2 Elements Being Updated
Elements being updated:
• Land Use
• Open Space and Conservation
• Safety Element
• Noise Element
Elements that are NOT being updated at this time:
• Utilities Element
• Solid Waste Management and Recycling Element
• Transportation and Circulation Element (updated 2021) • Housing Element (approved 2022)
3 Land Use Element Highlights
Land Use Element
• Updated Land Use Map
• Updated Designations/FAR Limits
• Special Policy Areas
• Environmental Sustainability Policies
• Economic Development Policies
• Historic Preservation Goals and Policies
4 How HE Affects GP Update
• Redondo Beach has a certified and
compliant Housing Element – July 5,
2022
• Includes policies and programs that
further affordable housing production
• RHNA - 2490 Units
• 556 Above Moderate
• 490 Moderate Income
• 508 Low Income
• 936 Very Low Income
• Overlay zone to allow for residential
uses at a maximum density of 55 du/ac
with a minimum density of 20 du/ac
• February 12, 2025 Deadline
5 a. North Tech (C-4-RO)
b. Kingsdale (C-4-RO & RH-RO)
c. South Bay Marketplace (IF-RO)
d. South of Transit Center (IF-RO)
e. 190th Street (C-2-RO & I-2-RO)
Program 8
Residential Overlay Sites
North Tech
Kingsdale
South Bay Marketplace
South of Transit Center
190th Street
6 FedEx
Program 8
Residential Overlay Sites
f. FedEx (MU-1-RO)
7 Areas of Change (Housing)
8 Adoption Process
1. October 29th – City Council will consider adoption of Housing Element implementation
• Article XXVII analysis posted
• Adopt amendments to existing Land Use Element and
Zoning Ordinance
• Adopt resolution certifying the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for entire project
2. Remaining General Plan/Zoning Ordinance adopted later Potential Addendum or Supplemental EIR
• Will require subsequent Article XXVII analysis
9 Program PEIR
• Draft PEIR is available on the
City website
• Final PEIR with response to
comments posted on October
17th
• Final EIR considered for
certification on October 29th
• Does not commit the City
to taking specific policy
actions
10 EIR Modifications
• Addendum
• Used for changes or additions to the adopted EIR that would not significantly alter any of the project's impacts
• Does not need to be recirculated (1-2 months)
• Supplemental EIR
• Changes would create significant impacts
• New scoping meeting, recirculation (6-12 months)
11 Public Institutional FAR
12 Beach Cities Health District
• Beach Cities Health District – Current FAR is .77
• Potential project would be 1-1.25 FAR
• .75 FAR = 305,000 sf
• 1.25 FAR = 508,000 sf
• EIR supports .85-1.0 FAR
Recommended that the City Council direct staff to prepare an analysis to evaluate the process of potentially updating the EIR to cover a 1.25 FAR at the BCHD site.
13 Artesia/Aviation
• The Artesia and Aviation Corridor Area Plan (AACAP)
• City relaxed the parking standards and increased the FAR from .5 to .6. within the AACAP • General Plan proposes to further increase the FAR to 1.5. • Height Limit/Stories = 30 ft./2 stories
• Create special design standards for three or more stories subject to a CUP (also apply to rooftop dining)
15 Historic Preservation
Policy LU-7.1
“Encourage the voluntary designation of potentially historic resources as landmarks or historic districts. Strengthen the City’s objective identification of potentially historic buildings, resources, landmarks or historic districts in residential, commercial, public/institutional, and industrial zones.”
IM-LU-66
Historic preservation ordinance. Update and periodically review the historic preservation ordinance to incorporate findings of the updated Historic Resources Survey. Develop the City processes and ordinances to objectively designate historic buildings, resources, landmarks, and historic districts. Develop the City processes and ordinances required to protect and preserve historic buildings, resources, landmarks, and historic districts that have been designated as historic. 16 Value Capture Zoning
• Limited “bank” of housing density that may be sold to developers in exchange for amenities, community benefits, infrastructure or a fee payment • Give the City more control over how density is allocated, while increasing its value to the properties receiving it
• Some of the added value gained by the property owner through zoning incentives, would be captured by the City and re-distributed to the public 17 Recommendations
1. Open the public hearing; and
2. Take public testimony; and
3. Provide policy direction to staff; and
4. Continue the public hearing to October 29, 2024;
and
5. Direct staff to analyze setting the floor area ratio cap for the BCHD property at 1.25 as part of the
General Plan related EIR.
18 Nonconforming Uses
Section 10-2.2002 Nonconforming uses
Subsection (e) will be amended to read:
(e) Re-establishment of uses in structures partially destroyed. A nonconforming use in a structure destroyed due to an
involuntary event to the extent of 50% or more of its square footage at the time of its partial destruction may not be reestablished and any new structure shall conform to all the requirements of City laws upon reconstruction, except as follows:
(1)Nonconforming commercial uses in areas designated as residential in the general plan, with on-site structures totaling no more than 10,000 square feet, which are totally or partially destroyed may be re-established to the original use.