MEASURE "G" IS "GOOD" FOR THE RB PIER & HARBOR AREA

Measure “G” is the result of 10 years of planning processes involving:

• Dozens and dozens of public workshops, meetings and hearings
• Thousands of hours of public input by hundreds of residents
• Two referendum petitions, two initiative petitions & two public votes
• California Coastal Commission approval by 11-1 vote on July 9, 2009

Measure “G” = Certainty + Definitive Development Regulations

• Cancels out the “Heart of the City” development scheme once and for all
• Restricts building density to less than half the maximum permitted in Riviera Village and Downtown Manhattan Beach
• Restricts building heights to 1 & 2 stories south of the Crowne Plaza Hotel and only permits 3 stories to the north in front of existing 3-5 story hotels and power plant property
• Requires adding more public open space including plazas and wider walkways along the water
• Requires preserving and enhancing public views of the water
• Limits city-controlled portion of Mole B to boating related uses and facilities and requires a minimum of one-third of the area be maintained as public open space
• Permits public parks & recreational facilities on power plant property
• Ensures proposed Shade Hotel for vacant restaurant site next to Cheesecake Factory projected to generate $600,000 in new city tax revenues can move forward
• Prohibits new residential development on power plant property and west of Harbor Drive
• Establishes strict guidelines for timeshares as required by Coastal Commission
• Adds new environmental protection policies consistent with Coastal Act
• Certifies the Local Coastal Program as approved by Coastal Commission
• Preserves residents right to vote on increasing development intensities as required by Measure DD