Temporary Parking Lot Proposed for Unused Land
City officials have proposed building a temporary parking lot on the northern half of a former pottery factory to help ease a parking shortage while the city decides how to develop the land.
The city completed the purchase of the former Metlox Potteries property at Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Valley Drive in February and officials have not decided what will be built there. City officials have proposed creating a 150-stall parking lot with meters until a development plan is ready.
Assistant City Manager Dave Doyle said the parking lot would cost $125,000 and increase parking in the downtown area 10%. He said the site would be used for parking for a period of two to four years.
The proposal is scheduled to be heard by the Planning Commission April 22.
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