To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: MARC WIENER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE GENERAL PLAN-LAND USE ELEMENT UPDATE WITH A FOCUS ON THE BUILDING INTENSITY (FLOOR AREA RATIO) LIMITS FOR THE PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL (PI) AND "OTHER" NON-RESIDENTIAL GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City is in the process of updating the Land Use, Open Space and Conservation, Safety and Noise Elements of the General Plan, and associated Zoning Ordinance amendments as required for consistency. The General Plan is composed of various State required elements and provides long-term policy direction to guide the physical development, conservation, and sustainability of the City.
In the fall of 2024, the City Council held a series of public hearings to consider the proposed focused General Plan Update. The project was segmented so that items related to implementation of the 6th Cycle Housing Element would be adopted first, in order to meet a State HCD deadline, while the remainder of the General Plan updates were deferred to a later date. At the November 5, 2024 City Council meeting, the Council approved minor amendments to the Land Use Element (LUE) and introduced (and later, on November 12, adopted) three associated ordinances amending Title 10 Chapters 1, 2, and 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code (RBMC) implementing the City's 6th Cycle Housing Element. The City Council also adopted a resolution certifying the associated Final Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the comprehensive General Plan update. The certified EIR does not commit the City to any future policy decisions, but will cover the pending adoption of the remaining General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendments.
During the public hearings that preceded approval of the Final PEIR, representatives from Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) requested that the City prepare additional environmental ...
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