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RESOLUTION NO. CC-2603-013
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A CEQA EXEMPTION
DECLARATION, APPROVING COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO.
2025-0359, AND APPROVING A PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONE FOR THE RESIDENCES ABUTTING THE SOUTHERN 400 FEET OF THE 500 BLOCK OF NORTH GERTRUDA AVENUE; AND ESTABLISHING THE
TIME LIMITS OF THE PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONE AS FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 22507 authorizes local authorities, by ordinance or resolution, to restrict or prohibit parking on designated streets and to provide preferential parking privileges for residents adjacent to those streets and their guests; and WHEREAS, Redondo Beach Municipal Code (“RBMC”) Section 3-7, Article 17 establishes the procedures and evidentiary criteria for the establishment of preferential parking zones within the City of Redondo Beach; and
WHEREAS, in 2023, residents on the southern 400 feet of the 500 block of North Gertruda Avenue submitted a petition requesting establishment of a preferential parking zone pursuant to RBMC Section 3-7, Article 17; and
WHEREAS, following receipt and verification of the petition, City staff conducted the parking review and survey process required by the RBMC in order to evaluate parking conditions on the subject block; and
WHEREAS, on August 28, 2023, the Public Works & Sustainability Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing regarding the requested preferential parking zone and, following consideration of the parking study and public testimony, recommended that the City Council approve a modified preferential parking zone on the southern 400 feet of the 500 block of North Gertruda Avenue, with parking restrictions limited to the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday; and
WHEREAS, on December 19, 2023, the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach adopted Resolution No. CC-2312-134 approving establishment of a preferential parking zone on the southern 400 feet of the 500 block of North Gertruda Avenue, subject to the condition that a Coastal Development Permit be obtained before the preferential parking zone could take effect; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. CC-2312-134 further provided that, if a Coastal Development Permit was not obtained, the approved preferential parking zone would become null and void and would not be implemented; and
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WHEREAS, although the project approved by Resolution No. CC-2312-134 does not involve grading, building construction, structural improvements, or expansion of development, the City thereafter determined that implementation of new parking restrictions within the Coastal Zone constitutes “development” for purposes of the California Coastal Act and the City’s certified Local Coastal Program because such restrictions may affect the distribution and availability of public parking and coastal access; and WHEREAS, based on that determination, the City initiated Coastal Development Permit No. 2025-0359 in September 2025, in order to allow implementation of the preferential parking zone previously approved by the City Council on December 19, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on December 22, 2025, the City caused notice to be issued for an administrative public hearing waiver for Coastal Development Permit No. 2025-0359, and during the public notice period a written request for a public hearing was filed, requiring that the matter be scheduled for consideration at a duly noticed public hearing before the City Council; and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2026, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on Coastal Development Permit No. 2025-0359, at which time the City Council received and considered the staff report, the administrative record, written correspondence, and public testimony; and
WHEREAS, the approval presently requested of the City Council is Coastal Development Permit No. 2025-0359, which is necessary under the California Coastal Act and the City’s certified Local Coastal Program before the preferential parking zone previously approved on December 19, 2023, may be implemented on the southern 400 feet of the 500 block of North Gertruda Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the project has been reviewed in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City Council finds that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities), because the project involves only minor alteration of an existing public facility, consisting of parking regulation signage and implementation of an administrative permit program, with negligible or no expansion of existing use; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is required to make the findings set forth in the Redondo Beach Municipal Code and the City’s certified Local Coastal Program in order to approve Coastal Development Permit No. 2025-0359.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH DOES HEREBY FIND AND RESOLVE:
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SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds that the above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.
SECTION 2. The City Council finds that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities), and hereby adopts the CEQA Exemption Declaration for Coastal Development Permit No. 2025-0359.
SECTION 3. The City Council finds that Coastal Development Permit No. 2025-0359 is in conformity with the Certified Local Coastal Program because the project is limited to a short 400-foot segment of an existing public street within the Coastal Zone; is located inland from the waterfront and outside any designated coastal access corridor or public beach access route; and applies only during weekday business hours, and not during evenings, weekends, or holidays when peak recreational coastal demand typically occurs. Based on the limited hours, geographic extent, and location of the proposed preferential parking zone, the City Council finds that the project would not substantially interfere with coastal access or public recreation.
SECTION 4. The City Council finds that the public access and public recreation finding applicable to development located between the sea and the first public road paralleling the sea is not applicable because the project site is not located between the shoreline and the first public road paralleling the sea.
SECTION 5. The City Council finds that it has complied with all applicable CEQA responsibilities in connection with the project and that approval of the proposed development does not violate any CEQA prohibition that may exist on approval of projects for which there is a less environmentally damaging alternative or a feasible mitigation measure available.
SECTION 6. Based upon the foregoing findings, the City Council hereby approves Coastal Development Permit No. 2025-0359 for implementation of the preferential parking zone on the southern 400 feet of the 500 block of North Gertruda Avenue, as previously approved by Resolution No. CC-2312-134 on December 19, 2023.
SECTION 7. The preferential parking restriction approved herein shall apply from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, on the southern 400 feet of the 500 block of North Gertruda Avenue.
SECTION 8. Permit issuance, enforcement, and administration of the preferential parking zone shall be carried out in accordance with RBMC Section 3-7, Article 17 and any implementing procedures of the City.
SECTION 9. The preferential parking zone shall not become operative until all required signage giving notice of the parking restrictions has been installed by the City.
SECTION 10. This Resolution supplies the Coastal Development Permit approval required RESOLUTION NO. CC-2603-013
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by Resolution No. CC-2312-134 in order for the previously approved preferential parking zone to take effect. Except as modified herein to satisfy Coastal Zone permitting requirements, Resolution No. CC-2312-134 shall remain in effect.
SECTION 11. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and shall cause the same to be entered in the Book of Original Resolutions.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17
th day of March, 2026.
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James A. Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
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Joy A. Ford, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. CC-2603-013
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ATTEST:
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 the foregoing Resolution No. CC-2603-013 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 17
th day of March, 2026, 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:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk