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Council orders staff to draft rules for smoke shops, tighten Riviera Village exemptions for notary/real-estate uses
Summary
Following public complaints and staff reports, the council unanimously directed staff to draft land‑use and permitting changes to regulate smoke shops, consider caps or CUP requirements, and to clarify notary/office allowances in Riviera Village.
The Redondo Beach City Council unanimously directed staff on Jan. 21 to draft municipal code changes and business permitting standards aimed at smoke shops and at limiting the use of notary or ancillary services as a loophole to locate office or real-estate businesses on Riviera Village street-front space.
Staff told the council the city currently treats smoke shops as general retail (permit-by-right) and that 15 such businesses appear to operate within city limits. Planning staff outlined three permit tracks (permit-by-right; conditional use permit or CUP; and administrative use permit or AUP). Staff recommended…
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