City of Hermosa Beach --- 10-10-00

APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, EXEMPTING THE NORTH SIDE OF 29TH STREET, BETWEEN INGLESIDE DRIVE AND MORNINGSIDE DRIVE, FROM THE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT OF SUBSECTION (b) OF SECTION 12.08.010 GENERAL REQUIREMENT OF CHAPTER 12.08 STREET, SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE

 

Recommendation:

It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, EXEMPTING THE NORTH SIDE OF 29TH STREET, BETWEEN INGLESIDE DRIVE AND MORNINGSIDE DRIVE, FROM THE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT OF SUBSECTION (b) OF SECTION 12.08.010 GENERAL REQUIREMENT OF CHAPTER 12.08 STREET, SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE " .

 

Background :

On August 30, 2000, staff received a petition from residents of 29th Street requesting that the north side of 29th Street, between Ingleside Drive and Morningside Drive, be exempt from requiring the construction of a sidewalk during a rebuild or remodel of private property. Below is a list of the reasons why they want the exemption:

  • The north side of the 400 block of 29th Street consists of 15 properties of which 13 houses in a row do not have a sidewalk.
  • The residents want to preserve the current character of the neighborhood.
  • The residents feel that the neighborhood can only be enhanced by natural stone, brick, etc. mixed with the grass, trees and flowers as opposed to 4 feet of concrete on the small buffer of space between the properties and the curb.

A field review revealed that the north side of 29th Street, between Ingleside Drive and Morningside Drive, consists of 15 properties of which 13 have either sub-standard sidewalks or no sidewalk at all. Since there is no clear policy on providing for pedestrians citywide, staff would not object to the granting of the request. Further, there are other streets in the City that are exempt from sidewalk construction. A list of those streets can be provided upon request.

 

Fiscal Impact: None.

 

Alternatives :

  1. Approve staff’s recommendation.
  2. Send item to the Public Works Commission
  3. Deny the Request
  4. Take no action.

 

 

RESOLUTION NO. 00-_____

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, EXEMPTING THE NORTH SIDE OF 29TH STREET, BETWEEN INGLESIDE DRIVE AND MORNINGSIDE DRIVE, FROM THE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT OF SUBSECTION (b) OF SECTION 12.08.010 GENERAL REQUIREMENT OF CHAPTER 12.08 STREET, SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE

 

WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Hermosa Beach, California, intends to continue to improve the quality of life in the community, and

Whereas, residents of 29th Street have are requesting that the north side of 29th Street, between Ingleside Drive and Morningside Drive, be exempt from requiring the construction of a sidewalk during a rebuild or remodel of private property, and

Whereas, the north side of the 400 block of 29th Street consists of 15 properties of which 13 houses in a row do not have a sidewalk, and

Whereas, the residents want to preserve the current character of the neighborhood, and

Whereas, the residents feel that the neighborhood can only be enhanced by natural stone, brick, etc. mixed with the grass, trees and flowers as opposed to 4 feet of concrete on the small buffer of space between the properties and the curb.

 

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. That the north side of 29th Street, between Ingleside Drive and Morningside Drive is exempt from the sidewalk requirement of Subsection (b) of Section 12.08.010 General Requirement of Title 12, Chapter 12.08 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code, "S treet, Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter Construction".

SECTION 2. This resolution shall become effective immediately.

 

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 10th day of October 2000.

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