2019/December
From ActCoastal
| Year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Month | December |
| Location | Calabasas |
| Description | The Coastal Commission’s December hearing took place in Calabasas at the King Gillette Ranch on Wednesday, Dec. 11 through Friday, Dec. 13. The agenda was slightly lighter than usual with one key controversial item on Thursday. The Commission approved an after-the-fact coastal development permit for the construction and operation of the Shore Hotel in Santa Monica. The meeting resulted in one vote chart. |
Issues voted on at this Meeting
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| Issue | Summary | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Shote Hotel ATF Permit | After settling an enforcement violation in May 2019 for operating out of conformance with the Coastal Act for nearly a decade, the Santa Monica-based Shore Hotel requested an after-the-fact approval permit for their continued operations. The Shore Hotel proposed to continue operating as a high-cost hotel despite the original permit requiring them to construct and operate a low-to-moderate-cost hotel to replace the 95-room lower-cost hotel that was demolished. Commissioners found the proposed mitigation package extremely inadequate and, instead of denial, opted to negotiate with the applicant from the dais. As a result, the Shore Hotel agreed to supply 72 low-to-moderate-cost hotels on site and to pay a mitigation fee for the remaining rooms. They also proposed to construct and operate a 14-room “micro hotel” in a vacant portion of the building and to offer a youth lodging program within the micro hotel to nonprofit coastal recreation programs aimed at underserved youth. | 
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