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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution certifying a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR 05-16, State Clearinghouse No. 2014031059); and
Deny the appeal of the Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development (CREED), represented by the law firm of Adams Broadwell Joseph and Cardozo, and uphold the Planning Commission’s decision to approve a Site Plan Review and Local Coastal Development Permit for construction and operation of the 2nd & PCH Project, a commercial shopping center containing up to 245,000 square feet of retail and restaurant uses at 6400 East Pacific Coast Highway. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
On September 7, 2017, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and approved, with conditions, a commercial shopping center on a 10.93-acre site at 6400 E. Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) known as the 2nd & PCH Project (Project). The Project site is located in Subarea 17 of the Southeast Area Development and Improvement Plan (SEADIP), also known as PD-1, and within General Plan Land Use District Number 7 - Mixed Uses (LUD 7), a district established to vitalize sites and establish activity centers with a mix of uses, including retail-commercial and open spaces.
The Project site is bounded by 2nd Street to the north, PCH to the east, a retail shopping center (Marina Shores) to the south, and Marina Drive to the west (Exhibit A - Location Map). The Project proposal would replace the existing currently vacant SeaPort Marina Hotel, surface parking areas and associated amenities on the Project site with a visitor-serving commercial shopping center totaling up to 245,000 square feet of gross floor area. The proposal includes approximately 95,000 square feet of retail uses, a 55,000-square-foot grocery store, a 25,000-square-foot fitness/health club, and 70,000 square feet of restaurant uses (made up of 40,000 square feet of full service dining, 25,000 square fe...
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