ORDINANCE NO. 3965
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR A ZONE
CHANGE, PURSUANT TO DIVISION 9, CHAPTER 6,
ARTICLE 1 OF THE TORRANCE MUNICIPAL CODE,
FROM THE HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD / PACIFIC
COAST HIGHWAY INTERSECTION AREA SUB.DISTRICT
(H-pcH) TO THE GENERAL COMMERCTAL DTSTRTCT (C-
2), tN CONJUNCTTON W|TH AN AMENDMENT TO THE
BOUNDARY OF THE HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
coRRtDoR SPEC|F|C PLAN (HBCSP), FOR
PROPERTTES LOCATED AT 3800, 3801, 3810, 3825,
3830, 3855, 3860, 3880 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND
24051, 24055 NEECE AVENUE
ZON25-00001: DESIGN UA, lNC. (MCDONALD'S USA, LLC)
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Torrance does ordain as follows:
SECTION I
That the City Council of the City of Torrance does hereby find and determine that the Zone Change, as described in Section 3, Section 4, and Section 5 hereof, is in the public interest and will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or to the property in the vicinity thereof, and that due and legal publication of notice was given to owners of property in the vicinity thereof and due and legal hearings have been held, all in accordance with the provisions of Division 9, Chapter 6, Article 1 of the Torrance Municipal Code (TMC).
SECTION 2
That said Zone Change is hereby approved, and the Official Zoning Map of the City of Torrance, which is incorporated by reference into Division 9 of the TMC and on file in the Community Development Department, is hereby amended to reflect the Zone Change for the properties described herein.
sEcTtoN 3
That the properties subject to the Zone Change are in the City of Torrance, County of Los Angeles, State of California, and described as Assessor's Parcel Numbers 7378-009-030, 7378-009-048, 7378-009-072, 7534-003-002, 7534-003-003, 7534-003-004, 7534-003-005, 7534-004-004, 7534-004-01 1, and 7534-004-012, as shown on the Assessor's Parcel Maps of the County of Los Angeles. Said properties are commonly known as 3800,3801, 3810, 3825,3830,3855,3860, and 3880 Pacific Coast Highway, and 24051, 24055 Neece Avenue, and shown on the Official Zoning Map of the City of Torrance. The Zone Change applied by this Ordinance shall apply to the entirety of each property identified above, as such properties exist on the effective date of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4
That said properties described in Section 3 are hereby reclassified from the Hawthorne Boulevard / Pacific Coast Highway lntersection Area Sub-District (H-PCH) to the General Commercial District (C-2), subject to the provisions of Division 9 of the TMC.
SECTION 5
That the boundary of the Hawthorne Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan (HBCSP) is hereby amended to remove said properties described in Section 3 from the Hawthorne Boulevard/Pacific Coast Highway lntersection Area Sub-District (H-PCH).
SECTION 6
That the Zone Change approved by this Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(bX3), commonly known as the "common sense exemption," in that it can be seen with certainty there is no possibility that the adoption of this Ordinance would have a significant effect on the environment. This finding is supported by the following facts:
1. That the Zone Change is a legislative action that does not, in and of itself, authorize physical development, intensify land use, or result in any direct or indirect physical change to the environment beyond what is contemplated by the General Plan; and2. That the Zone Change is consistent with the existing General Plan land use designation of General Commercial (C-GEN), compatible with the surrounding land uses and established development pattern, and does not alter infrastructure planning assumptions; and3. That no sensitive biological resources, prominent natural features, or unusual circumstances are known exist that would result in a significant environmental effect; and4. That any future development or redevelopment of the subject properties would require separate approvals and compliance with CEQA, as appropriate.
Accordingly, no further environmental review is required for adoption of this Ordinance.
SECTION 7
Ïhat all Ordinances of the City of Torrance, inconsistent herewith to the extent of such inconsistency and no further, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 8
That this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption, and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the passage thereof shall be published at least once in the Daily Breeze, a daily newspaper of general circulation in the City of Torrance. |NTRODUCED and APPROVED this 5th day of May 2026
ADOPTED and PASSED this 19th day of May 2026.
K. Chen
APPROVED AS TO FORM
PATRICK Q. SULLIV City Attorney
Y er, Assistant City Attorney Re Poirier, MMC, City Clerk
TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 3965
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF TORRANCE
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l, Rebecca Poirier, City Clerk of the City of Torrance, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly introduced and approved by the City Council of the City of Torrance at a regular meeting held on the 5th day of May 2026 and adopted and passed by said Council at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of May 2026 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Gerson, Kaji, Kalani, Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, and NOES:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS
COUNCILMEMBERS
COUNCILMEMBERS
COUNCILMEMBERS
Mayor Chen
None.
None.
None.
None.
Date flrulø¿Rebecca Poirier, MMC
City Clerk of the City of Torrance