To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: MARC WIENER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING UPDATES TO THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO CONSIDER MODIFYING THE LAND USE REGULATIONS AND BUSINESS PERMITTING STANDARDS PERTAINING TO SMOKE SHOPS CITYWIDE AND NOTARY SERVICES IN THE RIVIERA VILLAGE DISTRICT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Consistent with the City Council's Strategic Plan goal of attracting new businesses and reducing regulatory barriers, the Community Development Department is working to streamline permitting processes to make it easier for new businesses to open in Redondo Beach. Separately there have been questions raised by the community about the regulations and permit standards applicable to smoke shop businesses in the City and notary service providers in Riviera Village. This item provides an opportunity to discuss the City's various business regulations, permit standards, and approval processes and for the City Council to give direction to staff on possible Municipal Code modifications pertaining to citywide smoke shops and the notary services, and other street-fronting ground floor office uses, in the Riviera Village District.
BACKGROUND
The land use regulations tables within the Municipal Code establish the standards for opening a new business in the City and in general describe three permitting processes: 1) Permitted-by-Right (Business License), 2) CUP, and 3) Administrative Use Permit.
Permitted-by-Right: A business may be approved as a permit-by-right process through the issuance of a business license, which is administrative and streamlined. If the proposed business meets the definition for the type of use and is permitted, then the City administratively issues a business license, allowing the business owner to either open or submit a building permit application for tenant improvements. In many cities the majority of businesses are permitted in this manner.
Conditional Use Permit (CUP): Ma...
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