Division 3 — C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5A, and CC Commercial Zones — Redondo Beach Zoning Code

§ 10-5.600. Specific purposes, C-2, C-3, and C-4 commercial and pedestrian-oriented… ¶

In addition to the general purposes listed in Section 10-5.102, the specific purposes of the C-1, C-2, C-3, and C-4 commercial zone regulations are to:

(a) Provide appropriately located areas consistent with the Coastal Land Use Plan for a full range of neighborhood, community-oriented and visitor-serving retail sales, services, professional offices, recreation and other commercial uses;
(b) Strengthen the City's economic base, and provide employment opportunities close to home for residents of the City;
(c) Minimize the impact of commercial development on adjacent residential districts;
(d) Ensure that the appearance and effects of commercial buildings and uses are harmonious with the character of the area in which they are located;
(e) Provide, where appropriate, areas for the development of a distinct pedestrian scaled "village" environment which primarily serves the needs of local residents and visitors to the Coastal Zone and enhances pedestrian activity.
(§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003)

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§ 10-5.620

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§ 10-5.620. Land use regulations: C-2, C-2A, and C-2B commercial zones, and C-2-PD… ¶

In the following schedule the letter "P" designates use classifications permitted in the specified zone and the letter "C" designates use classifications permitted subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit, as provided in Section 10-5.2506. Where there is neither a "P" nor a "C" indicated under a specified zone, or where a use classification is not listed, that classification is not permitted. The "Additional Regulations" column references regulations located elsewhere in the Municipal Code.

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Use Classifications C-2 C-2A C-2B C-2-PD Additional Regulations See Section:
Commercial Uses
Ambulance services C C C —
Animal sales and services:
Animal feed and supplies P P P P
Animal grooming C C C C
Animal hospitals C C C —
Animal sales C C C C
Artist's studios P P P P
Banks and savings and loans P P P P
with drive-up service C C C C
Bars and cocktail lounges C C C C 10-5.1600
Body art studios C C C C 10-5.1630
Building material sales C C C —
Business and trade schools C C C C
Check-cashing businesses C C C C 10-5.1600
Commercial printing P P P —
Commercial printing, limited P P P P
Commercial recreation C C C C 10-5.1600
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§ 10-5.620

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§ 10-5.620

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Use Classifications C-2 C-2A C-2B C-2-PD Additional Regulations See Section:
Communications facilities C C C C
Drive-up services C C C C
Fire arm sales C C C C 10-5.1600
Food and beverage sales
30,000 sq. ft. or less floor area P P P P
more than 30,000 sq. ft. floor area P P P C 10-5.621
Hotels and motels C C C C
Laboratories C C C —
Liquor stores C C C C 10-5.1600
Maintenance and repair services P P P P
Massage businesses C C C C 10-5.1628, 6-2.03, 6-2.08
Mortuaries C C C —
Offices P P P P 10-5.621
Personal convenience services P P P P
Personal improvement services C C C C
Plant nurseries C C C C
Recycling collection facilities: 10-5.1616
Reverse vending machines P P P P
Small collection facilities C C C C
Restaurants:
2,000 sq. ft. or less floor area with no drive-up service P P P P
more than 2,000 sq. ft. floor area or with drive-up C C C C
service
Retail sales:
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Use Classifications C-2 C-2A C-2B C-2-PD Additional Regulations See Section:
30,000 sq. ft. or less floor area P P P P
more than 30,000 sq. ft. floor area P P P C 10-5.621
Snack shops P P P P
Thrift shops C C C C 10-5.1600
Vehicle sales and services:
Sales, leasing, and rentals C — C —
Automobile washing C — C —
Service stations C — — — 10-5.1602
Motor vehicle repair garages C — C — 10-5.1604
Other Uses
Adult day care centers C C C C
Antennae for public communications C C C C
Child day care centers C C C C
Churches C C C C
Clubs and lodges C C C C
Cultural institutions C C C C
Government offices P P P P 10-5.621
Parking lots C C C C
Public safety facilities C C C C
Public utility facilities C C C C 10-5.1614
Recreation facilities C C C C
Schools, public or private C C C C
Senior housing C C C C 10-5.1624
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City of Redondo Beach, CA

§ 10-5.620

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(§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003, as amended by § 7, Ord. 2985 c.s., eff. June 16, 2006, § 2, Ord. 3144 c.s., eff. December 17, 2015, and § 2, Ord. 3147 c.s., eff. December 17, 2015)

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§ 10-5.622

§ 10-5.621. Additional land use regulations. ¶

(a) C-2-PD zone.
- (1) Offices. Offices are permitted only on the second floor and/or above, or on the ground floor to the rear of other permitted retail or service uses provided that the pedestrian character of the corridor is not disrupted.
- (2) Uses exceeding 30,000 square feet. Uses exceeding 30,000 square feet shall be prohibited except where they are designed to be compatible with the intended pedestrian-oriented character of the zone, pursuant to the requirements for a Conditional Use Permit (Section 10-5.2506).
(§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003)

§ 10-5.622. Development standards: C-2 commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.5 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-5.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-5.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two stories (see definition of story in Section 10-5.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:
- (1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of five feet the full width of the lot, except where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, in which case the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
- (2) Side setback.
  - a. There shall be a minimum side setback of 10 feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
  - b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
    1. There shall be a minimum side setback of 20 feet the full length of the lot;
    2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
- (3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
  - a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of 20 feet the full width of the lot;
  - b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.

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City of Redondo Beach, CA

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§ 10-5.622

§ 10-5.623

(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(j) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.
(k) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003)

§ 10-5.623. Development standards: C-2A commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.5 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-5.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet. (See definition of building height in Section 10-5.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two stories (see definition of story in Section 10-5.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:
- (1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of 10 feet the full width of the lot, except where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, in which case the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
- (2) Side setback.
  - a. There shall be a minimum side setback of 10 feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
  - b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
    1. There shall be a minimum side setback of 20 feet the full length of the lot;
    2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
- (3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
  - a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of 20 feet the full width of the lot;
  - b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.

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§ 10-5.624

(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(j) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.
(k) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003)

§ 10-5.624. Development standards: C-2B commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.5 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-5.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-5.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two stories (see definition of story in Section 10-5.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:
- (1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of five feet the full width of the lot, except where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, in which case the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
- (2) Side setback.
  - a. There shall be a minimum side setback of 10 feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
  - b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
    1. There shall be a minimum side setback of 20 feet the full length of the lot;
    2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
- (3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
  - a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of 20 feet the full width of the lot;
  - b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.

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§ 10-5.624

§ 10-5.625

(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(j) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.
(k) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003)

§ 10-5.625. Development standards: C-2-PD pedestrian-oriented commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.5 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-5.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-5.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two stories (see definition of story in Section 10-5.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:
- (1) Front setback.
  - a. Minimum required. There shall be a minimum front setback of three feet the full width of the lot, except that display windows may project to the front property line, provided that the bottom of the projection is no less than three feet above the adjacent sidewalk grade. However, where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
  - b. Maximum permitted. The front setback shall not exceed 10 feet for 50% of the linear frontage of the building, except areas contiguous with the structure and used for outdoor dining or courtyards shall be exempt from this requirement. This setback area shall not be used for parking.
- (2) Side setback.
  - a. There shall be a minimum side setback of 10 feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
  - b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
    1. There shall be a minimum side setback of 20 feet the full length of the lot;
    2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
- (3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
  - a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of 20 feet the full width of the lot;
  - b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission

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§ 10-5.625

§ 10-5.630

Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(j) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.
(k) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003)

§ 10-5.630. Land use regulations: C-3, C-3A, and C-3B commercial zones, and C-3-PD… ¶

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Additional
Regulations See
Use Classifications C-3 C-3A C-3B C-3-PD Section:
Commercial Uses
Ambulance services C — — —
Animal sales and services:
Animal feed and supplies P P P P
Animal grooming C C C C
Animal hospitals C — — —
Animal sales C C C C
Artist's studios P P P P
Banks and savings and loans P P P P
with drive-up service C C C C
Bars and cocktail lounges C C C C 10-5.1600
Body art studios C C C C 10-5.1630
Building material sales C — — —
Business and trade schools C C C C
Check-cashing businesses C C C C 10-5.1600
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Additional
Regulations See
Use Classifications C-3 C-3A C-3B C-3-PD Section:
Commercial printing P — — —
Commercial printing, limited P P P P
Commercial recreation C C C C 10-5.1600
Communications facilities C C C C
Drive-up services C C C C
Fire arm sales C C C C 10-5.1600
Food and beverage sales:
30,000 sq. ft. or less floor area P P P P
more than 30,000 sq. ft. floor area P P C C 10-5.631
Hotels and motels C C C C
Laboratories C — — —
Liquor stores C C C C
Maintenance and repair services P P P P
Massage businesses C C C C 10-5.1628, 6-2.03,
6-2.08
Mortuaries C — — —
Offices P P P P 10-5.631
Personal convenience services P P P P
Personal improvement services C C C C
Plant nurseries C C C C
Recycling collection facilities: 10-5.1616
Reverse vending machines P P P P
Small collection facilities C C C C
Restaurants:
2,000 sq. ft. or less floor area with P P P P
no drive-up service
more than 2,000 sq. ft. floor area or C C C C
with drive-up service
Retail sales:
30,000 sq. ft. or less floor area P P P P
more than 30,000 sq. ft. floor area P C C C 10-5.631
Snack shops P P P P
Thrift shops C C C C 10-5.1600
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§ 10-5.630

§ 10-5.632

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Additional
Regulations See
Use Classifications C-3 C-3A C-3B C-3-PD Section:
Vehicle sales and services:
Sales, leasing, and rentals C — — —
Automobile washing C — — —
Service stations C — — — 10-5.1602
Other Uses
Adult day care centers C C C C
Antennae for public communications C C C C
Child day care centers C C C C
Churches C C C C
Clubs and lodges C C C C
Cultural institutions C C C C
Government offices P P P P 10-5.631
Parking lots C C C C
Public safety facilities C C C C
Public utility facilities C C C C 10-5.1614
Recreation facilities C C C C
Schools, public or private C C C C
Senior housing C C C C 10-5.1624
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(§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003, as amended by § 8, Ord. 2985 c.s., eff. June 16, 2006, § 2, Ord. 2977 c.s., eff. October 12, 2006, § 5, Ord. 2971 c.s., eff. September 2, 2005 [effective date pending subject to litigation], § 3, Ord. 3144 c.s., eff. December 17, 2015, and § 3, Ord. 3147 c.s., eff. December 17, 2015)

§ 10-5.631. Additional land use regulations. ¶

(a) C-3-PD, C-3A, and C-3B zones.
- (1) Offices. Offices are permitted only on the second floor and/or above, or on the ground floor to the rear of other permitted retail or service uses provided that the pedestrian character of the corridor is not disrupted, except that such ground floor uses along the street frontage are permitted in the C-3-PD zone within the Riviera Village overlay zone (see Section 10-5.1315).
- (2) Uses exceeding 30,000 square feet. Uses exceeding 30,000 square feet shall be prohibited except where they are designed to be compatible with the intended pedestrian-oriented character of the zone, pursuant to the requirements for a Conditional Use Permit (Section 10-5.2506).

