Meeting Time: November 21, 2024 at 6:30pm PST

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Agenda Item

J.2. PC24-1855 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE OPERATION OF A NEW CHILDCARE FACILITY (WITH INFANTS), OCEAN VIEW ACADEMY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, WITHIN AN EXISTING CHURCH/SCHOOL BUILDING ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN A COMMERCIAL-PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED (C-2-PD) ZONE AND SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) ZONE. RECOMMENDATION: 1. Open the public hearing, administer oath, take testimony from staff, the applicant and other interested parties, and deliberate; 2. Close the public hearing; and 3. Adopt the attached resolution by title only, waiving further reading: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH ADOPTING AN EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE OPERATION OF A CHILD DAY CARE CENTER (WITH INFANTS) WITH A MAXIMUM OF 100 CHILDREN WITHIN EXISTING CLASSROOMS AT AN EXISTING CHURCH LOCATED WITHIN A COMMERCIALPEDESTRIAN (C-2-P) ZONE AND A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R1) ZONE, AT 301 AVENUE D. (CASE NO. CUP-2023-14)

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    Michael Eastman at November 19, 2024 at 2:27pm PST

    The city should give careful consideration to the chaos that can ensue from allowing an already crowded street to be overwhelmed when the parents of 'up to 100' students descend upon the neighborhood. They will park everywhere; including spots reserved for the apartment building or neighboring businesses, randomly cross Ave D and not use a crosswalk, and otherwise tie up an already crowded street with unwanted traffic. People turning onto Ave D from PCH are driving fast and not mindful and so the risk of injuring a jaywalking student/parent increases. Further, the church feeds the needy twice a week, and for a good 90 minute stretch in the middle of the day, the smell of weed permeates the air. Not exactly an ideal environment for children. Overall, just not a good idea.