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Planning Commission recommends City Council adopt a definition for “permitted by right” to align zoning with state guidance
Summary
The Redondo Beach Planning Commission unanimously recommended the City Council adopt an ordinance defining "permitted by right" in municipal and coastal zoning code sections to align the city's procedures with HCD guidance and state law.
The Redondo Beach Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance adding a definition of "permitted by right" ("P") to the municipal code and the coastal implementing ordinance to make the city's zoning definitions explicitly consistent with state practice and a recent technical assistance letter from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Planning Manager Sean Scully told the commission HCD certified the city's housing element in 2022 but, in a recent technical assistance letter, asked the city to adopt an explicit definition of "permitted by right" that mirrors state law. "The…
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