(§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003, as amended by § 5, Ord. 2971 c.s., eff. September 2, 2005 [effective date pending subject to litigation])

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§ 10-5.632

§ 10-5.633

§ 10-5.632. Development standards: C-3 commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.7 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-5.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-5.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two stories (see definition of story in Section 10-5.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:
- (1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of 10 feet the full width of the lot, except where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, in which case the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
- (2) Side setback.
  - a. There shall be a minimum side setback of 10 feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
  - b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case there shall be a minimum five foot side setback the full length of the lot (with no openings in the building wall except as required by the Building Codes), and a minimum 15 foot setback for all building height exceeding 20 feet.
- (3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case there shall be a minimum five foot rear setback the full width of the lot (with no openings in the building wall except as required by the Building Codes), and a minimum 15 foot setback for all building height exceeding 20 feet.
- (4) Second story setback. The second story shall have a minimum setback of 15 feet from any property line abutting a street.
(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(j) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(k) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003, as amended by § 3, Ord. 2977 c.s., eff. October 12, 2006)

§ 10-5.633. Development standards: C-3A commercial zone. ¶

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§ 10-5.634

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (FAR) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.7 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum yard requirements shall be as follows:
- (1) Abutting a street. From any property line abutting a street there shall be a minimum setback of 15 feet for the first story and a minimum setback of 25 feet for the second story.
- (2) Interior property line. From any property line not abutting a street there shall be a minimum setback of 10 feet.
(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(j) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.
(k) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 5, Ord. 2971 c.s., eff. September 2, 2005 [effective date pending subject to litigation])

§ 10-5.634. Development standards: C-3B pedestrian-oriented commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.7 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-5.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-5.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two stories (see definition of story in Section 10-5.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:
- (1) Front setback.
  - a. Minimum required. There shall be a minimum front setback of 10 feet the full width of the lot, except as follows:
    1. Display windows may project three feet into the required front setback provided that the bottom of the projection is no less than three feet above the adjacent sidewalk grade.
    2. Unenclosed pedestrian arcades, outdoor dining areas, and similar unenclosed features contributing to a pedestrian-oriented environment may

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§ 10-5.635

project seven feet into the required setback.

     3. Where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot. 

  - b. Maximum permitted. The front setback shall not exceed 15 feet for 50% of the linear frontage of the building, except areas contiguous with the structure and used for outdoor dining or courtyards shall be exempt from this requirement. This setback area shall not be used for parking.

(2) Side setback.
- a. There shall be a minimum side setback of 10 feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
- b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
  1. There shall be a minimum side setback of 20 feet the full length of the lot;
  2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
- a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of 20 feet the full width of the lot;
- b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(j) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.
(k) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003)

§ 10-5.635. Development standards: C-3-PD pedestrian-oriented commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.7 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-5.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-5.402).

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§ 10-5.640

(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two stories (see definition of story in Section 10-5.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:
- (1) Front setback.
  - a. Minimum required. There shall be a minimum front setback of three feet the full width of the lot, except that display windows may project to the front property line, provided that the bottom of the projection is no less than three feet above the adjacent sidewalk grade. However, where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
  - b. Maximum permitted. The front setback shall not exceed 10 feet for 50% of the linear frontage of the building, except areas contiguous with the structure and used for outdoor dining or courtyards shall be exempt from this requirement. This setback area shall not be used for parking.
- (2) Side setback.
  - a. There shall be a minimum side setback of 10 feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
  - b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
    1. There shall be a minimum side setback of 20 feet the full length of the lot;
    2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
- (3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
  - a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of 20 feet the full width of the lot;
  - b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(j) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.
(k) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003)

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§ 10-5.640. Land use regulations: C-4 commercial zone and C-4-PD pedestrian-oriented… ¶

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Additional Regulations
Use Classifications C-4 C-4-PD See Section:
Commercial Uses
Ambulance services C —
Animal sales and services:
Animal feed and supplies P P
Animal grooming C C
Animal hospitals C —
Animal sales C C
Artist's studios P P
Banks and savings and loans P P
with drive-up service C C
Bars and cocktail lounges C C 10-5.1600
Body art studios C C 10-5.1630
Building material sales C —
Business and trade schools C C
Check-cashing businesses C C 10-5.1600
Commercial printing P —
Commercial printing, limited P P
Commercial recreation C C 10-5.1600
Communications facilities C C
Drive-up services C C
Fire arm sales C C 10-5.1600
Food and beverage sales:
30,000 sq. ft. or less floor area P P
more than 30,000 sq. ft. floor area P C 10-5.641
Hotels and motels C C
Laboratories C —
Liquor stores C C
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Additional Regulations
Use Classifications C-4 C-4-PD See Section:
Maintenance and repair services P P
Massage businesses C C 10-5.1628, 6-2.03,
6-2.08
Mortuaries C —
Offices P P 10-5.641
Personal convenience services P P
Personal improvement services C C
Plant nurseries C C
Recycling collection facilities: 10-5.1616
Reverse vending machines P P
Small collection facilities C C
Restaurants:
2,000 sq. ft. or less floor area with no drive-up service P P
more than 2,000 sq. ft. floor area or with drive-up C C
service
Retail sales:
30,000 sq. ft. or less floor area P P
more than 30,000 sq. ft. floor area P C 10-5.641
Snack shops P P
Thrift shops C C 10-5.1600
Vehicle sales and services:
Sales, leasing, and rentals C —
Automobile washing C —
Service stations C — 10-5.1602
Motor vehicle repair garages C — 10-5.1604
Other Uses
Adult day care centers C C
Antennae for public communications C C
Child day care centers C C
Churches C C
Clubs and lodges C C
Cultural institutions C C
Government offices P P 10-5.641
Parking lots C C
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washing C —
Service stations C — 10-5.1602
Motor vehicle repair garages C — 10-5.1604
Other Uses
Adult day care centers C C
Antennae for public communications C C
Child day care centers C C
Churches C C
Clubs and lodges C C
Cultural institutions C C
Government offices P P 10-5.641
Parking lots C C
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Additional Regulations
Use Classifications C-4 C-4-PD See Section:
Public safety facilities C C
Public utility facilities C C 10-5.1614
Recreation facilities C C
Schools, public or private C C
Senior housing C C 10-5.1624
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(§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003, as amended by § 9, Ord. 2985 c.s., eff. June 16, 2006, § 4, Ord. 3144 c.s., eff. December 17, 2015, and § 4, Ord. 3147 c.s., eff. December 17, 2015)

§ 10-5.641. Additional land use regulations. ¶

(a) C-4-PD zone.
- (1) Offices. Offices are permitted only on the second floor and/or above, or on the ground floor to the rear of other permitted retail or service uses provided that the pedestrian character of the corridor is not disrupted, except that such ground floor uses along the street frontage are permitted in the C-4-PD zone within the Riviera Village overlay zone (see Section 10-5.1315).
- (2) Uses exceeding 30,000 square feet. Uses exceeding 30,000 square feet shall be prohibited except where they are designed to be compatible with the intended pedestrian-oriented character of the zone, pursuant to the requirements for a Conditional Use Permit (Section 10-5.2506).
(§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003)

§ 10-5.642. Development standards: C-4 commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 1.0 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-5.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 45 feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-5.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed three stories (see definition of story in Section 10-5.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:
- (1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of five feet the full width of the lot, except where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, in which case the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
- (2) Side setback.
  - a. There shall be a minimum side setback of 10 feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
  - b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following

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standards shall apply:

     1. There shall be a minimum side setback of 20 feet the full length of the lot; 

     2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).

(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
- a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of 20 feet the full width of the lot;
- b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
(4) Third story setback. Within the first 30 feet of property depth, all building elevations above the second floor shall have a minimum average setback of five feet from the second floor building face.
(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(j) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.
(k) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003)

§ 10-5.645. Development standards: C-4-PD pedestrian-oriented commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 1.0 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-5.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 45 feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-5.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed three stories (see definition of story in Section 10-5.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:
- (1) Front setback.
  - a. Minimum required. There shall be a minimum front setback of three feet the full width of the lot, except that display windows may project to the front property line, provided that the bottom of the projection is no less than three feet above the adjacent sidewalk grade. However, where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.

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  - b. Maximum permitted. The front setback shall not exceed 10 feet for 50% of the linear frontage of the building, except areas contiguous with the structure and used for outdoor dining or courtyards shall be exempt from this requirement. This setback area shall not be used for parking.

