TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: SEAN SCULLY, PLANNING MANAGER AND STEVEN GIANG, SENIOR PLANNER
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, CHAPTER 2 (ZONING ORDINANCE) AND CHAPTER 5 (COASTAL LAND USE PLAN IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE) OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNS ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES.
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1. Open the public hearing, administer oath, take testimony from staff, the applicant and other interested parties, and deliberate; and
2. Approve Resolution No. 2024-**-PCR-*** recommending that the City Council amend Title 10 Chapter 2 and 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code related to the use of electronic signs on City-owned properties.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposal for to allow electronic signs on City-owned properties, specifically in the waterfront area, originated at a City Council Strategic Planning Session and also as a Staff referral. The proposed Municipal Code amendments would provide the City with flexibility to install electronic signs on City-owned property for various uses under the Administrative Design Review process to be approved by the Director of Community Development.
Staff is asking for the Planning Commission's to review and recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed amendments to Redondo Beach Municipal Code (RBMC) Chapters 2 (Zoning Ordinance) and 5 (Coastal Land Use Implementing Ordinance) and find that the change is consistent with the City's General Plan and exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
BACKGROUND
Electronic signs are currently prohibited throughout the City, with the exception of live performance theaters, where they are allowed subject to certain design standards. The prohibition on electronic display signs is intended to prevent the proliferation of billboards and other types of electronic signs that could have a detrime...
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