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Redondo Beach council directs staff to draft moratorium, tighter rules for smoke shops
Summary
After months of complaints and recent police enforcement, the council directed staff to prepare an urgency ordinance placing a moratorium on new smoke-shop approvals and to return with a draft permanent zoning ordinance by May 6, 2025.
The Redondo Beach City Council on April 8 directed staff to prepare an urgency ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on approvals of new smoke shops while the city drafts a permanent zoning regulation.
The moratorium direction came after Planning Director Mark Weiner told the council the city’s business-license records showed “at least 15 smoke shops located in Redondo Beach” and that complaints and recent police enforcement showed “documented issues of compliance.” Weiner said the draft ordinance would require a conditional use permit (CUP) for smoke shops, limit the number allowed by district, and set distance buffers from sensitive…
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