(2) Side setback.
- a. There shall be a minimum side setback of 10 feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
- b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
  1. There shall be a minimum side setback of 20 feet the full length of the lot;
  2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:
- a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of 20 feet the full width of the lot;
- b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502).
(4) Third story setback. Within the first 30 feet of property depth, all building elevations above the second floor shall have a minimum average setback of five feet from the second floor building face.
(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(j) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.
(k) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 1, Ord. 2905 c.s., eff. August 5, 2003)

§ 10-5.700. Specific purposes: C-5A commercial zone. ¶

In addition to the general purposes listed in Section 10-5.102, the specific purposes of the C-5A commercial zone regulations are to:

(a) Provide appropriately located areas consistent with the General Plan for a community and marine-oriented commercial area containing commercial retail and services, restaurants, marine-related commerce and services, auto-mobile-related services, and similar uses;

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§ 10-5.710

(b) Provide opportunities for light industrial uses that have impacts comparable to those of permitted retail and service uses to locate in areas not in demand for commercial uses within the portions of the zone adjacent to the Edison plant;
(c) Strengthen the city's economic base, and provide employment opportunities close to home for residents of the City;
(d) Minimize the impact of commercial and light industrial development on adjacent residential districts;
(e) Ensure that the appearance and effects of commercial and industrial buildings and uses are harmonious with the character of the area in which they are located;
(f) Permit the replacement of existing uses with park, recreation and open space areas.
(§ 6, Ord. 2971 c.s., eff. September 2, 2005 [effective date pending subject to litigation])

§ 10-5.710. Land use regulations: C-5A commercial zone. ¶

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Additional Regulations See
Use Classifications C-5A Section:
Parks, Recreation and Open Space P
Commercial Uses
Ambulance services C
Animal sales and services:
Animal feed and supplies P
Animal grooming C
Animal hospitals C
Animal sales C
Artist's studios P
Banks and savings and loans P
with drive-up service C
Bars and cocktail lounges C 10-5.1600
Body art studios C 10-5.1630
Building material sales C
Business and trade schools C
Check-cashing businesses C 10-5.1600
Commercial printing P
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Additional Regulations See
Use Classifications C-5A Section:
Commercial printing, limited P
Commercial recreation C 10-5.1600
Communications facilities C
Drive-up services C
Fire arm sales C 10-5.1600
Food and beverage sales P
Hotels and motels C
Laboratories C
Liquor stores C
Maintenance and repair services P
Marine sales and services C
Massage businesses C 10-5.1628, 6-2.03, 6-2.08
Mortuaries C
Offices P
Personal convenience services P
Personal improvement services C
Plant nurseries C
Recycling collection facilities: 10-5.1616
Reverse vending machines P
Small collection facilities C
Restaurants:
2,000 sq. ft. or less floor area with no drive-up service P
more than 2,000 sq. ft. floor area or with drive-up service C
Retail sales P
Snack shops P
Thrift shops C 10-5.1600
Vehicle sales and services:
Sales, leasing, and rentals C
Automobile washing C
Service stations C 10-5.1602
Motor vehicle repair garages C 10-5.711, 10-5.1604
Industrial Uses
Manufacturing and fabrication: 10-5.711
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Additional Regulations See
Use Classifications C-5A Section:
Custom manufacturing C
Electronics manufacturing C
Fabricating products from finished rubber C
Garment manufacturing C
Instrument manufacturing C
Office and related machinery C
Plastics fabrication C
Shoe manufacturing C
Sign manufacturing C
Textile manufacturing C
Laboratories C 10-5.711
Professional offices P 10-5.711
Computer and data processing facilities P
Coastal-related uses: 10-5.711
Ships chandlers C
Sail manufacturing C
Boat fittings C
Marine research and labs C
Boat building C
Construction-related uses: 10-5.711
Building material storage yards C
Contractor's plants, offices, and storage yards C
Equipment leasing and rentals C
Lumber yards C
Stone monument works C
Woodworking C
Wholesaling/distribution/storage C 10-5.711
Mini-warehousing and self-storage C 10-5.711
Motor vehicle-related uses: 10-5.711
Motor vehicle body and fender shops C 10-5.1606
Motor vehicle repair garages C 10-5.1604
Motor vehicle towing and storage C
Recycling facilities: 10-5.1616
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Additional Regulations See
Use Classifications C-5A Section:
Large collection facilities C 10-5.711
Light processing facilities C 10-5.711
Other industrial uses: 10-5.711
Beverage manufacturing C
Carpet cleaning plants C
Facilities maintenance and construction shops C
Food products manufacturing C
Furniture manufacturing C
Heliports and helistops C
Household products manufacturing C
Laundries and wholesale dry cleaning plants C
Machine shops C
Motion picture and sound studios C
Pharmaceuticals manufacturing C
Photo processing C
Sheet metal shops C
Spray painting businesses C
Warehouse retail C
Warehouse retail, specialty
Welding shops
Other Uses
Adult day care centers C
Antennae for public communications C
Child day care centers C
Churches C
Clubs and lodges C
Cultural institutions C
Government offices P
Parking lots C
Public safety facilities C
Public utility facilities C 10-5.1614
Recreation facilities C
Schools, public or private C
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§ 10-5.713

(§ 6, Ord. 2971 c.s., eff. September 2, 2005 [effective date pending subject to litigation], as amended by § 5, Ord. 3144 c.s., eff. December 17, 2015, and § 5, Ord. 3147 c.s., eff. December 17, 2015)

§ 10-5.711. Additional land use regulations: C-5A commercial zone. ¶

(a) Motor vehicle repair garages. Structures for this use shall:
- (1) Be designed to convey the visual character of retail commercial uses, including the incorporation of architectural elements and landscape which make them attractive to possible future pedestrian use of the corridor;
- (2) Be functionally and physically convertible to a retail use; and
- (3) Be designed so that repair facility service bays do not face any street including side streets.
(b) Industrial uses. No industrial use shall be allowed on the front half of lots adjacent to the west side of Catalina Avenue, except that this standard may be modified subject to a Conditional Use Permit (pursuant to Section 10-5.2506) under the following circumstances:
- (1) The industrial use is located to the rear of a structure occupied by other permitted commercial uses; or
- (2) There is insufficient lot depth to accommodate the intended use on the rear half of the lot, and the street-facing frontage of the structure is designed to convey the visual and architectural character of a retail commercial use.
(c) Offices. Offices shall be located in a building designed and intended for office uses. (§ 6, Ord. 2971 c.s., eff. September 2, 2005 [effective date pending subject to litigation])

§ 10-5.713. Development standards: C-5A commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. No buildings on a lot shall exceed a floor area to lot area ratio (FAR) of 0.7, except as follows (See definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-5.402):
- (1) Mini-warehousing and self-storage. For portions of a site used for mini-warehousing and self-storage the floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.5.
- (2) Other industrial uses. For portions of a site used for any other industrial use the floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.0.
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet, except that buildings or structures up to a maximum of sixty-feet (65) feet may be approved on portions of the lot, subject to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502), where it is determined that the impacts of the additional height on the character of the frontage along Catalina Avenue are adequately mitigated by the change in topography or distance from the street frontage. (See definition of building height in Section 10-5.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two stories, except that buildings up to a maximum of four stories may be approved on portions of the lot, subject to Planning Commission Design Review (Section 10-5.2502), where it is determined that the impacts of the

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§ 10-5.800

additional story on the character of the frontage along Catalina Avenue are adequately mitigated by the change in topography or distance from the street frontage. (See definition of story in Section 10-5.402).

(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:
- (1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of 10 feet the full width of the lot.
- (2) Side setback. There shall be a minimum side setback of 10 feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines.
- (3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required.
- (4) Second story setback. The second story shall have a minimum setback of 15 feet from any property line abutting a street.
(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(j) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.
(k) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code.
(§ 6, Ord. 2971 c.s., eff. September 2, 2005 [effective date pending subject to litigation])

§ 10-5.800. Specific purposes: CC coastal commercial zones. ¶

In addition to the general purposes listed in Section 10-5.102, the specific purposes of the CC coastal commercial zone regulations are to:

(a) Provide for the continued evolution and use of the City's coastal-related commercialrecreational facilities and resources for the residents of Redondo Beach and surrounding communities, while ensuring that uses and development are compatible with adjacent residential neighborhoods and commercial areas;
(b) Provide for the development of coastal-dependent land uses and uses designed to enhance public opportunities for coastal recreation, including commercial retail and service facilities supporting recreational boating and fishing, and to encourage uses which:
- (1) Are primarily oriented toward meeting the service and recreational needs of coastal visitors, boat users, and coastal residents seeking recreation,
- (2) Are active and pedestrian-oriented while meeting the need for safe and efficient automobile access and parking,
- (3) Have a balanced diversity of uses providing for both public and commercial recreational facilities,

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§ 10-5.810

(4) Provide regional-serving recreational facilities for all income groups by including general commercial and recreational use categories,
(5) Provide public access to nearby coastal areas, and
(6) Protect coastal resources;
(c) Strengthen the city's economic base, and provide employment opportunities close to home for residents of the City.
(§ 3, Ord. 3013 c.s., eff. June 6, 2008 [effective date pending subject to litigation])

