18 • May 6 - 19, 2016 • The Log


Design Control Board tries to mold Marina del Rey project


Parcel 44 project starts to take shape but county committee needs more time on fi nal design revisions.


By Parimal M. Rohit


LOS ANGELES — A proposed project bringing a West Marine, Trader Joe’s and upgraded boat docks, among other improvements, was on the verge of being approved by the Los Angeles County Design Control Board on April 20. However the project’s backers will have to wait until later this month to fi nd out what tweaks still need to be made before moving forward as the Design Control Board postponed it decision of the Parcel 44 proposal. The Design Control Board wanted


more time to consider whether designs of the proposed Trader Joe’s need to be tweaked. Board members were sup- portive of the remainder of the project proposal and were willing to approve the project with certain conditions. However the county committee ulti- mately decided to spend a little more time fl eshing out design plans with the project architect and revisit the pro- posed Parcel 44 renovation at its May 18 meeting.


Whether plans move forward at the


Design Control Board’s May meeting would hinge on all parties coming to an agreement on potential tweaks and overall vision of the project. Michael Pashaie, one of the part- ners at the fi rm operating Fisherman’s Village, told board members a lot of time and thought went into the proj- ect’s design. “This design is an evolution of the


past 10 years,” Pashaie told Design Control Board members. “We tried to put uses that are very specifi c for this area, namely West Marine … which is going to cater to the boaters.” There will be about 16 visitor-serv- ing shops to complement West Marine and Trader Joe’s, according to Pashaie. “They’re going to be mostly local shops [and] service oriented,” Pashaie said. Pashaie said the current boat docks


are dilapidated and in bad shape. “They need to be changed,” Pashaie


said. “They are in a position where they are actually not safe to operate. We are helping all the boaters who are there to relocate [and return after construction].” An attorney who spoke to the


Design Control Board on behalf of the project applicant said the impetus for including increased commercial uses


at Parcel 44 was to stay consistent with Los Angeles County’s local coastal plan. Pashaie added the commercial ele- ment of the plans would help make the project more attractive and draw more people to the area. Original plans called for remov- ing all current buildings and trees and replacing them with eight new build- ings, including boater restrooms, a yacht club, a Trader Joe’s, West Marine, restaurant and retail, and boat repair venue. Upgrades would be made to a waterfront promenade and bike path. One of the buildings was made smaller to accommodate a view corridor. A building with dedicated boater restrooms was originally to be connected to the boat repair venue, according to original plans. The build- ings are now proposed to be detached, county staff stated.


All eight buildings would occupy almost 83,000 square feet of space. Most of the recommended changes focused on improving view corridors, maintaining consistent design, and upgrading public access to the water. “We have tried to create an environ- ment which provides great services to boaters and local residents while attracting visitors from surrounding communities. We have replaced all existing building functions catering to


boaters’ needs and added a variety of functions which will enhance boaters’ and visitor’s experience,” project archi- tect Jack Hollander told county staff in a letter. “In fact, we feel that we have created a “boater paradise”, exempli- fi ed by the fact that a boater can buy a boat, buy parts from West Marine, repair their boats, buy food from Trader Joe’s or dine in beautiful surroundings at one of the proposed restaurants.” Parcel 44, located at 4637 Admiralty


Way, is currently home to marine commercial uses and almost 15,000 square feet of building space. An exist- ing waterfront pedestrian promenade is not continuous; the current bicycle path, according to county staff, “winds through parking and stored-boat areas.” Developers told the Design Control


Board the Parcel 44 project could be presented in front of the California Coastal Commission in June. The Design Control Board approved


the project’s conceptual design in July 2013. Developers earned a Coastal Development Permit approval at the Regional Planning Commission in August 2015. Three months later the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors denied an appeal of the permit approval.


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