SPACES INSIDE THE COASTAL ZONE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
During the COVID-19 emergency, the California Coastal Commission granted the City's request to use certain on street parking spaces for restaurant and retail activity in the Riviera Village. The purpose of this effort was to address the constraints Redondo Beach restaurants and retailers were facing from reduced indoor capacity and COVID related social distancing protocols by creatively providing outdoor space through a temporarily permitted outdoor dining program. To further assist businesses during this difficult time, the City also allowed these dining areas to be safeguarded by the installation of temporary building materials and waived license fees typically charged for the private use of public space.
The purpose of this report is to provide the City Council, residents and members of the business community an opportunity to talk about the rules and regulations that should be implemented to continue the program and make the dining decks a more permanent feature in the Riviera Village.
Central to this effort is the California Coastal Commission's willingness to allow for the repurposing of parking spaces in the Coastal Zone. As the City Council is aware, the waiver provided by the Coastal Commission for the conversion of parking spaces to outdoor dining is scheduled to expire with the CA Governor's emergency declaration, which tentatively is December 31, 2021. In preliminary conversations with California Coastal Commission staff, the Commission is open to entertaining requests from municipalities to allow for m...
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