§ 10-5.810. Land use regulations: CC coastal commercial zones. ¶

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Additional Regulations
Use Classifications CC-1 CC-2 CC-3 CC-4 CC-5 See Section:
Commercial Uses
Banks (no drive-up service) C C C C P 10-5.811
Bars and nightclubs C C C C C 10-5.811, 10-5.1600
Body art studios C C C C C 10-5.811, 10-5.1630
Commercial recreation C C C C C 10-5.811, 10-5.1600
Food and beverage sales C C C C C 10-5.811
Hotels (including limited use C C C C C 10-5.811
overnight visitor accommodations)
Marinas C — C C — 10-5.811
Marina-related facilities: 10-5.811
Boating facilities C — C C C
Marine sales and services C C C C C
Yacht and boating clubs — — C C C
Massage businesses C C C C C 10-5.1628, 6-2.03,
6-2.08
Offices C C C C P 10-5.811
Personal convenience services C C C C P 10-5.811
Personal improvement services — C C C C 10-5.811
Restaurants C C C C C 10-5.811
Recreational equipment rentals — C C C — 10-5.811
Retail sales 10-5.811
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Additional Regulations
Use Classifications CC-1 CC-2 CC-3 CC-4 CC-5 See Section:
any tenant space not exceeding P P P P P
5,000 sq. ft. floor area
any tenant space exceeding 5,000 C C C C C
sq. ft. floor area
Snack shops P P P P P 10-5.811
Other Uses
Adult day care centers — C C C C 10-5.811
Antennae for public C C C C C 10-5.811
communications
Child day care centers — C C C C 10-5.811
Cultural institutions C C C C C 10-5.811
Government offices C C — — P 10-5.811
Parks, recreation and open space P P P P P 10-5.811
Parking lots — C C C C 10-5.811
Public safety facilities C C C C C 10-5.811
Public utility facilities C C C C C 10-5.1614
Recreation facilities C C C C C 10-5.811
Schools, public or private — C C C C 10-5.811
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(§ 4, Ord. 3013 c.s., eff. June 6, 2008 [effective date pending subject to litigation], as amended by § 6, Ord. 3144 c.s., eff. December 17, 2015, and § 6, Ord. 3147 c.s., eff. December 17, 2015)

§ 10-5.811. Additional land use regulations: CC coastal commercial zones. ¶

(a) Offices.
- (1) CC-1 zone. Offices are prohibited on International Boardwalk and on the Pier, except that offices for the management and operation of on-site facilities may be permitted on the Pier above the ground floor.
- (2) CC-3 and CC-4 zones. Offices shall be located above the ground floor, except that marine-related offices, visitor-serving offices, and offices for management and operation of on-site facilities may be permitted on the ground floor. Offices shall not be the primary use within a master leasehold area or on sites that are not master leasehold areas.
(b) Hotels. Limited use overnight visitor accommodations (such as timeshares, condominium hotels, and fractional ownership hotels) shall be subject to conditions as determined through the Conditional Use Permit process and to the following requirements to ensure that the hotels are a visitor-serving use and that a broad range of visitor accommodations including lower cost accommodations is available in the coastal zone.

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§ 10-5.811

(1) Any hotel rooms for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued at the effective date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this section shall not be permitted to be converted to a limited use overnight visitor accommodation.
(2) Limited use overnight visitor accommodations shall be limited to no more than 25% of total new guestrooms (units) developed within a master leasehold area or on sites that are not master leasehold areas. All other guestrooms (units) shall be available to the general public on a daily, year-round basis.
(3) Fractional ownership hotel. Fractional ownership hotels may be permitted in the CC-2, CC-3, and CC-4 coastal commercial zones, except on State tidelands, and shall be conditioned as follows:
- a. A minimum of 25% of the total number of guestrooms (units) within the fractional ownership hotel facility shall be available to the general public as traditional use hotel rooms year-round. A maximum of 75% of the total number of units within the facility may be owned by separate individual entities on a fractional time basis. Fractional interests sold shall not exceed three month (quarterly) intervals within any one-year period.
- b. The hotel owner/operator shall retain control and ownership of all structures, recreational amenities, meeting space, restaurants, "back of house" and other non-guest facilities.
- c. The facility shall have an on-site hotel operator to manage rental of all guestrooms/units.
- d. The non-fractional use guestrooms (units) shall be available to the general public on a daily, year-round basis.
- e. The hotel operator shall manage all guestrooms/units as part of the hotel inventory, which management shall include the booking of reservations, mandatory front desk check-in and check-out, maintenance, cleaning services and preparing units for use by guests and owners.
f. When an individual owner chooses not to occupy his/her unit, that unit shall be added to the pool of hotel rooms available to the general public.
- g. Fractional time owners shall have limited rights to use their units including a maximum use of 90 days per calendar year with a maximum of 30 consecutive days of use during any 60 day period and a maximum of 30 days during the summer season (beginning the day before the Memorial Day weekend and ending the day after Labor Day).
- h. The hotel operator shall maintain record of usage by owners and renters and rates charged for all units, and shall be responsible for reporting transient occupancy taxes based on record of use for all units, a service for which the hotel operator may charge the unit owner a reasonable fee.
- i. No portion of the fractional ownership hotel (neither fractional units nor traditional hotel units) may be converted to full time occupancy condominium or any other type of limited use overnight visitor accommodations or other project that differs from the approved hotel units.

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j. When an owner of a fractional interest in a unit chooses not to occupy his or her unit for any portion of the time allotted to him or her, that unit shall be available to the general public on the same basis as the traditional hotel units.
k. The hotel owner/operator shall be required to submit, prior to issuance of a coastal development permit, for the review and approval of the Waterfront and Economic Development Director, a Declaration/CC&Rs (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions), either of which shall include:
1. All the specific restrictions listed in subsections (b)(3)(a) through (k) of this section;
2. Acknowledgement that these same restrictions are independently imposed as condition requirements of the coastal development permit;
3. A statement that provisions of the Declaration/CC&Rs that reflect the requirements of subsections (b)(3)(a) through (m) of this section cannot be changed without approval of an LCP amendment by the Coastal Commission and subsequent coastal development permit amendment. However, minor changes that do not conflict with subsections (b)(3)(a) through (m) of this section may be processed as an amendment to the coastal development permit, unless it is determined by the Waterfront and Economic Development Director that an amendment is not legally required. If there is a section of the Declaration/CC&Rs related to amendments, and the statement provided pursuant to this subsection is not in that section, then the section on amendments shall cross-reference this statement and clearly indicate that it controls over any contradictory statements in the section of the Declaration/CC&Rs on amendments.
4. The CC&Rs or Declaration of Restrictions described above shall be recorded against all individual property titles simultaneously with the recordation of the condominium airspace map.
l. The hotel owner/operator or any successor-in-interest hotel owner/operator shall maintain the legal ability to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions stated above at all times in perpetuity and shall be responsible in all respects for ensuring that all parties subject to these restrictions comply with the restrictions. Each owner of a fractional interest in a unit is jointly and severally liable with the hotel owner/operator for violations of the terms and conditions hereof imposed by the special conditions of the coastal development permit. Violations of the coastal development permit can result in penalties pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 30820.
m. All documents related to the marketing and sale of fractional interest units, including marketing materials, sales contracts, deeds, CC&Rs and similar documents, shall notify buyers of the following:
1. The owners of a fractional interest in a unit are jointly and severally liable with the hotel owner/operator for any violations of the terms and conditions hereof imposed by the coastal development permit.
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a maximum of 30 consecutive days of use during any 60 day period and a maximum of 30 days during the summer season (beginning the day before the Memorial Day weekend and ending the day after Labor Day), and when not in use by the owner, the unit shall be made available for rental by the hotel operator to the general public and that the coastal development permit contains additional restrictions on use and occupancy.

n. The hotel owner/operator and any successor-in-interest hotel owner/operator, and each future owner of a fractional interest in a unit shall obtain, prior to sale of a fractional interest, a written acknowledgement from the buyer that occupancy by the owner is limited to 90 days per calendar year and a maximum of 30 consecutive days of use during any 60 day period and a maximum of 30 days during the summer season (beginning the day before the Memorial Day weekend and ending the day after Labor Day), that the unit must be available for rental by the hotel operator to the general public when not occupied by the owner, and that there are further restrictions on use and occupancy in the coastal development permit and the CC&Rs or Declaration of Restrictions.

d and a maximum of 30 days during the summer season (beginning the day before the Memorial Day weekend and ending the day after Labor Day), that the unit must be available for rental by the hotel operator to the general public when not occupied by the owner, and that there are further restrictions on use and occupancy in the coastal development permit and the CC&Rs or Declaration of Restrictions.

o. The hotel owner/operator and any successor-in-interest hotel owner/operator shall monitor and record hotel occupancy and use by the general public and the owners of a fractional interest in a unit throughout each year. The monitoring and recordkeeping shall include specific accounting of owner usage for each individual guestroom/unit. The records shall be sufficient to demonstrate compliance with restrictions set forth above in this section. The hotel owner/ operator shall also maintain documentation of rates paid for hotel occupancy and of advertising and marketing efforts. All such records shall be maintained for 10 years and shall be made available to the City and to the Executive Director of the Coastal Commission upon request and to the auditor required by subsection (p) below. Within 30 days of commencing hotel operations, the hotel owner/ operator shall submit notice to the Waterfront and Economic Development Director and to the Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission of commencement of hotel operations.
p. Within 90 days of the end of the first calendar year of hotel operations, and within 90 days of the end of each succeeding calendar year, the hotel owner/ operator shall retain an independent auditing company, approved by the Waterfront and Economic Development Director, to perform an audit to evaluate compliance with special conditions of the coastal development permit which are required by this section regarding notice, recordkeeping, and monitoring of the fractional interest hotel. The audit shall evaluate compliance by the hotel owner/operator and owners of fractional interests in a unit during the prior calendar year period. The hotel owner/operator shall instruct the auditor to prepare a report identifying the auditor's findings, conclusions and evidence relied upon, and such report shall be submitted to the Waterfront and Economic Development Director, for review and approval, and shall be available to the Executive Director of the Coastal Commission upon request, within six months after the conclusion of each one-year period of hotel operations. After the initial five calendar years, the one-year audit period may be extended to two years upon written approval of the Waterfront and Economic Development Director. The Waterfront and Economic Development Director

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may grant such approval if each of the previous audits revealed compliance with all restrictions imposed above.

