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Council rejects request to rewrite municipal code for front‑yard sports court; motion to direct staff fails
Summary
Mayor Landau moved to direct staff to prepare an ordinance allowing front‑yard sports courts in the R‑LD‑9 (hill) zone. The proposal drew questions about precedent, stormwater runoff and enforcement; the motion failed in a 3–2 vote.
The Seal Beach City Council considered a request from residents to change the municipal code to permit a sports court in a front yard on a home in the city’s low‑density residential (R‑LD‑9) zone and voted down a motion to direct staff to prepare an ordinance.
Mayor Landau made the motion to have staff draft an amendment accommodating the court; Councilmember Sinegal seconded. The council discussed code standards for permeable surfaces, the municipal process for variances and the role of…
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