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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 11, 2026
H.5 ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NO. CC-3314-26 AMENDING TITLE 10 PLANNING AND ZONING, CHAPTER 2 ZONING AND LAND
USE OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE FOR
CONSISTENCY WITH AND TO IMPLEMENT THE UPDATE TO THE
CITY’S GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT INCLUSIVE OF THE
LAND USE PLAN, GOALS, POLICIES, AND IMPLEMENTATION
MEASURES. FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NO. CC-3315-26 AMENDING
TITLE 10 PLANNING AND ZONING, CHAPTER 5 COASTAL LAND USE
PLAN IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE OF THE REDONDO BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH AND TO IMPLEMENT
THE UPDATE TO THE CITY’S GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT
INCLUSIVE OF THE LAND USE PLAN, GOALS, POLICIES, AND
IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES. FOR SECOND READING AND
ADOPTION
CONTACT: MARC WIENER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
• Public Communications
From: [email protected]
To: CityClerk; Mike Witzansky; Joy Ford; Marc Wiener; Paige Kaluderovic; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle; Scott Behrendt; Zein Obagi; James Light; [email protected] Date: Monday, August 10, 2026 9:24:13 AM
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The Council has broken its promise to residents and voters. The Council included an unacceptable provision in the Ordinance in H5 that states the Council supports FAR
1.25 for BCHD. The Council told the public that it would NOT put BCHD or P-I land use in the General Plan for the Article 27 vote. The "Whereas" regarding BCHD and its FAR 1.25 MUST BE REMOVED or we will have no recourse but to campaign against the general plan in the Article 27 vote this fall.
DO THE RIGHT THING - DELETE THE PREJUDICIAL BCHD LANGUAGE! mike woolsey
1 Emily Bodkin
From: Mark Nelson (Home Gmail) <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2026 8:00 AM
To: CityClerk; [email protected]; Joy Ford; Marc Wiener; Sean Scully; Paige Kaluderovic; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle; Scott Behrendt; Zein Obagi; James Light Cc: Kevin Cody; Stop BCHD; Garth Meyer
Subject: Public Comment: Review of H5 for conformance with prior Council direction of removing FAR for P-I and P-CF from the General Plan and Title 27 Discussion at this time
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
Categories: Emily, Khatirah
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PUBLIC COMMENT: REVISIONS MUST BE MADE TO PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND ITS
SUPPORT DOCUMENTS TO CONFORM WITH COUNCIL DISCUSSION
Proposed ORDINANCE NO. CC-3314-26 Contains Irrelevant Information and Disadvantages the Public's Rights
Per Council direction, FAR determination is excluded from the current documents and process.
Yet, Council gratuitously include mention of the BCHD FAR in the ordinance, despite it's assurance to the public that FAR was OFF THE TABLE at this time for BCHD and other eventually to be P-I land uses.
There are literally tens of thousands of other extraneous statements that could also be included in the ordinance that would not have been SPOT UPZONING BIAS FOR BCHD. This one is disingenuous based on the Council's commitment to the public and it appears to be devised to skirt further public input or disadvantage the public's ability to voice disagreement. It must be struck. "WHEREAS, at their duly noticed public meeting on January 20, 2026, City Council conducted focused discussions on the allowed building floor area ratio (FARs) for Public Institutional (PI) properties. The City Council generally supported maintaining FARs and land use designations as originally proposed in the draft updated LUE, with the exception of the Beach Cities Health District campus, which Council directed to consider setting at 1.25 FAR to accommodate future services; and" Furthermore, the document contains references to standards in the General Plan that do not exist.