(4) Condominium-hotel. Condominium-hotels may be permitted in the CC-2, CC-3, and CC-4 coastal commercial zones, except on state tidelands, and shall be conditioned as follows:
a. The hotel owner/operator shall retain control and ownership of all structures, recreational amenities, meeting space, restaurants, "back of house" and other non-guest facilities.
- b. The facility shall have an on-site hotel operator to manage rental of all guestrooms/units. Whenever any individually owned hotel unit is not occupied by its owner(s), that unit shall be available for hotel rental by the general public on the same basis as a traditional hotel room.
- c. The hotel operator shall market and advertise all rooms to the general public. Unit owners may also independently market and advertise their units but all bookings of reservations shall be made by and through the hotel operator.
- d. The hotel operator shall manage all guestrooms/units as part of the hotel inventory, which management shall include the booking of reservations, mandatory front desk check-in and check-out, maintenance, cleaning services and preparing units for use by guests and owners, a service for which the hotel operator may charge the unit owner a reasonable fee.
- e. If the hotel operator is not serving as the rental agent for an individually owned unit, then the hotel operator shall nevertheless have the right, working through the individually owned units' owners or their designated agents, to book any unoccupied room to fulfill demand, at a rate similar to comparable accommodations in the hotel. The owner or an owner's rental agent may not withhold units from use. In all circumstances, the hotel operator shall have full access to the condominiums' reservation and booking schedule so that the operator can fulfill its booking and management obligations hereunder.
- f. All guestroom/unit keys shall be electronic and created by the hotel operator upon each new occupancy to control the use of the individually owned units.
- g. Unit owners shall not discourage rental of their unit or create disincentives meant to discourage rental of their unit.
- h. All individually owned hotel units shall be rented a rate similar to that charged by the hotel operator for the traditional hotel rooms of a similar class or amenity level.
- i. The hotel operator shall maintain record of usage by owners and renters and rates charged for all units, and shall be responsible for reporting transient occupancy taxes based on records of use for all units, a service for which the hotel operator may charge the unit owner a reasonable fee.
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maximum of 30 days during the summer season (beginning the day before the Memorial Day weekend and ending the day after Labor Day).

k. The use period limitations identified in subsection (j) above, shall be unaffected by multiple owners or the sale of a unit to a new owner during the calendar year, meaning that all such owners of any given unit shall be collectively subject to the use restriction as if they were a single, continuous owner.
l. No portion of the condominium-hotel may be converted to full-time occupancy condominium or any other type of limited use overnight visitor accommodations or other project that differs from the approved condominium-hotel.
m. The hotel owner/operator shall be required to submit, prior to the issuance of a coastal development permit, for the review and approval of the Waterfront and Economic Development Director, a Declaration of Restrictions or CC&Rs (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions), either of which shall include:
1. All the specific restrictions listed in subsections (b)(4)(a) through (l) above;
2. Acknowledgement that these same restrictions are independently imposed as condition requirements of the coastal development permit;
3. A statement that provisions of the Declaration/CC&Rs that reflect the requirements of subsections (b)(4)(a) through (m) of this section cannot be changed without approval of an LCP amendment by the Coastal Commission and subsequent coastal development permit amendment. However, minor changes that do not conflict with subsections (b)(4)(a) through (l) of this section may be processed as an amendment to the coastal development permit, unless it is determined by the Waterfront and Economic Development Director that an amendment is not legally required. If there is a section of the Declaration/CC&Rs related to amendments, and the statement provided pursuant to this paragraph is not in that section, then the section on amendments shall cross-reference this statement and clearly indicate that it controls over any contradictory statements in the section of the Declaration/CC&Rs on amendments.
n. The CC&Rs or Declaration of Restrictions described above shall be recorded against all individual property titles simultaneously with the recordation of the condominium airspace map.
o. The provisions of the CC&Rs or Declaration of Restrictions described above shall not be changed without approval of an amendment to the LCP by the Coastal Commission. However minor changes that do not conflict with subsections (b)(4)(a) through (n) of this section may be processed as an amendment to the coastal development permit, unless it is determined by the Waterfront and Economic Development Director that an amendment is not legally required.
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ensuring that all parties subject to these restrictions comply with these restrictions. Each owner of an individual guest room/condominium unit is jointly and severally liable with the hotel owner-operator for any and all violations of the terms and conditions imposed by the special conditions of the coastal development permit with respect to the use of that owner's unit. Violations of the coastal development permit can result in penalties pursuant to Public Resource Code Section 30820.

q. All documents related to the marketing and sale of the condominium interests, including marketing materials, sales contracts, deeds, CC&Rs and similar documents, shall notify buyers of the following:
1. Each owner of any individual hotel unit is jointly and severally liable with the hotel owner-operator for any violations of the terms and conditions of the coastal development permit with respect to the use of that owner's unit; and
2. The occupancy of the units by owner(s) is restricted to 90 days per calendar year with a maximum of 30 consecutive days of use during any 60 day period and a maximum of 30 days during the summer season (beginning the day before the Memorial Day weekend and ending the day after Labor Day), and when not in use by the owner, the unit shall be made available for rental by the hotel operator to the general public per the terms of the coastal development permit and that the coastal development permit contains additional restrictions on use and occupancy.
r. The hotel owner/operator and any successor-in-interest hotel owner and operator, and each future individual unit owner shall obtain, prior to sale of individual units, a written acknowledgement from the buyer that occupancy by the owner is limited to 90 days per calendar year with a maximum of 30 consecutive days of use during any 60 day period and a maximum of 30 days during the summer season (beginning the day before the Memorial Day weekend and ending the day after Labor Day), that the unit must be available for rental by the hotel operator to the general public when not occupied by the owner, and that there are further restrictions on use and occupancy in the coastal development permit and the CC&Rs or Declaration of Restrictions.

s. The hotel owner/operator and any successor-in-interest hotel owner/operator shall monitor and record hotel occupancy and use by the general public and the owners of a fractional interest in a unit throughout each year. The monitoring and recordkeeping shall include specific accounting of owner usage for each individual guestroom/unit. The records shall be sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the restrictions set forth above in this section. The hotel owner/ operator shall also maintain documentation of rates paid for hotel occupancy and of advertising and marketing efforts. All such records shall be maintained for 10 years and shall be made available to the City, and to the Executive Director of the Coastal Commission upon request and to the auditor required by subsection (t) below. Within 30 days of commencing hotel operations, the hotel owner/ operator shall submit notice to the Waterfront and Economic Development Director and to the Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission of commencement of hotel operations.

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t. Within 90 days of the end of the first calendar year of hotel operations, and within 90 days of the end of each succeeding calendar year, the hotel owneroperator shall retain an independent auditing company, approved by the Waterfront and Economic Development Director, to perform an audit to evaluate compliance with special conditions of the coastal development permit which are required by this section regarding occupancy restrictions, notice, recordkeeping, and monitoring of the condominium-hotel. The audit shall evaluate compliance by the hotel owner/operator and owners of individual hotel units during the prior one-year period. The hotel owner/operator shall instruct the auditor to prepare a report identifying the auditor's findings, conclusions and the evidence relied upon, and such report shall be submitted to the Waterfront and Economic Development Director, for review and approval, and shall be available to the Executive Director of the Coastal Commission upon request, within six months after the conclusion of each one-year period of hotel operations. After the initial five calendar years, the one-year audit period may be extended to two years upon written approval of the Waterfront and Economic Development Director. The Water-front and Economic Development Director may grant such approval if each of the previous audits revealed compliance with all restrictions imposed above.

hs after the conclusion of each one-year period of hotel operations. After the initial five calendar years, the one-year audit period may be extended to two years upon written approval of the Waterfront and Economic Development Director. The Water-front and Economic Development Director may grant such approval if each of the previous audits revealed compliance with all restrictions imposed above.

u. A coastal development permit application for a condominium-hotel shall include a plan specifying how the requirements outlined in this section will be implemented. The plan must include, at a minimum, the form of the sale, deed and CC&Rs/Declaration of Restrictions that will be used to satisfy the requirements and the form of the rental program agreement to be entered into between the individual unit owners and the hotel owner/operator. The plan must demonstrate that the applicant will establish mechanisms that provide the hotel operator and any successor-in-interest hotel operator adequate legal authority to implement the requirements of this section. An acceptable plan meeting these requirements shall be incorporated into the special conditions of approval of any coastal development permit for a condominium-hotel. Any proposed changes to the approved plan and subsequent documents pertaining to compliance with and enforcement of the terms and conditions required by this section including deeds and CC&Rs/Declaration of Restrictions shall not occur without an amendment to the coastal development permit, unless it is determined by the Waterfront and Economic Development Director that an amendment is not legally required.
(5) Timeshares. Timeshares may be permitted in the CC-2, CC-3 and CC-4 coastal commercial zones, except on state tidelands, and shall be conditioned as follows:
- a. Management of the timeshare facility shall ensure that at least 25% of the units within any given facility shall be made available each day for transient overnight accommodations during the summer season (beginning the day before the Memorial Day weekend and ending the day after Labor Day).
- b. The timeshare facility shall operate as a hotel including requirements for a centralized reservations system, check-in services, advertising, security, and daily housecleaning.
- c. No person shall occupy any unit or units within a given facility for more than 60 days per calendar year and no more than 30 days during the summer season

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(beginning the day before the Memorial Day weekend and ending the day after Labor Day).

