1 TO: City Council
FROM: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Brianna Rindge, Community & Economic Development Director MEETING DATE: March 21, 2023
SUBJECT: Monthly Report for the Community & Economic Development Department
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the Community & Economic Development Department monthly report.
DISCUSSION
Planning
• Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the following entitlements at the February 13, 2023, meeting. The appeal period for each decision runs through Wednesday, March 15, after which the approval is deemed final and the applicant may apply for building permits.
o Demo & replacement of the old bank building at 2177 PCH for restaurant use (exact tenants not yet reported)
o A permanent outdoor dining canopy atop 3 parking spaces at Burnin Daylight (the existing temporary tents will be removed)
• Staff met with multiple property owners and developers and completed review of residential and commercial building permits, solar, wireless facilities, business licenses, and Residential Property Reports.
• The 2022 Annual Progress Report on Lomita’s 31 Housing Element Programs and RHNA number count is presented with this City Council agenda. • Staff released the RFP for the General Plan Update (Land Use, Circulation, Open Space, and Noise Elements and the Environmental Impact Report) and Zoning Code Item No. 7e
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2 Update on February 23, 2023 and intends to bring the award to City Council in the coming months
• Several ordinance discussions will be on Planning Commission and City Council agendas as triggered by applicant requests, observed trends, post-COVID interest, the certified Housing Element, and other State mandates. The draft 2023 upcoming items schedule is as follows.
Topic Council
Discussion
Planning
Commission
Hearing
City Council
Hearings
Building Code update Adopted; in effect Jan. 1, 2023
24000 Crenshaw Blvd Specific Plan
sign update Adopted; in effect Feb. 16, 2023
Low-Barrier Navigation Centers Dec. 2022 Feb. 2023 March 2023 Supportive Housing update Dec. 2022 Feb. 2023 March 2023 Transitional Housing update Dec. 2022 Feb. 2023 March 2023 Employee Housing Dec. 2022 Feb. 2023 March 2023
Reasonable Accommodation update Dec. 2022 Feb. 2023 March 2023 Covered Parking Dec. 2022 Feb. 2023 March 2023
Emergency Shelter Parking Dec. 2022 Feb. 2023 March 2023 Substandard Living Conditions n/a Feb. 2023 March 2023
Unused Zoning Districts clean-up n/a Feb. 2023 March 2023 Designated Parking, Signage Subcommittee March 2023 April 2023 Massage clean-up n/a n/a April 2023
Outdoor Dining update Subcommittee April 2023 May 2023
Subdivision clean-up for Planned
Residential Developments n/a April 2023 May 2023
Chickens update n/a April 2023 May 2023
ADU update Dec. 2022 May 2023 June 2023
Murals March 2023 May 2023 June 2023
Side Yard Fencing update n/a June 2023 July 2023
Code Enforcement
• An ordinance to update the code enforcement section(s) of the Municipal Code in line with the City’s onboarding of Data Ticket is presented with this City Council agenda. • There are 144 open cases as of February 28, 2023. Staff opened 28 new cases, closed 37 cases, and issued 18 different groups of citations in February 2023. The addition of a contract Code Enforcement officer to augment the full-time officer’s efforts yielded a large increase in these numbers.
• In February, graffiti was removed from 16 locations and illegal dumping addressed at 36 locations. The addition of a part-time Code Enforcement officer to augment the full-time officer’s efforts yielded a large increase in these numbers. 3 • Citations issued by fiscal year total as follows.
Fiscal Year Total Citations Issued
2018-2019 $17,750
2019-2020 $20,900
2020-2021 $0
2021-2022 $14,650
2022-2023 to date $54,200
OPTIONS
None. Information only. Receive and file.
Reviewed by: Approved by:
Gary Y. Sugano Ryan Smoot
Assistant City Manager City Manager
Prepared by:
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Brianna Rindge
Community & Economic Development Director