CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
EXEMPTION DECLARATION
PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
DATE: May 29, 2025
PROJECT ADDRESS: City-Wide
PROPOSED PROJECT: A 10 MONTH AND 15 DAY EXTENSION OF
URGENCY INTERIM ORDINANCE NO. 3294-25 OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, IMPOSING A MORATORIUM
ON DEVELOPMENT OF SMOKE SHOPS IN THE
CITY AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF
AND FINDING THE EXTENSION IS
CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT UNDER THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
In accordance with Chapter 3, Title 10, Section 10-3.301(a) of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code, the above-referenced project is Categorically Exempt from the preparation of environmental review documents pursuant to:
15061 (b)(3). REVIEW FOR EXEMPTION
A project is exempt from CEQA if: The activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
The subject site is not located within an area designated as an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern, or within the California Coastal Zone, or within an officially designated, state scenic highway, or within a hazardous waste site included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
15262. FEASIBILITY AND PLANNING STUDIES
A project involving only feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions which the agency, board, or commission has not approved, adopted, or funded does not require the preparation of an EIR or Negative Declaration but does require consideration of environmental factors. This section does not apply to the adoption of a plan that will have a legally binding effect on later activities.
Marc Wiener
Marc Wiener
Community Development Director