(6) Prior to issuance of a coastal development permit for any type of hotel facility, the landowner(s) of the property(ies) or hotel owner on a leasehold upon which the existing and/or approved traditional hotel units/rooms (i.e., transient hotel rooms) are or will be developed shall execute and record a deed restriction(s), subject to the review and approval of the Waterfront and Economic Development Director and the Executive Director of the Coastal Commission, which prohibits the conversion of traditional hotel units/rooms to any other type of ownership (e.g., limited use overnight visitor accommodations). The deed restriction(s) shall run with the land, shall be executed and consented to by the existing lessee(s) of the affected property(ies) and shall be binding on the landowner(s), lessee(s), and on all successors and assigns of the landowner(s) and lessee(s), including, without limitation, any future lienholders. The deed restriction(s) shall not be removed or changed without approval of an amendment to the LCP by the Coastal Commission and to the underlying coastal development permit.
(7) If the hotel owner and the hotel operator at any point become separate entities, the hotel owner and the hotel operator shall be jointly and severally responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements identified above. If the hotel owner and hotel operator become separate entities, they shall be jointly and severally liable for violations of the terms and conditions (restrictions) identified above.
(8) In lieu fee required. Lower cost visitor accommodations shall be protected, encouraged, and where feasible provided. In the coastal zone when demolition of existing lower cost overnight visitor accommodations or when hotels or limited use overnight visitor accommodations are proposed that include high-cost overnight visitor accommodations, an in-lieu fee in an amount necessary to off-set the lack of the preferred lower cost facilities in Redondo Beach shall be imposed. The fee shall be $30,000.00 per room that mitigation is required for, and the fee shall be adjusted annually to account for inflation according to increases in the Consumer Price Index U.S. City Average. If as a part of a proposed development all units for which an inlieu fee would be required are replaced by lower cost over-night visitor accommodations within the coastal zone of Redondo Beach, the in-lieu fee shall be waived.

An in-lieu fee shall be required for new development of overnight visitor accommodations in the coastal zone that are not low or moderate cost facilities. These in-lieu fee(s) shall be required as a condition of approval of a coastal development permit, in order to provide significant funding to support the establishment of lower cost overnight visitor accommodations within the coastal area of Los Angeles County, and preferably within the City of Redondo Beach's coastal zone. The fee shall apply to 25% of the total number of proposed units that are high-cost overnight visitor accommodations or limited use overnight visitor accommodations.

ermit, in order to provide significant funding to support the establishment of lower cost overnight visitor accommodations within the coastal area of Los Angeles County, and preferably within the City of Redondo Beach's coastal zone. The fee shall apply to 25% of the total number of proposed units that are high-cost overnight visitor accommodations or limited use overnight visitor accommodations.

When referring to any overnight visitor accommodations, lower cost facilities shall be defined as any facility with room rates that are below 75% of the statewide average room rate, and higher cost facilities shall be defined as any facility with room rates that are 125% percent above the statewide average room rate. Statewide average room rates can be calculated by the Smith Travel Research website

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(www.visitcalifornia.com) or other analogous method used to arrive at an average statewide room rate value.

An in-lieu fee shall be required for any demolition of existing lower cost overnight visitor accommodations, unless all those units are replaced by lower cost overnight visitor accommodations, in which case the in-lieu fee shall be waived. This in-lieu fee shall be required as a condition of approval of a coastal development permit, in order to provide significant funding to support the establishment of lower cost overnight visitor accommodations within the coastal area of Los Angeles County, and preferably within the City of Redondo Beach's coastal zone. A per-unit fee for the total number of existing lower cost overnight units that are demolished and not replaced shall be required.

Where a proposed development includes both demolition of existing low cost overnight visitor accommodations and their replacement with high cost overnight visitor accommodations, the fee shall also apply to the 25% of the number of high cost rooms/units in excess of the number being lost.

Prior to issuance of the coastal development permit, and upon execution of an appropriate agreement between the City and the designated recipient that assures use of the in-lieu fee to assist in the creation of lower cost overnight visitor accommodations within the nearby coastal region, the applicant shall transfer the fee to the entity designated by the agreement.

(c) Tidelands. (Lands west of the mean high tide line as defined in the City's Tidelands Trust agreement, and other parcels so designated excluding those parcels removed by the State's 1971 amendment to the City's Tideland Trust Agreement.) Permitted uses shall be limited to those uses dedicated to public trust purposes consistent with state law. Office uses shall not be permitted except for the management and operation of on-site facilities.
(d) Mole B. The primary permitted uses on Mole B shall be for boating facilities (such as boating clubs, boating instruction, boat storage, Harbor Patrol, and similar support facilities); and parks and recreation and public open space. Other public uses supporting these primary uses may be permitted.
(e) Water portion of leasehold areas. Marinas and boating facilities in the water portion of the harbor area shall be subject to a Conditional Use Permit with all development standards determined by the decision-making body. Water areas shall not be included in calculations of floor area ratio.
(f) Harbor and ocean view protection. Any new development in the CC-1 coastal commercial and CC-3 coastal commercial zones shall preserve existing public harbor and ocean water views, as available on January 1, 2016, as follows:
- (1) Along North Harbor Drive between Beryl Street and Pacific Avenue: a minimum of 40% of the ground level views of the harbor waters and the ocean shall be preserved.
- (2) From Czuleger Park: a minimum of 60% of the ground level views of the harbor and a minimum of 60% of the views of the ocean shall be preserved. These views shall be surveyed, measured, determined and verified by selecting specific viewing points offering the broadest ocean and harbor views, at an elevation of five feet from the ground, in the following locations: along the easterly boundary of the park (Catalina

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Avenue); at the midpoint on a line segment running through the center of the park in an east-west direction; and in the plaza on the western boundary of the park.

(3) Proposed structures shall be accurately indicated as to footprint, height and rooflines by story poles with flags to delineate the height, bulk, and footprint of the proposed development.
- a. The height of the story poles shall indicate the final height of the building. The top two feet of poles shall be painted red or orange to better identify the height of the proposed structure. Bright red or orange tape shall be strung between poles at the top of the painted area to aid visibility.
- b. The coastal development permit (CDP) applicant shall submit to the City a written declaration by a licensed architect, engineer or surveyor, verifying and stating, under penalty of perjury, that the locations and heights of the poles and flaglines are true and accurate representations of the proposed structure.
- c. The poles and flags shall be erected no later than 45 calendar days prior to the first LCP-mandated public hearing date on the CDP application, and shall be removed within seven calendar days after a final administrative decision on the CDP application has been made by the City or the Coastal Commission, as the case may be.
- d. All story poles shall be erected safely and without putting the public at risk. If the story poles become unsafe at any time, they shall be immediately repaired or temporarily removed.
- e. The story pole requirements may be waived by the Community Development Director where it is determined through onsite investigation, evaluation of topographic maps or photographic evidence, or by other means that there is no possibility that the proposed structure will result in any diminishment or obstruction of any harbor, ocean or coastline view.
(g) Public boat launch ramp. Construction of a public boat launch ramp, accessory parking and other accessory facilities shall be required as part of any project that proposes a net increase equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet of floor area within any coastal commercial zone in the King Harbor-Pier area.
- (1) The public boat launch ramp shall be constructed and fully operational prior to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy for any structure that is part of such project. The boat launch ramp shall have a minimum of two lanes, and shall provide for no less than 30 double-length boat trailer/vehicle parking spaces per lane, adjacent to the ramp or within 500 feet thereof. At least 10% but no more than 25% of the parking spaces shall have a length of at least 55 feet for vehicle and trailer, and no parking space shall have a length of less than 40 feet for vehicle and trailer. The boat launch ramp, the trailer/vehicle parking, and the vehicular access route(s) to the boat launch ramp shall meet current California Department of Boating and Waterways guidelines for the layout, design and construction of small craft boat launching facilities and AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) roadway design standards for turn radii and maneuverability of vehicle-boat combinations.

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(2) The public boat launch ramp shall be sited and designed so as to avoid any net loss of boat slips, as available on January 1, 2016, and any other interference with or adverse impact on public access to or public use of other coastal-dependent recreational uses and shall be at a safe distance from any human-powered watercraft launch point and swimming area. The ramp shall be designed to accommodate safe launch and recovery in harbor surge conditions, and shall not be sited in any location where waves topping the outer harbor breakwall may create safety hazards in launching or recovering a water vessel, or risks of damage to vessels, vehicles or trailers.
(3) Directional public access signage within the King Harbor-Pier area shall identify the boat launch ramp as open for public use.
(h) Limits on certain new off-street parking facilities.
- (1) New off-street parking structures, whether proposed as stand-alone structures or as part of a building or larger structure designed for additional uses other than parking, shall be prohibited in the CC-3 coastal commercial zone. The parking facility existing on the southeast boundary of the CC-3 coastal commercial zone may be refurbished or rebuilt; provided, however, that it shall not be expanded.

w off-street parking structures, whether proposed as stand-alone structures or as part of a building or larger structure designed for additional uses other than parking, shall be prohibited in the CC-3 coastal commercial zone. The parking facility existing on the southeast boundary of the CC-3 coastal commercial zone may be refurbished or rebuilt; provided, however, that it shall not be expanded.

(2) Parking in the coastal commercial zones shall be designed to conveniently accommodate and prioritize peak summer demand of all coastal-dependent, wateroriented recreational uses in the King Harbor-Pier area. These uses shall not be subject to, or restricted by, valet parking, reservation systems, or off-site parking. Shared parking for coastal-dependent, water-oriented recreational uses and other uses shall not decrease or restrict parking for the coastal-dependent, water-oriented recreational uses. Where a project proposes any off-street parking facility for such shared parking, the City shall approve and implement specific binding and enforceable standards for effectively prioritizing parking for coastal-dependent, water-oriented recreational uses. Approval of such standards shall provide for compliance monitoring by the City.
(3) The City shall approve and implement reduced parking fees for frequent users of the harbor (e.g., issuance of annual parking passes) for coastal-dependent uses.
(i) Traffic analysis and circulation.
- (1) Any project in the coastal commercial zones shall provide for a traffic analysis accounting for the unique, limiting circulation infrastructure, and conditions in the area under peak weekend and weekday conditions. This analysis shall explicitly disclose and consider the impacts on traffic circulation of overflowing turn lane queues; turning traffic with no turn lanes/pockets; traffic loads on short road segments east of the coastal commercial zones; traffic loads on narrow roadways, including North Harbor Drive and new streets proposed seaward of North Harbor Drive; parking driveways and roadside parking spaces; boat trailer traffic; bus stops; bike and pedestrian traffic; bike traffic speeds on "sharrowed" lanes; and delivery and other heavy vehicle traffic.
- (2) The existing public bike and pedestrian path through the CC-1 and CC-2 commercial zones connecting Torrance Boulevard with Harbor Drive/Pacific Avenue shall be maintained and may be improved. No new street or roadway for motorized traffic other than passage by ambulances, police vehicles and fire trucks may connect

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Torrance Boulevard with Harbor Drive/Pacific Avenue.

