To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JOE HOFFMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
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A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) AND A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO PROHIBIT PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HERONDO STREET BETWEEN PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND NORTH FRANCISCA AVENUE FROM THE HOURS OF 2:00 A.M. TO 6:00 A.M.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Open the public hearing, take testimony, and deliberate;
2. Close the public hearing; and
3. Adopt a resolution by title only subject to the findings contained therein:
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2404-027, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) AND APPROVING A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO PROHIBIT PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HERONDO STREET BETWEEN PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND NORTH FRANCISCA AVENUE FROM THE HOURS OF 2:00 A.M. TO 6:00 A.M.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council has directed staff to move forward with the required process for prohibiting overnight parking between 2:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. on the south side of Herondo Street between Pacific Coast Highway and North Francisca Avenue. This will mirror the existing restriction on the north side of Herondo Street.
The area is located in the City’s Coastal Zone, requiring that the City Council conduct a public hearing to approve a Coastal Development Permit for implementing the parking restriction. If approved, the City Council Resolution will be forwarded to the California Coastal Commission to inform the Commission of the Council’s action. The City Council retains final jurisdiction in this particular location, and therefore the action will be final once the Commission is informed. At that time, the City Manager can direct Public Works staff to install the appropriate signage.
BACKGROUND
At the March 19, 2024 meeting, City Council discussed options for parking restrictions on the south side of Herondo Street between Pacific Coast Highway and North Francisca Avenue as a result of numerous complaints received from the public concerning vehicles parking for extended periods of time. After consideration, the City Council chose to prohibit overnight parking from the hours of 2:00 A.M. to 6:00 A.M., and directed staff to begin the process for implementing the new restriction.
The area is located within the City’s Coastal Zone, and any changes made to public parking are required to comply with the City’s Local Coastal Plan (LCP). The City Council must conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution approving a Coastal Development Permit with findings that the changes will not reduce the total number of existing public parking spaces, and that the restrictions will not affect public access to the coastline. The attached Resolution specifies those required findings, and notes that the restriction will enhance the turnover and vacancy factor of the parking spaces so as to promote an equitable distribution of public parking.
The action to restrict parking is exempt from preparation of environmental review documents under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as the activity is not considered a “project,” and the action will not result in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. The Resolution incorporates adoption of a Categorical Exemption from CEQA subject to Section 15060(c)(2) and Section 15378 of the CEQA Statute and Guidelines.
The public hearing has been duly noticed as stipulated by local ordinance, with legal ad publication in the Easy Reader, posting the subject area every 200-feet along the street frontage, and mailing notices to property owners in a 300-foot radius, and residents within a 100-foot radius. The area borders Hermosa Beach, and City staff obtained the owner and occupant address lists for the Hermosa Beach side as well, and they were included in the mailing.
Staff recommends that the City Council open the public hearing, take testimony, deliberate, and adopt the attached Resolution by title only approving the Categorical Exemption from CEQA and the Coastal Development Permit to prohibit parking from the hours of 2:00 A.M. to 6:00 A.M. in the specified location.
COORDINATION
The Police Department has coordinated the CEQA exemption, Coastal Development Permit, and public hearing process with the Community Development Department. The Resolution has been approved as to form by the City Attorney’s Office.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no fiscal impact as a result of this action. Preparation of the administrative report and Resolution are part of the Police and Community Development Departments’ work product. The cost of installing signage for the parking restriction is included in the Public Works Department annual budget.
APPROVED BY:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
• Reso - No. CC-2404-027 Adopting a Categorical Exemption from CEQA and Approving a Coastal Development Permit to Prohibit Parking on the South Side of Herondo Street between Pacific Coast Highway and North Francisca Avenue from the Hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
• Notice of CEQA Exemption
• Public Hearing Notice, Easy Reader, April 4, 2024