To: PLANNING COMMISSION
From: LUKE SMUDE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
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PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, CHAPTER 5 (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE (RBMC) PERTAINING TO SERVICE STATION REGULATIONS REGARDING GENERAL FOOD SALES. CONSIDERATION OF FINDINGS/EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENT QUALITY ACT (CEQA), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FINDINGS THAT SAID ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS AND/OR AMENDMENTS OF EXISTING REGULATIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO CEQA PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15060(C)(2), 15060(C)(3), AND 15061(B)(3) OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES, AND THAT THE CODE AMENDMENTS ARE NOT A "PROJECT" SUBJECT TO SECTION 15378(B)(5).
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Open the continued public hearing, take testimony from staff and other interested parties, and deliberate;
2. Close the public hearing; and
3. Adopt a resolution by title only subject to the findings contained therein
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 10, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 10-5.1602 PERTAINING TO GENERAL FOOD SALES, INCLUSIVE OF BEER AND WINE, AT SERVICE STATIONS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At its January 13, 2026 meeting, the City Council voted unanimously to direct staff to take the necessary steps to prepare an ordinance to allow for the sale of general grocery items at service stations in the City's Coastal Zone to make it congruent with regulations in the City's Inland Zone. The sale of general grocery items in the City's Inland Zone was approved with Ordinance No. 3263-23 in November of 2023.
The City Council previously discussed this item on September 19, 2023, when the Council initiated approval of Ordinance No. 3263-23 that allowed for the sale of general food items at service stations in the City's Inland Zone.
BACKGROUND
There are currently 10 service stations in the City of Redondo Beach, 8 of which are i...
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