(j) Cumulative development cap—Inclusion of parking areas. Any area used for parking in parking structures, or in those portions of other structures that provide parking, shall be included in the computation of the LCP's cumulative development cap of no net increase of floor area in excess of 400,000 square feet for the coastal commercial zones, based on existing land use on April 22, 2008.

(§ 4, Ord. 3013 c.s., eff. June 6, 2008 [effective date pending subject to litigation], as amended by § 3, Ord. 3050 c.s., eff. May 20, 2010 [effective date pending subject to litigation], § 1, Ord. 3103 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013, and § 4, Ord. 3168 c.s., eff. April 14, 2017)

§ 10-5.812. Development standards: CC-1 coastal commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area.
- (1) The Pier is limited to the total amount of leasable space provided for under the terms of the pier reconstruction plan, as approved by the City Council on September 3, 1991.
- (2) The International Boardwalk floor area is limited by consistency with the other development standards in this section.
- (3) Notwithstanding the above, cumulative development in all CC coastal commercial zones shall not exceed the limits established in the Coastal Land Use Plan.
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet as measured from the top of the pier deck or sidewalk grade, as applicable.
- (1) Notwithstanding the above, building height up to 40 feet may be permitted on the Parcel 10 site (see map below).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two stories.

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(d) Setbacks. Setbacks shall be determined pursuant to the applicable review process.
(e) Minor additions or alterations. Minor additions or alterations to existing structures which

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do not result in a cumulative increase in the gross floor area of more than 5% or 500 square feet, whichever is less, within any five year period may be approved by the Waterfront and Economic Development Director provided the addition or alteration is architecturally compatible with the existing structure and does not result in the net loss of any parking spaces or create a deficiency with respect to required parking spaces. The Waterfront and Economic Development Director may decline to make a decision on such minor addition or alteration in which case the applicant may apply for Harbor Commission Design Review.

(1) Coastal Development Permit requirements for minor additions or alterations. Administrative approvals of minor additions or alterations shall be subject to the requirements for approval of a Coastal Development Permit pursuant to the procedures of Section 10-5.2217 (public hearing waiver for minor development) unless the project is exempt or categorically excluded from the requirement of a Coastal Development Permit pursuant to Section 10-5.2208.
(f) Architectural design. The architectural design of buildings shall be consistent with the Harbor/Civic Center Specific Plan, the Pier Reconstruction Architectural Design Guidelines and Standards, and any subsequent design standards and guidelines applicable to the zone.
(g) Public walkways. Public walkways are required adjacent to the water's edge as specified in the pier reconstruction plan approved by the City Council on September 3, 1991 and consistent with the certified Land Use Plan. Continuous public access to and along the seaward side of International Boardwalk shall be provided.
(h) Undergrounding of utilities. All utilities shall be located underground, unless determined by the Chief Building Official to be infeasible. Any utilities that must be located above ground shall be screened or buffered with appropriate landscaping or design features to decrease the adverse aesthetic impacts.
(i) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(j) Parking. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(k) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(l) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(m) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(n) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(o) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 4, Ord. 3013 c.s., eff. June 6, 2008 [effective date pending subject to litigation], as amended by § 1, Ord. 3102 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013, and § 1, Ord. 3103 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)

§ 10-5.813. Development standards: CC-2 coastal commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (FAR) of all buildings in the CC-2 zone shall not exceed 0.35, except that floor area ratio bonuses may be permitted pursuant to subsection (1) of this subsection. Notwithstanding the above, cumulative development in all CC coastal commercial zones shall not exceed a net increase of 400,000 square feet of floor area based on existing land use on April 22, 2008.

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(1) Floor area ratio bonuses.
- a. A maximum 0.15 FAR bonus may be permitted on master leasehold areas or on sites that are not master leasehold areas that include hotels and/or offices above the ground floor.
- b. A maximum 0.15 FAR bonus may be permitted on master leasehold areas or on sites that are not master leasehold areas that provide public open space such as public plazas, public walkways, and other public spaces totaling at least 20% of the floor area of new developments or additions. Parking areas (including landscaped areas within parking areas) shall not be counted as public spaces for purposes of qualifying for a floor area ratio bonus.
  1. Open space qualifying for a floor area ratio bonus shall be accessible to the public and not be fenced or gated so as to prevent public access.
  2. Open space qualifying for a floor area ratio bonus shall be contiguous to the maximum extent feasible.
  3. Areas less than 10 feet in width shall not count as open space for purposes of qualifying for a floor area ratio bonus.
- c. Granting of a floor area ratio bonus, and the amount of bonus granted, should take into account the degree to which the project meets objectives for reconfiguration of development and siting buildings along common pedestrian promenades and public plazas and the degree to which the project provides high quality and quantity of public amenities, public spaces, including clustering of public spaces, and/or other public improvements. Projects that meet these objectives to a high level may be granted a higher FAR than projects that meet the objectives to a lesser extent.
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet above the sidewalk grade of Pier Plaza (top deck of parking structure).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two stories.
(d) Setbacks. Setbacks shall be determined pursuant to the applicable review process.
(e) Minor additions or alterations. Minor additions or alterations to existing structures which do not result in a cumulative increase in the gross floor area of more than 5% or 500 square feet, whichever is less, within any five year period may be approved by the Waterfront and Economic Development Director provided the addition or alteration is architecturally compatible with the existing structure and does not result in the net loss of any parking spaces or create a deficiency with respect to required parking spaces. The Waterfront and Economic Development Director may decline to make a decision on such minor addition or alteration in which case the applicant may apply for Harbor Commission Design Review.
- (1) Coastal Development Permit requirements for minor additions or alterations. Administrative approvals of minor additions or alterations shall be subject to the requirements for approval of a Coastal Development Permit pursuant to the procedures of Section 10-5.2217 (public hearing waiver for minor development) unless the project is exempt or categorically excluded from the requirement of a

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Coastal Development Permit pursuant to Section 10-5.2208.

(f) Architectural design. The architectural design of buildings shall be consistent with the Harbor/Civic Center Specific Plan and any subsequent design standards and guidelines applicable to the zone.
(g) Public open space. Public open space such as public plazas, public walkways, and other public spaces on master leasehold areas, or on sites that are not master leasehold areas shall have an area totaling at least 10% of the floor area of new developments or additions exceeding 5,000 square feet. Parking areas (including landscaped areas within parking areas) shall not be counted as public spaces.
(h) Undergrounding of utilities. All utilities shall be located underground, unless determined by the Chief Building Official to be infeasible. Any utilities that must be located above ground shall be screened or buffered with appropriate landscaping or design features to decrease the adverse aesthetic impacts.
(i) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(j) Parking. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(k) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(l) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(m) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(n) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.
(o) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 4, Ord. 3013 c.s., eff. June 6, 2008 [effective date pending subject to litigation], as amended by § 1, Ord. 3102 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013, and § 1, Ord. 3103 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)

§ 10-5.814. Development standards: CC-3 coastal commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (FAR) shall not exceed 0.35 on master leasehold areas, or on sites that are not master leasehold areas, or on combined development sites in the CC-3 zone, except that floor area ratio bonuses may be permitted pursuant to subsection (1) of this subsection. Notwithstanding the above, cumulative development in all CC coastal commercial zones shall not exceed a net increase of 400,000 square feet of floor area based on existing land use on April 22, 2008.
- (1) Floor area ratio bonuses.
  - a. A maximum 0.15 FAR bonus may be permitted on master leasehold areas, or on sites that are not master leasehold areas, or on combined development sites in the CC-3 zone that include hotels and/or offices above the ground floor.
  - b. A maximum 0.15 FAR bonus may be permitted on master leasehold areas, or on sites that are not master leasehold areas, or on combined development sites in the CC-3 zone that provide public open space such as public plazas, public walkways, and other public spaces totaling at least 20% of the floor area of new developments or additions. Parking areas (including landscaped areas within parking areas) shall not be counted as public spaces for purposes of qualifying

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for a floor area ratio bonus.

     1. Open space qualifying for a floor area ratio bonus shall be accessible to the public and not be fenced or gated so as to prevent public access. 

     2. Open space qualifying for a floor area ratio bonus shall be contiguous to the maximum extent feasible. 

     3. Areas less than 10 feet in width shall not count as open space for purposes of qualifying for a floor area ratio bonus. 

  - c. Granting of a floor area ratio bonus, and the amount of bonus granted, should take into account the degree to which the project meets objectives for reconfiguration of development and siting buildings along common pedestrian promenades and public plazas and the degree to which the project provides high quality and quantity of public amenities, public spaces, including clustering of public spaces, and/or other public improvements. Projects that meet these objectives to a high level may be granted a higher FAR than projects that meet the objectives to a lesser extent.

(b) Building height and stories. Height shall be measured from the existing sidewalk grade at Harbor Drive at the point nearest to the building or structure.
- (1) South of existing southerly boundary of Seaside Lagoon (Area 1 in the illustration below). No building shall exceed two stories and a height of 37 feet south of the southerly existing boundary of Seaside Lagoon. In this area, no more than fifty (50%) of the cumulative building footprint area shall exceed one story and a height of 24 feet. Views from Czuleger Park shall be protected by ensuring that two story buildings are not clustered or lined up in a manner that creates a wall-like impact on views from the park.

stories and a height of 37 feet south of the southerly existing boundary of Seaside Lagoon. In this area, no more than fifty (50%) of the cumulative building footprint area shall exceed one story and a height of 24 feet. Views from Czuleger Park shall be protected by ensuring that two story buildings are not clustered or lined up in a manner that creates a wall-like impact on views from the park.