Exhibit A: ORDINANCE NO. CC-XXXX-XX
AMENDMENTS TO RBMC CHAPTER 2 ZONING AND LAND USE TO IMPLEMENT THE REDONDO BEACH
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT UPDATE
2 Amendment of Code 10-2.1110 requires full definition of changes Item requiring review - the table that is contained in
RMBC § 10-2.1110Land use regulations: P-CIV Civic Center zone, P-RVP Riviera Village parking zone, PGP generating plant zone, P-ROW right-of-way zone, P-CF community facility zone, P-PRO parks, recreation, and open space zone, and P-SF school facility zone is NOT provided in the materials being presented to the Council for consent calendar approval. Clearly, the consent agenda is not a place to approve unseen changes. Since the test states that some changes are being made, but the table is not presented, the Council and the Public cannot know with certainty what changes in the table are occurring. See below for the table sans modifications and the "..." for a table that is being changed.
Changes in 10-2.1116 refer to the General Plan's P-CF FAR which is non-existent. That is unacceptable. Reference to a missing value is invalid. This must be reworded.
Section 10-2.1116 Development standards: P-CF community facility zone.
Subsection (a) will be amended to read:
(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed the maximum floor area ratio established by the General Plan. Compliance with the applicable General Plan floor area ratio standard shall not create an entitlement to the maximum floor area ratio. The appropriateness of the proposed floor area ratio shall be determined subject to Planning Commission Design Review based on site design, building massing, compatibility with surrounding development, and consistency with the objectives of this district.
From: sinsheimer
To: CityClerk
Subject: Oppose Item H-5 (8/11/2026)
Date: Monday, August 10, 2026 12:13:14 PM
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Dear Redondo Council,
I am very disappointed. The Council included the provision in the Ordinance in H5 that states the Council supports FAR 1.25 for BCHD. The Council told the public that it would NOT put BCHD or P-I land use in the General Plan for the Article 27 vote.
It was agreed that the FAR for 1.25 for BCHD would not be included in the General Plan and that it would be addressed separately.
The "Whereas" regarding BCHD and its FAR 1.25 MUST BE REMOVED.
Jeanne Sinsheimer - Redondo Resident since 1986.
1915 Spreckels Lane
Redondo Beach
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From: Joan Davidson
To: CityClerk; Mike Witzansky; Joy Ford; Marc Wiener; Paige Kaluderovic; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle; Scott Behrendt; Zein Obagi; James Light; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE RBCC ITEM H5 - NO FAR DEAL FOR BCHD- what happened to the promised vote? Date: Monday, August 10, 2026 8:58:10 PM
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Dear Mayor and Council Members,
The Council has broken its promise to residents and voters. Is this a mistake??? The Council included an unacceptable provision in the Ordinance in H5 that states the Council supports FAR 1.25 for BCHD.
The Council told the public that it would NOT put BCHD or P-I land use in the General Plan for the Article 27 vote. The "Whereas" regarding BCHD and its FAR 1.25 MUST BE REMOVED or we will have no recourse but to campaign against the general plan in the Article 27 vote this fall.
DO THE RIGHT THING - DELETE THE PREJUDICIAL BCHD LANGUAGE! Yours truly,
Joan Davidson
From: D. Dangelo
To: Mike Witzansky; Joy Ford; Marc Wiener; Paige Kaluderovic; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle; Scott Behrendt; Zein Obagi; James Light; [email protected]; CityClerk Subject: OPPOSE RBCC ITEM H5 - NO FAR DEAL FOR BCHD The Date: Monday, August 10, 2026 1:25:41 PM
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The Council has broken its promise to residents and voters. The Council included an unacceptable provision in the Ordinance in H5 that states the Council supports FAR
1.25 for BCHD. The Council told the public that it would NOT put BCHD or P-I land use in the General Plan for the Article 27 vote. The "Whereas" regarding BCHD and its FAR 1.25 MUST BE REMOVED or we will have no recourse but to campaign against the general plan in the Article 27 vote this fall.
DO THE RIGHT THING - DELETE THE PREJUDICIAL BCHD LANGUAGE! LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS!
