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Chapter 2

Article 28 — MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS

Torrance Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-07 · Torrance

92.28.1 METHOD OF MODIFICATION.

a) Whenever a change of zone, variance, waiver, conditional use permit, subdivision of land or other form of planning or zoning action (except as may be prohibited by the Subdivision Map Act) has been granted by the City Council, Planning Commission or other body, commission or City official authorized to take such action, major conditions of approval may be eliminated, or materially altered by the Council, Commission, body or official originally granting the planning or zoning action by complying with the original requirements for notification, publication or hearing. If the request for elimination or material alteration of conditions is initiated by the applicant for the original planning or zoning action, the Council, Commission, body or official considering the request may add other reasonable conditions.

b) In the event a request is made to modify or eliminate a condition of approval, and that condition or the requested modification is determined to be minor, as provided in Section 92.28.3., the Planning Director for good cause, without a public hearing, may amend or delete such condition provided that no act or obligation so imposed may be increased or made more onerous by such procedure without the consent of the parties required to perform such an act or obligation.

c) Each week the Planning Director shall prepare or cause to be prepared a list of each such request for modification or deletion of conditions upon which he has made a determination, and he shall distribute a copy of said list to each Council member, the City Manager and to the Planning Commission. The lists shall be published in the minutes of the Planning Commission and a copy shall be posted on not less than two (2) bulletin boards within the City Hall which are easily accessible to the public.

92.28.2 FILING OF APPLICATION.

Applications for such modification without hearing shall be filed with the Planning Director and be accompanied by a fee as provided in Chapter 9 of this Division. The application shall include such information as is prescribed by the Planning Director.

92.28.3 PROCESSING APPLICATIONS.

The Planning Director shall promptly schedule requests for modification before the Council, Commission, body or official making the original determination in the matter, unless the Planning Director shall determine that the request for modification is minor, in which event he may make the modification as provided in Section 92.28.1.

Minor modifications are those modifications which meet the following criteria:

  1. The deletion or modification of the conditions will not affect the rights of adjacent property owners or tenants or otherwise would constitute an adverse impact on them.

  2. The deletion or modification of the conditions will not violate any ordinance or law.

  3. The deletion or modifications will not make a material change in the concept or execution of the project as approved by the Council, a Commission, body or official.

  4. There is a hardship to the applicant if the deletion or modification is not granted.

  5. The deletion or modification will not be contrary to any established planning or zoning policies of the Council, a Commission, body or official for the particular project under consideration as determined by a review of the minutes or other records of the original approval.

92.28.4 APPEALS.

a) The determination of the Planning Director, either deleting or modifying a condition, or his refusal to consider such a matter may be appealed to the Planning Commission and notice provided in the same manner as prescribed for the planning or zoning action in which the original grant of approval was made. The fee for an appeal to the Planning Commission shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) plus the appropriate fee for notification.

b) The decision of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, Chapter 1, Division 1 commencing at Section 11.5.1

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  1. Chapter 1
  2. ▸ Chapter 2
    Overview
    1. Article 1 — CONTROLLED ZONING
    2. Article 2 — USES GENERALLY Revised 4/25 Revised 10/25
    3. Article 3 — HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS
    4. Article 4 — MINIMUM LOT AND BUILDING SITE AREAS
    5. Article 5 — YARDS
    6. Article 6 — EXPOSED EXTERIOR WALLS
    7. Article 7 — SPECIAL SETBACK LINE.
    8. Article 8 — ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
    9. Article 9 — ZONING APPLIED TO ANNEXED AREAS
    10. Article 10 — SPLITTING LOTS
    11. Article 11 — ACCESSIBILITY TO BUILDING SITE AND LIVING QUARTERS
    12. Article 12 — SIGNS
    13. Article 13 — FENCES, WALLS, RETAINING WALLS AND HEDGES
    14. Article 14 — AUTOMATIC REZONING OF SUBDIVIDED LAND
    15. Article 15 — GARAGE DOORS
    16. Article 16 — GARAGES FACING PUBLIC STREETS
    17. Article 17 — MOBILEHOMES AND MOBILEHOME PARKS
    18. Article 18 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
    19. Article 19 — UNAUTHORIZED SALE OF VEHICLES ON VACANT LOTS
    20. Article 20 — LIVING AREAS
    21. Article 21 — BUILDING DESIGN COMPATIBILITY
    22. Article 22 — NONCONFORMING USES, BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
    23. Article 23 — ENFORCEMENT
    24. Article 24 — REAPPLICATION AFTER DENIAL OR WITHDRAWAL
    25. Article 26 — RECORDING CONDITIONS ON USE OF LAND
    26. Article 27 — EXTENSIONS OF TIME
    27. Article 28 — MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS
    28. Article 29 — SUBDIVISION CONTROL
    29. Article 30 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    30. Article 32 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
    31. Article 33 — SPACING OF BLIGHT INDUCING ENTERPRISES
    32. Article 34 — AMENDMENT TO GENERAL PLAN
    33. Article 35 — NUISANCE ABATEMENT
    34. Article 36 — DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
    35. Article 37 — LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE PERMITS
    36. Article 38 — VACANT BUILDING AND LOT MAINTENANCE AND REGISTRAT…
    37. Article 39 — WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES
    38. Article 40 — UNATTENDED COLLECTION BOXES
    39. Article 41 — VIEW EQUITY
    40. Article 42 — GARAGE SALES
    41. Article 43 — SHORT TERM RENTALS
    42. Article 44 — SHARED MOBILITY DEVICES
  3. Chapter 3 — OFF STREET PARKING
  4. Chapter 4 — VARIANCES - WAIVERS
  5. Chapter 5 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
  6. Chapter 6 — REZONING - PRECISE PLAN.
  7. Chapter 7 — OIL.
  8. Chapter 8 — HELICOPTERS
  9. Chapter 9 — SCHEDULE OF FEES
  10. Chapter 10 — TRIP REDUCTION AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
  11. Chapter 11 — SIGNS Revised 4/25

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