City of Redondo Beach
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION DECISION CERTIFYING A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT AND ADOPTION OF FINDINGS, STATEMENT OF
OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND MITIGATION MONITORING
AND REPORTING PROGRAM, APPROVAL OF A COASTAL
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (DENSITY
BONUS, OUTDOOR DINING, TASTING ROOM, AND MULTIPLE
DWELLING UNITS), VARIANCE, PLANNING COMMISSION DESIGN
REVIEW, AND VESTING TENTATIVE MAP NO. 82561 FOR A
PROPOSED 30-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUS PROJECT
WITH ADAPTIVE REUSE OF NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS FOR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN A
LOW-DENSITY, MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-3A) ZONE AT 100-132 N. CATALINA AVENUE
Project Title: The Catalina Village Project
Project Location: 100-132 N. Catalina Avenue
Notice Date: January 12, 2023
City Council Meeting Date:Tuesday January 24, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Project Description: The project site consists of six parcels located on the east side of North Catalina Avenue at the intersection with Emerald Street. The project site is developed with legal non-conforming commercial structures/uses. The project developer requests approval to construct a mixed-use, 30-unit Density Bonus residential project. A building (116 N. Catalina Avenue) would be demolished and portions of four other existing buildings (112, 124, 126 and 132 N. Catalina Avenue) would be removed. The remaining buildings would be adaptively reused as contributors to a potential historic district.
The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) comprehensively evaluates the potential impacts of the project and was prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and State CEQA Guidelines. The Final EIR determines that most of the potential project impacts can be reduced to a less than significant level with implementation of the measures identified in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. However, the Final EIR also determines that the proposed proj- ect will have a significant transportation (Vehicle Miles Traveled) effect on the environment even with the implementation of mitigation measures.
The Planning Commission held three public hearings on the matter on April 21, 2022, May 19, 2022, and September 15, 2022. At the September 15th, 2022 public hearing, the Planning Commission certified the FEIR and approved the requested entitlements for the project.
The decision of the Planning Commission has been appealed to the City Council. The City Council will consider the appeal at a public hearing to be held on Tuesday January 24, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 415 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Additional details below.
The Final EIR, which includes response to comments, will be available for public review at locations 1 through 5:
1. City of Redondo Beach, Community Development Department, 415 Diamond Street, Door ‘2,” Redondo Beach, California 90277
2. City of Redondo Beach, City Clerk, 415 Diamond Street, Door “1”, Redondo Beach, California 90277
3. Redondo Beach Public Library, 303 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, California 90277
4. Redondo Beach Public Library - North Branch, 2000 Artesia Boulevard, Redondo Beach, California 90277
5. Online at www.redondo.org/catalinavillage. Prior meeting materials are available for review on this webpage.
PUBLIC HEARING: The public hearing on this matter will take place before the City Council on Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Redondo Beach City Council Chambers, 415 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, California, or for public participation by Virtual Meeting via Zoom. The meeting will also be livestreamed on the City’s website at www.redondo.org/RBTV, YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofRedondoBeachIT, and broadcast live through Spectrum Channel 8 and Frontier Communications Channel
41. Members of the public may participate during the meeting as outlined below.
PUBLIC COMMENT: There will be three options for public testimony during the meeting:
1. In person oral testimony can be provided by attending the meeting in the City of Redondo Beach City Council Chambers at the address noted above.
2. Interested persons may submit a written eComment through the City’s agenda webpage at https://redondo.legistar.com/Calendar. aspx. Specific instructions for eComment will be provided on the agenda cover page when it is released at least 72 hours prior to the public hearing. Only one eComment per person. eComments will be viewable by members of the City Council but will not be read out loud.
3. Oral public testimony can be provided live by joining the virtual Zoom meeting by computer or phone-in. The Zoom registration link will be provided on the agenda coversheet when it is released, as detailed below.
For those that cannot participate during the public hearing, written com- ments for the City Council on this matter may be submitted by email to [email protected]. Written comments will be accepted up to 3:00 p.m. the day of the public hearing, January 24th, 2023, to allow time for distribution to the City Council as a Blue Folder item.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Questions related to this matter may be submitted by email to [email protected]. A staff member will provide assistance. For those that would like to review the project materials in person at the counter, an appointment is required and can be requested by sending an email to the address above.
The agenda packet with the administrative report and materials related to this matter will be available for review at least 72 hours prior to the public hearing, pursuant to State Law and local ordinance, on the City of Redondo Beach website https://redondo.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
Select the City Council meeting of January 24th, 2023.
If you challenge the project decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Redondo Beach at, or prior to, the public hearing.
The decision of the City Council on the FEIR, Conditional Use Permit, Planning Commission Design Review, Coastal Development Permit, Variance, and Vesting Tentative Map will be final. The City Council action on the Coastal Development Permit is not further appealable to the California Coastal Commission.
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Eleanor Manzano
City Clerk of the City of Redondo Beach
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