1 TO: City Council
FROM: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Brianna Rindge, Community & Economic Development Director MEETING DATE: April 18, 2023
SUBJECT: Monthly Report for the Community & Economic Development Department
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the Community & Economic Development Department monthly report.
DISCUSSION
Planning
• The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the following entitlements at the March 13, 2023, meeting. The appeal period for each application decision ended Wednesday, April 12, therefore the approval is deemed final, and the applicant may now apply for building permits. For zoning text amendments, the item will come before the City Council at a subsequent meeting.
o Kotosh Peruvian Food & Sushi: reduced parking requirements and Conditional Use Permit amendment for expansion into adjacent unit, including beer & wine sales
o Zoning text amendment recommended for approval by City Council: for the allowance of designated and short-term parking spaces on private property (requested by Target; to be permitted city-wide)
• The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the following entitlements at the April 10, 2023, meeting. The appeal period for each application decision ends May 10, at which point the approval is deemed final and the applicant may apply for building permits. For zoning text amendments, the item will come before City Council at a subsequent meeting.
Item No. 7e
CITY OF LOMITA
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
2 o Tamaen Japanese BBQ & Steak: Conditional Use Permit amendment for expansion into adjacent unit, including beer & wine sales o Narbonne at 248th Street: offsite parking agreement between the “Brownstone” medical office development and the Bay Church
o Zoning text amendment recommended for approval by City Council: outdoor dining regulations update
o Zoning text amendment recommended for approval by City Council: allowance of hen chickens in the R-1 the same as A-1 (both single-family residential zones)
o Zoning text amendment recommended for approval by City Council: clean-up ordinance to align Chapter 2 with Chapter 1 of the zoning code for planned residential developments
• 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 Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Supportive Housing update Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Transitional Housing update Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Employee Housing Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023
Reasonable Accommodation update Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Covered Parking Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023
Emergency Shelter Parking Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Substandard Living Conditions Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Unused Zoning Districts clean-up Adopted; in effect April 20, 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
Lot Design clean-up for consistency
with adopted Ord. No. 839 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
3 • 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 Update on February 23, 2023 and intends to bring the award to City Council at the May 2 meeting.
• 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.
Code Enforcement
• The addition of a part-time contract Code
Enforcement officer in February and March to
augment the full-time officer’s efforts yielded a
significant increase in citywide code
compliance, including enforcement of illegal
dumping and graffiti as shown in the charts.
Fiscal Year Total Citations Issued
2018-2019 $17,750
2019-2020 $20,900
2020-2021 $0
2021-2022 $14,650
2022-2023
to date $59,400
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
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