To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: SEAN SCULLY, ACTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NO. 3260-23 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 5, COASTAL LAND USE IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW AND PLANNING COMMISSION DESIGN REVIEW COMPLIANCE WITH OBJECTIVE RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND DETERMINING SUCH AMENDMENTS AS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION; AND
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NO. 3259-23, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 2, ZONING AND LAND USE PERTAINING TO ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW AND PLANNING COMMISSION DESIGN REVIEW COMPLIANCE WITH OBJECTIVE RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND DETERMINING SUCH AMENDMENTS AS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As part of the City Council's Strategic Planning efforts, the Community Development Department was directed to update the City's Residential Design Guidelines to Objective Residential Standards. The Residential Design Guidelines were adopted in 2003. The replacement Objective Residential Standards were approved by the City Council on August 15, 2023.
In June 2021, the City retained Lisa Padilla (dba Cityworks Design) to assist in the update effort. Initial community feedback was obtained in late 2021 and early 2022 to help guide the development of objective standards. The Draft Objective Residential Standards were released for public comment in January 2023. Staff and the consultant received significant input on the draft document from the Planning Commission Objective Residential Standards Subcommittee, from members of the design community who attended the Designer Focus Group meeting on March 15, 2023, and from the public at the joint Pl...
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