(2) North of existing southerly boundary of Seaside Lagoon (Area 2 in the illustration below). No building shall exceed a height of 45 feet and a maximum of three stories north of the southerly existing boundary of Seaside Lagoon.

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(c) Setbacks. Setbacks shall be determined pursuant to the applicable review process.
(d) Minor additions or alterations. Minor additions or alterations to existing structures which do not result in a cumulative increase in the gross floor area of more than 5% or 500 square feet, whichever is less, within any five year period may be approved by the Waterfront and

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Economic Development Director provided the addition or alteration is architecturally compatible with the existing structure and does not result in the net loss of any parking spaces or create a deficiency with respect to required parking spaces. The Waterfront and Economic Development Director may decline to make a decision on such minor addition or alteration in which case the applicant may apply for Harbor Commission Design Review.

(1) Coastal Development Permit requirements for minor additions or alterations. Administrative approvals of minor additions or alterations shall be subject to the requirements for approval of a Coastal Development Permit pursuant to the procedures of Section 10-5.2217 (public hearing waiver for minor development) unless the project is exempt or categorically excluded from the requirement of a Coastal Development Permit pursuant to Section 10-5.2208.
(e) Architectural design and site development. The architectural design of buildings and site development shall be consistent with the Harbor/Civic Center Specific Plan and any subsequent design standards and guidelines applicable to the zone.
(f) Public esplanade. A minimum 12 foot wide paved public esplanade adjacent to the water's edge, providing continuous public access to and along the waterfront and helping complete the California Coastal Trail through Redondo Beach, shall be provided in conjunction with new construction or major rehabilitation (defined as reconstruction with a total valuation of 51% or more of the pre-rehabilitation value).

splanade. A minimum 12 foot wide paved public esplanade adjacent to the water's edge, providing continuous public access to and along the waterfront and helping complete the California Coastal Trail through Redondo Beach, shall be provided in conjunction with new construction or major rehabilitation (defined as reconstruction with a total valuation of 51% or more of the pre-rehabilitation value).

(g) Public open space. Public open space such as public plazas, public walkways, and other public spaces on master leasehold areas, or on sites that are not master leasehold areas, or on combined development sites shall have an area totaling at least 10% of the floor area of new developments or additions exceeding 5,000 square feet. Parking areas (including landscaped areas within parking areas) shall not be counted as public spaces.
(h) Undergrounding of utilities. All utilities shall be located underground, unless determined by the Chief Building Official to be infeasible. Any utilities that must be located above ground shall be screened or buffered with appropriate landscaping or design features to decrease the adverse aesthetic impacts.
(i) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(j) Parking. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(k) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(l) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(m) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(n) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

§ 10-5.815. Development standards: CC-4 coastal commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (FAR) shall not exceed 0.35 on master leasehold areas,

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or on sites that are not master leasehold areas, or on combined development sites in the CC-4 zone, except that floor area ratio bonuses may be permitted pursuant to subsection (1) of this subsection. Notwithstanding the above, cumulative development in all CC coastal commercial zones shall not exceed a net increase of 400,000 square feet of floor area based on existing land use on April 22, 2008.

(1) Floor area ratio bonuses.
- a. A maximum 0.15 FAR bonus may be permitted on master leasehold areas, or on sites that are not master leasehold areas, or on combined development sites in the CC-4 zone that include hotels and/or offices above the ground floor.
- b. A maximum 0.15 FAR bonus may be permitted on master leasehold areas, or on sites that are not master leasehold areas, or on combined development sites in the CC-4 zone that provide public open space such as public plazas, public walkways, and other public spaces totaling at least 20% of the floor area of new developments or additions. Parking areas (including landscaped areas within parking areas) shall not be counted as public spaces for purposes of qualifying for a floor area ratio bonus.
  1. Open space qualifying for a floor area ratio bonus shall be accessible to the public and not be fenced or gated so as to prevent public access.
  2. Open space qualifying for a floor area ratio bonus shall be contiguous to the maximum extent feasible.
  3. Areas less than 10 feet in width shall not count as open space for purposes of qualifying for a floor area ratio bonus.
- c. Granting of a floor area ratio bonus, and the amount of bonus granted, should take into account the degree to which the project meets objectives for reconfiguration of development and siting buildings along common pedestrian promenades and public plazas and the degree to which the project provides high quality and quantity of public amenities, public spaces, including clustering of public spaces, and/or other public improvements. Projects that meet these objectives to a high level may be granted a higher FAR than projects that meet the objectives to a lesser extent.
(2) Sub-area 2. On Mole B and on portions of leaseholds in sub-area 2 as shown in the illustration in subsection (c) of this section, FAR shall not exceed 0.25.
(b) Building height. Height shall be measured from the existing sidewalk grade at Harbor Drive at the point nearest to the building or structure.
- (1) No building or structure shall exceed a height of 45 feet in Area 1 as shown in the illustration below.
- (2) No building or structure shall exceed a height of 30 feet in Area 2 as shown in the illustration below.
(c) Stories.
- (1) No building shall exceed three stories in Area 1 as shown in the illustration below.

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(2) No building shall exceed two stories in Area 2 as shown in the illustration below.

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(d) Setbacks. Setbacks shall be determined pursuant to the applicable review process.
(e) Minor additions or alterations. Minor additions or alterations to existing structures which do not result in a cumulative increase in the gross floor area of more than 5% or 500 square feet, whichever is less, within any five year period may be approved by the Waterfront and Economic Development Director provided the addition or alteration is architecturally compatible with the existing structure and does not result in the net loss of any parking spaces or create a deficiency with respect to required parking spaces. The Waterfront and Economic Development Director may decline to make a decision on such minor addition or alteration in which case the applicant may apply for Harbor Commission Design Review.
- (1) Coastal Development Permit requirements for minor additions or alterations. Administrative approvals of minor additions or alterations shall be subject to the requirements for approval of a Coastal Development Permit pursuant to the procedures of Section 10-5.2217 (public hearing waiver for minor development) unless the project is exempt or categorically excluded from the requirement of a Coastal Development Permit pursuant to Section 10-5.2208.
(f) Architectural design and site development. The architectural design of buildings and site development shall be consistent with the Harbor/Civic Center Specific Plan and any subsequent design standards and guidelines applicable to the zone.
(g) Public esplanade. A minimum 12 foot wide paved public esplanade adjacent to the water's edge, providing continuous public access to and along the waterfront and helping complete the California Coastal Trail through Redondo Beach, shall be provided in conjunction with new construction or major rehabilitation (defined as reconstruction with a total valuation of 51% or more of the pre-rehabilitation value). On sites where new development or major reconstruction is not proposed, and where the location of existing buildings makes it infeasible to provide such esplanade adjacent to the water's edge, alternatives for the continuation of the public esplanade as a partial or full cantilever over the water with a minimum 10 foot width shall be considered subject to Harbor Commission Design Review. Any portions of the public esplanade over the water shall be designed to minimize impacts on other marina uses.
(h) Public open space. Public open space such as public plazas, public walkways, and other public spaces on master leasehold areas, or on sites that are not master leasehold areas, or

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on combined development sites shall have an area totaling at least 10% of the floor area of new developments or additions exceeding 5,000 square feet. Parking areas (including landscaped areas within parking areas) shall not be counted as public spaces.

(i) Undergrounding of utilities. All utilities shall be located underground, unless determined by the Chief Building Official to be infeasible. Any utilities that must be located above ground shall be screened or buffered with appropriate landscaping or design features to decrease the adverse aesthetic impacts.
(j) Parking. The parking provisions of Article 5 of this chapter shall apply. Large expanses of asphalt and surface parking areas should be avoided close to the water's edge, except for parking areas serving boating facilities between Marina Way and Portofino Way.
(k) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(l) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(m) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(n) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(o) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.
(p) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 4, Ord. 3013 c.s., eff. June 6, 2008 [effective date pending subject to litigation], as amended by § 1, Ord. 3102 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013, and § 1, Ord. 3103 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)

§ 10-5.816. Development standards: CC-5 coastal commercial zone. ¶

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (FAR) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 2.25. Notwithstanding the above, cumulative development in all CC coastal commercial zones shall not exceed a net increase of 400,000 square feet of floor area based on existing land use on April 22, 2008.
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 15 feet in Area 1, 40 feet in Area 2, and 60 feet in Area 3 (see illustration below).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed one story in Area 1, three stories in Area 2, and five stories in Area 3 (see illustration below).

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(d) Setbacks. Setbacks shall be determined pursuant to the applicable review process.
(e) Minor additions or alterations. Minor additions or alterations to existing structures which

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(1) Coastal Development Permit requirements for minor additions or alterations. Administrative approvals of minor additions or alterations shall be subject to the requirements for approval of a Coastal Development Permit pursuant to the procedures of Section 10-5.2217 (public hearing waiver for minor development) unless the project is exempt or categorically excluded from the requirement of a Coastal Development Permit pursuant to Section 10-5.2208.
(f) Architectural design and site development. The architectural design of buildings and site development shall be consistent with the Harbor/Civic Center Specific Plan and any subsequent design standards and guidelines applicable to the zone.
(g) Undergrounding of utilities. All utilities shall be located underground, unless determined by the Chief Building Official to be infeasible. Any utilities that must be located above ground shall be screened or buffered with appropriate landscaping or design features to decrease the adverse aesthetic impacts.
(h) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(i) Parking. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(j) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(k) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(l) Coastal Development Permits. See Article 10 of this chapter.
(m) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(n) Water Quality Measures. See Chapter 7, Title 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. (§ 4, Ord. 3013 c.s., eff. June 6, 2008 [effective date pending subject to litigation], as amended by § 1, Ord. 3102 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013, and § 1, Ord. 3103 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)

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