Residential Tract Development at
00 Beachcomber Drive
Project No. P21-000050
By: Matthew Downing, Community Development Director
Meeting Date: October 3, 2023
Project Site
•3.44-acre vacant
lot
•Medium Density
Residential and
Open Space
Designations
•Planned
Residential Zone
(1983 Coastal
Zoning Code)
Background
•August 22, 2023: Planning Commission adopted
Resolution No. PC-R-2023-021, recommending the City
Council approve Project No. P21-000050
•As conditioned and as recommended by the Planning
Commission, the proposed project would be in
compliance with applicable Zoning Code regulations,
consistent with applicable General Plan policies, and
compatible with the existing and anticipated future land uses in the vicinity of the project site
Residential Lots
•A
Current Site – Shell Beach Road View
Rendering – Shell Beach Road View
Rendering – Beachcomber Drive View
Open Space, Public Access, and Blufftop
Protection
General Plan requires:
•Land dedication for public blufftop park
•31-foot blufftop setback (100-year setback per Coastal Bluff Evaluation)
•100-foot development setback
•Proposed 135-foot setback
•Serves as extension of South Palisades Park
•Land dedication for permanent open space
•Located between Highway 101 and Shell Beach Road
•Connects existing open space areas
Environmental Review
•Initial Study was prepared and made available for public review beginning on March 3, 2023, and ending on April
3, 2023
•Impacts that would be less than significant with
mitigation were identified in the following categories:
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Geology and Soils, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, and Noise
•No comments from outside agencies or the public were
received
•A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was prepared
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution approving Project No. P21-000050 for a Coastal Development Permit, Conditional Use Permit,
Architectural Review Permit, and Vesting Tentative Tract Map 3181 to subdivide a lot for 20 residential dwelling units, two accessory dwelling units, a 1.11-acre blufftop park, and a 0.38-acre open space lot, and adopting a
Mitigated Negative Declaration. Location – 00
Beachcomber Drive. APN – 010-144-025.
South Palisades – Policy LU-B-2
The area between Shell Beach Road and the 101 Freeway shall be retained as permanent open space. No further land division shall be approved in this area . Density transfers, public acquisition or other methods shall be used to achieve the open space goal. Properties for density transfer need not be in the same ownership. Where the same owner owns properties on both sides of Shell Beach Road, no development shall be allowed between Shell Beach Road and the 101 Freeway. Where a structure already exists within the open space area, it will be permitted to remain until the parcel in the same ownership is developed. At that time, the building shall be either moved out of the open space or demolished. Density transfer on a 3:1 basis may be allowed. Any development that may be approved on-site shall be required to maintain the open space character. The amount of site area that may be developed with improvements shall not exceed 5,000 sq. ft., or 60% of gross site area, whichever is lesser.