RESOLUTION NO. CC-2308-081
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RESOLUTION NO. CC-2308-081
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
OBJECTIVE RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Residential Design Guidelines by Resolution on October 7, 2003; and
WHEREAS, in 2019 the City Council added as a Strategic Plan item to apply for SB2 Grant Funding and seek consultant to update the Residential Design Guidelines to replace the 2003 Residential Design Guidelines with objective standards, add standards for the R1A zone, and clarify ambiguities of existing document; and WHEREAS, the State Legislature adopted Senate Bill 330 (SB330) that requires that any development standards adopted by a governing body after January 1, 2020 must be objective; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Housing and Community Development approved the SB2 Grant Funding for the City of Redondo Beach to update the City’s Residential Design Guidelines to be objective and to include clarifying language on Accessory Dwelling Units, with the grant agreement executed on June 12, 2020; and WHEREAS, on February 8, 2021 the City initiated an RFP process, and due to no responses received, the City requested proposals and received only one from Cityworks Design on April 23, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Cityworks Design was qualified and provided a proposal within the grant budget amount, and on June 8, 2021 the City entered into a contract with Cityworks Design to prepare the update to the Residential Design Guidelines to create Objective Residential Standards; and
WHEREAS, through a public process including multiple focus group meetings with local designers, community meetings, a public survey with nearly 1,000 responses, input from the Planning Commission subcommittee on the project, and multiple Planning Commission meetings to discuss and update the draft document; the City Council has considered the Objective Residential Standards for adoption by resolution; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing, took public testimony, and considered the ordinance amendments on June 15, 2023 and made certain recommendations to the City Council for consideration, including determination that the amendments qualify for exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, on August 15, 2023, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing, took public testimony, considered the Planning Commission recommendations, RESOLUTION NO. CC-2308-081
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discussed the proposed amendments and the Objective Residential Standards document; and
WHEREAS, at the public hearings before both the Planning Commission and City Council, all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard and to present evidence.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. RECITALS. The above recitals are true and correct, and the recitals are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.
SECTION 2. CONSISTENCY. The proposed Objective Residential Standards are consistent with the Comprehensive General Plan of the City, the Coastal Land Use Plan, and the Local Coastal Program.
SECTION 3. CEQA. The Objective Residential Standards are exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines because there is no possibility that this Ordinance or its implementation would have a significant negative effect on the environment. (14 Cal.
Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3).) City staff shall cause a Notice of Exemption to be filed as authorized by CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines.
SECTION 4. ADOPTION AND APPLICABILITY. The City Council hereby adopts the Objective Residential Standards dated August 2023 which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A, and which replaces the Residential Design Guidelines adopted in 2003. The Objective Residential Standards shall be applied to any application for plan check for a residential development submitted to the Building Department in the inland zones after the effective date of Ordinance No. 3259-23 effectuating the Objective Residential Standards for inland areas. The Objective Residential Standards shall be applied to any application for plan check for a residential development submitted to the Building Department in the coastal zones after the effective date of Ordinance No. 3260-23 effectuating the Objective Residential Standards for coastal areas per the Local Coastal Program. The City shall not enforce any requirement or provision of these Objective Residential Standards that violates state law, as determined by the Community Development Director in consultation with the City Attorney.
SECTION 5. CERTIFICATION. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and shall enter the same in the Book of Original Resolutions.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of August, 2023. __________________________
William C. Brand, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
___________________________ _______________________________ Michael W. Webb, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. CC-2308-081
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH )
I, Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk of the City of Redondo Beach, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 2308-081 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 15th day of August, 2023, and there after signed and approved by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk, and that said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: KALUDEROVIC, OBAGI, JR., BEHRENDT
NOES: NEHRENHEIM, LOEWENSTEIN
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk