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1. Proposed Amendments to RBMC Ordinance re Planning
Commission
Article 10
ORDINANCE NO. XXXX-XX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 2,
CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 10, SECTIONS 2-9.1002 AND 2-
9.1003 PERTAINING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
[RECITALS]
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Title 2, Chapter 9, § 2-9.1001.
Created.
ThereArticle 10, Section 2-9.1002 is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
Ҥ 2-9.1002 is hereby created a
Planning Commission. (§ 1, Ord.
2794 c.s., eff. April 17, 1997)
§ 2-9.1002. Appointment and terms of members.
(a) The Commission shall consist of seven members. Unless otherwise authorized by the City Council, one member shall be appointed from each Council district and two members shall be appointed at large.”.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Title 2, Chapter 9, Article 10, Section 2-9.1003 is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
(b) Ҥ 2-9.1003The original term of one member shall expire on September 30, 1998; the original term of two members shall expire on City of Redondo Beach, CA
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2. September 30, 1999; the original term of two members shall expire on September 30, 2000; and the original term of two members shall expire on September 30, 2001.
(§ 1, Ord. 2794 c.s., eff. April 17, 1997, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2806 c.s., eff. September 5,
1997)
§ 2-9.1003. Powers and duties.
(a) (a) The Commission shall have such powers and duties as prescribed for planning commissions under any law of the State, ordinance of the City, resolution of the City Council, or the Master Plan of the City. These duties include, but are not limited to those found in Title 10 and summarized as follows:
a. Acting as advisory agency to City Council related to subdivisions and subdivision compliance (Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 1, 10-1.106) b. Issuing decisions related to tentative maps (Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 5, 10-1.504)
c. Issuing decisions related to exceptions (Title 10, Chapter1, Article 9, 10-
1.903)
d. Conducting hearings related to minor subdivisions (Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 10, 10-1.1010)
e. Adjudicating lot line adjustments (Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 11, 10-1.1101) f. Adjudicating condominium subdivisions (Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 12, 10-
1.1204)
g. Conducting appeal hearings regarding density bonus determinations issued by the Community Development Director. (Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 9, 10-2.2107 and Title 10, Chapter 5, Article 9, 10-5.2107) h. Conducting appeal hearings regarding administrative design reviews (Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 12, 10-2.2500; Title 10, Chapter 5, Article12, 10-
5.2500)
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3. i. Conducting hearings on Planning Commission design reviews (Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 12, 10-2.2502; Title 10, Chapter 5, Article 12,10-5.2502)) j. Conducting hearings on zoning amendments (Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 12, 10-2.2504; Title 10, Chapter 5, Article 12,10-5.2504) k. Conducting hearings on general plans, specific plans, and Coastal LUP amendments (Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 12, 10-2.2505; Title 10, Chapter 5, Article 12,10-5.2505)
l. Conducting hearings on conditional use permits (Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 12, 10-2.2506; Title 10, Chapter 5, Article 12,10-5.2506) m. Conducting appeal hearings on administrative use permits (Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 12, 10-2.2507)
n. Conducting appeal hearings regarding modification decisions issued by the Community Development Director (Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 12, 10-
2.2508, Title 10, Chapter 5, Article 12,10-5.2508)
o. Conducting hearings on variances (Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 12, 10-
2.2510; Title 10, Chapter 5, Article 12,10-5.2510)
p. Conducting hearings on planned development reviews (Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 12, 10-2.2514; Title 10, Chapter 5, Article 12,10-5.2514) q. Conducting hearings on development agreements (Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 12, 10-2-2518; Title 10, Chapter 5, Article 12,10-5.2518) r. Conducting appeal hearings on reasonable accommodations decisions issued by the Community Development Director. (Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 12, 10-2-2522; Title 10, Chapter 5, Article 12,10-5.2522) s. Conducting hearings on coastal development permits (Title 10, Chapter 5, Article 10, 10-5.2212)
t. Conducting appeal hearings on coastal development permits issued by the Community Development Director. (Title 10, Chapter 5, Article 10, 10-
5.2222)
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4. (b) The Commission shall advise the Mayor and City Council in all matters relating to planning, zoning and the physical development of the City, and in other such matters as as directed by the City Council, City Manager, or staff liaison with the approval and/or at the direction of the City Manager.” SECTION 3. Any provisions of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code, or appendices thereto, or any other ordinances of the City inconsistent herewith, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are hereby repealed.
(b) SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to and in such other matters as may be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutionaldirected by the City Council.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be published by one insertion in the official newspaper of said city, and same shall go into effect and be in full force and operation from and after thirty (30) days after its final passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this XXth day of XXXXX, 2025. ________________________
James A. Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
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Joy A. Ford, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk (§ 1, Ord. 2794 c.s., eff. April 17, 1997)