Developer not granted lease option for Boat Central project (Corrected Story)

(UPDATE/CORRECTION: This story updates a version originally published in our Oct. 7-20, 2016 issue. We reported the Boat Central developer was granted a lease agreement by the Small Craft Harbor Commission due to a 2-1 vote. However the motion proposing to grant Boat Central its lease with Los Angeles County required at least 3 votes to move forward. Accordingly the motion died and the developer does not have a lease agreement in hand. The project is not moving forward to the Design Control Board, either.) Story Highlights Boat Central project does not moves forward to Design Control Board. Dry boat storage project has been in planning process since 1999. Boaters fear Boat Central would result in increased costs and decreased boating participation. Small Craft Harbor Commission said intent of Boat Central is to keep boating costs low and increase number of boaters in Marina del Rey. MARINA DEL REY — A planned boat storage structure in Marina del Rey once might have only been found in Hollywood. Back in 2004 the film “I, Robot” featured an automated crane retrieving a vehicle from its parking spot inside a multistory storage area and delivered it to where Will Smith’s character stood waiting for his car. An automated multistory parking...