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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 14, 2025
l.1 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TITLE 10 CHAPTER 2 ZONING AND LAND USE SECTION (10-2.1707) OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE PERTAINING TO PARKING REGULATIONS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES ON
PROPERTIES LOCATED ON ARTESIA AND AVIATION BOULEVARDS
CONTACT: MARC WIENER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
• Staff is providing alternative language to the requirements for rear parking.
Specifically, the modification would delete the requirement for a CUP and limit the entitlement to an AUP for parking in the front. Additionally, only two of findings are required to approve the AUP rather than all three.
Alternative Draft
§ 10-2.1707(b)(2)
(1) Although not required, if the project provides on-site parking, then design of parking lots, common parking garages, driveway approaches, driveways, and aisles are subject to the requirements pursuant to Section 10-2.1706 and the following additional “General Requirements”, “Exceptions”, and “Findings”. a. General Requirements.
1. Off-street parking areas shall be located to the rear of the primary building or structure on the lot.
2. No off-street parking shall be permitted in the front yard setback or between the front of the primary building and the public street, except as provided in subsection b. below.
b. Exceptions – Administrative Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit.
1. The placement of off-street parking in the front of the primary building may be authorized through approval of an Administrative Use Permit (AUP), or Conditional Use Permit (CUP), as determined by the Community Development Director subject to the findings in Subsection c.
2. An application for an AUP shall be processed in accordance with Section 10-2.2507. and an application for a CUP shall be processed in accordance with Section 10-2.2506.
c. Findings for Approval.
In approving an AUP or CUP for front yard parking, the Community Development Director or the Planning Commission, respectively, shall make the following threeeither findings 1 or 2, and 3, findings in addition to the requirements contained in Sections 10-2.2506 and 10-2.2507:
1. Site Constraints. Physical site conditions, including not limited to lot depth, topography, corner lot condition, or the location of existing structures make rear parking infeasible.
2. Business Operations. The proposed business or use has operational characteristics that warrant front yard parking, such as customer pickup/drop-off areas, accessibility needs, or similar functions, and rear parking would substantially impair the business operation.
3. Design Mitigation. Parking located in front of the primary building is designed and screened to minimize visual impacts from the public rightof-way, including landscaping, decorative walls, or other design treatments consistent with City design guidelines.