Development Issues
Los Angeles County is pushing a slate of over 16 (sixteen) residential/hotel projects in Marina del Rey. Unfortunately, the County is not using a master plan to effect this development. County is pushing each project through on a piecemeal basis with limited public participation and in an out of order process. Many of these projects are not allowed under Marina del Rey Development Law known as the Local Coastal Program. Most importantly, the cumulative effects of these projects on the community, traffic, the environment, recreation and boating is not being considered.
For over a decade now, residents of Marina del Rey were supposed to have a new park at the site of a public parking lot on the corner of Via Marina and Marquesas (known as Parcel FF).
114-unit Luxury Senior Accommodations Facility on a public parking lot PLUS Commercial building with associated 6-story parking structure on Panay Way where Marina Fitness is located.
On May 28, 2008, David Barish and Carla Andrus met with members of the Los Angeles LAFCO or Local Agency Formation Corporation for initial discussions on attaining Cityhood for the Marina
A City of Los Angeles sewer project is planned to go through the heart of Marina del Rey along Via Marina from Marquesas Way all the way down to the channel...
We ARE MdR submitted the following PRA request relating to the development allocation used and remaing in the Marina
A Summary of Irregularities in MdR Redevelopment Process...
The proposed Marriot Residence Inn will replace the parking lot behind Mother's Beach, parcel IR. It will extend onto part of the beach, replacing picnic tables and barbeque grills.
To "pave the way" for massive redevelopment in Marina del Rey, the County proposes a massive two-part road project:
Marina del Rey is considered a local, LA County and state asset because it serves a mixed community of residents, wildlife, boaters and visitors (LA County, state and international). It is the largest manmade marina in the United States
Marina del Rey was established in 1954 as a small craft harbor and public recreation resource by Congressional House Document 389 and substantially funded by the federal government through Public Law 83-780 signed by President Eisenhower.
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