Regards, Denise Dangelo
From: William Shanney
To: CityClerk; Mike Witzansky; Joy Ford; Marc Wiener; Paige Kaluderovic; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle; Scott Behrendt; Zein Obagi; James Light; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE RBCC ITEM H5 - NO FAR DEAL FOR BCHD
Date: Monday, August 10, 2026 9:56:55 AM
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The Council has broken its promise to residents and voters. The Council included an unacceptable provision in the Ordinance in H5 that states the Council supports FAR
1.25 for BCHD. The Council told the public that it would NOT put BCHD or P-I land use in the General Plan for the Article 27 vote. The "Whereas" regarding BCHD and its FAR 1.25 MUST BE REMOVED or we will have no recourse but to campaign against the general plan in the Article 27 vote this fall.
DO THE RIGHT THING - DELETE THE PREJUDICIAL BCHD LANGUAGE! William and Vivian Shanney
From: Tim Ozenne
To: CityClerk; Mike Witzansky; Joy Ford; Marc Wiener; Paige Kaluderovic; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle; Scott Behrendt; Zein Obagi; James Light; [email protected] Cc: Mark E. Nelson (Home Gmail)
Subject: OPPOSE RBCC ITEM H5 - NO FAR DEAL FOR BCHD
Date: Monday, August 10, 2026 10:17:29 AM
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The Council has broken its promise to residents and voters. The Council included an unacceptable provision in the Ordinance in H5 that states the Council supports FAR
1.25 for BCHD. The Council told the public that it would NOT put BCHD or P-I land use in the General Plan for the Article 27 vote. The "Whereas" regarding BCHD and its FAR 1.25 MUST BE REMOVED or we will have no recourse but to campaign against the general plan in the Article 27 vote this fall.
DO THE RIGHT THING - DELETE THE PREJUDICIAL BCHD LANGUAGE! From: M. Nava
To: CityClerk; Mike Witzansky; Joy Ford; Marc Wiener; Paige Kaluderovic; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle; Scott Behrendt; Zein Obagi; James Light; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE RBCC ITEM H5 - NO FAR DEAL FOR BCHD
Date: Monday, August 10, 2026 10:35:26 AM
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The Council has broken its promise to residents and voters. The Council included an unacceptable provision in the Ordinance in H5 that states the Council supports FAR
1.25 for BCHD. The Council told the public that it would NOT put BCHD or P-I land use in the General Plan for the Article 27 vote. The "Whereas" regarding BCHD and its FAR 1.25 MUST BE REMOVED or we will have no recourse but to campaign against the general plan in the Article 27 vote this fall.
Thanks
Marcio
From: Phillips Lee
To: CityClerk; Mike Witzansky; Joy Ford; Marc Wiener; Paige Kaluderovic; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle; Scott Behrendt; Zein Obagi; James Light; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE RBCC ITEM H5 - NO FAR DEAL FOR BCHD
Date: Monday, August 10, 2026 8:13:26 AM
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The Council has broken its promise to residents and voters. The Council included an unacceptable provision in the Ordinance in H5 that states the Council supports FAR
1.25 for BCHD. The Council told the public that it would NOT put BCHD or P-I land use in the General Plan for the Article 27 vote. The "Whereas" regarding BCHD and its FAR 1.25 MUST BE REMOVED or we will have no recourse but to campaign against the general plan in the Article 27 vote this fall. DO THE RIGHT THING - DELETE THE PREJUDICIAL BCHD LANGUAGE!
Best,
Lee Phillips
From: Frank Briganti
To: CityClerk
Subject: Please forward to ALL City OFFICIALS, Mayor,City Council,etc Date: Monday, August 10, 2026 10:47:59 AM
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FOR PUBLIC COMMENT & RECORD
OPPOSE RBCC ITEM H5. Upcoming meeting!
No FARE DEAL BCHD
Thanks Dr. Frank
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From: Stop BCHD
To: CityClerk; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle; Paige Kaluderovic; Zein Obagi; Scott Behrendt; Joy Ford; Mike Witzansky; Kevin Cody; Garth Meyer; [email protected] Subject: Public Comment: Since when is voting on an ordinance "NOT DOING ANYTHING" Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 11:39:53 AM
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